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Stunning Yellow colour FR with 170 BHP, Parking Sensors, Cruise Control, Tinted Glass, Alloy Wheels, Electric Door Switches, Timing Belt Changed @ 56K, 2 x keys, HPI Clear, 3 Months Warranty, any AA & RAC inspection welcome, delivery service available. For more pictures & other great deals please visit our website. We accept all major credit & debit cards. We take any car in part exchange, open 7 days a week and are located at 738 Lincoln Road, Peterborough, PE1 3HH., Contact - 07448202037. , Next MOT due 05/02/2020, Full service history, Clean bodywork, Interior - Clean Condition, Tyre condition Good, Yellow, 1 owner, £4,995 p/x welcome
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Airbags, Power Steering, Remote Central Locking, Cruise Control, Dual Zone Climate Control, Electric Front and Rear Windows (One Touch with Anti-Squeeze), FM/AM Radio, MP3 Compatible CD Player with AUX-In Port, Hill Hold Control, Rain Sensing Wipers, Tinted Windows and Dark Tinted Rear Windows, Tyre Pressure Monitoring System, Volumetric Alarm with Back-Up Horn
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|Body style
|Engine size
|1968 cc
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|Number of seats
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|CO2 emissions
|134 g/km
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|2 years
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|0 - 60 mph
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|133 mph
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|168 bhp
|Engine torque
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|1449 mm
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|2578 mm
|1768 mm
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|Fuel tank capacity
|55 litres
|Minimum kerb weight
|1395 kg
|Interior features
|Exterior features
|Auto Dimming Rear View Mirror
|Body Coloured Bumpers with Integrated Mouldings
|Front Courtesy Light with Delay and Front Map Reading Light, Rear Courtesy Light with Delay and Reading Light, Illuminated Boot and Glovebox
|Rear Wash/Wipe
|12 Volt Power Supply in Centre Console
|Space-Saving Spare Wheel
|RPM Counter
|Electrically Adjustable, Heated and Electrically Folding Door Mirrors
|Exterior Temperature Indicator
|8 Speakers
|Electric Front and Rear Windows (One Touch with Anti-Squeeze)
|Gearshift Knob in Leather
|Driver and Front Passenger Seat with Height Adjustment
|Dual Zone Climate Control
|Cloth Upholstery
|Cruise Control
|Digital Clock
|Tinted Windows and Dark Tinted Rear Windows
|Rain Sensing Wipers
|Trip Computer
|Cup Holder in Front Central Console. 2 Cup Holders in Central Console for Rear Passengers
|FR Sports Seats
|FM/AM Radio, MP3 Compatible CD Player with AUX-In Port
|Driver Sunvisor (with Illuminated Covered Mirror and Cardholder) and Passenger Sunvisor with Illuminated Covered Mirror
|Height and Reach Adjustable Steering Wheel
|Leather Steering Wheel
|Storage Box under Front seat
|Split Folding Rear Seat Backrests (60/40)
|Drivers Seat, Front Passenger Seat with Lumbar Adjustment
|Steering Column Mounted Audio Controls
|Remote Central Locking with Two Folding Remote Keys with Remote Window Opening/Closing Function
|Volumetric Alarm with Back-Up Horn
|Electro-Mechanical Power Steering (Speed-Sensitive)
|XDS (Electronic Differential Lock System)
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We are so lucky to have our Beijing home featured on D*S. Please see the full article HERE.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Our Home Featured on Design*Sponge
We are so lucky to have our Beijing home featured on D*S. Please see the full article HERE.
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Came over after seeing your home on Design Sponge....loved all your paintings and tapestries, which really gave it a lovely homely feeling.ReplyDelete
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Congs and happy new home!
What an eye! Lovely home, Shirin.ReplyDelete
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krysta - so kind of you to say lady!
Thanks for stopping by. I posted about you today. Hopefully will bring more eyes to your beautiful art.ReplyDelete
Wow, seriously small world. I love D*S and was checking it out and saw your feature and thought, hmm.. Na'im Moore, I think that's the Na'im who was a part of the Baha'i community in Juneau, AK when we were in school! I haven't seen him or any of his family since they moved to Haifa. Anyhow, my husband I and just moved back to the states after living in Shanghai for four years and can't believe our paths didn't cross! Shirin, I love your art and wish you both the best in Beijing!ReplyDelete


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For the first time this year, Miss Bosch, our elementary tech teacher, brought iPads into our classroom. The children each had their own iPad to use and, after listening to her instructions, learned how to use the app Hello Crayon. They enjoyed drawing and adding details to an apple picture.
God Made Land and Plants
During Bible lessons this week, the children learned that on Day 3 of Creation, God made land to separate the waters. He also made living things to grow on the land. We learned about different types of land forms, such as mountains, valleys, and rocks and talked about different kinds of fruits and vegetables.We classified pictures into foods we get from the store and foods we get from the land and made a graph. During Science, the children planted grass seed in a plastic, "silly face" cup. We can't wait to see how our "guys" grow green hair!
God Created…
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
In our study of Creation, we learned that on Day 2, God made sky and seas. We learned vocabulary words such as wind, clouds, solid, liquid, and gas. To demonstrate how wind move things, the students used straws to blow white and blue paint across a piece of paper, creating beautiful "cloud formations." It was so much fun!


