text: Our contemporary, island-style home is both modern and traditional at once. A welcoming space with ultra high ceilings and rich wooden floors, our house features a front and back porch, pool, jacuzzi and spacious green areas. Its family style kitchen with white marble countertops, kitchen island, apron sink, breakfast bar and top-of-the-line appliances opens into a fun, relaxed family room with modern furniture. A floor-to-ceiling Carrara Blue marble fireplace is the centerpiece to a large living room, which flows into the dining room, where a 12-person Calacatta dining room table is surrounded by antique dining room chairs upholstered in Missoni and Gianfranco Ferré fabrics. Upstairs, the spacious master bedroom features key Luminaire pieces and has a large balcony shaded by tall palm trees. The master bath has a Kohler soaker tub and a roomy marble shower. A sunny nursery, boy's room and two offices, one with built-in shelving compose the rest of the upstairs space. Furnished with eclectic pieces, such as antique Chinese dressers, Knoll tables, an Eames recliner and antique Turkish lamps, the house has a refined, colorful vibe.


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Increasingly stringent budget constraints and a limited talent pool are combining to drive local authorities to hire temporary social care workers on an unprecedented scale, a new study from contractor supply management service Comensura has revealed.
The organisation's latest Social Care Index found that the number of Umbrella Company employees and other locum social care workers in local authorities between July and September 2013 and the same period this year climbed by 6.8%.
The chief reason why locums are being hired in such numbers is to provide cover for vacant posts. Qualified and experienced temporary social care workers aged between 45 and 54 have seen a surge in demand as local authorities seek talent capable of managing complex case loads with minimal supervision and training. This year, qualified social worker FTEs (full-time equivalents) made up 67.4% of the total temporary social care headcount, climbing significantly from the 59.6% recorded during the same period last year. Unqualified roles, in contrasts, fell by 13.9%.
Male social care workers are especially in demand in a heavily female profession to better mirror existing and future care needs amongst the UK's population.
Comensura's MD, Jamie Horton, said: "Understanding trends in the use of contingent workers is key for local authorities who are constantly trying to manage budgets and cope with evolving regulatory and inspection regimes. With fluctuating pay rates, an ageing workforce and an industry-wide gender imbalance seen as major issues in temporary social care recruitment, an understanding of these trends will help local authorities to make most efficient use of their resources."

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Multiple Teams · JR. High Boy's BBall Falls To Manchester
The Northfield 8th grade boys basketball team lost to Manchester. Leading the team was Micah Higgins with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals. Alex Haupert had 9 points and Jarret Shafer had 5 points. They play again Monday at Rochester. The Norse 7th grade basketball team lost Manchester. Jordan Livesay scored 10 points and


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Government college university Faisalabad open admissions session academic year 2019-20 morning / evening fall semester 2019, Admission applications on the prescribed application form are invited for admission in following degree programs.
Associate Degree in Computer Science
B.com (IT)
Admission Schedule:
Last Date 30 January 2019
Commencement of classes: 18 February 2019
Last date for receipt of admission form for master programs:
Last date for receipt of admission form for MS / PhD / M.Phil:
Test Date for M.Phil and PhD:
How to apply for Online Admission:
Admission fees: 1500/- for regular students
Admission Fees Rs. 2000/- for special quota students
Rs. 600/- test fee for M.Phil and PhD students.
Admission forms and prospectus available at college office as well as college official website.
Master degree program 2 years Morning and Evening Program:
The admission open in master in applied chemistry, applied psychology, banking and finance, Arabic, botany, biotechnology, business administration, MBA, chemistry, commerce, criminology, computer science, economics, education, English, English linguistics & literature, environmental sciences, geography, history, zoology, urdu, statistics, sociology, social work, Punjabi, public administration, political science, physics, physical education, sports science, Pakistan studies, mathematics, mass communication, Islamic studies, LLB, International relations MBA 1 ½ or MBA 3 ½ and industrial management programmes.
MS / M.Phil Degree Program 2 Years Evening:
The MS and M.Phil admissions open in following subjects analytical chemistry, applied chemistry, applied linguistics, Arabic, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, botany, business administration, banking and finance, commerce, computer science, clinical psychology, economics, education, English literature, environmental engineering, environmental sciences, food & nutrition, food science and technology, geography, history, international relations, inorganic chemistry, zoology, urdu, statistics, sociology, political sciences, pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, Punjabi, Persian, public administration, physics, physical chemistry, Pakistan studies, organic chemistry, nano technology, microbiology, mathematics, MS software engineering, Mass communication, LLB, information technology and Islamic studies.
Eligibility criteria for MS / M.Phil:
The candidates must have passed MA / MSC / BS hons 4 years degree, after FA / FSC minimum 130 credit hours, or equivalent degree in the relevant field from HEC recognized institution with at least 50% marks under annual system or CGPA 2.5 under semester system, will be compulsory for taking admission in MS / M.Phil Programs in GCUF.
Admission policy / Criteria for Graduate programmes:
All male and female candidates having Punjab domicile are eligible to apply for all programs. The applicants must have 45% marks in terminal degree.
The candidates who have passed their BA / BSC / B.com or equivalent examination in year 2017 or 2018 will be consider for admission in morning and evening programs.
The maximum age limit of the applicants must be 28 years old on last date of submission of admission application forms.
The age relaxation will be given for few reasons for two years after approval of authority.


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Heading into the new year, we know that wellness is no longer just a buzz word. Thanks to the Internet and social media global trends are instantly shared across the world. Skin care is no longer a luxury, it is a priority and can also lead to better health.
There are a number of overriding trends in wellness for 2016 including everything from the use of cannabis in beauty treatments to detox skin purging therapies.
According to one *report entitled, a "Green Beauty Barometer" 59 percent of U.S. adult women read beauty product ingredient labels prior to purchase, while nearly 40 percent intend to increase their spend for all-natural beauty products. Last, 54 percent of the women said all natural skin care products were essential.
Following are some of the trends:
K-beauty: There is inspiration from ancient traditions like the Korean beauty market which recently launched "K-beauty." Koreans are elaborately passionate about skin care.
All natural products: More than half of U.S. women prefer all natural skin care products. As the natural trend in skin care continues to rise, a recent survey has found more U.S. women consumers look at product labels to avoid certain ingredients prior to purchasing.
Forest bathing beauty traditions: A Japanese concept, forest bathing encourages quiet walks through a forest to meditate the feel and sounds of nature. Medical evidence has proven long-lasting impact of forest bathing on the immune system.
Detoxification and Skin Purging Therapy: Herbalix has been educating audiences about the benefit of skin detoxification for more than 15 years. Products such as the Women's 80 Night Lymph Detox Program includes a free 20-minute consultation with each kit ordered. The benefits include ridding the body of toxins, and especially aluminum. You'll know it's working when normal detox symptoms appear which are simply indicators that the toxins are transitioning out of your body.
Islamic mud or sand bathing : The Islamic world has been refining their nature-based healing therapies and beauty practices for centuries. Now they are being shared globally.
Medical cannabis: The legalization of recreational and medical marijuana in many U.S. states has deepened cannabis' health value into wellness treatments such as incorporating it into massage therapy. Charcoal is another ingredient popular in some skin purification treatments.
Halotherapy: This dry salt therapy has been around for centuries, but the United States has only recently become familiar with its health benefits, including respiratory and skin benefits. It can be used in salt rooms and for dry salt therapy sessions or dry saunas.
TrendWatching says consumers prefer to build their own identities based on their own inclinations rather than fitting into a traditional mold, which ties in nicely to the fact that Herbalix Restoratives offers customized skin care treatments for various skin types. Learn how what you put on your skin really matters. Watch this Herbalix video about how aluminum and alum in deodorants can harm your health.


