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The Samsung Galaxy S8+ measures 15.5x7x.7cm and weighs 174grams. The viewable screen is 14x7cm, my unit had a grey back with a slight blue tinge the sides were silver and the front a not that shiny black, so joy of joys it does not show fingermarks that much. The screen has 16 million colours and is 2960x1440.
The right side has the on/off button, the base the speaker, the 3.5mm socket for headphones and the USB 'C' port for charging and for an OTG device. The left side have a camera (with Bixby) button and above that the volume rocker button. The top has a microphone as well as the SIM and Micro SD Card socket.
The back has a camera with LED flash on one side and a finger print reader on its other side there is no real protrusion from the solid back.
Boot up was good at 13 seconds and switch off only 2.5 seconds. It has a 3500mAh sealed battery which is stated to last 15 hours of Internet usage and 18 hours of video playback, certainly after a 12 hour day of use while out and about I had over 40% battery left.
The cameras are 8MP front and 12MP back and I see from the specifications that it can withstand being submerged for 30 minutes in up to 1.5metres of water; however I take their word for this. Images from both the front and back cameras were excellent and the videos were ausome.
The S8 is 5.8inches and this unit the S8+ is 6.2 inches. Video can be captured at up to 3840x2160 at 30fps.
It has an array of sensors for Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, HR Sensor, Iris Sensor, Pressure Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor.
It comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM with around 52GB available and is stated to accept micro SD cards up to 256GB.
It runs on Android 7 and has Bluetooth 5.
The rounded corners take a while to get used to especially if what you want is close to the edge but it does mean you get the biggest possibly image display.
As far as speed, using 4G meant things were there very quickly and while Android Apps seem to want to upgrade almost daily upgrades are very quick and if like most you leave your on all the time you will probably not even notice them taking place. Being old I still have a landline so my phone goes off at night and so when switched on in the morning I get to see that '27 updates are installed' before I walk out of the door.
Those who work on the go get Word and Excel mobile as the screen size is less than 10.1 inches for free so that report or spreadsheet can be worked on while on the way to work.
Vodafone have a range of Pay Monthly deals their cheapest is £100 upfront and then £52 a month which gives you 16GB Data and unlimited calls and texts.
Full device specifications can be found on the S8+ page of the Samsung website.
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text: Who knew watching someone grow potatoes could be so interesting right! This movie had me in suspense from start to finish. Def one of the better movies I've seen in years. I would rate it 8.5/10 The revenant 8.5/10 What can I say about this movie. Yall probably know it's with Leo Dicaprio and any movie with him on board is most probably gonna rock. This movie def did that and some more. This movie is just freaking raw. The way the scenes are shot and the way you get pulled into all the suffering on screen. It's like you're almost their suffering with Leo. I had to Google the director because this amazed me. It's the same guy that directed birdman, which I haven't watched yet but def will soon. To sum up, anyone interested in a raw movie with man versus nature and a bit of a revenge story thrown in between, has to watch this. Also it's starring Leo Dicaprio and Tom Hardy so you know you're getting some awesome acting. The walk 8/10 One of my favorite actors is JGL. He's been impressing me with some cool movies these last few years like Don John, premium rush and looper. So when I saw this on imdb the other day I thought, it's about some dude who walks over a long line between the twin towers, how much fun can that be? But when I saw that JGL was playing the lead I gave it a shot and man was I happy I did. Hollywood has done it again, making something that sounds so boring actually really fun and thrilling to watch. That last scene where JGL is preparing the walk and actually walks the line had me sitting on the edge of my seat. Really nice movie. Def one I would recommend watching on a date.

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01. Movement for joy
Exercise should never, ever be viewed as a punishment. It's not a means of working off extra calories. Exercise should be enjoyable and if it's not, I hope you will reconsider the types of movement that are appealing to YOU. If running is not something you enjoy, then stop running. There are many other ways to build physical activity into your days that don't involve forcing yourself to do something you dread.
When we exercise for our own wellbeing, it becomes something we enjoy. Look at it as time spent strengthening your body, and know that building a consistent exercise regimen takes time and intention. If you're trying to achieve the 'quick fix' by exercising excessively, you are doing your mental and physical self a disservice.
02. Food freedom
We, as Americans, are obsessed with food. Every single day, we're tasked with navigating the world of diet fads and companies pushing products that promise to improve our health.
We're constantly told both indirectly and directly that we have to change our bodies to feel better. To every person reading this blog post, I'm here to tell you: you are perfect exactly as you are and you are enough. If you decide that you'd like to make changes to your lifestyle, do it for YOU. To feel more energized. To fill your body with the nutrients that are going to help you become your best self.
When we let go of dieting and restricting, we open ourselves up to joy and food freedom. We create an opportunity to make peace with food – to look forward to our meals – and to feel good about what we're putting into our bodies.
03. Self-love
In the month of February, I talked a lot about the meaning and importance of self-love and self-compassion. If you didn't participate in the 14 Days of Self-Love Challenge, check out this page for details on how you can start it…today!
Learning to love ourselves – and forgive ourselves when our reality doesn't live up to our expectations – is one of the fundamental components of living a life, elevated. We must learn to love ourselves before we can truly love others. Be kind to yourself and remember during times of perceived inadequacy that we are all human and all face the same struggles.
04. Meaningful relationships
Every person that we let into our lives should build us up, support us, and make us feel loved and appreciated. This includes friendships, significant others, and family members. Honoring our own self-worth allows us to recognize when we're being treated poorly or not benefiting from the another person's energy. As difficult as it is to cut people out of our lives – the people who bring us down, make us question our own self-worth, and who take more than they give are not deserving of our valuable time and energy.
While strong friendships can withstand periods of one-sided effort, it's important to be intentional with reaching out to friends to ask about their life and make space for reconnecting. There's nothing better than receiving random snail-mail or an unexpected text to brighten our day and remind us that someone we care about is thinking about us.
05. Sleep
The influx of technology and the pressure that we place on ourselves to be productive are two barriers to getting an adequate amount of sleep. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to prioritize sleep. It affects our mood, hunger, productivity, emotions, recollect, and more.
06. Cultivating passion
Our time on this earth is far too limited to not devote time to pursuing our passions. Your passion can be anything that sets your soul on fire. Dive into your passion, soak in all the knowledge you can, and live each day immersed in what you love. When we exude passion, we attract the type of people who continue to inspire us to be better, to reach higher than the limits we set for ourselves, and to create meaning from endless possibilities that this life offers.
07. Riding the wave
Expect the unexpected, and know that nothing is ever guaranteed. It's important to not take opportunities and relationships for granted. Part of riding the wave is knowing, and expecting, and we will fail. Our hearts will be broken, we'll lose out on our dream job, we'll get rejected from our top graduate school program ;),but in the end we're not losing at all. In fact, we're growing into strong, more resilient, and smarter individuals who are better prepared to appreciate and recognize the good – the magnificent – when it comes into our lives. Every missed opportunity is an open door to a new, better reality. We just need the gumption to navigate towards it.
08. Exploring
Open yourself up to experiences outside of your comfort zone. Never, ever stop striving to learn and grow. Travel, hike, start a blog, go back to school at age 40, learn karate, play an instrument, quit the job you hate, leave the relationship you know isn't serving you, and explore the amazing things that this world has to offer. Once you stop exploring, you lose out on the opportunity to better yourself and to share your gifts with the world.
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10. Managing stress
Accept that many aspects of our lives are completely out of our control. Worry about the most important things, and let the others slide. We live in a society that embodies stress, and it is detrimental to our health. We often feel that we have to be 'productive' all the time, but that doesn't leave space or room for relaxation and self-care. Learn to prioritize your own needs. Don't overcommit. Learn to say no. And remember that no day is ever guaranteed.