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For the Look, Listen, Analyze assignment I chose Kids in the Hall's The Monkeys. The video in the playlist was disabled, so here's a version from the Nerdist. I love Kids in the Hall and wish it was still on Netflix, so I'm really excited to look at/listen to/analyze a skit.
The scene opens to a dimly lit, hazy room. Two columns of light pour through what looks like a crack in the front door. In one long take, the camera pans back from the door until it meets Dave, who had just been looking at the door and then turns to face the camera. The camera is at eye-level with Dave. The setting is established by this long, panning shot. The take continues, uncut, with Dave in the dark, sitting just left of center. The only light source is a fireplace in the background and a natural light that illuminates his right hand.
The camera cuts away to Dave and Mark (tall dude on the right) standing with their backs to a window, its curtains pulled closed. Two lamps are lit behind them as well. Despite the light sources, the men seem to be in the dark.
Cut back to Dave at the front door, even darker than before. He opens the door a crack, letting bright natural light pour into the house, then slams the door shut. Back in darkness, he speaks to the camera as it slowly zooms toward him.
Cut again to Dave and Mark, still in front of the window, and still poorly lit.
Another cut back to Dave in the dark. Again, he is slightly left of center, but now facing right of frame and speaking into the telephone. The only light in this shot is what is reflected off the glass of a framed picture hanging on the wall.
Now some change! We cut to the three men seated in a car – the man up front driving, with Mark behind the driver's seat and Dave next to Mark. It almost seems like the camera itself is mounted on the hood of the car. It bounces along with the movement of the car. The driver in the foreground, but he doesn't block Mark or Dave. There is a long take of the car ride as Dave continues speaking from the back seat. The inside of the car still seems dark and desaturated.
The camera then cuts to a side shot of the car. We see it pull up and come to a stop, and through the passenger side window we can see the driver turn to his left to say something to the guys in the back. The window is closed, and makes the shot look really dark.
Then a cut back to just Dave, still seated in the back seat. It looks like we're seeing him through the windshield and against the back windshield, creating another effect of darkness. A person walks by in the background, but Dave is totally still.
Next up are multiple quick cuts between Dave and the driver, who end up laughing about something. Then an outside shot that looks in through the back passenger side window at Dave and Mark, and as Dave opens the back door, the scene changes immediately to a low angle shot of Dave back home in the dark. The two columns of light from the crack in the door are visible in the background. His face is in shadow, but again, his hand is illuminated by natural light. This time, he is seated just right of center.
There is another cut back to Dave and Mark in front of the window. It is identical to their first appearance. Creepy!
Finally, it cuts to Dave in the chair. Once again the camera is eye level with him. He is still in the dark, with the fireplace in the background, and with only his hand illuminated by natural light. Dave looks over his shoulder at the door, and the camera follows his eyeline and zooms toward the door.
First off, there's some seriously weird noise at the beginning! Like something rattling a chest of drawers that's 2 rooms over. Then there are shrieks, followed by Dave sighing and saying gruffly that the monkeys are loose. The way he says it makes it sound like it happens all the time. There's also a laugh track in the video! This doesn't seem like a skit that was done in front of a studio audience, so the laugh track is interesting.
In the background you can hear air moving, like howling wind, and the crackle of a fireplace. And of course, the monkeys – growling and shrieking!!! They just keep getting crazier the longer the skit goes on. Any scene with Dave monologuing, you can hear the monkeys absolutely losing it in the background. When he opens the door to show the viewer where he keeps them, the monkey sound effect intensifies until he shuts the door again. The door slamming shut has a reverberating echo that makes it seem really heavy, or makes the house seem huge.
Dave's dialogue is delivered in a gravelly voice and between exaggerated inhales and exhales. He's smoking throughout the skit, but having a bunch of evil monkeys is probably pretty exhausting too. Neither is very good healthwise.
What's kind of funny is that when the other person starts talking, the monkey sounds disappear. Where are he and Dave standing? Are they even in the same room anymore? I'm thinking maybe they were being interviewed by the camera person. That's probably why they were standing in the exact same spot the second time they showed up.
It's not obvious when Dave is on the phone – this is going to make me sound like a total dingdong, but when he was threatening to let the monkeys loose if he didn't get a pizza delivered in 15 minutes, I was confused about what was going on. There was a metallic ringing noise when he slammed the receiver down, but I had to listen a few times to hear it.
The car trip is weird. The hum of the engine and bumps in the road are easy enough to recognize, but it's the seemingly irrelevant conversation and tone of Dave's voice that's so off-putting. He shouldn't have those monkeys.
He wouldn't wish those monkeys on his worst enemy because he likes having the monkeys. Obviously.
Anyway, there are a couple of things I wanted to look at using Ebert's How to Read a Movie article. The first is kind of simple and deals with what he calls a two-shot. I'm assuming based on context that it means a shot where there are two people, and I hope I'm right.
This is just the weirdest looking still. Dave is looking right into the camera with that Kubrick stare, but the overall picture has this American Gothic vibe. According to Ebert, in a two-shot frame, the person to the right of center will seem more "positive," or have dominance over the person that is to the left of center. Here, it's Mark that's on the right. I think the contrast with Dave's creepy stare is what makes Mark's character seem like the "positive," while "loose-the-monkeys" Dave is the negative, standing to the left of center. Mark's dialogue and manner of speech is much different from Dave's as well – kinda doofy, but not scary. Putting him on the right highlights both his positivity and Dave's negativity.
Back to this low angle shot toward the end of the skit. This comes after Dave threatens to release the monkeys on the driver (as a joke! haha! so funny!), and here he's explaining exactly how the monkeys give him "power." Shooting from below eye level makes him look bigger, and as Ebert writes, "low angles make [people] into gods." Being able to loose some evil monkeys on a hapless pizza delivery person who arrives 1 minute late probably gives you some sense of importance. All the angles that Dave had been shot at before had been eye level, but this one is quite low.
Another thing that's interesting about this particular shot is that Dave is positioned just right of center. In the other scenes he's been in, he's either been on the left (in the first monologue, paired with Mark, on the phone, or in the car) or if he wasn't on the left, he was facing left (opening and closing the monkey door). Here, however, he's facing right and the majority of the space he takes up is in the right side of the screen. The only thing to the left is the monkey door, its light creeping into the room. The true evil! Dun dun dunnnnnnnn!!!


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Peace Corps focusses on youth in Bulgaria
Peace Corps focusses on youth in Bulgaria
Peace Corps focusses on youth
Staff Reporter
On November 19 in Sofia, Peace Corps Bulgaria officially launched its recent Youth Development programme.
There were many politicians and diplomats at the presentation in the National Children's Palace in Sofia, including the US ambassador James Pardew, Deputy Sports and Youth Minister Elitsa Neshevska, Deputy Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivanka Hristova, representatives of the Education and Science Ministry and the Youth Development Programme director, Laura Jacobi, as well as Peace Corps volunteers involved in the programme.
The main goal of the programme is to create an environment of positive relations and experiences for the youth of Bulgaria, which will help them to develop the qualities, skills and values to help shape them into healthy, caring and responsible adults.
According to Carl Hammerdorfer, country director of Peace Corps Bulgaria, the programme was created in 2003 and involves more than 25 Peace Corps volunteers who have trained more than 600 children and youths in English at different levels and have acquainted them with the values of ethnic tolerance and human rights.
The volunteers have also drawn the support of local communities, parents and teacher and have established sports clubs, debating clubs and dance troupes.
"We recognise the importance of youth and that they grow up and be educated in the values of ethnic tolerance, human rights and social inclusion," he said.
"All children deserve support regardless of ethnicity, abilities and whether or not they live in an institution," Jacobi said.
In his remarks, ambassador Pardew welcomed the initiative and expressed the hope that the programme will include hundreds of young people in Bulgaria and will be support ed by Bulgarian organisations on a local and national level in their work with youths.
He said that 173 Peace Corps volunteers currently work across Bulgaria, mainly under local programmes.
According to Pardew, the Peace Corps supports the activities of the social and youth ministries, the Child Protection Agency and Bulgarian non-governmental agencies on child protection.
When this story was posted in December 2004, this was on the front page of PCOL:
Our debt to Bill Moyers
Former Peace Corps Deputy Director Bill Moyers leaves PBS next week to begin writing his memoir of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Read what Moyers says about journalism under fire, the value of a free press, and the yearning for democracy. "We have got to nurture the spirit of independent journalism in this country," he warns, "or we'll not save capitalism from its own excesses, and we'll not save democracy from its own inertia."
December 10, 2004: This Week's Top Stories
Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable 9 Dec
RPCV Blake Willeford runs classic movie theatre 9 Dec
RPCV says education is key to curbing AIDS 9 Dec
RPCV Dannielle Tegeder opens exhibition 9 Dec
Shalala 1st Woman In Touchdown Club 9 Dec
"Today we have a new country" says Toledo 9 Dec
DDN wins Investigative Reporting Award 8 Dec
Celeste on Panel to study Colorado finances 8 Dec
RPCV leads Rotary Club medical team to Togo 6 Dec
Vasquez to speak at Hawaii, Wisconsin commencements 6 Dec
Tom Murphy warns Pittsburgh on budget abyss 2 Dec
Venezuela RPCV Martha Egan runs Pachamama imports 30 Nov
more top stories...
RPCV safe after Terrorist Attack
RPCV Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the U.S. consul general in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia survived Monday's attack on the consulate without injury. Five consular employees and four others were killed. Abercrombie-Winstanley, the first woman to hold the position, has been an outspoken advocate of rights for Arab women and has met with Saudi reformers despite efforts by Saudi leaders to block the discussions.
Is Gaddi Leaving?
Rumors are swirling that Peace Corps Director Vasquez may be leaving the administration. We think Director Vasquez has been doing a good job and if he decides to stay to the end of the administration, he could possibly have the same sort of impact as a Loret Ruppe Miller. If Vasquez has decided to leave, then Bob Taft, Peter McPherson, Chris Shays, or Jody Olsen would be good candidates to run the agency. Latest: For the record, Peace Corps has no comment on the rumors.
The Birth of the Peace Corps
UMBC's Shriver Center and the Maryland Returned Volunteers hosted Scott Stossel, biographer of Sargent Shriver, who spoke on the Birth of the Peace Corps. This is the second annual Peace Corps History series - last year's speaker was Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn.
Vote "Yes" on NPCA's bylaw changes
Take our new poll. NPCA members begin voting this week on bylaw changes to streamline NPCA's Board of Directors. NPCA Chair Ken Hill, the President's Forum and other RPCVs endorse the changes. Mail in your ballot or vote online (after Dec 1), then see on how RPCVs are voting.
Charges possible in 1976 PCV slaying
Congressman Norm Dicks has asked the U.S. attorney in Seattle to consider pursuing charges against Dennis Priven, the man accused of killing Peace Corps Volunteer Deborah Gardner on the South Pacific island of Tonga 28 years ago. Background on this story here and here.
Your vote makes a difference
Make a difference on November 2 - Vote. Then take our RPCV exit poll. See how RPCV's are voting and take a look at the RPCV voter demographic. Finally leave a message on why you voted for John Kerry or for George Bush. Previous poll results here.
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Dream Jungle
by Jessica Hagedorn
Hagedorn's latest masterpiece described by the New York Times Book Review as "a narrative collage hopscotching from year to year, from place to place and from one point of view to another: that's what Jessica Hagedorn offers in her intricate new novel, which boldy links a Manila millionaire's 'discovery' of a Stone Age tribe on Mindanao with a filmed recreation of the Vietnam War on that same guerilla-plagued island six year later."
I just started reading this novel and am savoring every word of it – that is why I elected to read it only on the train going home from work. I usually finish a novel in one sitting. But this one deserves to be taken in slowly … as I want to live and relive within the countless web of stories in it. It is a very lush and baroque novel just like her Dogeaters of several years ago, and just like the Philippines, full of contradictions, half-baked notions, inferiority and at the same time superiority complex, characters dropping by and disappearing without excuses, confusions, noise, dust, grime, and all the things we miss from home. If you are a martial law baby, this will take you back to that era of dangerous uncertainty, breathing in and choking on that insidious feeling of confinement and self-imposed censorship. You just know. Sometimes you even squeal (well, I guess me) with delight when you encounter a character or an event that you recognize. I may sound like I am portraying the book as insular but it's not. It works on so many levels and for those of you who missed that era or who don't know anything about the Philippines, there's enough here to learn about the horrible undercurrent prevailing during that dark, yet to some, golden age of the Philippine history that, catches up with us when we least expect it.