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How to remove (uninstall) Like Games
Like Games is an adware program that shows pop-up ads in user's browser. The primary step for this virus is to switch your default homepage and search engine. After that, nothing could prevent Like Games from placing pop-ups on any page.It can hijack Opera,Internet Explorer,Mozilla Firefox,Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
Like Games was, probably installed into computer in addition to other free-ware, which you have found on unprotected site. If you failed to unclick the undesired boxes during installation, you may have agreed to install Like Games and other unwanted tools onto your system. As long as got onto your system, Like Games will shift the browser settings and the settings of the whole laptop as well. If you like shopping, you could decide, that these offers are reliable, but we warn you, that not all offers are useful. It's reasonable to uninstall Like Games and all adware which may have gotten into your computer. If you won't do this, Like Games will give your private information to web-scammers, and they will use it to trick you. This guide comprises all methods, that you need to restore your privity.
Suspicious extensions often are mistaken for the good ones. This is so because of their false promises of profit, like useful discounts and incredible offers. Don't be cheated, because Like Games will just live in your computer copying your important info. Even if you won't believe in this, Like Games also puts advertisements in places you don't want them, and even if you try to remove them, any click on the banner sends you to another harmful website. These things will drive you totally mad in 10 minutes! Of course, all of this is done without your acceptance.
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Like Games removal instructions
When you will uninstall the malware you not just remove the control it has over your browser, but you uninstall the marketing components of it. When you find the correct folder containing the unwanted program, you need to delete it and start dealing with your browser. Uninstall your browser and then install it again once you end the removal to be sure all its signs are gone. If the removal from browser and the hard drive is complete, check your computer with anti-viral tool.
Brief removal steps
Step 1. Uninstall Like Games from the operation system
Step 2. Remove Like Games from the browser (Google Chrome/Mozilla Firefox/IE/Opera/Safari)
Step 3. Scan computer with antimalware scanner to remove malware completely (optional)
We have two advices for users, who have an adware infection. By hand uninstalling is one of them. And also, it has one main demand: user's strong skills and experience. Net is overwhelmed by unpaid software, which just beg you: try us, we can remove any threat in a few minutes! You can't know of that, until you use them. The highly effective, and at the same time the highly costly method is to use the professional PC-repair services. Professionals will do everything quickly and effectively, but you really don't want to spend that much every time, when you pick up the adware. Lots of people use fee-based anti-malware tools which typically work well.
Advantages of different removal methods
How to uninstall Like Games from Windows 7 and Windows XP
1. Uninstall Like Games from Control Panel
- Start
- Control Panel
- Programs
- Programs and Features
- Uninstall a program
- Select Like Games and press Uninstall
2. Delete elements that stayed after uninstalling from Control Panel
- C:\Program Files\Like Games
- C:\ProgramData\Like Games
- C:\Users\YOUR_USER\AppData\Roaming\Like Games
3. Clean registry:
- Click Start
- Type Regedit.exe
- Search for "Like Games" and delete these elements
How to remove Like Games from Windows 10
1. On the field Search Windows type 'Control Panel'
2. Click Uninstall a program
3. Select Like Games and press Uninstall
How to uninstall from Windows 8
1. Point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and tap Search.
2. Enter control panel in the search box, and then click Control Panel.
3. Under View by:, select Large Icons, and then click Programs and features.
4. Click the program, and then click Uninstall.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
6. Delete Like Games from Control Panel
- Start
- Control Panel
- Programs
- Programs and Features
- Uninstall a program
- Select Like Games and press Uninstall
7. Remove elements like on Win7.
How to uninstall Like Games from Mac OS
1. Click Applications in the Finder sidebar
2. Drag unwanted program to the Trash
3. Empty Trash
How to delete Like Games from different browsers
How to remove Like Games from Internet Explorer
Step 1. Disable add-on:
- Tools
- Manage add-ons
- Remove Like Games
Step 2.Change homepage:
- Tools
- Internet Options
- General
- Home page
- Put "about:blank"
Step 3. Change new tab page:
- Tools
- Internet Options
- General
- Tabs
How to delete Like Games from Google Chrome
Step 1. Remove add-on:
- Customize and Control Google Chrome
- Tools
- Extensions
- Remove Like Games
Step 2. Change homepage:
- Customize and Control Google Chrome
- Settings
- On startup
- Set pages
- Put "about:blank"
How to uninstall Like Games from Mozilla Firefox
Step 1. Delete add-on:
- Tools
- Add-ons
- Remove Like Games
Step 2. Change homepage:
- Tools
- Options
- General
- Put "about:blank" into homepage field
Step 3. Change new tab page:
- Put "about:config" into address bar;
- Confirm the suggestion;
- Search for "browser.newtab.url";
- Reset this field (right-click and choose reset).
How to delete Like Games from Opera browser
Step 1. Disable add-on:
- Open Opera;
- Customize and Control Opera;
- Extensions;
- Choose Like Games and press button "Remove from Opera"
Step 2. Change homepage:
- Open Opera browser;
- Customize and Control Opera;
- Settings;
- On Startup;
- Open a specific page or set of pages;
- Press button "Set pages" and change Homepage to your favorite one.
How to delete Like Games from Safari
Step 1. Start Safari browser
Step 2. Display a menu of General Safari Settings
Step 3. Reset Safari...
Step 4. Press "Reset"
Video how to reset browser and remove all extensions
How Like Games infects your computer and how to defend the system
There are thousands of tools, that could be helpful for you, and you may want to install them. Unfortunately, Like Games distributes itself in "bundles" of other harmful tools in addition to these seemingly good looking free applications. The only proper way to protect your PC from viral threats is not to download them! Use the "advanced option" of installation every time! The advanced option lets you to see the full list of components of the bundle, that you are going to install. And if you see the suspicious utilities - just reject their installation and move on.
If you did not clicked the proper items during installation, you could have accepted to install Like Games and other malware to your workstation. Once it's installed, Like Games will switch your browser settings and options of the whole computer by itself. It will reset your homepage and alter your preferred search engine, and in the same time annoy you with advertisements when you go online shopping. If you really like shopping, you might think these coupon advertisements are a good deal, but we know for sure, that not all sales are safe. It is a prudent decision for you to get rid of Like Games and other viruses which may be installed on your workstation. This happens because Like Games collects your data, mostly your searches and shopping preferences. Follow our guide to delete Like Games from your workstation.
If you just want to protect the system from all risks, you must realize how to defend yourself from Like Games by your own deeds. Here are some tips to follow:
- Always choose the extended variant, when downloading or installing software to find any additional problemware.
- Do not install software, as this is how Like Games is easily transmitted.
- Do not visit unreliable websites and never download anything from them.
- Use reliable anti-viral software and do a full system scan at least once a week.
The rapid response to malware contamination is the best way to get rid of adware. Look at these warnings, they will help you to realize, that there's a hijacker on your PC.
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I recently came across an article from the folks at This Old House that found 10 additional uses for dental floss that were pretty interesting. Thought I would share it. I could see all of these working, but I'm still a little iffy on #6.
Nine out of 10 dentists recommend it. But surprising tensile strength and the fact that it comes in Teflon mean floss also has lots of nontooth applications. Literally millions of miles of it are sold annually, and not every inch is destined to save those pearly whites. Here's what else you can do with it.
Use it to:
- Tame your frames. This Old House general contractor Tom Silva likes to hang pictures with it instead of braided wire, which can mar wall paint.
- Sew something. To reattach buttons, Eagle scout and avid DIYer Jason Gordon packs a needle with an eye large enough for threading it.
- Seal connections. Tom Silva has also used it instead of Teflon tape, to block leaky gaps around parts that screw into place. He just winds a length around the fitting's threads half a dozen turns before screwing it on.
- Foil frays. Wrapping rope ends with floss is called whipping and stops unraveling.
- Protect bits. Remove the guide and empty spool, and the container itself can cradle a router's trim bit.
- Tie down trunks. Ten loops actually hold.
- Replace a broken shoelace.
- Floss tools. The braided kind works best in crevices between equipment parts.
- Repair wood. A length of floss stretched taut, rolled in glue, and then worked into split seams fills fissures with adhesive.
- Hang it all. It's a clothesline for bathing suits, and, as TOH reader and dental hygienist Lee Ibes learned, mint green is an invisible tieback for natural garlands.
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If you haven't already noticed, multi-level marketing, or MLM, has hit the streets running, and now you can buy just about anything from your favorite cosmetics to custom handbags using a network of MLM vendors. Those who succeed in MLM are reportedly raking in enough money to justify quitting their jobs and traveling the country to attend conferences. So where do ISOs and payment processors fall in this hierarchy?
Currently, many ISOs are missing out on the MLM niche because direct sellers simply don't fit into the traditional ISO image of what an ideal customer looks like. They don't have a place of business, they don't require a big POS terminal to take payments, and they can be hard to track down if you are trying to make door-to-door sales.
However, MLM customers are ripe for the picking for ISOs who are willing to go the extra mile. Part of the problem with the fluidity of the MLM trend is that payment processing can be iffy at best. Direct sellers often struggle to manage payments in an orderly fashion, or they are overpaying for payment processing services because they can't qualify for traditional merchant accounts.
ISOs have a unique opportunity to meet direct sellers on their own turf. In order to make conversions in this arena, ISOs will have to prove that they can provide fast processing using simple technologies, mostly mobile. They will also have to show that their fees can be comparable to other app-based payment solutions that are currently dominating the market.
On the plus side, ISOs can demonstrate a strong track record for payment security and can help legitimize MLMs by providing more accessible banking options.
Of course, there are some risks associated with MLMs as well. A handful of companies have been charged with running Ponzi schemes that masqueraded as real business opportunities. The best way to see the difference in determining whether the product for sale is actually how the company makes money, or if the company makes their money only on membership dues from associates.
Once you determine which companies are legitimate, you can find dozens of agents in your area needing ISO help.
John is currently the Senior Vice President & Head of GlobalOnePay leading business development and partner teams. John has over over 20 years experience in the electronic payments industry, with roles including co-founding a successful businesses in the financial services and merchant acquiring space. John has held senior management positions with multiple top tier acquirers and was CEO/Co-founder of Base Commerce.