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Philadelphia, February 11, 1777. "From the general character of Mr. James Ledly and from my own Observations…, I have all Reason to Believe him Discreet well Behaved man and a good Soldier.…"1
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Is Angelina Jolie hoping to sort things up with Brad Pitt? There's a new report that surface and it reveals that she is impressed with her estranged husband now that he has cleaned up his act.
Are they headed for a reconciliation? After all that's happened, Brad managed to change his lifestyle since parting ways with his amazing wife.
After all those troubling headlines surfaced revealing the actor's heavy drinking as a partial explanation for their separation, Brad is said to have gotten healthier, and Angie has taken notice.
Is it possible that she would want him back after all this time?
'Angelina never thought he would change, but he's cleaned up his act and is leading a much healthier lifestyle,' a source told Life & Style.
'He's done a total 180. He looks great and feels great. This is the Brad she married, and Brad gets the impression Angie wants him to take her back.'
We wonder if he changed for Angie's sake or just because he wants to be still a part of his kids' life no matter what happens with Angelina.
'She subtly asks Brad about his personal life and reminds him of all the fun times they had together in hopes that he'll fall back in love with her,' the insider added.
She certainly sounds ready to give him another chance! However, the magazine has another source, this one close to Brad, who says a reconciliation is out of the question.
'That's never going to happen! Brad is done with her.' The publication's first source even supported the Pitt insider's claim: 'The reason he changed his lifestyle was for the kids, not to impress Angelina.' It looks like Angie's choice to question his parenting so publicly is not something she can undo!


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For our last meeting of the summer we sang for the residents of Darsdale Care Home in Raunds. We had an excellent turnout and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We ran through some of our repertoire, including one of Sally's favourites, A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square, and everyone's favourite and our signature tune, As Long As I Have Music. Then we finished off with a group sing-along and even improvised a medley after a resident asked if we knew any rugby songs!
Afterwards choir members went for a meal at Rocco's Italian restaurant in the town centre. We're very grateful to Patience for organising such a lovely evening out.
No choir now until September 9th. If you're thinking of joining that would be a perfect evening to come along as many of the songs will be new to us too.


