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I get very inspired when I hear of an Occupational Therapist coming up with an innovative idea. A few years ago, I connected with fellow Occupational Therapist, Scott Harmon, in a professional group on Linked In. I have been very impressed to follow some of his pod casts and to learn from his website
Scott is always easy to interact with and shares so much on many levels about becoming successful as an OT who is an entrepreneur. I am very impressed to hear of the Academy of Private Practice (APP) that Scott has started. I could definitely have used such an academy when I first began to explore working privately. I asked Scott a few questions related to how he came up with such a wonderful idea. Enjoy the interview below to learn some of the background to Scott's Academy.
Q1) Hi Scott, thank you for agreeing to answer some questions related to your new Academy. To introduce this wonderful new service can you share who works in APP, is there a team or is that all your work?
Scott: "The Academy is hosted and run by me. I do use a virtual assistant to help with editing and simple website tasks. One great aspect of the Academy is the therapists who are members all help each other. This happens specifically in our monthly Mastermind meetings and in our private Facebook group. The Mastermind meetings are a video conference with 6-8 other practice owners. In each Mastermind we focus on one therapist and a few of their most pressing questions. I am always amazed at the great ideas and advice that come from the members."
Q2) What inspired you to develop APP.
Scott: "The Academy is what I wish I would have had when I first started my practice and then in the early years as I tried to figure out how to grow and improve on my business. My initial idea was to start a podcast and a website which is what I did. I listen to a lot of podcasts and I thought it would be fun to have my own podcast. At about the same time as I had this idea, a friend who graduated OT school with my wife asked if she could come to my clinic and ask me some questions about private practice. She and 3 of her friends were going to start their own practice. They visited with me for a few hours and I really enjoyed answering their questions and they really valued my advice and insight. It was at that point that I realized that what I had learned over the years could really benefit other therapists who were interested in starting their own practice. It wasn't that I knew everything. I still don't know everything and never will. It was that I was a little further down the road than these therapists who were asking me questions. I had made some mistakes that I could help them avoid. My thought then was to share what I knew on my website at StartaTherapyPractice.com and in a podcast. I was able to do this because I had put systems in my business that allowed me to step back from the day to day tasks of my private practice. I had some time to teach what I was doing."
Q3) For those OTs who have an entrepreneurial spirit, how do you find time to write an eBook, develop an online academy and run two private practices?
Scott: "As I mentioned in question 2 above, I started implementing some automating systems in my business. I began to document what day to day tasks I was performing that I knew someone else could do just as good or even better than me. I started with tasks that were repetitive and easy to do but took a lot of my time. I used screen capture tools like Snagit and Camtasia to show how to perform these tasks. You can see how I do this at StartaTherapyPractice.com/sop"
Q4) Who has been your greatest inspiration / role model for OT in general and for working privately in particular?
Scott: "A role model for OT in general is Jean Ayres. I am inspired by the children I treat. I get some of my best treatment ideas from watching children play. I like to notice what they like to do and then put a twist on that activity to make it more challenging and novel. We all learn from novel or new activities.
A role model I have for private practice are some of the business books that I have read. Dave Ramsey's Entreleadership is a must read. I have put other must read books over at StartaTherapyPractice.com/resources"
Q5) Our clients certainly are inspirational. I love the idea of gaining treatment ideas from watching children play. Thank you for sharing that. Before we end, what message would you like to share with readers as to your journey from becoming an OT to being a private practitioner and entrepreneur.
Scott: "Business is about relationships. To the degree that you like people and want to find out how best to serve them will determine how successful you will be."
Thank you Scott for sharing about your work to help other OTs to gain skills, information and guidance in how to develop a private practice. Thank you also for all that you share on your website.
What are your thoughts about working privately and / or about working from home? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.
This post is prepared for you by: Shoshanah Shear, Occupational Therapist, healing facilitator, certified infant massage instructor, certified Kallah teacher, working privately in Jerusalem. Shoshanah is also a freelance writer and co-author of "Tuvia Finds His Freedom" and author of "Healing Your Life Through Activity – An Occupational Therapist's Story"


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Musselburgh were leading 27-8 at the interval and they did not let up in the second half against their shell-shocked visitors.
Twenty further points came from the hosts in the second 40 minutes and they will be in the draw for round three.
Teenagers Euan McKirdy and Nigel Kelly grabbed their top-team chance with both hands in the BT Cup yesterday as GHA edged out Selkirk 20-17 in round two. The hosts had used the tie at Braidholm to give a few young fringe players a chance in the first XV and they did very well.
McKirdy, Kelly and the more experienced Rangi Jericevich bagged tries to see them tied 17-17 with their visitors.
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Boroughmuir edged out Stewart's Melville 15-13 at Inverleith, Hawick were in good form to win 55-17 away to Marr, Edinburgh Accies saw off Jed-Forest 49-13 and Currie beat Dundee HSFP 29-12.
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Four Seasons Viognier – Tasting Tips
Most of the times, I generally don't go to for a wine. But, wanted to try it at least once. I zeroed in on Four Seasons Viognier. This is my first try w.r.t wines. I love the Four Seasons Viognier after having it.
In case, you have got hold of one, here are few tasting tips to enjoy it the most.
It has a well-rounded lingering finish with flavors of blossom and delicate hints of dried apricots and peaches.
Type : Still White Wine
Grapes : Viognier
Origin : Baramati, Maharashtra, India
Style: Off Dry
Tasting notes:
Color : Bright and clear gold.
Aroma : Intense perfume of blossom, with delicate hints of dried apricots and peaches.
Palate : Well-rounded with balancing acidity and an attractive lingering finish.
Serving suggestion:
Enjoyed best at 10 – 12º C as an accompaniment to sprout based salads with fruity dressings, or light fish and chicken dishes. Also pairs well with mildly spiced Indian and Asian cuisine.
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Heavily revised and with a new-co-author, A History of Film , is a comprehensive international survey of the narrative fiction film from its beginnings to the present. In the book, the contributions of major film-producing countries, significant filmmakers, and their films are highlighted within social, artistic, economic, and technological contexts. This fifth edition constitutes a major revision and update over half the text is new! The new edition updates the book's historical coverage while considerably expanding it to incorporate women and minority filmmakers and audiences, avant-garde and documentary traditions, and the wide array of global filmmaking practices.