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Lest We Forget - Anzac Day 2016/
Always solemn, joyful, poignant. Tear-inducing, gratitude, appreciation. Here's what Anzac Day looked like in Samford Valley.
1. flag at half mast 2. waving to the pilots in their WW2 flyover planes; they waved back!
3. pic on the the service program, via our local RSL: Australians Resting, Ypres Dugouts
The Memorial Service started with a parade: the band came first, playing It's a Long Way to Tipperary, followed by army jeeps carrying waving WW2 veterans and mostly driven by Vietnam vets, followed by many medals on many representative chests, followed by community groups.
It was a beautiful service, they all are. But 'the moment' for me was when the reader of Jeff Cook's poem "Grandpa, what did you do in the war?" wept at the final verse. Here's how it starts:
I'd been mowing the lawn and pulling some weeds, and slipped inside for a breather
I picked up the paper and turned on the news, not paying attention to either
When my grandson came in with a look on his face and a question that hit me full bore
An innocent question, no intention to hurt, "Grandpa, what did you do in the war?"
My skin went all creepy, I had sweat on my brow, my mind shot back fifty years
To bullets that thudded and whined all around, to terror, to nightmares, to tears
I was crawling through mud, I was shooting at men, tried to kill them before they killed me
Men who had wives and children at home, just like mine, just like my family.
"What did you do in the war?" he had asked, a question not meant to cause pain ....
and the last lines:
But maybe some day when he's older than now, I will tell him what war did to me
But with luck he won't ask me ever again, about wars that never should be.
Amen to that. Wars never should be.
Blessings to you on this beautiful day xo


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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, gave the green light on Monday to start the world's largest investment in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project that will provide clean energy to 270,000 homes.
Based on Independent Power Producer (IPP) model, the 700MW fourth phase of Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Park will officially commence to complete the overall park scheduled to be the largest single-site solar energy project in the world, with a planned total production capacity of 1,000MW by 2020 and 5,000MW by 2030.
Taking to Twitter after the launch, Sheikh Mohammed said: "Dubai has the lowest Solar energy production cost in the world. Our target is to have 75 per cent of the total power output from clean energy by 2050."
He added: "We approach our plans in speed. There's no sustainability for a development that doesn't provide a clean environment to future generations."
The fourth phase, co-developed by the Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (Dewa) and Saudi Arabia's Acwa Power, will be implemented in stages within the next four years to help reduce about 1.4 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dewa, said work will start on the project immediately, to finish it by in stages by 2020.
The Dh14-billion phase will also have the largest thermal storage capacity. It will include the world's tallest solar tower, measuring 260 metres.
Al Tayer said within the next five years, Dubai plans to spend Dh81 billion on clean energy projects, with 50 per cent contribution from private sector and the rest from Dewa. "This will help us strike a balance between economic growth and sustainability while conserving our natural resources," said Al Tayer.
"Renewable energy projects are expected to continue globally due to sunny climate, which makes the UAE a reliable source for sustainable clean energy for everyone." He added that renewable energy projects made up 62 per cent of globally energy projects in 2016, more than twice as much compared to 2006.
He said the solar park is part of Dubai's efforts to redirect the economy into a fuel independent one. Of the solar park, 1,000MW will be operated by CSP Model, among which the 700MW was launched on Sunday.
The 700MW project will use two technologies to produce clean energy: A 600MW parabolic basin complex and a 100MW solar tower, taking over an area of 43 square kilometres.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Park will reduce over 6.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually and power 800,000 homes by 2030.
The solar park is a total investment of Dh50 billion.
The project serves as part of its Clean Energy Strategy, under which Dubai is looking to have 7 per cent of its total power output from clean energy sources by 2020, followed by 25 per cent by 2030 and 75 per cent by 2050.
Last March, Sheikh Mohammed launched the second phase, which generates 200MW of clean energy, to power 50,000 houses and reduce 214,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.
The park's 13MW first phase was launched on October 2013. The project generates over 28 million KwH of electricity annually and has decreased carbon emissions by 15,000 tonnes annually.
The third phase, led by Abu Dhabi's Masdar to develop 800MW, will be implemented in stages until 2020. It achieved a world record low tariff of $2.99 cents per kilowatt under a competitive bidding process.
Mohammed Bin Rashid solar Park will provide Expo 2020 Dubai with a dedicated capacity of 464MW of clean energy. "This will be the first Expo in the world to be completely powered by clean energy," Al Tayer said.
"Today, the world is in a constant search for sources of energy, water and raw materials. The UAE has taken advanced steps in preserving the environment and natural resources, through solar power projects to diversify energy resources and increase the share of renewable energy while reducing carbon emissions," he said.
>Dh14 billion is the total investment
>270,000 homes are expected to get clean energy
>1.4 million tonnes of carbon emissions will be reduced annually
>The world's largest investment in a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) Model.
>It will include the world's tallest solar tower measuring 260 metres
>It will have the world's largest thermal storage capacity
>Levelised cost of electricity of 7.3 cents per kilowatt hour
>Covers a total area of 43 square kilometres.


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Hello and thank you for coming over to take a look at my blog….
With a new website just launched I have decided to start my blog a fresh, although with a busy year ahead I'm hoping that the pages will soon fill up!
I hope you have managed to find your way around the site ok, as I still have a few bits and pieces to finish! Hopefully you have had a glimpse into what I do and what I have to offer and the style of photography I provide. If you do need any other information or I can be of any further help just ask. It would be great to hear from you.