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Where Market Consumption and Bodily Consumption Merge
- Text: Arshy Azizi
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"I think it's very important to drink lots of water," Victoria Beckham once opined, which Paris Hilton seconded, immediately remarking that "massages are important too." Historically, the need to flaunt self-care prioritization has gone hand-in-hand with the cult of celebrity (in its extreme, devolving into a sort of unsettling exhibitionism, like when Katy Perry or Cher blithely parade face masks in public), but lately, self-care has detached itself from celebrity culture and morphed into an entire self-sufficient industry. Today, the various sectors of self-care could easily conjoin in a large, Ikea-like department store whose aisles might be devoted to everyday necessities like simple mindfulness, or luxuries like vinyasa flow, cognitive behavioral therapy, and even diaphragmatic breathing. But the sine qua non of healthy living, which permeates all these sectors, is, undoubtedly, the turn towards chic sobriety, reflecting a new consumerist demand to look good and feel it too—a grassroots claim to overturn long-held perceptions of an age-old trade-off.
"Sobering up doesn't mean dressing down," says Ruby Warrington, co-founder of a regular non-alcoholic party she organizes in New York. She's sported a sculpted Helmut Lang blazer to our midday lunch, which ends in a chat about her personal philosophy over virgin mojitos. As Warrington frames it, taking stock in your soul requires a certain embrace of vanity. She proposes separating the association of high fashion with hedonism, or more aptly, excess consumption. Playfully labeled Club SÖDA (Sober or Debating Abstinence), Warrington's event series is one of many sober parties taking root in cities around the world. Its Los Angeles analogues, The Shine and Softer Image, share a similar vision of non-synthetic ecstasy. And while sobriety may have been synonymous with a certain degree of inhibition, young party people the world over are embracing teetotalism and turning its stereotypes on their heads.
But the search for a sense of belonging, especially among millennials, isn't novel. According to Softer Image founder Luke Simon, "wellness has given people context." A blind tethering to ideologies and lifestyles has surfaced non-stop since November's doomsday—"self-care" peaked in search popularities days following the presidential election. Even alarming trends like "raw water" (that's untreated water sold for $37/2.5 gallon bottle) seem to reflect a hunt for some form of cultural escapism. But though the context to which Simon refers can be taken as political, it's more certainly sartorial. At the 2500-person morning party known as Daybreaker in Brooklyn, where yoga sessions take place alongside the dance floor, Off-White fanny-pack-donning gabber kids rave alongside hula-hoopers in their day-job suits. Miu Miu heels clack in synchronicity with glow-sticks wielded by masked mimes in monochrome jumpsuits. It's certainly a carnivalesque cacophony but it's also a nightlife showcase of glamor as memorable as any other. Here, looking amphetamine-driven doesn't have to mean being it, too.
"Sobering up doesn't mean dressing down"
Gone are the heydays of Athleisure and her half-sister Health Goth. The former now dwells in the circulation of Instagram fan pages dedicated to earlier Kardashian-endorsed Calabasas style. The latter has always belonged more to the quotidian of Old World urbanites than to Northwestern trans-humanist ideology. Walking the streets of Milan one finds Health Goth to be the staple of all ages, who aren't so much embracing a trend as they are a preparedness to show up at any event, be it cocktails or a funeral, in appropriate attire. The new consumerism takes an entirely different approach to clothing. It proposes an ethos of reclamation—that our health is our image, and perhaps more radically, that decadence can be wholesome.
This is a consumption revolution of Copernican proportions, assisted by technologies that allow big brands to meet new consumer demands. At the end of last year, Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri declared his plans to go fur-free, while the largest tobacco company, Philip Morris, announced its aim to help customers quit smoking. Gucci's initiatives are led by advancements in synthetics. It's simply easier to experiment with different patterns and colors on artificial material. And what appears as economic suicide for Philip Morris is really a shift in corporate attention to innovation. The tobacco giant invested billions in heat-not-burn technology to compete with the increasing popularity of the designer vape pen, like the one sported by the same Paris Hilton who loves water and massages.
"Our health is our image, and perhaps decadence can be wholesome"
At face value, Gucci and Phillip Morris' marketing strategies imply a radical upending of legacy. Fur is certainly fashion's loudest status signifier. But as Bizzarri admits, fur is "a little bit outdated"—a perception that Stella McCartney, Calvin Klein, and others acted on years ago. Perhaps these decisions can be attributed to altruism, but it can't be denied that the culture industry is playing a game of survival of the fittest as they scramble to appease the predilections of the new consumer. Half of Gucci shoppers are millennials, the same demographic responsible for a 40% rise in alcohol abstinence in the past decade. When Bizzarri claims that the "alternatives [to real fur] are luxurious," he's not just referring to materials, but lucrative economic revenue, too.
As luxury sneaks into the realm of conscious consumerism, its claims to legitimacy are also addressing modernity's drive to keep us disconnected. In the eyes of co-founder of Daybreaker, Radha Agrawal, the world is craving connection. "We're hiding behind screens and substances," she laments. So it goes, our tech addictions are more potent than chemical ones. Parties like Daybreaker seek to rekindle the organic mechanics of empathy, a noble attempt beguiled by the frigidness once associated with the garb of its clientele. Attending their latest event, I caught sight of a daylight dancer in Blahniks, neck covered in rose quartz crystals, hemp protein in hand. She stands for the cultivated feel-good identity of new consumerism with all the opulence once denied of sobriety.
To some, this kind of lifestyle denies a sense of youthful romanticism. But such a hasty conclusion fails to acknowledge the extent to which new consumerism is re-coding the way we understand—and buy into—the Dionysian side of human nature. Sobriety has taken on a market complex that surpasses black-and-white views of what it means to have fun. For this it should be appreciated, if not wholly embraced. Granted, the culture of bone-broth binging and theta healing may very well produce a staid sense of character, but even if so, it refuses to cut back on its penchant for style.
Arshy Azizi is a writer based in Los Angeles.
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E-learning 101, Liz Hardy, Amazon Digital Services, 2012
You have been away from education for a number of years, perhaps earning a living, or, for whatever readon, physically attending college is not possible. You have heard about this thing called e-learning, but you wonder what it's all about. This ebook gives the answer.
The most important thing to learn is that no one will stand over you making sure your assignments are done. You can do them in your pajamas if you wish, but the obligation to hand them in on time is totally up to you. Before the course starts, make sure you can sign in to the education website. Find the spots where you can get, and hand in, your assignments. Also, find the spot where you can communicate with the teacher.
No time for school? Take a good look at your daily schedule. Maybe you can find only an available half-hour here or hour there, but multiply that by seven days, and you suddenly have more than enough time to study. Feeling less then motivated to study? You'll do the assignment "tomorrow"? This is where you have to discipline yourself to actually do the work, now. If not, then why are you taking the course? Set up a reward, like watching your favorite DVD, for after you finish the assignment.
Set up some kind of early warning system, whether paper or electronic, for major events, like exams or term papers. Deadlines are never fun, but, suddenly realizing that a multiple-page paper is due tomorrow, and you haven't started it, is much worse.
This book does not try to say what course, or what major, you should choose. It looks at the basics of e-learning, and does an excellent job. It is short, and very easy to read, even for those who think that they are "too old" or "too (whatever)" for school. It is well worth the reader's time.
This blog will consist of book reviews, written by me, on a wide variety of genres. If have a book that you would like me to review, you can reach me at email@example.com. I also post my reviews to 10 or 11 different websites (honestly).
Welcome!! My name is Paul Lappen. I am in my early 50s, single, and live in Connecticut USA. This blog will consist of book reviews, written by me, on a wide variety of subjects. I specialize, as much as possible, in small press and self-published books, to give them whatever tiny bit of publicity help that I can. Other than that, I am willing to review nearly any genre, except poetry, romance, elementary-school children's books and (really bloody) horror.
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IPSS Score and IL-6 Before and During Treatment with Dutasteride in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common pathologies in aging men, associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). This pathology has a multimodal approach depending on different factors like age, prostate size, prostate-specific antigen level, and severity of the symptoms [1]. Medical treatment is the first option in what patients with low or moderate LUTS are concerned. There are two major drug classes already established in all international treatment guidelines, 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors and alpha-blockers. 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors block the transformation of testosterone in dihydrotestosterone within the prostate, leading to the decrease of prostate volume, increased peak urinary flow rate, improvement of symptoms, decreasing the risk of acute urinary retention. Their main secondary effects are the erectile dysfunction, the decreasing of libido and of the ejaculate volume, and also gynecomastia [2]. Alpha-blockers act on alpha-adrenoceptor sites found particularly at the bladder neck, at the trigone and within the prostate. They have a fast action on the prostate gland, leading quickly to symptom relief, but without reducing the risk of acute retention or surgical treatment. As secondary effects, alpha-blockers can affect blood pressure [3-5].


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Meet the Author: Guest Interview with Chelsea Hébert
Our guest this week offered a very personal glimpse of the internal struggles faced by many leaders. After all, it's safe to say that we have a tendency to invest ourselves in our work; we care. deeply. That can also make it difficult to loosen our grip on the reigns when the time calls for it, and empower those around us to grow into their own. It's now time to meet the voice behind this week's voice of reason, who brought us the wisdom in leading by letting go. Let's get down to business once again, and break the ice with our latest MSL guest, Chelsea Hébert!
Your piece reminded us that delegation and trust are important aspects of leadership (as someone wise once told us, leaders work to bring out the potential in others). If you could assemble a "Dream Team" of five, all-star leaders to help you change the world, who would you want in your corner and why?
Rosa Parks: She is a symbol of strength, resilience, diversity, and bravery. She did not sit idly by, she was a "do'er" and took action. Rosa Parks did not need words to speak and that something all should strive to emulate.
Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga): As a new age humanitarian, LGBTQ advocate and women's rights activist she is a symbol of peace in a chaotic world. She remains unchanged, in the best way, by her fame. She is a humble, lyrical genius who inspires others and continues to do good for the community for the sake of good, never money.
Abraham Lincoln: This historic man suffered from severe anxiety and depression yet accomplished great things as the President of the United States.
Barack Obama: He is a symbol of hope. Politics and parties aside, he makes many people feel safe. This is a key leadership trait. When you feel that you have a safe place, nothing is impossible and you achieve great things. President Obama works for works tirelessly and with diligence. He strives to create a nation undivided and knows that nothing is achieved alone.
Santa Claus: Weird, right? But how many lives has just the thought of him touched? So many people don't believe in him--just as sometimes we all have people who don't believe in us--yet he makes a difference. He is metaphorical proof that skeptics and non-believers do not cause your purpose to cease.
MJ refers to you a "Gov" or "Governor". Do you have any political aspirations? If you were to seek an office one day, what would your dream position and first order of business be?
When I met Mike, I had aspirations to be the governor of Connecticut or whichever state I planted my roots. Now, I would much rather be the mayor of the town in which I settle down. Whether a large or small town, bringing a community together to realize their purpose in an even larger community--state, country, and world...would bring me such a sense of fulfillment. My first order of business would be to address poverty and homelessness, especially among minorities and veterans, within the town and surrounding neighborhoods through community education, health and career programs, and a well-funded shelter and food pantry.
You beautifully note that the journey of life isn't a "point A to point B" kind of deal. There are a lot of pit stops and detours along the way and, in our experience, everything happens for a reason. Do you have a favorite "curve-ball" or unexpected experience that life's thrown your way?
Perhaps cliché, but after being let down by my ex-boyfriend of 4 and a 1/2 years, I learned more about myself than I really ever had. I was on my own and learned that being alone doesn't mean being lonely. I learned self-love, self-care, and independence. Settling--in love, careers, and life---is not something that I do anymore. And what a lesson to have learned. What a blessing it is, though sometimes difficult, to love yourself.