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Nintendo GameCube:
The Nintendo GameCube was Nintendo first console to have CD format. (Compact Disc) The dics were small. about have of the size as a regalur compact disc. Two memory cards slots. and a Broad Band & a phone Modem that hooks up to the bottom to play Sega's Phantasy Star Online, Another device that hooked up to the GameCube was the Gameboy Advance Player where you can play GB,GBC & GBA games on your tv, Just like the SNES console. Powered by ATi it's small compressed size was also light. with a handle behind it. The GameCube also had four controller ports to hook up your GCN controllers. With the GBA/GCN link cable you can hook up your Game Boy Advance to your GCN. The memory cards go into the system than the controller like it's N64 older Brother. But the GCn was the first console that didn't have Super Mario has a Launch title. instead Mario's younger brother Lugi took Mario's place. But Fans didn't have to wait long. in 2002. Nintendo shiped out Super Mario Sunshine for the GCN. as always here's some GCN picks.
Indigo the First Nintendo console to have a rare color. it was kind of like a bluesh purple. The C buttons turned into a C-Stick. Nintendo brought back the X & Y buttons but left out the select button. Leaving the Start button in the middle. the D-Pad was smaller. & the L & R buttons where on the top of the controller. The Z button was located just a little below the R button. The picture above is an older version of the GCN controller The B you see is now a Red Circle button just a little bigger than the Start/Pause button. The A button is Green instead of blue.
This picture just shows the many sides to the GameCube.
This is a Pre design GCN controller. That Nintendo Made as a concept. Just by the Way it looked,
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|Video game console
|Sixth generation era (128-bit era)
|First available
|JP September 14, 2001
NA November 18, 2001
EU May 3, 2002
AUS May 17, 2002
|PowerPC Gekko, 485 MHz
|ATI Technologies, 162 MHz
|Nintendo GameCube Game Disc
|System storage
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|Broadband Adapter or Modem Adapter
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|Worldwide: 21.74 million
Japan: 4.04 million
Americas: 12.94 million
Other: 4.77 million
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|Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance (Game Boy Player add-on required)
|Nintendo 64
The Nintendo GameCube (ニンテンドーゲームキューブ, Nintendō Gēmukyūbu?), often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo's fourth home video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. The hardware system is the most compact, and second-cheapest after Sega's Dreamcast, of the sixth generation. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and predecessor to Nintendo's Wii. The console was released on September 14, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia. The GameCube sold 21.74 million units worldwide.
Nintendo has used several advertising strategies and techniques for the GameCube. The earliest commercials displayed a rotating cube video, which would morph into the GameCube logo. A female voice whispered "GameCube." This was usually after the normal commercial for a GameCube game.
Subsequent ad campaigns had Nintendo advertising with a "Who Are You?" tangent to market the wide range of games Nintendo offers. The idea behind the "Who Are You?" campaign is that "you are what you play"; the kind of game a gamer enjoys playing suggests a dominant trait in that gamer's personality. The "Who Are You?" logo is similar to graffiti lettering. Most of the "Who Are You?" commercials advertised games developed or published by Nintendo, but some developers paid Nintendo to promote their games, using Nintendo's marketing and advertising resources.
Like its predecessor, the Nintendo 64, the Nintendo GameCube was available in a variety of colors. The two most common colors, made available during the system's launch, were "Indigo" (the "default" color) and "Jet Black". Later, Nintendo released GameCubes with a "Platinum" color scheme, marketed as limited edition. "Orange Spice" GameCubes were also manufactured, but were primarily available only in Japan.
The GameCube's model numbers, DOL-001 and 101, are a reference to its Dolphin codename. The official accessories and peripherals have model numbers beginning with DOL as well. Also, other types of Nintendo hardware before and after the GameCube has its developer's codename as a model number. Another Dolphin reference, "Flipper" is the name of the GPU for the GameCube.[5] Panasonic made a licensed version of the GameCube with DVD playback, called the Panasonic Q.
Benchmarks provided by third-party testing facilities indicate that Nintendo's official specifications, especially those relating to performance, may be conservative. One of Nintendo's primary objectives in designing the GameCube hardware was to overcome the perceived limitations and difficulties of programming for the Nintendo 64 architecture; thus creating an affordable, well-balanced, developer-friendly console that still performs competitively against its rivals. The development hardware kit was called the GameCube NR Reader. Model numbers for these units begin with DOT. These units allow developers to debug beta versions of games and hardware. These units were sold to developers by Nintendo at a premium price and many developers modified regular GameCubes for game beta testing because of this. The NR reader will not play regular GameCube games but only special NR discs burned by a Nintendo NR writer.
Like its competitor, the PlayStation 2, the GameCube uses memory cards for saving game data (unlike the Xbox which has a built-in hard drive). The GameCube Memory Card comes in multiple sizes: 59 blocks (grey card), 251 blocks (black), and 1019 blocks (white). Cheaper third-party memory cards are also available.
The Nintendo GameCube Game Disc is the medium for the Nintendo GameCube, created by Matsushita. Chosen to prevent unauthorized copying and to avoid licensing fees to the DVD Consortium, it is Nintendo's first non-cartridge storage method for systems released in North America and Europe (the Famicom Disk System and Nintendo 64DD were only released in Japan). Some games which contain large amounts of voice acting or pre-rendered video (for example, Tales of Symphonia) have been released on two discs; however, only twenty five titles have been released on two discs, and no games require three or more discs.
The MultiAV port was identical to and compatible with the one used in Nintendo's earlier SNES and Nintendo 64 systems.
Nintendo found that the digital AV port was used by less than one percent of users, causing the port to be removed from systems manufactured after May 2004. This was made noticeable on the "Pearl White" Mario Strikers pak in Europe released in October 2005 also on GameCube paks still in production at this time namely the Mario Kart Pak.
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The standard GameCube controller has a wing grip design, and is designed to fit well in the player's hands. It includes a total of eight buttons, two analog sticks, and a D-pad. The primary analog stick is on the left, with the D-pad below it. On the right are four buttons; a large green "A" button in the center, a smaller red "B" button to the left, an "X" button to the right and a "Y" button to the top. Below those, there is a yellow "C" stick, which often serves different functions, from controlling the camera, to one similar to that of the right analog stick on a PlayStation 2 DualShock 2 controller. The Start/Pause button is in the middle of the controller.
On the top of the controller there are two analog shoulder buttons marked "L" and "R", as well as one digital one marked "Z". The "L" and "R" shoulder buttons have both digital and analog capabilities. In analog mode, the shoulder buttons have an additional "click" when fully depressed. In digital mode, it will register it as digital only when fully depressed. This difference, in effect, serves as two additional buttons on the controller without the need to actually add physical buttons. This works by means of a dual-sensor system inside the controller, a slider piece, which is moved by pressing down on the shoulder button and a separate button press pad at the base.