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Short note to say we have updated our True "Austrian" Money Supply (TMS) series, this update for June figures on the U.S. money supply….
In brief, the headline on the U.S. monetary rate of inflation, as measured by our preferred broad TMS2 metric, increased to a 12% year over year rate in June, 70 basis point higher than the 11.3% rate of increase posted in May. That's the highest showing since February 2010, when TMS2 rung in at a rate of increase of 13.3%.
Here's the numbers...
With QE II now in the books, the question of course is... is that all she wrote on the monetary inflation front? As is our norm, we will be providing our full monthly analysis shortly.
The link our full True "Austrian" Money Supply series offering, where we provide the latest monthly money supply metrics for the U.S., Eurozone and Japan currency blocks, can be found HERE. And be sure to have a look at the imbedded PDF link.


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The Good Place
Have you seen The Good Place? I don't mean the actual "Good Place", of course. I mean the NBC show.
No spoilers, but I will say the finale invites us to watch the whole first season again to dig more deeply into the question of what it means to be a good person. Eleanor Shellstrop is a recently deceased young woman who wakes up in "The Good Place" - a heaven-like utopia she is told is designed to reward those who have lived a righteous life. The thing is, Eleanor didn't. She is certain she isn't supposed to be there. Hoping to stay in The Good Place, Eleanor confesses to her assigned soulmate, Chidi, a university ethics professor in life, who agrees to teach her how to be a good person and avoid being discovered and sent to "The Bad Place." Surrounded by imperfect people she believes were rightfully admitted into The Good Place, Eleanor starts making ethical choices. Those choices become increasingly easier for her.
Eleanor basically illustrates for us Ben Azzai's teaching from Pirkei Avot 4:2 that we should, "Run to do the least of the commandments" and "[r]un away from a transgression, for a commandment pulls along a commandment and a transgression pulls along a transgression." In other words, doing one small mitzvah makes it easier to do another mitzvah, and doing something wrong makes it easier to do something even worse.
I've been a little obsessed with thinking about this show, and I find myself connecting "The Good Place" and my favorite name for God - HaMakom/The Place. What better - or more good - place could there be than God?
It would also be hard to miss the obvious parallels between The Good Place and Shabbat Shuvah - the Sabbath of returning. On this Shabbat between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur we are in the midst of "doing teshuvah" returning to our truest and best selves, seeking forgiveness and beginning again in a fresh new year. Like Eleanor, we are engaged in this process in community. What's more, at its core the show seems to understand whole concept of selichot, of the communal prayers during which we confess the wrongs we have committed collectively. Whatever any of us has or has not done individually, collectively we have done these things and the community we are part of shapes the people we are.
Basically, The Good Place packs in everything we do in this High Holiday season.
What about this week's parsha? Is it in there, too? I'd say so. This week we read Ha'azinu. In it, Moses sings his last song, a love poem to God and a harsh rebuke of the people, pleading with all of us to listen to him, begging us to live lives worthy of the relationship we have with God, and assuring us that as we insist on doing wrong, our enemies will overtake us and our existence will be nothing but suffering. This isn't Ki Tavo, but it's also not exceptionally comforting. But then Ha'azinu is paired with the Haftarah portion Samuel II 22:1-51, and that is a relief. David has been rescued from his enemies, including King Saul. "God is my rock, my shelter, my refuge," David sings (22:2). He compares Saul to, shall we say, "The Bad Place" - sheol - which sounds like Saul's name in Hebrew: Sha'ul. David affirms that the power of his enemies comes from God, and also that God is the ultimate power that will save him - and by extension, us. In Ha'azinu Moses entreats us to consider that everything comes from God, and in Samuel David comforts us that "everything" includes mercy, forgiveness, and rescue. It seems David finally hears Moses's plea and returns to God.
The literal meaning of "teshuvah" is return. Return to what? Return to where? Perhaps to one's most true self. Post-biblical Judaism insists that each of our souls, created in the image of God, is entirely suffused with goodness. We seek to return to the goodness at the center of what it really means to be human. We seek to return to God. God. HaMakom. The Place. Perhaps, The Good Place.
Goodness isn't perfect. It's all kinds of messy. What does it mean to be good? To do right? To live well? I'm not exactly sharing a novel insight when I say that it's complicated. Super complicated. And this return we are after isn't a destination; it's a journey. It can be such a struggle. It is good news that as Moses and David assure us mercy, forgiveness, and rescue are part of the fabric of the world, and we are traveling in good company.
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The Story of SMART (Sensible Messaging Activities To Restore Truth) Groups
A Call to Action
The country is terribly divided today on the direction in which we should be moving to address our many problems.
Surely we all want the same things: a reasonable quality of life for everyone, opportunities for our children to have a good education, and a clean and safe environment, to name just a few.
Unitarian Universalist Association past president Bill Sinkford has often voiced his concern about the growth in power of certain groups in the country that seek to make changes in our society. Changes that are in direct opposition to our Unitarian Universalist values that are consistent with long-standing and basic human and family values of all peoples.
He has noted that these groups represent special interests having goals that are often counter to the needs of the "Common Good" and he urges Unitarian Universalists to find ways to move beyond our congregational discussions and express our views more publicly.
Another past Unitarian Universalist Association president Peter Morales has voiced the same concerns as Bill Sinkford and has urged us to reach out to form coalitions with the many likeminded people who are not of our faith but hold the same values that we do.
Sensible Messaging Activity to Restore Truth groups (SMART)
Citizens groups like the one in the Venice-Sarasota area (given the name "SMART") are one approach.
How it started
Somewhat over 10 years ago, several people were discussing a particularly offensive article in one of our local (Sarasota – Venice) newspapers. We felt strongly that the blatant misinformation in the article desperately called for a reply. We all had some experience writing letters to the editor, and thought that perhaps if we all wrote, maybe one of our letters would get published. The idea of helping one another to "speak out" in this way has quickly spread by word of mouth. Starting with our group of four, our area's SMART group has now grown to almost 150.
The SMART group is an informal one, generally non-partisan and representing no particular organization. We write individually but support one another and share information. We don't control what members write but the issues are most often non-partisan and we strive to write our letters in that vein. We have had many letters published, mainly as letters to editors, but we are also starting to learn to communicate our views through Facebook, blogs, Twitter and other venues.
We have a collection of letters now filed by topic, a fairly comprehensive set of talking points on many of the major issues, and other guidance on effective writing. We believe that these files will aid us in writing future letters since many of the issues seem to come up repeatedly. We would be glad to share these files with others to support the goal of having groups like SMART throughout Florida. We think this is very important as discussed further below.
We believe that it would be effective to form similar communication groups within Unitarian Universalist congregations in other areas of Florida. Surely, membership would soon spread to like-thinking non-UU neighbors as it has in the Venice-Sarasota area.
This activity is a cross-congregational effort in support of the witness of Unitarian Universalist values, but of course does not indicate any official endorsement of particular letters that may be written. The Rev. Kenneth G. Hurto, Lead Executive for the Southern Region, Unitarian Universalist Association, has supported this program with the goal of having it spread throughout the state.
In a perfect world
Ideally, if all of us were given truthful information about the issues important to us, we would be inclined to choose national leaders who would act in our best interests (and that of the Common Good). We would not have the stalemate that we now have.
Unfortunately, we are far from that ideal situation. The public often does not get truthful and complete information on the issues. Part of that is due to human nature. Once we form an opinion, we tend to stick with it. If new information is presented to us, we may rationalize our rejection of it, and may never even be aware of the new information if we have prejudged its source. (This is a whole area of discussion unto itself.)
Another problem is that there is a great deal of evidence showing the willingness for certain groups to distort information given to the public. It is in our favor that their deceit is often blatant, and if the truth is presented effectively, it can prevail.
Bottom line in a nutshell
It is being observed more and more that behind all of the hullabaloo and rhetoric, what must occur to get the country to move in any direction is this:
Those of us embracing one side's viewpoints on the issues must convince enough people who are on the "other" side, and those who are unsure, to join with us. Only then will we elect local and national leaders who have a sufficient consensus to pass legislation to move us ahead (in some direction). Some analysts predict that this could take several election cycles.
It is the goal of groups like SMART to work toward influencing this persuasion process. We must not let the special interests overrule the needs of the rest of us, i.e., the Common Good.
Please consider starting a group like SMART in your area. It only needs one person to start…but two or three is better…(or 150).
Contact Brad Hardin email@example.com (941) 223-6849
{Your energy and creative ideas would be very welcome when we could further discuss how we can most effectively communicate our viewpoints in support of the Common Good.}