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Leamington travelled to Attock on Saturday knowing that if they won and Walsall beat Old Hill, then Leamington would secure their second successive promotion.
Leamington won the toss and elected to bowl first in a match reduced to 43 overs aside due to the overnight rain and it was the in form Grant Thornton who got the ball rolling with two early wickets to reduce the hosts to 29-2. Mark Ashcroft (1-29) then picked up a wicket as the score slid to 49-3 but a 73 run partnership for the fourth wicket between Junaid Khan (23) and Mohammed Qamar Khan (88) helped the home side on their way to a competitive total. Jamie Marsh (2-38) made the important breakthrough before Thornton (5-35) returned to mop up the tail and record another five wicket haul in what has been his best season for the club. Thornton's haul included the wicket of Qamar Khan who played a faultless knock in his sides 186-9 off their allocated overs.
In reply, Leamington raced to their victory target thanks to a rapid opening partnership of 63 between Zack Fagg and Shahbaz Alam (29). Despite Jamie Marsh (10) falling cheaply, Tom Lewis (40) kept the momentum going and even when Fagg (60, 48 balls) was bowled after another trademark aggressive innings in a fine first season for the club, it was left to Lee Hopkins (27*) and Jonathan Wigley (13*) to secure the victory the visitors much needed.
Once the game finished, there was a nervous wait to find out the result between Old Hill and Walsall, but when the good news came through the celebrations started! Walsall's victory secured Leamington's second successive promotion and the achievement of back-to-back promotions over the last two years must go down in the club's history of one of their finest achievements. In what has been a real team effort throughout the season, Zack Fagg, Lee Hopkins, Tom Lewis, David Bailey, Grant Thornton and Jonathan Wigley all have scored over 300 runs while Thornton (45) was the third highest wicket taker in the league and was well supported by Jamie Marsh (23), Faisal Khalid (20) and Mark Ashcroft (16).
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CULTURE: Feminism vs. Chivalry
I never have to open a door around campus, I rarely have to unload my groceries by myself, and I never pick up the check on a date. I must say, it's good to be a woman. Yet I still live in the 31st-ranked country for women, according to the UNDP gender-related development index for 2009. Apparently even Cuban women have it better than I do.
This index, according to the World Economic Forum's Web site, "assesses countries on how well they are dividing their resources and opportunities among their male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources and opportunities." The index also takes into account life expectancy, education, purchasing power, and standard of living for women in every country.
In Sweden, one of the top-ranking countries, women have it great. They get year-long maternity leave, receive equal opportunity in the workplace, and don't have to choose between a dream home-life and a successful high-profile job — they get both, and (gasp!) men are equally responsible for the daily tasks of childcare. In the working world, women aren't expected to behave like men — their difference is respected and they are "rewarded for being themselves."
However, in Sweden, men don't pick up the checks on dates. They rarely hold open doors for women or pull out chairs. Men hardly pursue women to ask them out; women are the aggressors in relationships. I've heard that male tourists love going to Iceland (the number one country on the UNDP list) because the women are more forward.
Chivalry as we know it doesn't exist in these countries, yet life is apparently better for women. It makes me wonder if gender-equality and chivalry are inversely affected by one another — increase one and the other goes down, and vice-versa. I know part of the reason why men always paid for dates was that women weren't typically allowed in the workplace and, once they did start working, women made significantly less than men. Today, women only make 77 cents for every dollar men make. It seems logical that a man would pick up the check on a date.
But examining the powerful, prosperous women of Iceland and Sweden makes me wonder if chivalry may be the cause of inequality? Must it be sacrificed in order to gain a better, more broadly equal life for women? Is it because of a belief that women are not equal that men perform these certain acts? Does it enforce our differences?
Since its conception in medieval times, chivalry has been a code of respect and honor. But I'd like to re-frame the question — does this respect and honor breed inequality of the genders? I personally love it when a man is chivalrous to me and, yes, I would think less of him if he weren't.
Yet, while courteous manners may not be the reason the United States holds a relatively abysmal ranking on the UNDP index, the intentions of the man behind the manners might have something to do with it. For instance, a man who adheres to the chivalrous status quo because he thinks women are somehow lesser or weaker and must therefore be treated in a certain way. I believe this type of thinking perpetuates inequality.
I'm not advocating the dissolution of chivalry at all. I love chivalry. Chivalry is not the problem, and it doesn't need to be sacrificed to achieve gender-equality. Chivalry is but a mere long-standing cultural tradition that I hope sticks around. But is it too much to ask for my door to be held open and to receive equal access to a high-powered executive job that allows me maternity leave? Men, the next time you hold open a door for a woman, I hope you do it out of recognition and respect for her powerful femininity, which is equal to but very much different from your masculinity.
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Buddy if you only knew how many calories were in this Olive Garden dressing I'm gonna drown my salad in, and cheese and croutons
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To lose one to two pounds a week you must burn 3,500 to 7,000 extra calories a week or between 500 and 1,000 a day. If you are maintaining your current weight and you eat an average of 2,500 calories per day, then your should consume between 1,500 and 2,000 calories a day. Do not eat less than 1,200 calories a day because your body needs calories in order to function correctly. The key to successfully losing weight and keeping it off is to eat healthy foods and get exercise.
Does it mean 500 less calories that you are usually eating,
Do not consume less than 1200 calories a day unless prescribed by a qualified physician. The best strategy is to reduce the intake of calories and burn them simultaneously in a phase wise manner. If you combine a good diet plan with a suitable exercise plan; you will lose weight very fast without facing any side effects. Does it mean 500 less calories that you are usually eating, No. It means 500 calories less than the resting metabolism rate. What is your resting metabolic rate, Resting metabolic rate is the energy required to stay alive with no activity. To calculate your resting metabolic rate, best ask a wellness coach.
Now, you are probably scratching your head wondering "how many calories should I eat to lose weight". Well, I will tell you this, if weight loss were as simple as "don't eat more than 1000 calories a day" then everybody would be skinny. Desperate to lose weight quickly, people get hooked on this type of diet, as with many fad diets, because, you see immediate results. Of course, you are constantly starving, can't concentrate because of the hunger and you are quite irritable, but hey, at least you are looking good, right.
As a personal trainer one of the most asked questions is how many calories should I eat to lose weight, There are so many bogus diets out there that simply do not work and so called healthy foods that are really just sugar loaded and will only cause you to put on weight so listen up for the facts. Before beginning a diet it is a good idea to determine how many calories you are eating each day now and work to reduce that number. One word of caution: Anyone who is not currently exercising at all should speak with their doctor before beginning any serious exercise program. But, you can start to work in additional exercise throughout the day by doing simple things like parking at the back of the lot at the store and taking the stairs instead of riding the escalator or elevator.
It is almost impossible to workout for 30-45 minutes and not feel hungry right after the workout. You should consider weight and interval training mixed with a great healthy diet to get the weight off you once and for all. It is important that when you are looking for a diet plan to loose weight that you know what options are available to you. OK, so if our bodies need to burn X number of calories a day to maintain our body weight, then it should be easy to lose weight, right, It would seem then, that all we have to do is slash the number of calories that we consume. Sounds like common sense. But how many calories do I need to lose weight, Unfortunately there are a lot of studies that show that drastically cutting calories like this does not work for the long term.