The GameCube controller comes in four major colors: "Jet Black", "Indigo", "Platinum" (silver), and "Orange Spice", all of which matching available colours of GameCube consoles. They were later sold in "Red", "Hot Pink", and all of the colors above but with a clear bottom. In April 2008, Nintendo released a white controller exclusively in Japan, possibly as a result of owners of the Wii game Super Smash Bros. Brawl preferring the controller as the primary method of control. There was also a pink controller released for a short time. A wireless controller was later released. Called the WaveBird, it works on radio frequency and as such is battery powered.
The GameCube controller in both its original wired version and the wireless WaveBird version is compatible with the Wii. Virtual Console games and certain Wii and WiiWare games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 can be played with a GameCube controller.
Anascape Ltd, a Texas-based firm, filed a lawsuit against Nintendo for patent infringements regarding Nintendo's controllers. A July 2008 verdict found that a ban would be issued preventing Nintendo from selling the regular GameCube and WaveBird controllers in the United States. Nintendo is free to continue selling the controllers pending an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Some earlier and later revisions of the GameCube consoles developed disc read problems with the optical pickup becoming thermally sensitive over time, causing read errors when the console reached normal operating temperature. Failures of this sort require replacement of the optical pickup. Affected consoles have sometimes been serviced free of charge by Nintendo even after the expiration of the warranty period.
The GameCube launched in North America with the following 12 games:
|All-Star Baseball 2002
|Batman Vengeance
|Crazy Taxi
|Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
|Disney's Tarzan Untamed
|Luigi's Mansion
|Madden NFL 2002
|EA Sports
|NHL Hitz 20-02
|EA Black Box
|Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
|Factor 5
|Super Monkey Ball
|Amusement Vision
|Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
|Wave Race: Blue Storm
One of the defining aspects of the Nintendo GameCube is the rejuvenated relationship between Nintendo and its licensees. Unlike previous generations in which Nintendo was seen by some as bullying its third-party game developers, Nintendo openly sought game-development aid on the Nintendo GameCube. Sometimes, Nintendo would merely request that a third-party developer produce a game based on the third-party's own game franchises; other times, Nintendo would request that the third-party developer produce a game based on Nintendo's own game franchises. In both cases, Nintendo often took an active role in cooperating with the developer.[citation needed] This policy on Nintendo's part resulted in exclusive third-party games for the Nintendo GameCube, and the arrival of multi-format titles on the platform. Because of these efforts, GameCube owners tend to support first-party games more heavily than third party games, whereas the reverse is true for PlayStation 2 and Xbox owners, as fewer first-party titles exist on those platforms.
Despite Nintendo's efforts, the GameCube failed to reclaim the market share lost by its predecessor, the Nintendo 64. It was in third place compared to its competitors, Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox (the latter was discontinued in 2006). The console's "family-friendly" appeal and lack of third-party support skewed the GameCube toward a younger market (see chart), which represents a minority of the gaming population. Some third-party games popular with teenagers or adults, such as first-person shooters and the controversial Grand Theft Auto series, skipped a GameCube port in favor of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The GameCube does, however, have over forty M (for Mature) rated games, a considerably larger amount than Nintendo's previous consoles.
Also, due to Nintendo's lack of support for the online capabilities of the GameCube, as opposed to Microsoft, Sega, and later Sony, who actively promoted online gaming by releasing first-party online titles and soliciting developers, multi-platform games with online functionality were released offline-only on the GameCube. Although online support was added in late 2002 and both Sony and Nintendo followed a similar decentralized online model (in contrast to the centralized Xbox Live), lower sales of the GameCube versions of games during its launch year precluded developers from including online support. The 1.5 gigabyte proprietary disc format may also have been a limiting factor since the Xbox and PS2 used the 8.5GB Dual-Layer DVD. However, the Nintendo disc still has sufficient room for most games, although a few games require two discs or tend to have less extra content than other versions, and video compression for some games is slightly more apparent.
The strong preference of GameCube owners for first-party titles also put the system at odds with independent third party developers. Cross-platform games—such as sports franchises released by Electronic Arts—sold far below their PlayStation 2 and Xbox counterparts, prompting developers to scale back or completely cease support for the GameCube. After several years of losing money from developing for Nintendo's system, Eidos Interactive announced in September 2003 that it would end support for the GameCube, canceling several titles that had been in development. Since then, however, Eidos has resumed development of GameCube titles, releasing hit games such as Lego Star Wars: The Video Game and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend. Due to sagging sales, Nintendo was forced to cut GameCube production for a limited time in order to sell off surpluses. In October 2002, Nintendo issued a profit warning. Sales rebounded slightly after a price drop to US $99 on September 24, 2003 and the release of the The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition bundle. A demo disc called the Nintendo GameCube Preview Disc was also released in a bundle in 2003. Since this period, GameCube sales continued to be steady, particularly in Japan, but the GameCube was still in third place in worldwide sales during the sixth generation era.
Some third-party companies, such as Ubisoft, THQ, Disney Interactive Studios, Humongous Entertainment, and EA Sports, continued to release GameCube games in 2007. These titles include TMNT, Meet the Robinsons, Surf's Up, Ratatouille, and Madden NFL 08.
The GameCube was at one point online compatible by using a GameCube Modem Adapter or Broadband Adapter, though the only four games that had an online component were Homeland, Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II, Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus, and Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution. This online play was ended as of April 2007, but LAN gameplay is still available for the three titles that originally supported it: Mario Kart Double Dash!!, 1080° Avalanche and Kirby Air Ride. A third-party PC application called Warp Pipe allows online play of these three titles by tunneling the network traffic through a computer and across the internet, though this is not supported by Nintendo.
While the GameCube sold nearly 22 million units during its lifecycle, it lagged far behind the installed base of over 140 millionPlayStation 2 consoles sold. The GameCube also finished its generation slightly behind the Xbox, which sold 24 million units before being discontinued.
The overall number of titles released on the system exceeds 600, with 208.56 million GameCube games sold as of June 30, 2008.


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Thomas Cuthbert Harrison was born in July 1906, in the early days of the automobile. Cuth was immediately attracted to this new advancement and in 1931 he opened a small vehicle repair business in Sheffield, on Abbeydale Road.
Today known as TC Harrison Ford, Cuth built a thriving business and in turn gained a respected reputation.