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Setting up a bakery was once a fairly uncomplicated process with a simple business model. After locating a building, buying the ovens, and learning the techniques, you built a reputation through hard work and word of mouth. Recipes and techniques required to produce tasty bakery items can be picked up with time studying with a master. And once you made great food, it just flew out the door, right? That was, indeed, the old model.
The new model requires a constant struggle to get and keep customers. The world became a global market frighteningly fast. Now your little bakery must compete with huge corporate chains, many of which are willing to sacrifice ingredient quality to shave a few more cents from the price of their loaves and croissants. The only way an independent producer can compete is to ignore this war of economic scale, and instead focus on distinguishing one's bake shop through dedication to meticulous quality and unsurpassable customer service.
People will eschew the corn-syrupy cheapness of fast-food baking if they know about the quality and care you put into every item you bake. The problem is it's impossible to explain every item to every customer who walks in the door. You need to have them at "hello," or rather before they even know you exist. It's much easier and far more effective to let customers know about news, promotions, events, or anything else with a simple mobile app, custom-made for your bakery. Your bakery's app could alert customers whenever you pull a fresh batch of anything out of the oven. It could be location-based so that people who don't know you can find you. People need an opportunity to buy your bakery products. When you develop a mobile application with the right functionality, you take responsibility for the buying decision out of consumer's hands, putting it in their mouths where it belongs.
How can a bakery app help you as a bakery owner?
Baking is as much about the look as it is about taste and mouth feel. By taking advantage of modern advances in digital imagery, you can ensure that your app has perfect pictures of everything you bake, easily accessible for customers who are planning a party or a romantic night for two. Your developer can even add online ordering functionality, allowing you to take credit card orders directly over a customer's smart-phone. With a well-crafted mobile device application in your arsenal, you can easily win the baker's war for the hearts and minds of sweet tooth's everywhere.


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Care and Cleaning
Please note – you should never use a washing machine/tumble dryer to clean your tent. Car washes are also frowned upon.
To clean the tent, use a sponge and non-detergent soap in clean warm water, make sure to clean and look after your zips after every trip as they can bear the brunt of a lot of abuse. Use a brush and some lubricant (there is a debate as to whether Flora or Bertolli is best, compared to a 'commercial' zip lubricant). Fingering your zip while closing the door will keep the fabric from being caught in the teeth and potentially ripping the tent or causing damage to the zip.
To increase the life of the poles, take care not to bend them too much. When slotting them together, take extra care at the joints to stop the ends becoming sharp or bent. When removing the tent poles it is also better to push the pole through the pole sleeve rather than pull the separate sections through as this could cause the elastic inside to tear or break, while possibly causing the pole sleeve to rip as well.
A major contributor to the life of a tent is its UV exposure, pitching the tent in a shaded area will help prevent the fabric degrading in the sun. Although be careful not to pitch under dead wood or a popular lemming jumping cliff.
Using Pegs
When retrieving the pegs from the ground refrain from using the tent itself to pull the peg out as this can cause tears or rip the peg loops from the tent. Instead use a spare peg or stick to hook the pegs out. If a peg bends it can usually be bent back over a stone or through brute strength. Replacement pegs are available from our shop.
In some cases tent pegs can be replaced with skis or rocks and guy lines can be tied off to a tree. In deep snow burying a bag full of snow can act as an anchor. Using a Tike or Y-beam peg on its side and burying it can also provide enough strength to anchor a guy line. Lastly for a specific snow peg visit the shop and check out our Ankkor snow pegs.
Repairing Your Tent
If you're unlucky enough to rip your tent when out camping (freak cat attacks can and do happen!) then the ever trusty duct tape works well or even better, StormSure Tuff Tape makes for a great repair. If it is an extensive rip then use some tape while out and when you get back, get in touch with us and we will help you work out the best and most cost effective way of getting it fixed.
If a pole breaks use a splint or pole sleeve as a temporary repair and contact us for spare parts.
Camping on Sand
When camping on a beach or on sand, a footprint will decrease the abrasion on the groundsheet and decrease the amount of grit in the tent. Use similar methods as in the snow to anchor the tent down using a variety of pegs, rocks or trees.
Taking the tent down during the day when it is not being used and pitching in the shade (but not under any dead wood or coconut trees) will decrease the UV effect on the flysheet material. Another option is to pitch the Rig (7) tarp over the tent to protect it from UV damage.
Folding and Storage
In order to get the tent the right size to fit into the bag, fold it into a long rectangle using the poles as guidance. When rolling the tent, roll with the poles and pegs in their storage bags. This prevents dirt getting into the tent and reduces the chance of tears from sharp pegs or loose poles.
Sweep the tent out and clear the pockets before folding the tent and ensure it is completely dry before storage. When storing the tent for a prolonged time, similar to a sleeping bag or down jacket, store in a large cotton storage bag or mesh bag to stop mildew and odours occurring, store in a cool, dry, dark area.
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|Ancho and Jalapeño peppers
Sunday, September 10, 2017
My peppers kick into high gear come September. They seem to love the lower humidity and cooler nights. Peppers originated in the mountains of Mexico so September into October are perfect weather conditions for peppers.
|Nikita hybrid sweet pepper
Surprisingly, even though peppers originated in the tropics and subtropics of South America, peppers don't like extremely hot weather. They get sunburned when the temps get into the 90's consistently. Their sunburn looks like dark spots on the exposed fruits. If you can, move them into the shade when temps are extreme. They won't croak, but they are stressed during periods of high heat.
Peppers like sulfur, calcium (to protect from blossom end rot), magnesium (helps flowers make fruits), sulfur (makes more nutritious pepper) and phosphorous (for flowering). You can use the same fertilizer as you do for tomatoes; both encourage healthy fruit growth.
Be careful with the nitrogen. Nitrogen promotes greenery. You will end up with beautiful, lush plants with no flowers or fruits. Also be careful in the type of potting soil you buy if planting in pots to make sure they are not for green leaved plants, but for flowers or vegetables.
Right now, I have Poblano/Ancho peppers, Anaheim pepper, sweet yellow banana pepper, Nikita hybrid sweet pepper, Pimento peppers, Chipetin, a Sicilian pepper Bocca Rossa, Pizza sweet pepper, Feher Ozon paprika and Healthy sweet pepper growing in pots or in the ground.
The Poblano/Ancho and Anaheim I am drying for chili powder. The sweet peppers I rough slice the extras and freeze for salsa. The pimentos, I chop and freeze for salads; they stay firm even after frozen. I have plenty of frozen Jalapeños and Cayennes from last year so didn't plant any this year. I use them for salsa and some I don't freeze, but put in apple cider vinegar to ferment for hot sauce for wings for football games. After about 4 weeks, I put them through the food processor and my hot sauce is ready to use!
|Homemade hot sauce
Yum! Yum!
If you smoke your Jalapeño peppers, you will get Chipotles. I have smoked some Jalapeños, dried them and ground them up to make Chipotle powder for seasoning dishes. Or you can add natural smoke flavor to the pepper before drying to get that smoky flavor after dehydrated.
The heat of the pepper is in the ribs and seeds. If you like spicy, be sure to keep these. When handling spicy peppers, it is a good idea to wear gloves and be careful to not rub your eyes, nose or mouth until you wash your hands thoroughly.
You can also save these seeds and plant in next year's garden. Just be sure to let them dry before you put them in an air tight container. I store my seeds in ziplocks in the frig and they last for years.
|Pimento peppers
We grow most of our peppers in pots. I try to grow enough peppers to last us all winter for chili and salsa. The hot peppers like Jalapeños and Cayenne seem to do best in pots. The Pimentos were average producers in the ground. I have grown them in pots in the past and there doesn't seem to be much difference in production. The sweet peppers do well in pots. The Poblano was grown in the garden and the Anaheim in the ground. Both produced well. I grow all my peppers in pots unless I run out of pots, then they go in the ground.
If you had plants that did extremely well, peppers are perennials. You can simply bring them inside for the winter. They will continue to produce through January indoors. When you put them back outside in the spring, you will be the first on the block with homegrown peppers! If you decide bringing indoors is too much of a hassle or you don't have the space, save the seeds from the best fruit of the plant so you can propagate next year. Hybrids will not grow true to seed so you will either have to overwinter or buy a new plant or seeds in the spring. You can try the seed, but the offspring typically does not turn out with the same traits as the parent.
A friend shared with me that he thought he was going to give up trying to grow vegetables because all he got was pretty plants with no fruits. He was growing them in pots.
On the other hand, if you get all greenery and no fruit and your plant is in full sun, the most likely culprit is too much nitrogen fertilizer. This can happen to any fruiting plant. I fertilize once a month with an organic fertilizer and typically one for tomatoes as they are made with the nutrients fruiting plants need.