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I'm reading a book by African ethicist Emmanuel Katongole in which he says this about Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary leader of the country he named Burkina Faso, "land of incorruptible."
In the five years of Sankara's leadership, through agricultural reforms and mobilization of the population, his country achieved food self-sufficiency, which shows that Sankara's 'madness' was quite sane indeed. Inventing the future requires the audacity to live in the present with energy and visions drawn from the future.
To get a better sense for what this is saying, watch the below video. Food itself becomes a symbol of imperialism in Africa that Sankara and people like him have tried to overcome.
Katongole's overall point is not specifically about Sankara but about the role of the church as a proclaimer of God's story that gives imagination and vision and courage to change the terrible heinous narratives that have been lived out in places like Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Upper Volta (later named Burkina Faso). Katongole speaks of the need for lament, memory, story, community of memory, anticipation of a new creation as elements of what the church can do to make a difference in the climate of a country where poverty and oppression exists.
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- Growing their way out of poverty in Burkina Faso (one.org)
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Filipinos have a tendency to follow outlandish or outdated practices as if they're Gospel law. Like how we insist on letting food cool down first before putting it in the refrigerator. Or how sleeping with wet hair is tantamount to asking the gods of eyesight to smite you with permanent blindness. We've all probably experienced times when our mom or tita would tell us off for daring to break either of those cardinal household rules.
This same affinity for the old-school applies to how we handle our careers. We have a knack for getting by on the career advice that our parents or college professors passed on to us. While their sage wisdom will always have its merit, today's employees navigate a very different environment compared to the one from yesteryear.
To get a better understanding on the current workplace, we asked HR Director and Strategic Human Resources and Talent Acquisition Management expert Mariecon Bautista to explain to us how career advancement works in the 21st century.
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Have a 'never stop learning' attitude towards your career
Decades ago, you could've built a whole career on being very good at a particular job or skill. With the rapid pace of technology and industries nowadays, however, being stagnant can turn you into an irrelevant dinosaur. Your job function could be eliminated tomorrow with a simple mouse click. Retrenchment is a very real and scary possibility in today's workplace. Bautista says that you should constantly be on the cutting edge of your industry's skills and knowledge to stay relevant.
"[This attitude] applies to all chosen careers you want to pursue. Read and join forums, research the best practices, new trends, and technology," Bautista advises.
Your career goes beyond your work
It goes without saying that you should work hard, do your job well, and let your achievements speak proudly for you. But simply being good at your job isn't always enough to get you ahead. Who you know can be just as important as what you know and how well you can do it.
"Research more about your current career and technology, attend meet-ups and build a network with the people with a common career. Create and think out of the box with regards to what you can contribute to your value in the industry," Bautista says.
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Achieve a work-life balance
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Whether it's the Athens Police Department's mounted patrol mingling with raucous festers or officers lining Court Street in anticipation of a protest — law enforcement officers have an active presence in Athens.
Despite that visibility, both the Athens Police Department and the Ohio University Police Department's administration maintain they are understaffed when considering the area they're tasked to cover.
With a total of 49 sworn police officers policing a city of about 53,000 residents and students, Athens has a higher citizen-to-police ratio than Ohio college towns such as Kent, Bowling Green and Oxford.
"I would say that, especially in the past few years, we felt short-staffed," said OUPD Lt. Tim Ryan.
That theme carries over to OUPD's cross-town partner, APD, which currently has a total of 22 officers on staff, and is set to see further cutbacks this year.
"We're, on paper, authorized 25 (officers). … That's down from 29 in the early 2000s," APD Chief Tom Pyle said. "After June, we'll be down to 20 … if we hire no one between now and October, we'll be at 19 police officers."
In its annual report, APD officials stressed that the department experienced a shortage of manpower in the past year.
Though that message reached Athens City Council and the city administration, officials said an increase in officers isn't in the budget.
"We could always use more (officers), but then it goes to how much money we have," said Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl. "It takes a good chunk out of our general fund."
About $3.71 million of the city's $13.4 million general fund for 2015 — which is set and regulated by Athens City Council — goes to APD, most of which is spent on staffing of any department.
Adding new officers would require the city to divert more funds to the department.
"When you start saying 'add a few more,' it would soak up more of the general fund," Wiehl said.
He added that staffing could not be increased without the city increasing its income tax.
"Their pay is probably going up about 3 percent each year," Wiehl said. "Our income tax has not been going up at the same rate. It would be a crunch."
For Wiehl, the collaboration between APD and OUPD is essential.
"We're lucky that we do have APD," Wiehl said. "OUPD has a good force, but, at the same time, it comes down to dollars."
Despite low staffing levels and an overwhelming officer-to-resident ratio, APD and OUPD do their best to combine forces to cover events on and off campus.
Sometimes, that can result in police presence that some might call "excessive."
Ryant Taylor, Student Union member and former Post columnist, chalked up the amount of officers in Athens to a national culture of excessive security.
"I think the United States, as a whole, has a very strong security, surveillance culture, and that shows itself whenever there are large social events or rallies on campus," Taylor said in an email.
A large police presence can be intimidating to some and disheartening to those looking to have their voices heard, Taylor said.
"None of the student protests this past year or in recent years have ever been a risk to public safety," Taylor said. "The visibility of police at these rallies show that they, as force, don't seem to take our issues seriously and view our demonstrations as a nuisance. Furthermore, there is a very strong sense of targeting certain individuals with very political ideologies."
While some attribute the show of force up to a political statement or a cultural phenomenon, Ryan said sometimes it comes down to planning ahead for all possible outcomes.
"I would say, from the planning standpoint, we sort of have to plan for the worst and hope for the best," Ryan said. "People can sometimes see the cops and say 'Wow, that's too many.' Planning for that is just difficult."