Cuth's introduction to the world of motor racing started in the 1934 season at Donington Park, he raced a Ford 8 hp touring car, which he had converted into a single seater racing car. The car was very fast but was not capable of sustaining high speeds for long periods of time. In 1938, this time driving a 1934 ex-works Riley lmp, TCH entered the Donington TT Race.
This was his first big event in the racing world and it proved to be a very quick race with TCH finishing in 3rd place in the 1100cc class – a very fast drive. 1947 was really the start if the big time racing for TCH as he decided to go in for Grand Prix which only accepted expert drivers.
Cuth had to prove his racing abilities time after time and had to drive a very capable fast car, which had to meet strict regulations. As a racing driver TCH was fearless and completely relaxed despite the impossible speeds and handling. He was quickly recognised as being one of the fastest drivers in the world.


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The teen who died in a St. Johns County single-car wreck Wednesday evening has been identified.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Michael Jarek Sonognini, 17, was traveling northbound on Longleaf Pine Parkway near County Road 14A and crashed around 8:40 p.m. He lost control of his vehicle and entered into the median, crossed into the southbound lane, and his vehicle overturned.
At this time, they don't know why he lost control of his vehicle. Troopers said Sonognini wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his vehicle.
Grief counselors will be on hand at Creekside High School Thursday morning to help the students who have been affected.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family through this hard time to help with funeral expenses and other financial difficulties.
I didn't know Jarek very well but my prayers go out to his friends and family.— Josie Henry (@Josie_henry13) April 13, 2017
Just found out a creekside senior just died in a car accident my thoughts and prayers go out to the family😥😥 #prayforthecreek— Michael Mathis 7⃣4⃣ (@tha_greatone90) April 13, 2017


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Big plan for Halloween
Come October 29, Sandalwood Estate will be transformed into a scene from a horror movie, compliments of Escape: Halloween '16.
Speaking at the press launch last Thursday, promoters Jordan Eversley and Sachin Clarke promised to elevate the Halloween experience for party-goers this year.
"Escape Halloween promises to take Halloween to a whole new level," said Eversley of the College Rave Entertainment franchise.
Attendees at the launch got a glimpse of what they can expect on October 29, as the event commenced with a hauntingly electrifying entrance, as a werewolf and bloodied little girl suddenly appeared in the fog-filled lounge area.
Eversley and Clarke, two 19 year old entrepreneurs with successful brands, saw the need for an exciting new product to cater to the demographic which patronized Liquid Halloween after this annual event was discontinued.
Partnering with Stuart Mayers of MIA Entertainment, Escape Halloween was created.
"We've realized that we have all equally dominated specific demographics, and . . . together we have fused to develop a new vibrant, premium drinks inclusive Halloween event for the island of Barbados . . . with the fusion of energy and the fusion of talent within our segregated events. Together we are definitely going to take over the Halloween events in Barbados," said Eversley.
Determined to provide partygoers with a "new vibrant partying experience", the trio has also taken to being socially responsible for the Halloween festivities by donating blood to the Barbados Blood Collection.
"I get a phone call every month asking to donate blood and you always find an excuse not to go until it actually is personal, it hits home," said Mayers.
"So we're just trying to build that social responsibility among that age group as well where, instead of waiting until something goes wrong, hey go out there and give some blood."
As part of the promotion of responsible partying among young people, the first five persons to donate blood will be winners of a free ticket to the premium Halloween event.
11 Responses to Big plan for Halloween
Why the hell are bajans celebrating halloween.That has nothing to do with us.
We soon start celebrating 4th of July, already some idiot stores have 4th of July sales.
Whoever said monkeys and chimpanzees were the only animals that ape the actions of others?
This 'mask" dressing up in BIM is going down the wrong road just to get merchants rich. With the up surge in gun-crimes I can see many more in store while wearing a mask. This imported foolishness must not take root in BIM .
I do not mind the two young fellas going into business but why Halloween. Just cant seem to ever put my mind on that
Hell o ween is demonic a celebration for witches on that day. This is now a trend or culture of Barbados?
Get real people. Halloween, is no different from Christmas, Easter, Valentines Day, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, and the list goes on. It's all about fun and laughter and it is a commercial stimulant for business activity. Who benefits? Children and adults that have the mind of a child, retail candy stores, make up artists and costume designers. So, Go out and have your fun, Be safe and don't mind these Christian hypocrites, I understand that to join a Pentecostal or Evangelical church one is require to submit one's pay slip to verify their 10% tithe is duly submitted Or a special prayer will be sent up by the appointed apostle for punishment on you. Oh, that apostle drives around in a luxury vehicle which he claims is a personal gigt from God.
Why celebrate valentines day. Look at its origin. Be still if you all have nothing positive to say to two young people trying. You all know nothing of these youngsters or their dreams. Why be negative instead of wishing them success and sending up heavenly praise for a safe event.
becareful what we wish for, are we so dumb not too see the outcome of another festival of satanic worship, death will ensue, prepare yourself for the backlash
What a roll of crap….satanic worship?? Once it is not church like..it is satanic!! One big stupse! Christians…it has to be your way or none at all!! GTOH!!
This embracing of demonology will have it's consequences God specifically warned in the bible not to dabble in these things but we seem to have a bunch of clowns here who take pleasure in going against the word of God with this satanic festival, i hope that they are prepared for consequences of their silly actions, if you believe that this is just fun for the sake of making money for those who organize these events then think again,you are playing right into the hands of the evil one ,and to you my dear chap Phil,some of the other festivals though pagan in their origins do not glorify satan like this one does.


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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
How do I do Cry Wolf?
I've had the Cry Wolf quest for a while now, and I only just found scarewolves, but I'm not sure what exactly it wants me to do. I've scared it with war cry and then killed it without letting any of my other characters attack except my martial artist, and I don't get any credit. I tried making sure that I killed it right after the turn I used war cry, I still didn't receive credit. What does it want me to do to get credit for the quest? GadoTheLion1234 - 7 years ago
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Quests are not nearly as picky as you are assuming they are. You never need to perform an action with any specific character of any level or class. Just meet the requirements of the quest. In the case of Cry Wolf you merely must defeat the Scarewolf while it is still under the effect of War Cry. The effect of War Cry ends the instant a wolf gets an action and you see the message that it is terrified. So you must scare it with War Cry then kill it before it gets an action.