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Polls by cati are more economical, because the customer pays only for the time of the interview, and do not spend money on printing forms and transportation costs for their delivery in the survey using personal interviews. Another advantage of telephone surveys is the possibility of outgoing calls from respondents across the country from one automated center that provides data in a short time and with the greatest possible geographical spread. Thus, we can say that the telephone interviews by cati are a convenient way to research for information of various kinds. Substantially reducing the costs of the survey, higher quality work interviewers an opportunity to expand the study sample with minimal costs. But at the same time, the choice of research method depends entirely on the willingness of the researcher. Door-to-door surveys as well remain popular, and in some cases allow to collect more specific information, which are difficult to detect in a telephone interview. Therefore, in many cases, choosing the method of study should be considered such factors as the complexity of the particular survey, the subjects of the study, the task force and is based on that decide what is the method of investigation would be most expedient.


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Thursday, March 16, 2017
{Love That Look} Love Notions Pattern Mash
I am the guest blogger over at Love Notions today sharing how I was able to successfully mash THREE patterns to create a GORGEOUS Sping "Pin-spired" dress. Head over HERE to see just how I did it!!!!
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Google Docs is free. The word free is always something that makes me pay attention and listen closer! Google Docs is an office suite platform that is useful for group collaboration. Spreadsheets, word processing, templates, folders (I like that I can stay organized by putting what I am working on into folders), drawings, forms and presentations are all available. It is extremely easy to compose, create and edit. I love that it is compatible with Microsoft office products. There are also dictionaries and translation programs there. Because work is saved to Google Drive, everything is available anytime, anywhere. I don't have to be worried that work will be lost because it is not backed up. This great if you have attention issues or are just busy!
Google Docs makes it easy for large or small groups to work together on projects and papers at the same time. While working with a group in a wiki recently, we discovered it was hard to work at the same time! Working with a different group project, we noticed how unwieldy our responses got to be. It was hard to keep track of who said what even after we tried to impose our own individually assigned colored coded system. Google Docs allows for easy simultaneous collaboration. Workers don't even have to think about if they are Mac or PC users because there are not formatting compatibility issues. Since I am a strong visual learner, I totally appreciate the color coding that lets me see who is editing what. Other visual learners will appreciate this also.
Students can easily get ideas from others and benefit from just putting ideas out into the mix to stimulate and spark the creative ideas of others with Google Docs. This great if you have difficulty getting your voice into the mix. Teachers can easily see who has contributed by checking the revision history section. Students with much to say can check to see if the work is a balance of ideas from the group. Like wikis, if something is deleted, it can be retrieved. An added plus is that for those of us concerned about being greener and going paperless, Google Docs can help us achieve this goal. Also, no more lost, misplaced, ruined papers to lug around!
What apps are you using to make your life and the lives of your students easier? Are there apps that you feel are perfect for certain learning styles or preferences?


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Frequently Asked Questions
Over the past fourteen years, the staff at ARCA have treated and helped rebuild patients' lives just like yours.
Below are some of the frequently asked questions that are posed by patients and families.
How Does ARCA's Treatment Program Differ from Other Programs?
We consider addictive disorders to be a chronic medical illness with a strong behavioral component. Any request for help should be treated as an emergency situation, and ARCA provides same-day appointments and medical treatment.
We medically detoxify patients to provide relief from withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, body aches, cramps, nausea, restlessness and irritability. We seamlessly transition you to anti-craving medications to block the cravings for alcohol or drugs.
ARCA utilizes one of the most effective relapse prevention therapies in all of our programs, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. ARCA provides a comprehensive, medically-based approach to the treatment of addictive disorders.
Your treatment team will include physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, and therapists.
Our treatment program is prescribed specifically to the individual needs of each patient. That is why ARCA offers the full spectrum of outpatient treatment services from medical detox to programs lasting as long as six months.
You will have peace of mind knowing that ARCA will be on your journey with you regardless of where you are in the recovery process.
What Can I Expect at ARCA?
You can expect a caring, well-trained professional team offering you state-of-the-art individualized treatment from day one to the end of the program and thereafter.
Each member of our team works with you to achieve your goal of long-term recovery.
You and your family members have access to our treatment team at the treatment center on weekdays and over the phone or by e-mail 24 hours a day.
Choices, flexibility, privacy, compassion and our knowledgeable staff make all the difference.
Why does ARCA use Medications?
Science has shown that substances and drugs have an amazing ability to change the chemistry of the human brain… we call this the "Hijacked Brain".
Medications are critical in order to control the biology of the disease and are used in the ARCA program to alleviate withdrawal symptoms, reduce or eliminate cravings, and to treat psychiatric and co-occurring symptoms.
The ARCA approach considers 'cold turkey' detoxification as inhumane, which may compel the patient to discontinue treatment.
The detoxification medications provide relief from the withdrawal symptoms, and protection from potentially life-threatening effects like seizures.
Medications are equally critical to blunt the cravings that can reoccur during treatment. When cravings are effectively controlled, the patient, maybe for the first time, is able to engage in long-term recovery through individual, group, and family counseling.
What are some of the Medications Used in the ARCA Program?
The medications used by the physicians at ARCA are all FDA-approved and have proven to be highly effective and safe.
Medications including Naltrexone, Acamprosate, SUBOXONE®, VIVITROL®, CHANTIX® have been specifically approved for the treatment of addictive disorders while other medications like Ondansetron, Topiramate, Amantidine, Buspirone and Modafinil, although not specifically approved for the treatment of addictions, have been found to effectively curb cravings.
How Does ARCA Measure Success?
Addictive disorders impact the patient and the patient's family in multiple ways.
Measuring success is not just helping patients get off the alcohol or drugs.
At ARCA, we measure success by looking at several parameters including sobriety, family and social relationships, work and educational functioning, and developing support in recovery.
Does ARCA Work with Insurance Companies?
Please call 314-645-6840 now to check coverage and learn about our programs covered by your insurance.


