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A bad ignition switch can cause a car not to start or to die suddenly while being driven. It can also cause electrical components, such as the lights and radio, to stop working.
The ignition switch carries power from the battery to all the electrical components and the starter. If the ignition switch goes bad, these parts do not receive power and cannot work. If the electrical contacts within the ignition switch are worn out, the car may start and then die. This is because the heat and vibration from the moving car causes the engine to momentarily lose power.

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Jorge Eliécer Molano Rodríguez
Jorge Eliécer Molano Rodriguez is a well-respected and internationally-recognised Colombian human rights lawyer. He has a long trajectory of human rights legal work, having worked over the course of several decades for many of Colombia's most renowned human rights NGOs.
He currently works as an independent lawyer with the collective DH Colombia (http://www.dhcolombia.info/) and as legal advisor to a number of prominent human rights organisations. In May 2015 Jorge Molano received the prestigious Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) award[1] in recognition of his tireless work on behalf of his clients in the face of threats and intimidation.
L4L stated: "By awarding Molano the jury wants to applaud his immense personal courage and stamina"[2]. In 2011 Jorge Molano's work was also recognised by the US State Department, who commended him as "a brave human rights defender, whose work has been, and will continue to be, that of ensuring that those who commit human rights abuses are held responsible for their actions. His persistence and leadership, in spite of the serious danger he faces and the little monetary reward he receives, are inspirational and worthy of international recognition"[3].
Emblematic cases
Jorge Molano has worked on some of the most emblematic cases of human rights violations in Colombia in recent times. He is one of the lawyers acting on behalf of relatives of those who were forcibly "disappeared" during the notorious 1985 Palace of Justice siege, when an armed forces operation to re-take the building from a guerrilla group resulted in 11 "disappeared" and 94 dead. He also works on the case of the 2005 San Jose de Apartadó Peace Community massacre of eight civilians, three of whom were children. In both cases, important convictions against members of the armed forces have been secured in recent years. Jorge Molano's work is characterised by his determination to secure justice for his clients, and to hold to account not only lower-ranking personnel in cases of abuses committed by the armed forces, but those higher up the chain of command. His perseverance in pursuing powerful individuals increases the risks he faces.
Threats and attacks
As a consequence of his work on these and other important human rights cases, Jorge Molano has been the target of threats and intimidation. In recent years, he has been targeted in relation to his work in representation of Alfamir Castillo, whose son Darvey Mosquera Castillo was extrajudicially executed by the armed forces in 2008. In 2012 Jorge Molano and another lawyer were the subject of a death threat for their work on the case, alongside Alfamir Castillo herself, who was also threatened in the same incident[4].
In June 2014 Alfamir Castillo received a further death threat, hours after the conclusion of a hearing which confirmed the sentences against armed forces personnel found guilty of the killings, and local human rights organisations called for further action to ensure the safety of Jorge Molano and his client[5]. In the run-up to hearings on the case, Jorge Molano, Alfamir Castillo, and the other lawyer working on the case had received repeated threats[6]. The case against high-ranking military personnel for their alleged involvement in the killing of Darvey Mosquera Castillo is currently still progressing through the Colombian courts.
In early 2013, in a hearing on the high-profile on-going Palace of Justice case, Jorge Molano reported the level of recent threats and intimidation to which he and other lawyers and NGO staff working on that case were also subject. These included direct threats posted on the comment boards of online news media covering the case, the surveillance and following of individuals, and lawyers' phone lines being intercepted and repeatedly cut-off mid-conversation[7].
Protection measures
Throughout 2014 Jorge Molano reported a series of security incidents against him in apparent reprisal for his work on a number of key cases. These included attacks on his family; break-ins to his home and theft of information; attacks on his emails and website; interception of his communications; and surveillance[8]. The state National Protection Unit declared the same year that the level of risk faced by Jorge Molano should be categorised as "extraordinary[9]".
Jorge Molano was granted precautionary protective measures by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in 2001[10], but as yet the measures have not been implemented adequately, leaving Jorge Molano and his family in serious danger. Despite the risks, he continues to work for justice and an end to impunity.
Jorge Molano receives protective accompaniment from Peace Brigades International Colombia Project.
The role of the Caravana and international lawyers
In June 2015, the UK Caravana Group and Peace Brigades International hosted Jorge Molano's visit to the UK, where he met with MPs, the FCO and the legal community, to raise awareness on the situation of impunity in Colombia and the importance of justice for the victims and survivors of human rights violations.
During his visit, he sent the following message to British lawyers:
"The role of the Caravana and the lawyers from Britain who work to defend lawyers operating around the world is essential. It contributes in a significant way to the British authorities' understanding of what is happening in our country, so that this information can be reflected in the reports produced by the British authorities.
We hope that the British government reassesses its cooperation with Colombia. Cooperation should be conditional on the achievement of real guarantees for human rights defenders and respect for the rights of the victims so that the state of Colombia advances towards a real rule of law"
The Colombian Caravana and our network of supporters will continue to closely monitor both Jorge Molano's security situation and call fro progress in the emblematic cases he works on.
[1] The Lawyers for Lawyers Award was created to mark the 25th anniversary of Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and is awarded every other year. L4L strives, in conformity with international law, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 'Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers' and the 'Declaration on Human Rights Defenders' of the UN to enable lawyers to practice law in freedom and independence, always and everywhere. L4L was established in 1986 at the initiative of the legal section of Amnesty International Netherlands with the support of the Dutch Bar Association, the Dutch Legal Committee for Human Rights (NJCM), and the Study and Information Center Human Rights (SIM).
[2] http://www.advocatenvooradvocaten.nl/10522/colombia-lawyers-for-lawyers-award-for-jorge-molano/
[3] http://spanish.bogota.usembassy.gov/mobile//pr_049_25042011.html
[4] https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/20243
[5] http://nomadesc.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/accion-urgente-luego-de-la-ampliacion.html
[6] https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr23/023/2013/en/
[7] http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/defensor-de-familiares-de-los-desaparecidos-denuncio-se-articulo-406365
[8] http://www.colombiancaravana.org.uk/caravana-calls-for-urgent-protection-for-jorge-molano-and-german-romero/
[9] http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/ordenan-restablecer-medidas-de-proteccion-abogado-defen-articulo-522024
[10] http://www.cidh.org/medidas/2001.esp.htm See No. 23, Corporación SEMBRAR.