Personally the way I did it was to weaken the wolves so anybody could kill in one shot. Then have a character that is slower than the wolves do War Cry. When that character lands the War Cry next turn kill the terrified wolf with a fast character before it can get its action. playingforfun (Expert) - 7 years ago
Here's how. First turn, have two chars attack and the other two defend. Second turn, have the MA use War Cry and the other three chars attack in hopes of landing the killing blow. MereMare - 7 years ago
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Mobile Enterprise Business Errors (Unintended) #7: Ruining your customers experience on mobiles
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Genesys European G-Force conference in Barcelona. Genesys has adopted the slogan "Save the world from bad customer service". In a mobile context, three aspects raised in Barcelona deserve comment.
The first was the charming story of a child's prized Green Pig being left, by accident, at a Los Angeles (near Hollywood) hotel. On discovering when arriving home in Europe that Green Pig was missing, the parents called the Hotel which swiftly located the missing toy and promised to mail it back as soon as possible. The hotel staff, however, went further, in best Hollywood-make-believe style. They created a short photo record of Green Pig enjoying himself away from his owner: there was a picture of Green Pig at the bar, on the running machine, tucked into bed – and finally being handed into a taxi to head to the airport for the flight home. Needless to say that extra effort, included with in the package sent, was highly appreciated when Green Pig finally rejoined his owner.
This customer-oriented excellence is the converse of what too often happens when builders of mobile apps fail to do sufficient work (or are lazy about 'whole completion). Eric Tamblyn and Mayur Anadkat are responsible within Genesys for adding mobile capabilities as part of multi-channel (voice, IVR, web, sms, etc.) support offered on the Genesys platform. In talking with them about instances of mobile enterprise business errors (unintended) that they had come across both offered the same type of example – incomplete finishing of mobile apps as well as a failure to understand the implications and opportunities of multi-channel communication.
Take the airline KLM. It has a clean and visually appealing app. But, if the app cannot do what you want, you are referred to a contact page. On that page are phone numbers. But, if you try to click on any of these, nothing will happen – even when the app is running on a smartphone and when the logical action is to start a call when you select the phone number. Furthermore, if you do manually make a call, all context about what you (the user) were trying to do on the mobile device has gone — and effecively you have to start all over again. This is neither necessary nor desirable (from both the customer and app-owner point of view).
Put another way, an app like this is crazily incomplete, and the very antithesis of the excellence of the Green Pig customer experience. Yet do not think KLM is alone. For example, Iberia can send you an sms about a flight change and asks you to contact your nearest Iberia office — without telling you where that is (which is way more irritating than what KLM does). Many, many other enterprises, from banks to retailers, are making the same sort of error in mobile app completeness – which irritates their customers as well as overtly failing to exploit mobility.
There are variations on this. For example, should you look at the web site of the UK hotel chain Travelodge from a mobile phone browser to try to book a hotel room, it will ask you to authorize the app to find your location (presumably, if one is positive, so that it can find the nearest Travelodge to you or, if you think negatively, to track you in future). If you decline to permit the app to locate you – which may be wholly irrelevant if you are in Barcelona today and looking for a hotel in London or Manchester in 3 weeks time – you can go no further in the app. You are blocked; the potential sale is lost.
These examples of Mobile Enterprise Business Errors (Unintended) rightly infuriate. Presumably the whole purpose of building an app for a smart device is to assist, to add a new channel of communication.
KLM, Iberia and Travel Lodge are not unique. Watch out for other such unintended idiocies – and if you encounter them, send details to me at: email@example.com).


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Venezuela, often described as a socialist paradise, is now ordering a new electronic identification system for shoppers in order to guard against purchases of large quantities of food at government-set prices which are then sold in the underground economy.
Identified by critics as a "ration card," the government system will utilize electronic fingerprint identification to register shoppers at the state-run grocery chains Mercal, Bicententario and PDVAL, which is akin to how the country recognizes Venezuelan voters.
President Nicolas Maduro vows that it would maintain food supplies for 84 percent of the population, but declined to say how it would protect approximately 16 percent of consumers. At the present time, the country is facing immense shortages of cornmeal, sugar, milk and other basic food items as well as other goods that can usually be found easily in any other westernized country.
This isn't the first time in history that ration cards have been used by a country. During the Second World War, Nazi Germany allocated ration stamps, ration cards were widespread throughout the socialist Romania in the 1980s and ration cards were printed in the Soviet Union and Poland in the 1980s – sometimes even sold to the highest bidder.
Ration cards have also been used before in the United States, Great Britain and elsewhere to buy oil and gas during times when governments have imposed price controls. In most cases, ration cards are allocated during times of war, which is what was seen in the U.S. during World War II.
The Latin American country is suffering from a widespread food scarcity because the government has imposed strict price and production controls in addition to the government facing a cash shortage, despite maintaining one of the most lucrative oil reserves in the world today.
Venezuela has been crippled by intense protests that have caused the death of an estimated 39 people. The government has gone as far as blocking Twitter from showcasing images of protesters rallying. The Venezuelan leader blamed the national demonstrations on the wealthier segments of society, according to an op-ed piece he published in the New York Times.
"The anti-government protests are being carried out by people in the wealthier segments of society who seek to reverse the gains of the democratic process that have benefited the vast majority of the people," Maduro wrote this week.
However, much of the rallies have taken place in middle-class neighborhoods where households are upset over economic decay, rampant crime and government crackdowns on any political opposition that takes place – dissent is indeed silenced.
We reported of how price inflation in Venezuela has topped more than 50 percent.
The question remains: will Sean Penn and the rest of Hollywood still hold Venezuela on a pedestal and claim it is the successful beacon of socialism?