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Potsdam Food Co-op to host baking fest and silent auction Dec. 8
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 8:55 am
POTSDAM – The Potsdam Food Co-op is holding its 16th annual Baking Fest and Silent Auction Dec. 8 from noon to 3 p.m. in the Carriage House, behind the co-op. Enter by baking two of a favorite treat in one of the following categories: cookies, desserts, special diet, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, or diabetic-friendly, and savory.
The treats will be divided for sampling and silently voted on by those who attend the event, and the other will be displayed in the "auction showcase" for bidding.The highest silent bidder wins the treat in the auction and the baker with the most votes in each of the four categories, wins a $25 Good Food Gift Card from the Co-op. All proceeds will be donated to the Potsdam Neighborhood Center.
To registration or for information visit the Co-op at 24 Elm St., visit www.potsdamcoop.com, or contact Lynn at 265-4630 or \[email protected].


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Thirty-seven people have been evacuated from a privately-run care home in Llanelli after a fire in its laundry.
Fire crews were called to the Llys y Coed Care Centre at 21:21 GMT on Wednesday.
Senior officers praised fire crews and staff at the home for quickly leading the residents to safety, saying it could have been more serious.
The fire is blamed on an industrial tumble drier which accidentally ignited. No-one was hurt.
Mid and West Wales Fire Service said four fire engines attended the scene, along with police and ambulance staff.
Four breathing apparatus and two jets were used in fighting the blaze, which was contained in the laundry room at an annexe to the premises.
Alan Sherman, fire station manager at the scene, praised his crews and staff at the home for dealing with the situation quickly and safely.
He said: "The rapid attendance and rapid actions of the crews contained the fire within the laundry room and extinguished the fire successfully.
"Also, they were successful in evacuating 37 residents and staff from the premises.
"It was very traumatic for them [the residents] - credit to the staff, they calmed the residents down and assisted us in the evacuation to a successful conclusion.
"We were able to evacuate them to a remote location within the residence itself which was far enough from the fire and afforded them protection.
"It was a small-scale operation but it could have been a lot worse if it hadn't been for the rapid reaction of the crews."
Mr Sherman said that once the fire service was satisfied the fire was out and the building clear of smoke, residents were able to return to their rooms little more than an hour later.
Fire crews left the scene at 22:47 GMT.
Sourced from BBC News, 15th March 2012.


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Mike Schopperle of CureMeta joined us at Americas Antibody Congress 2016 to discuss 'ADCs targeting embryoninc pluripotent stem cell markers'
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'The Saboteurs' arrive this Friday on More 4
15th June 2015
The explosive new Norwegian war drama explores one of the most daring missions to be executed in Nordic history
The historical Nordic dramas continue to beguile us following BBC Four's grandiose journey back in time to the Second Schleswig War in Denmark's 1864. UK audiences will now be treated to another quality television drama set during WWII which pitted British intelligence and the Norwegian military against Nazi Germany's plans to create a devastating atomic bomb.
Based on a true story, The Saboteurs (otherwise known as The Heavy Water War) depicts the catastrophic plot in 1943 to blow up the heavy water factory in the Norwegian mountains of Vemork, Rjukan. The series encompasses the events that ignite the surreptitious mission under the codename 'Operation Gunnerside'. From the assistance of British forces in training to the breath-taking action and palpable tension that unite international resistance fighters into an epic combat.
The first episode of the six-part Norwegian military series screened exclusively to UK audiences at Nordicana 2015 ahead of its air date. So far the programme has generated positive reactions from Nordic viewers, as stated by Channel 4: "Over 1.2 million Norwegians watched the first two episodes of when it premiered on the public broadcaster NRK in January." The success the show has had so far from Scandinavian audiences is further echoed by Norwegian Arts.org: "by far the highest rating for any TV drama series of the millennium. Showing the important relationship between the UK and Norway during the war."
The series shines a light on both sides of the battle between Norway's defensive strategies and Germany's advances in technology with Nobel Prize winning physicist Werner Heisenberg. This is mirrored by its international cast, including Norwegian actors Espen Kloumann Høiner and Dennis Storhøi, alongside German stars Christoph Bach and David Zimmerschied, the esteemed Danish actor Søren Pilmark and British talent Pip Torrens and Anna Friel.
The Saboteurs infiltrates our screens on Friday 19th June at 9pm on More 4


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Haven't got the chance to test in beta, but reading from the beta change log, I have few questions:
1) Stroke Candle was previously giving 100% accuracy. With the change of "sharing limit with blue rare", does this mean stroke now will be capped at G10 blue Accurate i.e. no longer 100%?
2) Agility Candle was previously giving 50% physical avoidance. With the change of "sharing limit with blue rare", does this mean agility now will be capped at G10 blue Smart i.e. 37% and no longer 50%?
3) Invalid Magic potion will be changed to Evasion effect. Does this mean it will no longer give total immunity to magic damage?
4) Referring to question 3 above, how about Invalid Curse potion? Evasion doesn't work on curses. What will be the change for Invalid Curse?


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LIVERMORE, Calif. — Howard Powell, a long-time Lab laser researcher who died last November, has been elected a Fellow of the American Optical Society. This is the first time in the society's history that fellowship has been granted posthumously.
Powell was recognized by the society "for seminal contributions to the research and development of high-energy, high-peak-power, and high-average-power solid-state lasers for inertial confinement fusion, military applications and commercial utilization."
The society also has organized a Howard Powell Memorial Symposium on High Peak Power Laser Technology to take place May 7 at the society's Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics in Baltimore.
Powell worked at Lawrence Livermore for 27 years, holding numerous positions including Laser Science and Technology program leader. Powell also worked on both the Nova and National Ignition Facility laser projects, as well as the Petawatt, the world's most powerful laser at the time.
Powell was a co-recipient of three R&D 100 Awards for laser research.
A scholarship in Powell's name has been established at the California Institute of Technology, where Powell earned his bachelor's degree in physics. He earned a Ph.D. in Applied Physics at Cornell University in 1971.