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The last 3 weeks or so were actually pretty quiet and nothing very exciting happened really……
Had some various weather with the worst of it being grey and rainy or just fairly cold (a couple of days between 4 and 7C) but mostly the days start of cold and foggy which often clears up to sunny and actually pretty warm ^^ at least warm enough for just a t shirt before it gets cold again in late afternoon. No snow and such so far except for up in the mountains and I am trying to figure out where the skiing places are and how to get there and if it's not too expensive give a shot at snowboarding again ^^ but we'll have to see……..
The highlights of these weeks were an Italian holiday on the 6th of January, something about a witch handing out present and sweets ^^, so had a nice long lunch with lots of vino and great food :D and at the 10th of January going out for a ride on my bike to test out the freewheel upgrade, only a short 50km that days since I started a bit late and it got dark and cold pretty early unfortunately, but all in all it was good to be on my bike again and the upgrade made a big difference :D
Now I'm just thinking of getting a butterfly handlebar for better and more hand positions ^^ and if I do I might as well get some new shoes and a good weather proof jacket since they are both full of holes now :P farm work seems to be pretty hard on the clothes :P the thing is……. The Decathlon store I want to get it all is 50km far so I'll have to plan it for a nice a sunny day to do the 100km shopping round :P
The farm work was pretty diverse so that was pretty nice, from very relaxing to pretty hard work ^^ mostly it was:
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- cleaning/ sweeping the farm
- Clearing weeds and grass around trees
- fertilize the trees (or better known as shoveling cow shit :P)
- playing with a motorized weed whacker, clearing weeds and bushes, really fun :D
- replacing lots and lots of poles for the grape plants. ( 1 wrestling to get the old pole out, 2 drill a hole, 3 place new pole, 4 hitting the pole in deep with a sledgehammer)
After the work I haven't really been doing much, also since the evenings are pretty cold and of course I'm naturally lazy :p so mostly chilling by the fire watching movies and series, I devoured a couple of books (Pandora by Anne rice, The Valkyries by Paulo Coelho and half of: one flew over the coocoo's nest but I didn't like so quit that one :P) so all in all pretty relaxing ^^
Ow and last Friday 22 January a new volunteer couple has arrived at the farm ^^ so it's nice to have some more people around at the farm ^^


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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Intel (O:) has reduced its stake in supplier ASML Holding (AS:) to just below 3 percent, according to an update from the registry of the Netherlands' Authority for Financial Markets (AFM) on Friday.
Intel and two other major semiconductor makers bought stakes in ASML in 2012, in part to help fund development of ASML's newest generation of lithography systems, which perform a critical step in the chipmaking process. The chipmakers have been gradually selling down their stakes in ASML since.
In December 2017, the AFM said Intel's stake had fallen below a 5 percent reporting threshold.
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The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman was an incredible read. I may have requested 2 more books by Wiseman from the library because I love her writing so much. The characters in this story were SO well written. You felt empathy, anger, hatred, love, frustration and compassion for every character, sometimes all at once.
We follow two main characters in two different time periods. In the thirties, we follow Lilly who was born Albino and locked away in the attic. Lilly has never been outside… until the day her mother sells her to the circus. Lilly's life in the circus is not easy, and at times she's not convinced it's any better than being locked in the attic, but when she finds friends and even love she realizes this may just be the best terrible thing that's happened to her.
In the 50's we follow Julia. Julia moves home when her mother dies, to the same home that Lilly was locked in as a child. Julia struggles to find peace with the house and with her parents as she discovers mystery upon mystery of her family's past.
How are Julia and Lilly connected? I was sure I knew. But with every twist and turn I second guessed myself a little and the ending was a lovely surprise.
I couldn't put the book down after the first 100 pages. It was heart wrenching and beautiful. The ending was not the happily ever after that I always hope so, but it was extremely fitting to the story. I can't wait to read more by this author.


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Two Strategies for Starting a Productive Day
You've probably had it happen before. You get to the office and fire up your computer. You have a clear plan for the day and you're ready to get going.
Then you check your email.
Your sellers want to hear the feedback from yesterday's showing. Your buyers found a couple of properties on Zillow they'd like to view. Another agent has a list of questions about one of your listings.
Before you know it, it's noon and you haven't accomplished a single item on your to-do list.
Starting the day by checking email is inviting chaos. Productivity experts agree it's one of the worst activities you can do first thing in the morning (checking social media also ranks up there).
What productivity experts don't agree on, however, is the right way to start your day. The following two strategies are the most popular. Try them both and see which one is right for you.
Strategy #1: Eat the Frog
Mark Twain once said if the first thing you do in the morning is eat a live frog, you can go through the rest of the day knowing it can't get any worse. His statement led to the "eat the frog" productivity strategy and it works well if you tend to procrastinate.
Start your day by doing your most important task. It could be prospecting, it could be following up with leads, or it could be writing an offer. Regardless, it should be something with the potential to make you money.
Only when you've completed your most important task do you check email and begin working on the rest of the items on your to-do list.
Strategy #2: Small Wins
People who find success with the "eat the frog" strategy enjoy tackling a major task first thing. If that doesn't suit you, then the "small wins" strategy might be a better fit.
Start your day by completing three or four minor tasks. Each task should take less than 10 minutes and require little mental effort. As soon as you've completed one task, check it off your list and immediately move to the next one.
Completing several tasks in a short period is energizing. These small wins build momentum and pave the way for you to complete the larger items on your list.
The key to both of the above strategies is planning. At the end of every day, write out your tasks for the following day. That way, when you get going in the morning, you will already know which major or minor tasks to complete first.
P.S. – Your willpower is at its strongest in the morning. That's why, no matter which strategy you use, you want to complete your high priority tasks early in the day.