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Located 4 km from the Sekenani Main Gate, AA Lodge Maasai Mara is 10 minutes' drive away from Siana Springs Air strip and 1-hour flight away from Nairobi. Rooms here will provide you with a balcony, a terrace and a seating area. There is also an electric kettle. Featuring a shower, private bathrooms also come with a bath. You can enjoy a pool view or a garden view from all the rooms. Guests can enjoy local and international cuisine at the onsite restaurant. A range of drinks is served at the bar. At AA Lodge Masai Mara you will find an outdoor pool, a shared lounge and a games room. Free private parking is possible on site. An airport shuttle can be arranged upon request. További információk
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Ashnil Mara Camp is situated in the Maasai Mara National Reserve overlooking the Mara River, famous for the wildebeest migration. It features a swimming pool and a souvenir shop. Each luxury tent has a wooden deck overlooking the plains and wildlife in the reserve. The bed is draped in mosquito nets and the en suite bathroom includes a shower with free toiletries. The restaurant at Ashnil Mara serves international, oriental and traditional African cuisines. The open-air bar offers a wide selection of beers, cocktails and liquors. Bush dining and picnic lunches can be arranged on request. Activities available at the camp include guided nature walks, balloon safaris, game drives and in-house cultural activities. Wi-Fi is available in the public areas of the camp. Keekorok airstrip can be reached within a 45-minute drive from the property. További információk
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Avg.Rate: US$ 510.00 - 1530.00
Rating: 5 stars
Offering a restaurant, Governors' Ilmoran Camp is located in Masai Mara. Free WiFi access is available in this tented camp. The accommodation will provide you with a patio and a terrace. There is also a dining table. Featuring a shower, private bathroom also comes with a bath. You can enjoy river view and garden view from the room. At Governors' Ilmoran Camp you will find free shuttle service, a garden and a terrace. Other facilities offered at the property include luggage storage. The property offers free parking. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 920.00
Rating: 5 stars
Naibor Camp is located in Talek, 2.7 km from Intrepids Mara Hippo Point. Main Wildebeest Crossing is 8 km away. Naibor Camp also includes a sun terrace. Guests can enjoy a meal at the on-site restaurant or a drink at the bar. The property also offers packed lunches. Mara Crossing Point Conservancy is 9 km from Naibor Camp . További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 852.00 - 1261.00
Rating: 5 stars
Nestled on the banks of the Ntiakitiak River, Olare Mara Kempinski is located in Masai Mara and boasts panoramic views of the savannah and game species. It has restaurant, bar and outdoor swimming pool. The luxury, spacious tents with parquet floors are equipped with a private entrance, seating area and safe. Each tent offers a balcony with views of the river and the en-suite bathroom includes free toiletries. Some tents feature a private plunge pool. Olare Mara offers a daily set menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is served under the canvas, by the pool or on the private deck which overlooks the Mara plains. Guests can enjoy a vaierty of activities ranging from game drives, swimming and massages available upon request. A complimentary shuttle service is available and can be arranged with the property. Free WiFi is available in public areas and Nairobi is 273 km away. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 360.00 - 600.00
Rating: 4 stars
Featuring an outdoor swimming pool and restaurant, Amani Mara Lodge offers rooms in Masai Mara National Park. Located on the banks of the Mara River, it includes a garden, terrace and parking on site. Surrounded by lush greenery, all rooms have a balcony overlooking the mountains. Each room is built partially in stone, canvas and hessian, a unique and Eco-friendly construction. The bathroom comes with a bath, shower and free toiletries. An electric kettle is available. Amani Mara Lodge is about 20 km from the Olkiombo Airstrip. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 400.00 - 1200.00
Rating: 4 stars
Offering free WiFi and a sun terrace, Governors Camp is set in Talek, 14 km from Intrepids Mara Hippo Point. Main Wildebeest Crossing is 20 km from the property. Free private parking is available on site. All units feature a seating area. There is a private bathroom with bathrobes in every unit. Towels and bed linen are provided. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar and restaurant. The property also offers packed lunches. Hippo Pool Viewpoint is 20 km from Governors Camp , while Mara Crossing Point Conservancy is 22 km away. The property offers a free shuttle service. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 430.00 - 1290.00
Rating: 4 stars
Offering a restaurant, Little Governors Camp is located in Masai Mara. Free WiFi access is available in this tented camp. The accommodation will provide you with a patio and a seating area. Featuring a shower, private bathroom also comes with bathrobes and free toiletries. You can enjoy lake view and garden view from the room. At Little Governors Camp you will find free shuttle service, a garden and a terrace. Other facilities offered at the property include luggage storage. The property offers free parking. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 365.00 - 1280.00
Rating: 4 stars
Situated in the Olare Orok conservancy along the banks of the Ntiakitiak river, Loyk Mara Luxury Camp offers modern tent style accommodation and features a restaurant, bar and library. Free WiFi is available. The tents are decorated in natural colours and feature wooden floors. Each tent is equipped with a balcony, seating area and a private entrance. The bathroom includes a shower and free toiletries. Loyk Mara Luxury Camp restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with a variety of cuisines including fresh vegetables and fruits. The bar offers a selection of wines and cocktails. Packed lunches are available upon request. Guests can relax and enjoy the views of the African savannah whilst reading a book on the terrace. A variety of activities are available from game drives, walking safaris and massages. Maasai Mara National Reserve borders the conservancy and is within a 30 minutes' drive. Olkiombo Airstrip is a 30-minute drive away. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 540.00 - 1480.00
Rating: 4 stars
Set in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Little Mara Bush Camp offers a restaurant. Guests can enjoy views over the forest from their private furnished balcony. Viewing the river or the forest, each tent here is elegantly decorated and offers a large wooden patio. It comes with a private bathroom fitted with a shower and offering a bathrobe, slippers and free toiletries. Meals can be enjoyed at the property's restaurant and guests can also relax in the shared lounge or sipping a drink at the on-site bar. The property offers free parking. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 380.00 - 560.00
Rating: 4 stars
Located in the midst of the valley in Masai Mara, on the banks of the Mara River, Mara Eden Safari Camp offers tents with wooden decks and river views. It features a restaurant and free WiFi. Talek Town is 25 km away. The tents at Mara Eden Safari Camp afford river and park views. All of them have hot showers and flush toilets. Full board consisting of an English breakfast, a 3-course lunch and a 4-course dinner is provided. Tea and coffee services are available around the clock. Drinks and snacks can be ordered at the bar. The surrounding savanna plains boast a rich wildlife including lions, hyenas, cheetahs and elephants. Sekenani town is 40 km away, whereas Ololaimutiek Village is 57 km away. Activities included are daily game drives. Free parking is provided. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 280.00 - 692.00
Rating: 1 stars