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Your résumé is on point. You have stellar education credentials, remarkable skills and achievements in your area of expertise, and years of experience in the field to back it all up. You're ready to land that next great opportunity.
The only problem is finding that next opportunity.
That's the situation Adriana Abshire was in more than two years ago when she was laid off from her job—like roughly 8,000 others—as a result of the well-documented downturn in Eastern Kentucky's coal industry.
"I'm an industrial engineer," Abshire, of Pike County, says. "I was actually born in Mexico, but I met my husband here, got married, and started working at an engineering firm."
After eight years in that career, Abshire suddenly found herself out of work and facing an uncertain future.
"The coal business just started to go down and they didn't have enough business," she says.
While the layoff was a jolt to Abshire and her small family, she says she didn't immediately feel the situation was dire.
"With the experience that I have and being bilingual, I didn't want to take just any job," she says, adding she felt her education would be an asset in her job search, not a burden. "I figured I could find something."
But after two years, Abshire was still unemployed and desperate to find a new career path.
"We had to figure something out at that time because it was impossible to just pay the bills," she recalls.
Facing the possibility of moving her family elsewhere so she could find work, Abshire and her husband heard an interesting commercial on a local radio station. A newly formed website and app development firm in Pikeville, Bit Source, was looking to find, hire, and train people to become computer coders.
To her surprise, the ad was specifically seeking laid-off coal miners and other out-of-work coal industry employees for this new opportunity, citing their grit, ability, technical expertise, and problem-solving mindset as key assets toward becoming coders.
"My husband said, 'That sounds just like you! You've got an engineering background and you have all of these abilities and all of this background,'" Abshire says. "I didn't know exactly what it was about, but I went ahead and applied just to see what came through."
Bit Source was founded in 2014 by Pikeville businessmen Charles "Rusty" Justice and M. Lynn Parrish, who developed the idea after attending a SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region) sponsored fact-finding trip to Awesome Inc., a computer-coding incubator in Lexington, Ky.
Justice and Parrish founded Bit Source as an effort to introduce a new tech sector to Eastern Kentucky; one that features coding and programming jobs that can ultimately pay wages that approach, and sometimes match and exceed, some coal-industry wages.
The Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP)—the region's workforce development organization and staff of the Eastern Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board—partnered with Justice and Parrish to first help recruit potential coding interns to fill the firm's inaugural training cohort.
EKCEP would then use National Emergency Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Labor through its Hiring Our Miners Everyday (H.O.M.E.) initiative—all under the auspices of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)—to cover the interns' training wages for their participation in Bit Source's immersive, 22-week, in-house training program.
Following a screening and interview process that included an intensive aptitude assessment, Bit Source hired Abshire and nine others in March 2015 from a pool of nearly 900 applicants. Including Abshire, nine of the 10 interns selected for training had been displaced in coal-related layoffs.
"I knew a little bit of CSS and HTML and Java, but not nearly enough to be a developer," she says. "It was kind of scary, but I felt like everybody else was at the same level when we started."
As part of Bit Source's training program, Abshire and the other interns learned to write computer code that allows them to develop websites and software such as mobile apps and games for customers secured by the firm. Once their training completed in August, the interns transitioned to full-time coders at Bit Source.
"EKCEP views our partnership with Bit Source as a critical first step in establishing a new and vibrant tech sector in Eastern Kentucky," says EKCEP Director of Agency Expansion Michael Cornett, who works closely with EKCEP's digital economy-building efforts and its leadership of the White House's TechHire designation for the region that launched in March.
"Though our regional, strategic TechHire plans are still being completed with the involvement of an extensive team of partners from tech employment, higher education, and other tech industry experts, Rusty Justice and Lynn Parrish emerged as the first innovators of this kind in our region," Cornett adds. "Their work and vision for a digital economy here and our support is a great example of the good that can result from employer-led partnerships under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act."
As for Abshire, she says her new career path has been challenging, and the learning process has been nonstop. But the experience continues to be a rewarding one. Not only was she was able to secure a new career path and keep her family in Pikeville, but she also learned something about herself in the process.
"It feels like it has been constant learning and trying to get better at it and changing," Abshire says. "But it all makes you feel like you can do something different than what you were used to for so many years.
"I feel like I can completely change my career path, be OK, and do good at it."
EKCEP, a nonprofit workforce development agency headquartered in Hazard, Ky., serves 23 Appalachian coalfield counties. The agency provides an array of workforce development services and also administers the Hiring Our Miners Everyday (H.O.M.E.) program, which provides career services to laid-off miners and their spouses. Find out more at www.jobsight.org, www.ekcep.org, and www.facebook.com/ekcep.
To learn more about Bit Source, visit them online at www.bitsourceky.com and www.facebook.com/bitsourceky.