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Robotic Process Automation is emerging as a serious option that should be in the books of top-level financial executives. It has proven its worth in other enterprises and it is starting to show its benefits in the financial sector as well.
But what is RPA? In simple terms, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) or "automation" describes logic driven robots that execute pre-programmed rules on mostly structured and some unstructured data. At digital labor's highest end, robots can learn from prior decisions and data patterns to make decisions by themselves.
In short, these are digital assistants that do the tasks assigned to them. These tasks can be anything from simple monitoring the data to actually making decisions based on the same data. This can lead to many uses and helps the human assets to focus on adding value to other core parts of the business operations. These robots can leverage the power of IOT platform and learn from the data provided by these systems.
Here are 5 ways RPA for financial services can work-
Customer Service
You may have seen chatbots, context-sensitive help bots. Yes, these are a part of robotic process automation. These robots can help the customers with the most common and repeated queries. Then there are voice assistants and other machines that communicate with each other to maintain flow and customer concerns can be met at their own convenience and not necessarily during traditional business hours.
This is one of the most common cases of RPA use in financial services. It is also the most established case. It can help to improve reliability and error correction of accounting. Many problems of manual accounting can be mitigated by using a secure and reliable RPA system.
Both the entry maker and the receiver benefits from this robotic approach. It saves time and removes errors, as simple as that.
By teaching the robots to study the market, and its dependencies, investors can grab better investment opportunities. By implementing certain algorithms, the robots can actually invest automatically. Many pilot projects have already proven successful with RPA investments and slowly, it is coming down to the mainstream.
Humans are amazing at doing many things. But one area where they fail is doing repeated tasks while maintaining precision and accuracy. This is where robots shine. They can do things that most humans would fail at.. A digital labor can move into different systems and collect data millions of time without a delay.
By allocating repeated tasks to RPA systems, the human assets can devote their time and intellect to other operations of the financial service.
Claims Processing
Insurance claims are a time-consuming affair. Not only time consuming, it is also a manual and error-prone process. Errors lead to delays and delays lead to distressed customers. Insurers had to be in constant touch with banks to ensure their customer's claims were reaching them. To do this, they had to invest at least a couple of days at a minimum.
But with automation, they can keep a check on the claims and ensure their timely delivery. This helps the companies to save hundreds of hours plus also help to reduce other costs.