The Fig Tree Camp – Maasai Mara is located amidst the Maasai Mara National Park, on the banks of the Talek River. It features accommodation with private bathrooms, a swimming pool, and a restaurant. All the spacious tents and lodges at the Fig Tree Camp have private bathrooms. Guests can enjoy the special Champagne Bush Dinners under the moonlight, including a night game drive and a barbecue dinner on the Mara plains. The Fig tree also has a 2 bars, offering perfect spots to enjoy some drinks. Departing daily from the camp, guests can also arrange balloon flights. The loungers by the pool offer the perfect location for a relaxing sun bath. A medical clinic and a resident nurse are also available on-site. Lake Victoria is 192 km away. Nairobi is 240 km away and the property can arrange an airport shuttle upon request. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 70.00 - 145.00
Rating: 0 stars
Set in Talek, a 10-minute walk from Shops (vegetables, drinks, cigarettes etc.) and 5 km from Hippo Pool Viewpoint, Aruba Mara Camp & Safaris features accommodation with free WiFi and a garden with a terrace and river views. A terrace with garden views is offered in every unit. A continental breakfast is served daily at the property. Intrepids Mara Hippo Point is 13 km from the luxury tent. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 158.00 - 370.00
Rating: 0 stars
Julia's River Camp offers accommodation in the heart of the Masai Mara Nature Reserve. Each tent looks onto the Talek River and has its own private verandah to enjoy the scenery. The tents are located in different sections of the camp and feature a seating area, solar powered lighting and en-suite bathroom with hot-running water 24hrs a day. Towels are also provided. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant with special diet menus available on request. The property also offers packed lunches. There are 3 different communal mess tents where guests can relax and enjoy a drink at the end of a long day's safari. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 80.00 - 200.00
Rating: 0 stars
Featuring free WiFi, Narasha Guest House - Maasai Mara offers pet-friendly accommodation in Talek, 3.7 km from Shops (vegetables, drinks, cigarettes etc.). Guests can enjoy the on-site bar. Free private parking is available on site. All rooms have a private bathroom fitted with a bath or shower. Extras include slippers and free toiletries. There is a shared kitchen at the property. Car hire is available at this guest house and the area is popular for hiking. Hippo Pool Viewpoint is 9 km from Narasha Guest House - Maasai Mara , while Intrepids Mara Hippo Point is 17 km from the property. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 750.00 - 2520.00
Rating: 0 stars
Saruni Mara is nestled in a valley of the exclusive Mara North Conservancy, a private wildlife concession, bordering the famous Masai Mara. The lodge features elegant accommodation, a spa center and game viewing opportunities. Overlooking the prime wildlife area from a balcony, the spacious and individually decorated canvas cottages include mosquito netting, and a bathroom with indoor shower. Free toiletries and towels are also provided. The spacious villas offer a fireplace. Three gourmet meals a day, soft drinks, house wines and local beers are provided to guests. Bush breakfasts and bush dinners are also available on request. There is a library and open communal living and dining area where guests can enjoy drinks around the fireplace Games drives are offered in open vehicles, accompanied by a certified tour guide. For relaxation, massages treatments can be arranged at the spa. Saruni Mara offers a free airstrip shuttle service. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 626.00 - 1283.00
Rating: 0 stars
Offering free WiFi and a restaurant, Sentinel Mara Camp is set in Talek, 3.4 km from Hippo Pool Viewpoint. Intrepids Mara Hippo Point is 7 km away. Free private parking is available on site. All units include a seating area. Some units feature a terrace and/or patio with river views. Every unit is equipped with a private bathroom with a shower. Bed linen is provided. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant. The property also offers packed lunches. Shops (vegetables, drinks, cigarettes etc.) is 8 km from Sentinel Mara Camp , while Main Wildebeest Crossing is 17 km from the property. További információk
Avg.Rate: US$ 72.00 - 145.00
Rating: 0 stars
Situated in Talek, Talek Bush Camp , Masai Mara is 700 metres from Shops (vegetables, drinks, cigarettes etc.). Hippo Pool Viewpoint is 5 km from the property. Free WiFi is provided and free private parking is available on site. The accommodation is equipped with a seating area. There is a private bathroom with a bath or shower in every unit. Towels are featured. Talek Bush Camp , Masai Mara also includes a barbecue. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant, with packed lunches available on request. Intrepids Mara Hippo Point is 13 km from Talek Bush Camp , Masai Mara . További információk


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Writer/photographer Dale Smith is the author of "Alice's World," an environmental fiction series for juvenile and young adult readers. His first book, "What the Parrot Told Alice," was published in 1996 to rave reviews. His second book, "What the Orangutan Told Alice," published in October 2001, also received high praise from the environmental community. A third book, "What the Tortoise Told Alice," was published in September 2015.
To research "What the Orangutan Told Alice," Smith traveled to Indonesian Borneo on three separate occasions to study and photograph orangutans. His book is illustrated with over thirty of his photographs.
Smith has been a photographer since the late 1960s. As a student at the California College of Arts and Crafts, he documented the counter culture movement in San Francisco Bay Area. He also photographed many of the Beat poets and early rock musicians who shaped the 1960s, including Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Phillip Whalen, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Jim Morrison.
Inspired by the birth of his daughter Alice in 1991, Smith set aside his career as an advertising creative director to focus his on writing books that he hopes will inspire young readers to become involved in helping save endangered species and make the earth a better place for all living things.
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IRVING, Texas, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil said it still managed to post earnings during the fourth quarter, though results were lower year-on-year by more than half.
Exxon reported fourth quarter earnings of $2.8 billion, down from the $6.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014. The company estimated full-year 2015 earnings of $16.2 billion, against $32.5 billion in 2014.
The company said lower commodity prices, characterized by a long slump in crude oil, dragged on earnings in the downstream, or production, side of the industry.
Rex Tillerson, the company's chief executive officer, said the results reflect the challenges presented by the market downturn.
"The scale and diversity of our cash flows, along with our financial strength, provide us with the confidence to invest through the cycle to create long-term shareholder value," he said in a statement.
Crude oil prices are lower in part because the market is oversupplied in response to weak global economic growth. Supply may move back toward a balance with demand by late 2016. Exxon said its own production increased during the fourth quarter by 4.8 percent year-on-year.
Exxon's report contrasts with its industry peers. Last week, Chevron, which has headquarters in California, reported a loss of $588 million for the fourth quarter, compared with year-on-year earnings of $3.5 billion. The loss was the first for Chevron in more than a decade and follows a 2015 move to cut about 2 percent from its global payroll.
British energy company BP posted a fourth quarter loss of $3.3 billion. For 2015, the company reported a loss of $6.5 billion, against a 2014 profit of $3.78 billion. BP tied much of the loss to charges stemming from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, though like its peers, the company said it was feeling the pressure from the market downturn.
BP added it would eliminate about 7,000 members from its payroll by the end of next year, about 3,000 more than it said in January it expected to cut.
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Here you are. A short self-hypnosis session by Rob McNeilly on solutions for anxiety, including a free transcript and download of the session. Play and experiment with the ideas and use in a way that is useful to you and your clients.
A fun strategy to play with is to take a hypnosis transcript, record it in your own voice and play it back for yourself. It can be a wonderful way to get hypnotic language and ideas into your behavior.