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Gampopa was of the great fathers of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the most famous disciple of Jetsun Milarepa, and is known for combining the Kadampa tradition with the Mahamudra teachings. The following spiritual biography of Gampopa was presented by the Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.
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Seattle-based 'country soul' singer Rachel Harrington will be touring for a month in Europe in March and April with her new band the Knock Outs - 'some of the finest female musicians in the Northwest' - and their new album, Rachel Harrington & the Knock Outs.
Rachel Harrington won the songwriting contest at MerleFest 2011. Three advance mixes from the album can be heard on Bandcamp. The band is said to be 'dedicated to excavating the very soul of American roots music', and some of their music is clearly influenced by and compatible with bluegrass.
The tour begins on 4 March with seven dates in the Netherlands and Belgium, continues with seventeen dates in England, and concludes with six dates in Scotland. Full details are on the Rachel Harrington website. For further information, interview requests, guest lists, etc., contact Geraint Jones at G Promo PR: phone +44 (0)1584 873211; mobile +44 07855 724798; e-mail.
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Prompt :– A White Lie Genre :- Sultry (?) Word count :– 2500
NOT ISTANBUL by Annalie Kleinloog
"Your turn, Ali."
Dan's light touch brings me back to reality with a jolt. I gasp. Good wine turns bad. I cough and splutter. Grateful for the excuse to fetch a glass of water and to gather myself and to remember what my turn is about?
"You OK?" he peeps around the kitchen door. Gorgeous, loving and besotted, Dan.
"Fine." I smile and wave him back betwixt hoarse breaths.
I can hear the cheerful nattering continue outside. Our group of friends' typical Sunday pastime – lunch on the open verandah, chilled wine especially with this balmy afternoon breeze, and a topic of interest that sometimes pushes boundaries.
Earlier talk around the table, inevitably steered towards travel and favourite places. Everyone has a story to tell. I leaned back in my chair and into Dan's protective arm, absorbed in their stories. Laughing when necessary and drifting off dreamily. It must have been the balminess that reminded me so much of that time in Istanbul. Before I met Dan.
It was just before Jane was getting married and it was to be our last girly holiday together. As always, when we travelled, it was an explosion of senses. Cultural, historical and gastronomical. Jane and I didn't miss a mosque or a museum or an authentic experience. Istanbul was so much more, but it was that humid afternoon in a typical steamy Hammam that interfered with my focus at present.
"The oldest and most reasonable hotel, in the old town," Jane emphasised the last bit as I queried the weird name she gave to the Taxi driver. "It's near the Grand Bazaar and walking distance to the Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia" she added, but I knew she always did her research well. I smiled in appreciation. "Cobblestone streets around the shopping areas, good exercise", she continued the animated itinerary, "then we can drop the bags off before heading to the Bospherous to just chill on a ferry".
"What about a bit of authentic?" I curbed her fast-forward babbling. "I heard a Turkish Bath is quite different."
"But we can bath in the hotel, Ali! And I am clean anyway, aren't you?" She quipped, unenthusiastically. She also understood the secret of amiable traveling. So, we agreed on an authentic Turkish Bath experience by the time we arrived. The historical hotel's ancient concierge obliged while the aged clerk sorted out the antique keys to our medieval chamber.
"Ahh Ma'am, the original Hammam of all time and in all of Turkey is just around the corner. And there is but one person that can arrange that for you. And that is ME."
The white gloved, big-grinned concierge puffed his buttoned chest in response to our enquiry and then paused to create the necessary impact of his importance. With us now open-mouthed and big-eyed, he continued to explain: "Yes, this is the ONE Hammam that was used by Sultans. Persian rulers traveled months to see it. Tsars would risk storms, not to miss this." He swallowed a smoky cough, folded his busy hands behind his back and peered at us from underneath bushy eyebrows.
A dramatic silence crept past. "And important people through the ages from ALL over the world came to have this ONE experience. You see? Ya, only important people like you can go there." He ended with a deep bow. We smiled in acceptance of the over-obvious compliment and nodded as was expected, but the look we shared was loaded with suppressed humour.
"I will make reservation now, yes?" Some serious phoning and negotiating accompanied by unfamiliar gesticulating finally resulted in The Bath being secured. "Please meet here in foyer exactly five o'clock, Ma'am". Five o'clock brought us face-to- face with a visibly excited concierge and his on-the-other-side-of-the-phone-friend; the chauffeur of an ominous black car.
As it was late afternoon and a Sunday, there was an eerie stillness around the winding and obscure route we followed. "Like a kidnap scene in a thriller …" Jane mumbled. And glared at me. "You and the authentic thing!" I shrugged the accusation away with a sigh of anticipation. The car's black polished nose pushed through a gap in an ancient wall. "Wall of Constantinople", the uniformed and oily-haired driver said. We nodded and pretended to stare in awe. Then we were swallowed by a narrow street on the other side of the gap. Dark alleys combed off to both sides. The driver slowed down, partly to negotiate the uneven width of the road and partly because of visibility. At this snail's pace I sensed Jane's impatience and her irritation with my excitement.
"Nobody would know where to find us", she whispered urgently. And I too noticed that buildings were closer and side streets fewer. In the last rays of the day I could make out a huge door, totally covered by ornate shields, weird patterns and ancient frescoes. Nowhere else to go, this door also indicated the end of the road.
"See where your exploring got us? In the heart of the mafia part of the city … you know these Turks can be cruel and…" Jane swallowed as she was interrupted by a commotion outside. Our doors opened and curious, but friendly faces helped us out. The wave of wigwagging hands and faces carried us through the ancient door. I could just make out Jane's nervous giggle.
We were led into a cavernous space. Unexpected big and open, but filled with foreign, mesmerising music and chanting in the background. Filled with old smells mixed with clean ones; confusing our chemically conditioned olfactory pathways. Filled with dark spaces; blindingly interspersed with splashes of brightness.
The moment I stepped into the space my thought processes and analytical responses were numbed by the incense, or the dim light, or the strangeness, or all of it. Different levels in the ancient marble floor made me stumble, my reactions were busy somewhere else.
Jane bumped into me and cursed softly.
Then we came to an abrupt halt in a dimly lit change room. Hushed, but hasty sign language indicated a suspiciously small bundle of clothing. Two bundles with two pieces for each of us. Our hosts disappeared for a moment. As we changed into the scant outfits; the purpose of which still escapes my logic as I was soon to discover that the 'bath' had no need for any kind of covering; I could hear the rolling of a foreign tongue giving instructions on the other side of our door. Followed by the friendly hands and faces reappearing to lead us into a different passage. Squeaky and warm wood under our bare feet now. Smooth marble under my naked palms as I tried to stabilise myself against the walls. Muted voices drowned by sounds of what…water? Pattering – feet or hands?
The clean smell of soap became more distinct. So did the sound of water; and then the pattering of, yes, hands. I glanced over my shoulder, caught a glimpse of Jane's worried expression while passing an old-world wall torch, the only flickering sign of light, and felt a tingle of expectation down my spine.
"Jane," I motioned and she eagerly caught up with me. "Imagine, to go where the ancients went – to experience what the gods invented. You do know that to explore is to live?" She managed a quivering smile and I giggled.
Steam bubbled from all available gaps as our chaperone opened a door quietly. I could make out the dull sound of a gong; indicating the end of the preceding session. From our side of the door I could just make out the glistening bodies moving to the opposite side of the room.
"Wait here" I translated from the gesture, and knew it wasn't the steam when I heard Jane breathe hard behind me. Noiseless, our chaperone materialised again from the mist. He guided us into a round room with side passages. Following his wordless instructions, we stretched out on the central marble slab, surprised by its warmth. Jane curled up in protective stance, face-down and foetal. But I found myself in sacrificial position, face up, DaVinci-man, not to miss anything. My view filled with the marble dome adorned with ancient windows; most probably to let the sun in to warm up the slabs. I stretched and waited for the next step in this adventure.
More guests arrived. The round slab filled up with bodies. I realised then that it was Bath night for women. "See?" I said to Jane, "we are not alone." Secure in the presence of others, she succumbed to the experience. I could tell by her sigh and then turning on her back. And we both observed the ritual starting to whirl around us. Lean, loin-clothed masseurs fell into a rhythmic movement – alternating between filling buckets from hidden taps on the far sides of the room and swooshing the contents over the central marble slab where we reclined.
Group chatter slowly drowned in the symphony created by the hissing of cotton soap-bags filled under ancient taps, accompanied by the pattering of hands. Swirling and twirling; the macabre dance between human, bag and foam was slow enough to be mesmerising, but fast enough to create a luscious lather. The dancers' shared gestures and expressions indicated the onset of the 'bath'.
Anticipation was rewarded with the masseur's firm hands positioning me face-down on the communal slab. He took in his place next to me with his trophy of a foam factory tugged into a loincloth of sort. The only garment of sort on these young men. There was no time to muse over fashion. The first layer of foam was applied as part of a twirling dance movement. I felt the silky flow of the foam over ticklish places. Goosebumps crawled in all directions.
Alternating his foam-dance and lather-layering, the young, but experienced masseur morphed my body into anonymity with the rest of the foam covered group. After an eternity of foam packing, the foam-ritual came to an end.
The sudden stillness enhanced the general hypnotic state as I battled to lift my head, curious. Was the haziness from the group's heavy breathing or the warm water and foam on cool marble? The calm before the stormy massage phase?
Before reason could take over, strong hands found my back through the layers of foam. Initial surprise caused me to gulp. The masseur took it as a sign of pleasure and proceeded with added vigour making sure not a single fibre of muscle was missed by his probing fingers.
Smooth, rhythmic movements relaxed tense bodies on hard tables. Weariness foamed down the marble slab, onto the marble floor, flowed away into marble canals to join troubles of others across the ages.
"We are unique in our sameness…" I heard Jane groan next to me.
Too soon, the wordless request to turn over was gestured. Barely aware of being human, I obliged. Stretched out, with eyes closed, legs slightly spread and arms floppy with palms facing up, I refused to take control of my senses. Brief irritation with the nervous giggles from around me was replaced by blissful surrender as the foam-dance continued to enchant, albeit from the more sensitive anterior perspective.
Some distant concern about my nakedness and my masseur's maleness dissipated with the confident manner in his approach. Starting with my left foot and leg, with ever-widening circles he rippled across western restrictions. Anatomical definitions blurred into oblivion as I let myself spin, mesmerised and paralysed.
Slick movements of almost touch – too fast to be grasped – too obscure to be noticed – too subtle to differentiate – too confident to judge. From afar I listened to the heavy breathing and I felt the rhythmic power as he followed this ancient routine. All obtuseness cleared with the sudden conclusion of the 'bath'. The rhythmic movement stopped abruptly and the atmosphere uncharged in seconds. There was a communal sigh. Everyone on the slab looked flushed. Seated, we received ancient carafes from our individual masseurs. It was filled with cool and clean water. Understanding their gestures, we poured the contents over our foam-covered bodies and stifled gasps as the cold unite us in reality again.
Shiny, clean and naked – several hands reached for stacked towels. Wrapped in dry security, we completed the cycle as we returned to our individual change rooms, to be met by our modern, recently shed attires. Numbed senses, but enhanced awareness. An experience banked in memory. Till today.
I clear my throat again and sip the last bit of water before returning to the pleasant hum around the table outside. Wiping my eyes as I sit down, I smile back at the sympathetic stares. It happens. Dan leans over and kisses my cheek.
"Your turn?" he says and all eyes now focus on me. My turn.
I smile, cough again and start my story about my favourite place.
"You all know that city-travel is not my thing. I prefer the wide open spaces with no interference from civilisation. Rather interaction with locals in rural areas than shopping in malls." I see some rolling their eyes, they know me. "Give me the smells and sounds of earth in its rawest from." Appreciative nods around the table.
"But there is ONE city that vibrates with a life of its own. And somehow hums with my vibe too." Curious glances and knowing smiles. " The only city I am capable of revisiting over and over again." Now I see a few leaning forward for more. I smile. "That place where memories created by senses will always haunt me and find my; as if it happened yesterday."
The daydream fresh in my mind, I once again whirl with the dervishes in concert on the cobbled streets. Where the ice cream sellers played their tricks on me with their bells and little trolleys. I remember the flavours of the food court vendor's shawarma and his sizzling kebabs. Overflowing grand bazaar, colours, people and exotic items mingle with the constant supply of apple tea and I can feel the glow of the sunset on the waters of the Bospheros.
Suddenly Dan's face comes into focus and I realise the glow must show. His eyes warm with his own memories. And I realise his anticipation. The reality hit me. I give a little cough, choking experience still an excuse, and continue.
"London" I hear my voice. Strong and convincing. I look at Dan. He beams.
"My favourite place is London." I pause for effect and to squeeze Dan's hand on my thigh. "Because that is where I met Dan."
Whoops and jeers from around the table. And the gentle tuck on my arm, pulling me closer. A whisper in my ear. Enough excuse to make me blush truthfully. Yes, he is gorgeous. And I do love him so.
So what if I have to sacrifice Istanbul? Jane will understand.
Doesn't Oxford Dictionary define a white lie as a harmless or trivial lie, especially one told to avoid hurting someone's feelings?