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A walking tour in the most hidden and yet wonderful corners of Orvieto. This is a fascinating guided tour through narrow streets, squares and underground places to discover gems and treasures each of which "tells" a history of different historical periods: from the Etruscan civilization to the medieval period including folkloristic aspects, traditional anecdotes between legend and reality.
Along the way you will be able to appreciate unusual urban views and picturesque spots, at times along the perimeter of the tuff cliff medieval and city walls.
The entire itinerary is easy and enjoyable by everyone, however, a portion of it includes a stretch of the environmental archaeological park. Therefore comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
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Rooftop-integrated food production FAQ
January 30, 2008 Post a Comment
Thanks to all of you for your questions on rooftop agriculture, or, more specifically, our building-integrated food production at the Rooftop Victory Garden at True Nature Foods.
Here are some frequently asked questions and our responses.
We hope you will find it a valuable resource.
Rooftop Victory Gardens FAQ
General project information
Rooftop Victory Gardens
True Nature Foods
6034 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago, IL (map)
Area: 960 square feet (Phase I)
Design: 2005-2006
Construction: October 2006
First harvest: summer 2007
Rooftop-integrated food production project which provides a safe, secure source of food, introduces beauty into the urban environment, manages site stormwater, mitigates the Urban Heat Island effect through evaporative cooling and moderate-albedo surfaces (0.30), and demonstrates to the public the management of resource cycles in an urban locale.
Q1. How much did the project cost?
A1. If you don't factor in the many, many hours of volunteer labor provided by Urban Habitat Chicago (which any real project should… labor is expensive), the funding dedicated to this project is as follows:
Source: $5,000 City of Chicago Green Roof Grants Program 2005: Residential and Small Commercial Buildings grant
Applied to: engineering calculations, materials
Pro-bono work: labor (see above), architectural consultation
Q2. What plants are being grown?
A1. The following plant species have been successfully grown on the roof:
Collard greens
Green beans
Tomatoes (yellow pear, grape, beefeater, roma)
Mustard greens
Pepper, bell
Peppers, chile
Green manure, growing media establishment, attraction of beneficial insects
A variety of grasses
Food, Fuel, and Fiber
Species are planted for their benefits in terms of Food, Fuel, and Fiber. More information on this shortly.
Species planted depends upon the season. For more information, see our press release Wheat, peas, buckwheat, favas and more - from a Rooftop Victory Garden
Species that are also being discovered on the roof due to bird droppings, wind, etc. These include: ash tree and other tree saplings.
Regarding native species
For those of you who have questions regarding the use of native species or our choice of plant species, please contact project lead Mike Repkin, as there are very good reasons for each species chosen.
Q3. How much produce are you getting from the roof?
A3. No weighted yields are accounted for in terms of vegetables, as we are still early in the project. There have been significant yields of: all tomato varieties, collard greens, snappeas, green beans, buckwheat, and amaranth.
Q4. How much maintenance is required?
A4. The following maintenance plan has been followed:
Peak growing season (May-October)
All sprinklers are on a timer and completely automated. Harvesting required at least twice weekly. Seeding 3 times: early spring, early summer, and late summer. Addition of organic fertilizer monthly. Photographic and written observation at least 2 twice weekly for documentation and to update website.
Photographic and written observation at least 2 twice weekly for documentation and to update website.
Biweekly checks for system stability and periodically after major weather events.
Q5. Why doesn't the roof garden just blow away? After all… it's just plants and the system isn't anchored to the roof, right?
A5. Planning a green roof requires the involvement of design and engineering professionals to make a successful system in compliance with municipal codes.
For more on this, see Getting started on a rooftop agriculture project.
To insure our project not only wouldn't end up in the street, but that it wouldn't end up in the store below, we did the following:
* Existing conditions were carefully documented by a licensed architect.
* Calculations were made by an Illinois-licensed structural engineer to determine a capacity for what the roof could handle, taking into account the dead loads such as the weight of the system and live loads such as snow, wind, and people walking on the roof.
* An overall design was chosen to fit the existing conditions and the very modest budget. The design included the type and weight of growing media (based on complete saturation by water) and other components in the system.
* Drawings and calculations were submitted to the City of Chicago, the design was checked by City officials, and a permit was issued for construction.
Q6. Did you look to any other edible rooftop garden case studies as a reference? If so which ones?
A6. Our inspirations in terms of actual projects was limited.
Though plenty of folks were raising herbs or vegetables in containers, we knew of no other rooftop-integrated food production projects at the time.
Japanese gardener Masanobu Fukuoka was, however, one of our guiding lights in terms of his low-intensity approach, general attitude toward the production of food, and grace.
Q7. What are the future plans for the Rooftop Victory Garden?
A7. Phase II, an 800 square foot area immediately east, is planned for the near future.
We have also been working intermittently on a staging area and a better way of getting onto the roof. We're also looking for funding.
Read more about this at the Rooftop Victory Garden project page.
Learn more
Getting started on a rooftop agriculture project provides more information on planning a rooftop agriculture project.
For general questions on green roofs such as cost, recommended systems, etc., please look elsewhere.
Media resources
Wheat, peas, buckwheat, favas and more - from a Rooftop Victory Garden UHC press release (PDF format 40 KB)
To arrange an interview with Urban Habitat Chicago, please contact us.
To arrange an interview with True Nature Foods, please contact owner Paula Companio at 773-465-6400.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 4, 2011) - NV Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:NVX) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of Units originally announced on February 11, 2011. The Company has completed the sale of 2,264,000 units (the "Units") at CDN$0.30 per Unit, for gross proceeds of CDN$679,200. The Company has also received a subscription for a further 3,333,334 Units from one subscriber, the completion of which remains subject to final acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one-half of one non-transferable common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company at CDN$0.40 for a period of eighteen months. The Company received greater interest in the Private Placement than was initially anticipated and, subject to completion of the sale of the Units to the final subscriber, the Private Placement will involve the sale of 597,334 more Units being issued than originally announced.
The securities issued under the first tranche of the Private Placement are subject to a four-month hold period expiring on July 4, 2011.
The Company has agreed to pay a finder's fee of $3,000 in connection with certain subscriptions under the Private Placement.
The Company filed its material change report in respect of this financing less than 21 days before the closing of the Private Placement because the details of the Private Placement and the participation therein by two directors of the Company were not settled until shortly prior to closing, and the Company wished to close the Private Placement on an expedited basis for sound business reasons.
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Sexual abuse is such a shameful and terrible crime. Not only do victims have to experience the horror and indignation of being violated, they often suppress the emotional pain their emotional pain because of the social stigma assigned to sex abuse victims. Essentially, many times victims are not believed, or they are too young to know what they are experiencing is a crime.
Because of this, many abuse victims deal with their pain in the wrong way, especially if they believe that no one will believe their stories of abuse or that they are not supported by family or friends. As such, they suffer in silence and may rely on drugs, alcohol or other destructive activities to medicate themselves.
For young sex abuse victims, it is critical for parents, teachers and other authority figures to understand the signs a child or teen may exhibit, so that proper interventions can be made. This post will highlight a few things to look for.
Quickly withdrawing from or not trusting certain adults – What may be seen as petty bitterness or rebellious attitudes may be a sign that a particular adult is abusing a child.
Avoiding physical contact – A child who doesn't want to be hugged or kissed may have been abused or is currently experiencing abuse.
Nightmares and fears of going to bed – As we alluded to earlier, child sex abuse victims often relive their nightmare when they go to sleep. Constant sleep problems may be another sign that a child is being exploited.
Dr. Joseph George is an excellent resource for parents or other caregivers seeking justice in Southern California for child sex abuse victims. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact him.


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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Second Place -6th Grade Rams
___Calvin's team, JS, couldn't handle a taller PV team. They lost to them. Then won a game against NWW and played PV again for the championship. The other team was SCC and PV beat them by more than they beat us. And SCC had beaten NWW too. Our school names are becoming alphabet soup with all the schools joining together and renaming. Prairie Valley, Northwest Webster and South Central Calhoun and us, Jefferson-Scranton!
New "Bird" Feeder
_________For about 2 weeks the squirrels didn't trust this feeder at all. They would climb the clothesline pole and even go out on the arm, but wouldn't drop down to the unstable, swinging bird feeder. Not any more..... but I like watching squirrels too.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Remodeling Start
____The destruction part of our bathroom remodeling has begun. We had already ordered the bathtub and enclosure and new counter top. No longer will we have a blue tub and sink, or white plastic tile all around!! (Or carpet) Now we wait until our carpenter is ready. He is busy with two kitchen remodeling jobs. But we wouldn't want a guy that isn't busy and no one else wants.
Revenge-Boone Swimmers beat Carroll
_____Last Tuesday night at Boone, the Boone swimmers defeated Carroll. Carroll had beaten Boone when they were at Carroll earlier this season. In the first meet, it came down to the final relay. In the meet Tuesday it came down to the 3rd and 4th place finishes in the final relay! Jeff had a couple individual events and one relay that scored points. Both helped contribute to the victory. The coach had mixed her lineup trying to figure out how to score more points and it was successful.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Cedar Rapids Swimmers
________Yesterday afternoon Jill and Sadie had a swim meet at Valley West High in West Des Moines. This is the closest meet for us to attend. It was a big meet and stiff competition. They both had good swims. The Olhausens , from here, had grandkids swimming too. The close race pictured is Jill. She is 13 in the 13-14 bracket and Sadie is 9 in the 9-10 group. Both are strong swimmers. (Their name about doesn't fit on their caps!) __________________________________
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Iowa in the Winter
_____It was a pretty day. Snow off and on and it got colder (and the wind picked up a bit). But no school or activities. Travel around town was fine if you took it easy. The news said 10 inches and by the look of the edge of the sidewalk that was about right.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Mexico Company
____New Years Day afternoon, we had Paul, Kris, Marie, Allen, Lisette and Leanna stop by for a visit. Joe came up too for some extra time with Marie and her family, before they headed home. Teresa came over and was able to play with Leanna, as Abbey didn't come over. We had a good visit. It was a first time to see Leanna and Lisette hadn't been here for a couple years. She didn't want to leave. She didn't have enough 'playroom' time to get everything investigated. So she has a great reason to come again!
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We carry an enormous selection of craft beers, many of them seasonal or limited release. Because of the limited nature of these beers it is impossible to keep this list up to date for each individual beer we carry. Please do not hesitate to call with questions regarding availability as our stock is constantly changing. Below is a selection of breweries whose beer we carry on a regular basis:
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Entrepreneurship runs in the family
A shared family passion is the key to our success, with the same spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation continually passed down the generations.
Daniel Le Coënt wrote the first chapter of the story in 1969. Encouraged by his father-in-law Henri Wirquin, a sanitary equipment wholesaler in Nantes, he had the innovative idea of manufacturing plastic flushing mechanisms. The breakthrough for this trailblazing concept came in 1972 with the opening of a production site in Carquefou on the outskirts of Nantes.
Wirquin was set up as a public limited company in 1977. Daniel Le Coënt was its President with his wife, Marie-Laure, as General Manager. This was the start of a great success story, resolutely driven by innovation.
Globally connected leaders
Gwenhaël and Grégory Le Coënt are now joint Group Presidents. They have increased the company's global focus since Gwenhaël lives in the North of England and Grégory is based in Hong Kong.
This arrangement meets the following strategic priorities:
- Vision: the two managers are best placed to pick up on customer requirements (OEM, trade or retail) as they are in direct contact with the overseas markets in which we operate.
- Proximity: they regularly speak to staff at our subsidiaries. They also ensure that priorities identified by headquarters are applied and oversee global roll-out of its strategy.
- Efficiency: due to this global presence, we are able to anticipate developments in our sector and manage the group ever more efficiently.
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The Smart Building Center established in 2013 and opened by HRH Princess Lolowah Al Faisal, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and General Supervisor of Effat University. It operates under the administration of the Research and Consultancy Institute unit (RCI). SBRC's main role is to serve the needs of future technology-based built environment, with automated solutions for sustainable living. The research conducted at SBRC assumes a leading role in pioneering vital knowledge and innovative technology to advance the concept of smart buildings coping with the Saudi vision 2030 in building vibrant scarcities, ambitious nation through thriving economies.
It is accomplished through seamless combination of digital technologies and built environment involving a plethora of sciences such as architecture, engineering, materials, biometrics & sensory, computational design, digital fabrication, photonics and robotics.
To explore the use of innovative smart technologies integrated with intelligent building components in both physical and virtual environments. Whereas buildings should 'decide' the most efficient way of providing a convenient, comfortable and productive environment for the occupants too. The output will be benchmarking characteristics of the smart buildings fostering added-value and paradigm shift towards quality of the future built environment. There is a focus on real-time optimization of the energy consumption in buildings, taking into account users' requirements, needs and expectations as well as the characteristics of the building design itself. The center's research and development looks at six drivers of change for smart buildings:
SBRC operates through four Research Labs, where each lab functions in a way that feeding its area of research but serving eventually the overall vision and mission of the center. Those labs are:


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Through October you'll find treats and tricks, cider and doughnuts, little monsters and big fun for the whole family. From our enchanted forest to the magic show at the Colwell Opera House to our straw maze and 20 treat stops throughout the Village, it's sure to put you in the spirit of the season. And if you're looking for a Halloween memory to last a lifetime, don't forget to top off your visit with a 40 minute ride through the autumn countryside on the famous Huckleberry Ghost Train Express or a cruise around Mott Lake on the Genesee Belle.
Ticket booth sales start 15 minutes before the Village opens and end at 8:30pm for that day.
There are no group rates for Halloween Ghosts & Goodies. However, if you have a group of 20 or more, we can hold tickets for you with a 50% deposit.
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Is there something you're resisting in your life or business?
If so, do you know why?
In this episode Rachel is talking all about accountability, integrity and why she hasn't released a podcast episode in the last little while.
If you thinking having a coach for accountability is going to change your behaviors, chances are you're wrong! You'll hear how it's not about the other person getting you to do something, it all depends on you and your own integrity.
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Discussion in 'Publicly and Privately Funded Military Colleges' started by ChipAyten, Jan 16, 2007.
Anybody applying, interested in attending? Its a lot like MMA
It was the only other school aside from USNA and USCGA that I applied to. Can't recall if I got in or not...
I don't know if I'd compare it to MMA, but it's definitely a fine school. You could do far, far worse.
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The best fiction out there can be found in standup cabarets around the U.S. Comedians know how to wield the stick of verbal art to talk about the meaning of life better than anyone who types or scrawls alone in a room for a living. They also know how to stretch the boundaries of language and what topics we need to discuss openly given whatever input has been flooding the transom of everyone's nightmares and unconscious fantasies.
I will never understand why LA and NYC are considered the full frontal super-weight fulcrums of the standup comedy sphere, but it doesn't matter. Go to any standup house anywhere in North America and you'll find men and women making up the most bizarre and often hilariously distasteful shit you've ever heard. I suppose LA and NYC are the best places because so many comics congregate in those regions (you can probably add Chicago in as well), but I've seen some great comedy in St. Louis, New Jersey, Tampa, Continue reading "On Stories, Fictions, Literature, and Jokes in the Modern World"


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Beet Harvest Going Well — American Crystal general agronomist Tyler Grove says the cooperative has been working around the areas impacted by rains. "We're getting beets in anywhere we can." Grove says the sugar content and yields have been good. "Sugar content is a little easier. Even with the rain, we're pleased with how things are progressing. We are still in the 29.7 (ton) yielding range estimate."
Pre-Pile set to transition to full harvest in North Dakota & Minnesota - RRFN.com
Minn-Dak Pre-Pile Underway — Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative vice president of agriculture Tom Knudsen says it will be a short sugarbeet pre-pile campaign this year. If conditions look favorable the first week of October, the cooperative will transition into harvest. Knudsen says 2017 could be another record-breaking year for tonnage. "Right around 32 tons. That's starting to drift south. We'll see what impact the rain has. We'd like to stay at or below 30 tons, because anything more will be too much to swallow. We'd likely have to leave those in the field. We'll confirm as harvest moves forward and see where we end up."
The Red River Farm Network caught up with Nick Revier of SESVanderHave to get an update on the sugarbeet crop in North Dakota and Minnesota.
Source: RRFN.com
Cercospora Update - Tyler Grove
American Crystal General Agronomist, Tyler Grove, gives a cercospora update for growers in the Red River Valley.
Courtesy of the Red River Farm Network.
The Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers spend the day in St. Paul on Wednesday, educating state senators about the sugar industry in the state. Executive director, Duane Maatz, says it's always nice to be in front of the senate ag committee members.
"It's good to get the opportunity to update the senate ag committee members on what we do, producing sugar, the size of our industry… We also had an opportunity to talk about the economics, the numbers of jobs, and those sorts of things. We really gave them a good overview. There were a lot of thoughtful questions that our group was able to answer."
Maatz says the makeup of the senate ag committee has changed.
"It's not only agriculture, there are other components that require that there are people from within Minneapolis/St. Paul – members of the senate that typically wouldn't be on that committee. But today, because of looking at consumer protection, we have a variety of folks on there that really have no agricultural backgrounds, so it's a good idea to keep them up to date."
Source: The Red River Farm Network (rrfn.com)
ASGA News & Notes - Pt. II
We're Better Together — National Association of Wheat Growers President Gordon Stoner was one of a half-dozen farm organization leaders who were part of a panel discussion at the American Sugarbeet Growers Association annual meeting. Stoner said the farm groups all agree on the need to stick together. The Red River Farm Network asked Stoner if he thinks the Farm Bill will be a heavy lift. "There are budget challenges. We have continuing attacks on crop insurance. The groups that are determined to tear the Farm Bill apart, separate it from nutrition; it is an avenue to try and defeat it."
Trade Agreements in Spotlight at ASGA Meeting — President Trump's focus on renegotiating trade agreements is getting attention at this week's American Sugarbeet Growers Association annual meeting. Executive Vice President Luther Markwart says it is unclear how NAFTA would be renegotiated.
"I know he is anxious to do it, but, since we haven't done one of these renegotiations before, there's not much precedent for it. We're going to have to wait and see how it plays a little bit and not speculate too early in the process." Markwart says sugar will always be part of any trade negotiation.
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Brain storming ideas
We were given the theme political text to which we had to work with, and we started to brain storm political issues. This included war, education, the media and also positive actions. We decided however that we should choose something that we could relate too as three women. We therefore decided to use sexist stereotypes and how gender is portrayed in the media. We then went onto research these headlines on the internet and in newspapers and magazines. We also then wrote down words for both boys and girls, that we felt were stereotypical of each gender.
Fashion communication
Before this project I had little knowledge on fashion communication, and I originally thought it was simply just the commercial advertisement for clothes. However, we were shown a broad selection of artists who used fashion communication. I was surprised at the work, as it was very abstract, and explored many parts of fashion and subject matters, not just commercial and high fashion. It was very inspiring seeing this work, and the limitless boundaries to which could be explored!