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Drawing on both research and the author's own experience, this book demonstrates how teaching staff in HEIs can foster students' self-efficacy beliefs to promote excellence and enable their students to sustain effective learning. Scenarios found across disciplines in academic settings are used to illustrate how, through belief, students can achieve autonomy and develop qualities associated with employability and their future success. Ideas and methods are presented for enhancing and reorienting teaching practices to improve learning and become more aware of students' perceptions of their capabilities. Combining theory with tangible methods for everyday use, educators and learners are given a fresh perspective on what they can achieve and the core tools to do so.
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Accession Number : AD0862509
Title : Integrated Microwave Amplifier-Converter.
Descriptive Note : Technical rept. Jan-Aug 69,
Corporate Author : AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTS LAB DEER PARK NY
Personal Author(s) : Meier, Paul J. ; Okean, Herman C.
Report Date : NOV 1969
Pagination or Media Count : 59
Abstract : The report covers the development of an X-band, integrated, low-noise sweeping receiver or Integrated Microwave Amplifier-Converter (IMAC) covering 8-10 GHz. Based on a system tradeoff study, the following components were selected for the IMAC: Wideband, circulator-coupled, tunnel diode RF amplifiers; varactor-tuned, tunnel diode oscillator; image-phased balanced mixer; wideband IF amplifier; narrowband IF filter. The report details the design, construction, and testing of the above components of the IMAC and includes a study of system reliability. (Author)
Descriptors : (*RADIO RECEIVERS, INTEGRATED SYSTEMS), INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS, PREAMPLIFIERS, CRYSTAL MIXERS, INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS, MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS, X BAND, TUNNEL DIODES, RADIOFREQUENCY FILTERS, NOISE(RADIO).
Subject Categories : Electrical and Electronic Equipment
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Dr. Muhammad Masum, Professor in the department of Economics at Towson University in Maryland speaks to VOA about Afghanistan's economic situation and security. He says that without improvement of security, economic development in Afghanistan cannot be attained.
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- 82 years old
- Date of birth: Nov 27, 1932
- Date of passing: Nov 15, 2015
|Let the memory of Ruth be with us forever
Miss Ruth Esther Barnett of 129 Lake Front Drive, Warner Robins, GA, formerly of Columbus, GA, made her final transition on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry, GA.
The Homegoing Celebration for Miss Barnett will be held Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 12 noon, Graveside at Green Acres Cemetery with Pastor Reggie Williams officiating.
Visitation is Friday, 1 til 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
www.progressivefuneralhome.com. Progressive Funeral Home, Inc. "A Touch of Dignity for Those Who Care."
"Your memory of Ruth has stirred pain of heart after losing her two years ago; but continue to be comforted by the promise from our Heavenly Father stated at Hosea 13:14 "From the power of the Grave I will redeem them; from death I will recover them.""
"I am sure your memory of Ruth have created pain of losing her in death a year ago; however, do not lose hope. Keep the promise from our Creator alive! Remember "Your dead will rise ...Awake and shout joyfully you residents in the dust! ...the earth will let those powerless in death come to life."(Isaiah 26:19) "He will swallow up death forever…(Isaiah 25:8). Exquisite joy it will be to see our love ones again!"
"Forever missed. Forever loved."
"I want to offer my condolences to the Barnett family. It truly hurts when a love one dies, even Jesus wept when Lazarus died. Jesus promised at John 5:28,29 that all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out and our Creator promised to get rid of death forever at Isaiah 25:8 "He will swallow up death forever..." I hope these words give you comfort."
"Wishing Ruth a Heavenly birthday. My mother went there in June of this year just shy of her 90Th birthday. Perhaps they can get together and celebrate.I"
"I am sadden to hear of the passing of Ruth. I will always be grateful for the love, guidance, and encouragement she gave to me many years ago as a student teacher living in her home. Barbara, Ruth, and the girls were my family while I was away from home. There is no one with a sweeter spirit than Ruth. May God bless the family and may you find comfort and peace in your wonderful memories and in the joy that so many people loved her.
Celia Jones"
"Ms. Barnett was a candle shinning for everyone, her light will continue to shine for all that knew her. Rest in peace..."
"Ruth Barnett was loved by all at Clubview School. She made a difference in many young lives. Ruth was a wonderful colleague."
"My heart and prayers are with the family at this time. Ruth Barnett was one of the main reasons I became a teacher. I was a paraprofessional in Rhonda Vansant's kindergarten classroom at Clubview School around 1985. My husband had many medical problems and I was struggling to provide for my three children. "Miss Ruth" encouraged me to go to Columbus State, (CSU) and obtain my teaching degree. I had stayed at home with my children and would be a 38 year old freshman. When I was apprehensive about that she said, " Becky, you are going to be that age no matter what, go for it". And I did. I enrolled in the Adult Reentry class, got my teaching degree in 1991, and went to Troy at Phenix City to get my Master's Degree. I am now retired after being a teacher at River Road School for 24 years.This was all possible because Ruth Barnett had Faith in me. She helped me as I continued to be a paraprofessional by day and a student by night. Her encouragement was always so uplifting. Through the years, I tried to encourage other paraprofessional to continue their education and would relay what Ruth did for me. I lost touch with her and so now I am hoping and praying that She will somehow know how very much she has meant to me throughout these many years. So sorry for the length of this. Just wish I could have relayed this to her personally . One other thing, I was always amazed at her talent to make anything out of construction paper. We would need something and she would get her scissors and whip it out."
"Our sympathy for the Barnett's family.
Though pain of your loss can seem unbearable, take courage, you're not left alone .PSA. 46:1 says ..God is our refuge and strength, a help that is really found in times of distress. He will really help you ( Isa. 41:10)
Because He care for you.(1Peter 5:7) please call on upon His name at PSA.83:18."
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Today, we're discussing giving back to our community. In tough times, I feel this is such a positive way to make changes. And you know what? It makes you feel pretty darn good too! A few years back, Lucy and I rescued a wirehaired dachshund that was literally hours away from being euthanized. According to the woman who runs the small breed rescue here in Detroit, someone had thrown "Rachel" (now named "Chewy") out a car window on the expressway! When she asked me to foster Rachel, how could I say no????
We nursed Rachel back to health, and in the meantime, my neighbors fell madly in love with her. So see, this story has a happy ending: 1) Rachel wasn't put down and 2) I get to see her everyday because she lives 4 houses away!
So when I came across this link today, I knew I had to post it here. Spread the word! Dachshunds make great pets, as we all know, and we can save a life and do something good for our community!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Love Terri and Lucy