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REPORTING FOR 2019-07-29 | LOGISTICS-BUSINESS-REVIEW.COM: We have conducted a deep analysis of how Casa Systems, Inc. ($CASA) has been trading over the last 2 weeks and the past day especially. On its latest session, Casa Systems, Inc. ($CASA) opened at 6.69, reaching a high of 6.82 and a low of 6.6 before closing at a price of 6.77. There was a total volume of 379711.
VOLUME INDICATORS: We saw an accumulation-distribution index of 25.19602, an on-balance volume of -6.83, chaikin money flow of 2.38462 and a force index of -0.0012. There was an ease of movement rating of 0.00177, a volume-price trend of -0.64958 and a negative volume index of 1000.0.
VOLATILITY: We noted an average true range of 0.19398, bolinger bands of 6.6, an upper bollinger band of 6.6, lower bollinger band of 6.6, a bollinger high band indicator of 1.0, bollinger low band indicator of 1.0, a central keltner channel of 6.70333, high band keltner channel of 6.57333, low band keltner channel of 6.83333, a high band keltner channel indicator of 1.0 and a low band keltner channel indicator of 1.0. There was a donchian channel high band of 6.6, a donchian channel low band of 6.6, a donchian channel high band indicator of 1.0, and a donchian channel low band indicator of 1.0.
TREND: We calculated a Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) of -0.00062, a MACD signal of -0.00025, a MACD difference of -0.00037, a fast Exponential Moving Average (EMA) indicator of 6.6, a slow Exponential Moving Average (EMA) indicator of 6.6, an Average Directional Movement Index (ADX) of unknown, an ADX positive of 20.0, an ADX negative of 20.0, a positive Vortex Indicator (VI) of 1.0, a negative VI of 1.0, a trend vortex difference of 1.44991, a trix of -3.674, a Mass Index (MI) of 1.0, a Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of 66.66667, a Detrended Price Oscillator (DPO) of 0.73667, a KST Oscillator (KST) of -100.40968 and a KST Oscillator (KST Signal) of -100.40968 (leaving a KST difference of -0.60578). We also found an Ichimoku rating of 6.755, an Ichimoku B rating of 6.755, a Ichimoku visual trend A of 7.35524, an Ichimoku visual trend B of 7.01793, an Aroon Indicator (AI) up of 4.0 and an AI indicator down of 4.0. That left a difference of -8.0.
MOMENTUM: We found a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 50.0, a Money Flow Index (MFI) of 19.71883, a True Strength Index (TSI) of -100.0, an ultimate oscillator of -42.58012, a stochastic oscillator of 169.23077, a stochastic oscillator signal of 169.23077, a Williams %R rating of 69.23077 and an awesome oscillator of -0.00517.
RETURNS: There was a daily return of -10.04097, a daily log return of -0.30349 and a cumulative return of -0.30303.
What the heck does all of this mean? If you are new to technical analysis, the above may be gibberish to you, and that's OK (though we do advise learning these things). The bottom line is that AS OF 2019-07-29 (if you are reading this later, the analysis will be out of date), here is what our deep analysis of technical indicators are telling us for Casa Systems, Inc. ($CASA)…
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- How does my education prepare me for my future?
- What is my role in the family?
- What kind of access do you have to technology (such as mobile phones and internet)?
- How has technology influenced your life?
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- Page 1 Idapt i4 Multi-Device Charging System Review
- Page 2 Build Quality, Charging & Verdict Review
The good news is that while your wallet may feel the strain it is apparent that your hard earned cash not only went on smart design, but also excellent build quality. The dock is rock solid with not a creak or squeak to be heard and the tips are durable and don't wobble in place. At 169 x 135 x 32mm the dock could be smaller, but it is deceptively light at 300g and will happily survive being thrown in a suitcase. For the gaudily fashion conscious iDapt provides the dock in 11 different finishes – black, white, silver, light blue, scarlet, lime green, pink, orange, matte black, metallic blue and gold – though it is worth noting tips only come in black.
So the design is good, the price a little on the high side, but compensated by top notch build quality. Happily iDapt doesn't blow it at the last minute when it comes to the actual charging.
For a start all four charge points run independently with self regulating power supplies. iDapt doesn't supply idle power usage (we're chasing it), but it does mean consumption decreases both when a point is idle and when the device it is charging is fully charged. Charging doesn't take long either, even when all four ports are employed as DC output is up to 13W. You certainly won't notice any significant increase in charge times compared to dedicated individual wall chargers.
That said we do have a complaint. Each charge point has its own LED to indicate charge status. When idle the LED is green and when charging it turns red. Once a device is fully charged the LED flashes green and red which is quite distracting. Yes the bonus of having individual LEDS on each charge point outweighs this, but a simple red (idle), amber (charging), green (charged) implementation would surely make more sense.
All in all though, it is hard to pick faults with a product that is so simple and works so well. We've seen countless multi-device chargers over the years, yet until now we've largely stuck to dedicated cables or USB ports. Fancy induction charging products like the Powermat may well be the future of charging, but until industry standards are sorted out and manufacturers all on the same page (2020?) the i4 remains a far more practical product day-to-day.
It is a well known fact that many of the best ideas are the simplest and iDapt's i4 is a shining example of this. We finally have a multi-device charger which lives up to its promise and if you've enjoyed a gadget filled Christmas there can be few smarter buys to make come Boxing Day…
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Visas to Mongolia for citizens of Canada
Important Notes
For NON-CANADIAN passport holders, document checklist can be requested directly through our visa specialists.
NOTE: Visa-free stay period may depend on your citizenship.
NOTE: Visa requirements may vary for holders of diplomatic passports.
Entry requirements for CANADIAN passport holders:
- Canadians must present a passport to visit Mongolia, which must be valid for at least six months beyond the date of expected departure from that country. Prior to travelling, ask your transportation company about its requirements related to passport validity, which may be more stringent than the country's entry rules.
- Tourist visa: Not required for stays of up to 30 days
- Business visa: Required
- Student visa: Required
- Visitors must register with the Office of Immigration, Naturalization and Foreign Citizens within one week upon arrival if they are staying for more than 30 days.
- Overland entry into Mongolia, other than by train, must be authorized by the Head of the Consular Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Requests must be specifically addressed to the Head of the Consular Section.
- Travellers arriving in or departing from Mongolia through China should be aware of Chinese visa regulations.
- Visitors must hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay and documents required for their next destination.
- Visitors not holding return/onward tickets could be refused entry.
- If you plan to go abroad, you should purchase the best travel insurance you can afford before you leave Canada. Your travel insurance should include health, life and disability coverage that will help you avoid large expenses, such as the cost of hospitalization or medical treatment outside Canada. If you are flying, being insured for flight cancellation, trip interruption, lost luggage and document replacement will save you from major disruptions and additional costs. If you are travelling by car, make sure you have driver and vehicle coverage in case you have an accident abroad.


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Weird Laws and regulations in the Condition of Alabama
You can find weird laws for the books over the nation, covering from hunting laws (e.g., you are permitted to hunt whales from a shifting automobile in Tennessee, but no various other pets) to public connections (e.g., you will be fined $25 for flirting in NY). Alabama provides its own assortment of bizarre laws and regulations over the books which will keep you scratching your mind wanting to know where these laws and regulations originated from. Below is a sampling from the weird laws and regulations from Alabama.
Keep your boots or shoes on within the car because it's illegal to operate a vehicle barefooted.
If a bear provokes a combat, just leave because it's illegal to truly have a wrestling match with a bear.
You can wear a fake mustache to church as it can cause laughter. I have no idea if the same laws applies for poor toupees.
On that be aware, would you like to play dominoes after cathedral? Too bad. You aren't permitted to play dominoes on Weekend.
You aren't permitted to put salt on railroad tracks. In the event that you perform, it's punishable by loss of life. This fun reality seemed to have got escaped Tag Kurlansky when he composed the book Sodium.
Halloween should be an odd amount of time in Alabama because the laws state governments that you cannot wear a cover up in public.
As for glaciers cream, it really is illegal with an glaciers cream cone saved inside your back again pocket anytime. I have no idea one to whom this laws would apply and I believe Let me maintain it that method.
The driver of a car may possibly not be blindfolded while generating said automobile. Which really is a relief, without doubt, to all or any the other folks sharing the street. Also linked to vehicles, you automobile will need to have windscreen wipers. It's practical given rain.
Obviously, as practical as the windshield wiper laws is, you have to close on another rain-related laws, that one concerning umbrellas. It's an criminal offense to open up your umbrella while from the road. Why, you might ask? In order to avoid terrifying the horses.
In the event that you or someone you care about continues to be injured, an experienced car accident attorney, wrongful loss of life attorney, and Alabama personal injury lawyer can help you obtain just payment or injuries and other deficits.