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Visa requirements vary depending on your country of origin. Generally visas are issued on a 30-day basis. A visa can sometimes be extended for another 30 days ensuing the initial 30 day visa. Please explore this link for more available information (http://indonesiaimmigration.com/index.php)
Taxis are inexpensive and available at all times. You can usually get a ride from the airport for around $10 USD and a trip to north to the capital city of Mataram for around $12-15 USD. You are also able to hire private drivers to take you anywhere in Lombok and usually charge per day. If you would like to drive yourself, motorbikes and cars are available for rental upon arrival and are available for either short-term or long-term rental.
There are several high quality surf breaks including Serangan, Mawi, Air Guling and Mawun all within a 15-minute car trip from Selong Belanak. Desert Point has recently been ranked in the top ten world's best surf break and is approximately 2 hours from our site.
Selong Belanak beach embodies perfect learning conditions for anyone looking to give surfing a try. It is a small, mellow, safe beach break. The surrounding area offers world-class surf breaks for the more experienced surfer. Due to the area's pristine nature, there are no established tour companies in Selong Belanak at the moment, but it is easy to hire a local boat to go out fishing or surfing. There are also dive shops located in Kuta (25 minutes away). Other activities in the area include shopping for pottery and weavings, various other cultural activities, swimming, hiking, biking, snorkeling and much more. Our in-house Activities Concierge can help you to plan and book any outings and day-trips that appeal to you.
An international standard hospital recently opened in the capital city of Mataram (1 hour away). The closest local standard hospital is located in the neighboring city of Praya (30 minutes away). There is an international medical center with an ambulance, evacuation services and pharmaceutical supply located in neighboring Kuta (25 minutes away). Also, small community clinics exist in Selong Belanak and Kuta, which can provide basic medical care.
The Indonesian and Regional Nusa Tenggara Barat government is very supportive of tourism and very pro-development. Together they aim to grow Indonesian tourism revenue to match with neighbouring Malaysia and Thailand. Much of Lombok is designated as a sustainable eco tourism zone aimed to multiply its number of visitors in the coming years. The government has also started the largest infrastructure development plan the island has ever seen. This development plan has seen the south benefit with a brand new international airport, a bypass road to the capital city of Mataram, expansion of the power grid which in the last few years has more than doubled the population with access to electricity and significant road expansion in particularly to the south. Multiple roads have been repaired and new roads are being asphalted throughout the entire island. There is a Public Private Initiative with the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation working on a 1200 hectare golf course and resort complex in nearby Kuta. Initial clearing and filling for golf course began in September 2014 and is ongoing. President Jokowi visited in April 2015 to support the 1200 hectare Mandalika Resort development effort as well as promoting the area in general.
The South of Lombok enjoys a beautiful, tropical climate year round. Temperatures range between 23-27 degrees Celsius (73-81 degrees Fahrenheit). Due to the effect of the trade winds, the South of the island endures less rainfall than the North.
The dry season ranges from May to November, and the wet season lasts from December to April.
Lombok is located to the East of Bali, Indonesia and is approximately a 30 minute flight or 2 hour fast boat ride from Bali.
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Plans to drill an oil exploration well at Woodburn Forest have been delayed after a key funder withdrew from the project.
The announcement was made this week by oil exploration and gas storage firm InfraStrata, who are leading the operation.
Drilling had been scheduled to commence at the rural location next month.
In a statement, a spokesperson for InfraStrata said: "With regard to funding, it is disappointing to report that Larne Oil and Gas Limited ("Larne"), who exercised an option to acquire an interest in the project in September 2014, have run into funding difficulties and will no longer be participating in the project.
"The licence interest for InfraStrata will therefore revert to the prefarmout 45 percent level with a 15 percent working interest carried by existing partners Terrain Energy Limited and Brigantes Energy Limited. InfraStrata also holds a 50 percent beneficial interest in adjacent offshore licence P2123."
Whilst the terms of Larne's exit are being resolved, the partners are currently in discussions with a number of parties to secure approximately £2.8 million to complete the funding of the well so that it can be drilled this winter, the statement added.
Andrew Hindle, CEO of InfraStrata said: "Whilst we are disappointed that Larne will no longer be participating in the project, significant progress has been made in recent months towards drilling the first exploration well on the PL1/10 licence area in over 40 years. The lower costs of onshore operations mean that onshore projects are expected to remain profitable at lower oil prices if they were to persist.
"The company remains fully committed to the Woodburn Forest-1 well."