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Public Storage was on my watchlist earlier this month for a 4wk up trend. Today, the position exceeded my loss limit so I exited the trade. I'll be keeping my eye on PSA for the next two weeks in case it … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Trading Watchlist: PG, QQQ, GMCR, COH
So, here's a look at what I'll be watching this week. Maybe you all will find a few trades in these as well. If so, let me know! Also, I will be working on putting together a page that features … Continue reading
New Trade: ISRG
Intuitive Surgical is one of the stocks that tend to move significantly from the close of one trading day to the open of the next trading day. Close to the end of trading on Monday my chart indicated a move … Continue reading
New Trade: OEX
Thursday, I took advantage of the market being down by purchasing a few OEX put options. Here's a look at how I did: # Shares or Contracts Purch Price Capital Out Sell Price Capital In Comm & Fees Gain / … Continue reading
New Trade: COST
At the end of July, I started picking up several put positions in Costco. I listed COST on my previous watchlist for its trend of declining from the end of July to the end of August. Here's a look at … Continue reading
New Trade: AEM
Agnico Eagle is on my current watchlist for its trend of rising over the next few weeks. Last week, I picked up some call positions. I exited the trade earlier than my planned exit point because the market was pulling the … Continue reading
New Trade: HLF
Yesterday, news surrounding a "potential safety issue" for one of Herbalife's top-selling products provided for a quick put play on the stock. This news is another dust up created by Ackman 'as part of his campaign against Herbalife' and Icahn. … Continue reading
Stock Watchlist: FOSL, AEM, PSA
I'll be watching the following stocks this coming week: Public Storage Trend of rising mid-Aug to mid-Sept. Fossil 4wk up trend. As shown on the chart below, there was a great opportunity for entry on Friday. Agnico Eagle 4wk up … Continue reading
New Trade: POT
Potash Corp. was on my recent watchlist for a potential covered call trade. This stock has a trend of rising for 4wks from the end of July to the end of August. Despite POT's recent decline of 23%, it appears … Continue reading
New Trade: RIO
Last week, I purchased 4 Aug 45 calls at $1.79 with an exit point of $2.80. My position reached my exit point today. Here's a look at how I did: # Shares or Contracts Purch Price Capital Out Sell Price … Continue reading


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September 14, 2009
Jack Covert Selects: Jack Covert Selects - Borrowed Brilliance
You may have heard the cynical expression "There are no new ideas." Well, David Kord Murray wouldn't necessarily disagree with that sentiment, but he would argue that it isn't such a bad thing either. In Borrowing Brilliance, he tells us that when Isaac Newton was accused of stealing the creation of calculus, Newton defended himself by saying, "Yes, in order to see farther, I have stood on the shoulders of giants."
For a more contemporary example, Murray tells the following story:
Bill Gates had pulled off the business deal of the century. IBM would sell millions of PCs, each running MS-DOS, and each triggering a royalty check to Microsoft. Others would copy, or clone, IBM's machine and they, too, would turn to Gates for his borrowed operating system … Gates had borrowed the code from Seattle Computer, which had borrowed it from Digital Research, and used it as a beachhead into the desktops of millions of computers, brilliantly solving the problem he had identified … The business deal of the century had made him the richest man in the world and for us is the perfect example of what I mean by the term borrowed brilliance.Murray's many intriguing examples also include the Google guys creating their Empire by using existing search engines to discover a pattern in the results that allowed them to ultimately create the algorithm that became the keystone to the Google search engine and Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin based on the work of many other scientists. The glue that supports Murray's theory and holds your interest throughout is these wide-ranging and well-told stories.
In Dan Pink's great book, A Whole New Mind, he suggests that the primary worker in this new economy is the creative worker. And, to survive the innovation wave that is coming, the creative worker needs to become the creator of ideas—not just the manager of them. In Borrowing Brilliance, Murray demonstrates that these ideas can and should be inspired by the ideas of others, and lays out the tools you need to build on them.


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Delaware County has experienced electric demand growth over the last several years and the electric demand is projected to grow. This project will help ensure the continued reliability of the electric distribution system, which is vital to AEP Ohio's current customers as well as supporting economic development in the area.
The company plans to construct the new Lincoln-Berrywood 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line in Berlin, Brown, Delaware and Troy townships. The new transmission line will be about 17 miles long. This project will modernize the transmission and distribution electric grid in Delaware and the surrounding area.
AEP Ohio projects the Lincoln-Berrywood line will be an approximate $25 million investment by the company.


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Film Festival
We have a great selection of films for you. Some are in English, some are in a foreign language. Some are funny, some are serious. We have a filmmaker coming to meet you, and a panel discussion after one of the other films.
So read the descriptions, watch the trailers, and consider buying a Season Pass to come and watch all six films. They are worth it.
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Sitting together in a movie theater to watch a film, immersing ourselves in a story while being together with others, is a unique experience that we as social beings can't really find in many places. Last year it was clearer than ever, when many of us came together in the aftermath of the firestorm to share our personal stories, as well as the stories on the screen.
This fall, as is our community tradition, we are coming together at the Jewish Film Festival to watch films that bring diverse experiences through universal stories of different ways of being Jewish.
The JCC's Film Festival Committee has invested time and energy, and worked hard to pick the best of all that were offered, so we can sit in the darkened theater to escape from everyday reality for a couple of hours only to come so much closer to real life.
We hope to see you at every one of the films, celebrating, exploring and deepening our understanding of Jewish life, and most importantly having a good time in our community!


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We've won wall tile of the year 2018
On Friday 18th May we attended the 2018 TTA awards, as we had been shortlisted for three awards; Wall Tile of the Year, Floor Tile of the Year and Best Small Commercial Project. We are delighted to announce that we won the Wall Tile of the Year award for our 'Futura' collection.
This years event was hosted at the St Johns hotel in Solihull, with the theme of the 1920's, which brought glitz and glamor to the event. The awards celebrate the best in the tiling industry with awards ranging from; Employee of the Year to the Best Use of Tile and so on.
Wall Tile of the Year
We're thrilled to have won this award for such a strong and aesthetically pleasing collection, by the design house 41zero42. Futura was released at the 2017 Cersaie expo, where it gained a lot of attention for its evolution of multiple concepts and stylings. Since then we've been promoting this collection online and within magazines.
Futura was inspired from the main protagonists of the artists and architectural currents of the first half of the 20th century. The main focus of inspiration in particular was from the contemporary dynamics of Bauhaus design and the French architect 'Pierre Chareau'.
This collection consists of 4 variants in colour; White, Black, Rose and Blue. The main base colour is Cement Grey, which allows the graphics to take the main focus of the tile. In turn, the collection generates 8 different styling patterns to compliment the plain tiles. Available in the one size format of 15x15cm, with a thickness of 10mm, making it perfect for both indoor and outdoor usage.
For more information about the 'Futura' collection see the product page here and for more details regarding the TTA awards you can click here.
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