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For more than 20 years Russ Mitten served as chief legal officer and corporate secretary of large public companies in the telecommunications and public utility industries, most recently as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Citizens Communications Company (now Frontier Communications). His experience spans the full range of business and legal issues encountered by large and regulated companies, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; corporate and securities matters; commercial transactions; labor and employment law; and, corporate governance. He also has represented clients in proceedings before the FCC, the FERC, and more that 30 state utility regulatory agencies. He is licensed to practice law in Missouri, Texas, Washington, and Hawaii. Russ is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Energy Law, as well as Who's Who in America.
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J.D.; Washington University in St. Louis
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Flood Management Plan
One of the reasons Lynn Haven is recognized for its good floodplain management policies is that the City provides public information regarding flood hazards, flood insurance, and flood protection measures designed to correct existing deficiencies in flood-prone construction. Some of the information and assistance available to residents is outlined below.
The Lynn Haven Building Department is the community's primary source of information regarding Flood Insurance Rate Maps. It is important to know the base flood elevation of your property. Call 265-7316, write, or stop by the Building Department at 907 Pennsylvania Avenue if you have any questions. A copy of certain Elevation Certificates are available at this office.
The City's Building Official is available to answer public inquiries regarding floor elevations of existing properties, advice on how to select a qualified contractor, review of retrofitting plans, and onsite visits to advise owners of appropriate protection measures. The Building Official is also available to answer questions regarding historical flooding problems and the potential flood threat in any given neighborhood.
The Lynn Haven Public Library, 901 Ohio Avenue, provides flood protection reference material to the general public. Reference materials include Flood Insurance Rate Maps, state and federal publications covering a variety of subjects, and a list of agencies and individuals to contact for more information. Residents are urged to take advantage of this flood information resource.
Flooding in Lynn Haven is caused by heavy rainfall that occurs in short periods and is common during summer thunderstorms, and tidal surges that accompany tropical storms and hurricanes. Hurricane tidal surges are our greatest threat. The table below indicates storm surge levels of various categories of hurricanes:
Wind Speed
Storm Surge
74-95 mph
4 to 5 feet
96-110 mph
6 to 8 feet
111-130 mph
9 to 12 feet
131-155 mph
13 to 18 feet
156 mph +
19 feet +
Because of Lynn Haven's low land elevations and proximity to St. Andrews Bay, the flood threat is significant. Due to this threat, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has identified parts of the City as a Special Flood Hazard Area on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps. These maps establish base flood elevations for all development, with the lowest permitted habitable floor levels ranging from 2 to 10 feet above sea level.
Opal's damage to Lynn Haven residents in 1995 was substantial. This was not our first flood due to tidal surge associated with hurricanes. The potential for flood loss will always exist. The need to respect this hazard and to know how to deal with it accordingly is your best protection.
Lynn Haven residents can protect themselves from the flood hazard by taking measures to ensure the safety of life and property before, during, and after a flood occurs. Safety precautions that can minimize the potential losses in such events include:
Before a Storm. Know our areas warning procedures. Many are outlined in this brochure. Plan your evacuation in advance. Know when, where, and how you are going to evacuate prior to a storm.
Your evacuation plan should provide for your pets, your personal hurricane supplies (food, medicine, etc.) and insurance considerations. If you evacuate, take proper identification and important personal papers and documents. If you live in an area that is particularly vulnerable to flooding, you may want to keep plywood, plastic sheeting, lumber, and other materials in stock to help prepare your property for the storm and to aid in emergency repairs afterwards.
Preparation for Evacuation. Keep a battery powered radio turned in to local stations, and if an evacuation order is given, comply with it. Even if it turns out to be unnecessary, leaving is better than risking the potential loss of life by staying. If you are physically impaired or require special assistance to evacuate, contact Bay County Emergency Management at 784-4000. Don't wait for a storm to strike. Call as soon as possible so that plans can be made to assist you.
When preparing your home prior to evacuation, it is advisable to turn off all electricity; except to your refrigerator and freezer. Also, fill your tubs, sinks, and any available containers with water, in case fresh water is not available after the storm. Board up your windows to protect them from flying debris. Move valuables and furniture to higher elevations.
After the Storm. The City will be working quickly in ensure a speedy and safe return. More people are injured after a storm due to unsafe buildings, downed power lines, contaminated water, and other unsafe conditions than are injured in the storm itself. Carefully check for structural damage prior to entering a building. Use caution when re-entering the structure. Turn on electricity one breaker at a time and watch for smoke or sparks.
Keep eyes open for snakes, insects or other animals driven to find shelter in your home. Ensure gas lines are not broken. Use flashlights or battery operated lanterns until sure. Do not use charcoal grills for indoor cooking. Use only in well ventilated areas.
Bay County EOC works with the City, the National Weather Service, and the National Hurricane Center to monitor flood and storm threats and to advise the community accordingly. Potential flood alerts are issued over local radio and television stations, and over NOAA weather alert radio frequency FM-162.465 MHZ.
With Lynn Haven's participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the City administers flood management regulations and other measures designed to minimize potential flooding losses. Any development requires a permit from either the City Planning or Building Department, or both. The City ensures development is taking place according to flood regulations. Regulations include required elevations of the floor in living areas, flood-proofing of certain construction, limitations on placement of fill and prohibitions of certain substantial improvements, additions or reconstruction.
In accordance with NFIP standards, the City requires that if the cost of any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvements to a building equals or exceeds 50% of the building's market value, such work is considered a substantial improvement. The existing building is then required to meet the same standards as a new building. For residential structures, these requirements typically mean raising the living area to the base flood elevation.
The City's substantial improvement requirements are enforced through the development and building permitting process. Applicants for remodeling or repair of non-conforming structures (i.e. buildings which are not elevated to or above the base flood elevation) are required to submit a cost estimate of improvements and an appraised value of the existing structure, to determine if the work constitutes a substantial improvement. With these requirements, the City ensures more of the older non-conforming structures will be elevated to base flood elevations, and protected from potential flood damage.
Lynn Haven's permitting review process is necessary to allow the City to participate in the NFIP, making flood insurance available to any residents who wish to protect their property from flood damage. Development that occurs without City permits threatens the City's continued participation in the NFIP and the ability for residents to obtain flood insurance. If you see development occurring without permits, protect your rights and contact the city immediately.
Are you Insured? For many people, their home and its contents represent their greatest investment. Property losses due to flooding are not covered under most standard homeowners insurance policies. You can protect your home and its contents with flood insurance through the NFIP.
The NFIP is a federal program established by Congress in 1968 to enable property owners to buy flood insurance at reasonable rates in participating communities. In return, participating communities carry out flood management measures designed to protect life and property from future flooding.
The NFIP is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency through its Federal Insurance Administration. The City of Lynn Haven has participated in the NFIP since 1985.
Flood insurance is required for any federally backed mortgage. The amounts of flood insurance that are available through the NFIP as of March 1, 1995 are as follows:
Building Types
Amount Available
Amount Available
Single Family
All other Residential
To find out more about flood insurance for your property and its contents, contact your insurance agent. There is usually a waiting period before a flood insurance policy takes effect, so don't wait until a storm threatens before you secure the flood insurance you need.
In their undisturbed and natural state, area interior wetlands provide many beneficial functions, including floodplain management, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities. Since the late 1980's, the City has been working toward the preservation and restoration of Interior Wetlands Systems to protect these resources for future generations.
Over time, the City has improved and maintained a stormwater management system which has significantly reduced the road and yard flooding that used to be commonplace during the summer rainy season. Every year the City budget funds for the inspection and maintenance of the drainage ditches, catch basins, and culverts that comprise the stormwater drainage system. All facets of the drainage system are inspected and maintained on an annual basis to ensure this system will function when heavy rains occur. The City has also adopted regulations which make it illegal to dump any garbage, refuse, or vegetative debris in any stream, canal, or other water body to further protect the integrity of the vital drainage system. If you experience any localized drainage problems please notify the Public Works Department at 265-5989 so that the problem can be corrected. If you wish to report a violation of the City's dumping regulations contact a Code Enforcement Officer at 265-1112.
More Information from the Federal Emergency Management agency (FEMA) is available at www.floodsmart.gov
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Essay Topic: Discuss the impact of Non State Actors in global governance, focusing on two groupings of Non State Actors discussed in the text book in chapters 22 to 29.
Essay Objective: To understand the role played by Non State Actors in shaping and affecting shifting patterns of global power in international relations and governance.
Word count: 2000 (6 ) Pages
Grade: 20 Marks (20%)
Deadline: 24 November 2015 (Midnight) Submit via email,
You may use external sources that you determine are relevant to your argument
The essay could include,
- A Broad understanding of the role Non State Actors plays in influencing global governance from decision making to norm creation
- You could develop an argument to indicate the importance of NSAs in fulfilling complex challenges to governance where states are struggling to deliver services.
- You can develop a deep critique of how NSAs are circumventing state prerogatives and has managed to create narrow agendas for their own advantage
- You can take a mini-case study approach if you can find some external sources onto operations of a selected group of NSA such as an NGO or Private Military company and extensively discuss the pros and cons of their operations and how they shape and challenge global governance


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Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Thermal management has been a critical issue for the safe running of an electronic device. Driving liquid metal with low melting point to extract heat from the thermal source is highly efficient because of its superior thermophysical properties over conventional coolant such as water or the like. In this paper, utilizing thermosyphon effect to drive room temperature liquid metal for electronic cooling was proposed for the first time with its technical feasibility demonstrated. This may lead to a self supported cooling which just utilizes the waste heat produced by the hot chip to drive the flow of liquid metal. And the device thus fabricated will be the one without any external pump and moving elements inside. A series of conceptual experiments under different operational conditions were performed to evaluate the cooling performance of the new method. Meanwhile, the results were also compared with that of water cooling by ways of thermal infrared graph and temperatures acquired by thermocouples. According to the measurements, it was found that the cooling performance of liquid metal was much stronger than that of water, and this will become even better with the increase of heat load, and height difference between the cooler and heater. A theoretical thermal resistance model was established and convective heat transfer coefficient was calculated to interpret the phenomenon with uncertainty analyzed. With further improvement of the present system and liquid metal coolant, this method is expected to be flexibly useful for heat dissipation of light-emitting diode (LED) street lamp, desk computer and radio remote unit (RRU), where confined space, efficient cooling, low energy consumption, dust-proof and water-proof are critically requested.
Conceptual schematic of the improved system
Heat dissipation percentage by components of the system using liquid metal as coolant when H is 185 mm and heat load is 42.1 W
Convective heat transfer coefficient of liquid metal as a function of heat load when H is 185 mm, 135 mm, 85 mm
Convective heat transfer coefficient of liquid metal and water as a function of heat load when H is 185 mm
Total thermal resistance of the system using (a) liquid metal and (b) water as coolant when H is 185 mm (TR means thermal resistance)
Simplified thermal resistance model of the whole system
Temperature of the heat source when the height difference between the cooler and the heater H is 185 mm, 135 mm, 85 mm, respectively, using liquid metal as coolant
Temperature difference between the heat source and ambient using liquid metal and water as coolants when the height difference between the cooler and the heater H is 185 mm
Thermal infrared graph for the system using liquid metal as coolant after the heat source is switched on at the time of (a1) 4 min; (a2) 20 min; (a3) 36 min, and using water as coolant after the heat source is switched on at the time of (b1) 4 min; (b2) 20 min; (b3) 46 min.
Principle (a) and prototype schematic (b) of experimental platform: (1) heat sink; (2) cooler with flow channels; (3) tube; (4) heater with flow channels; and (5) heating block
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