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We are heading out on vacation in potentially less than 24 hours, assuming we're ready that is... (we're driving out East, so our departure date/time is flexible). I haven't packed a single thing, but today I made sure to organize my vacation knitting, including winding all my yarn into cakes, stacking it into a yarn pyramid, photographing it and now blogging about it! Priorities, right?
I'm bringing yarn for two sweaters (one for me and one for Rowan), a pair of pants for Micah and a spare skein of sock yarn in case I feel the need to knit a pair of socks. I will definitely not run out of things to work on while I'm away from my stash!


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Mote Lone Yay Paw (Teething Cake) is a popular Burmese cake that is prepared in celebration of a baby's first tooth.
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- 1 cup plain white flour
- l cup rice flour
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tablespoon light sesame or corn oil
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 1/2 cup grated palm sugar
- 4 cups coconut milk
- l tablespoon or more Sugar
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- Sift white flour, rice flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Add oil and enough water and knead well to a smooth dough.
- Combine grated coconut and palm suger mixture in the center of flat circles and close to seal the dough together. Roll into a ball again.
- In a large saucepan, boil the coconut milk and sugar. Once boiling, drop in the balls. Stir gently to prevent the balls from sticking to the bottom. The balls will float to the surface when cooked.
- Simmer for 10 minutes after the balls float. Scoop the balls and serve on a plate.
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|Eubig, Paul
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|Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are persistent environmental contaminants that share physical and neurotoxic properties. Developmental PCB exposure has been associated with impulsive behavior in laboratory species and human cohorts, while little is known about whether PBDEs have similar effects. Both PCBs and PBDEs have been shown to perturb dopaminergic neurotransmission. The behavioral and neurochemical effects of PCBs parallel changes seen in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The aims of this research were to further investigate the effects of PCBs and PBDEs on inhibitory control and dopaminergic signaling using a rodent model. The findings were anticipated to provide insight into the role that these environmental contaminants have on mechanisms and manifestations of impulsive behavior and provide insights as to whether exposure to PCBs and/or PBDEs may be a contributing factor in ADHD. Female Long Evans rats received daily oral doses of either 3 or 6 mg/kg of an environmentally-relevant PCB mixture, 11.4 or 22.8 mg/kg of the commercial PBDE solution DE-71, or corn oil vehicle (i.e., 5 treatment groups) from 4 weeks prior to breeding through weaning at postnatal day (PND) 21. Starting on PND 90, male-female pairs of offspring from each litter were tested on either a task that assesses impulsive action, differential reinforcement of low rates of responding (DRL) task, or a task that assesses impulsive choice, delay discounting (DD). After subjects were trained on either task, they received drug challenges with the D1/D2 receptor antagonist flupenthixol (FLU), amphetamine (AMPH), and then FLU/AMPH together. It was hypothesized that PCB or PBDE exposure would result in impulsive performance on both tasks, while during the drug trials there would be shifts in the dose-response curves so that performance on both tasks would be improved by AMPH and impaired by FLU to a greater extent than in controls. Tissue punches from 4 brain regions important for DRL and DD performance were collected at PND 90 from littermates of those being behaviorally tested. Western blots were performed on the punches to examine for differences in expression of dopamine transporter (DAT) between treatment groups. It was hypothesized that DAT expression would be reduced with PCB or PBDE exposure. PCB/PBDE-related effects on performance were not found on either the DRL or DD task, nor did the drug trials differentially alter the primary performance measures of impulsive behavior in treated groups relative to controls. The lack of effects of PCBs on DRL performance is in contrast to previous studies. However, some reasons why positive findings may have been obscured included potential insensitivity of the versions of the tasks used, particularly DD, in eliciting differences in impulsive behavior, and experimental manipulations in diet, contaminant dose, strain of rat or other unrecognized factors. In addition to the behavioral findings, DAT expression did not differ between treated and control subjects. This differs from the findings in previous in vivo and in vitro studies. However, DAT expression was examined 70 days after contaminant exposure ceased in the current study versus immediately after exposure ceased in prior studies. Thus, any possible changes in DAT expression could have resolved by the time brains were examined at PND 90 in the current study. While the current study did not allow insight into the role that PCBs and PBDEs have in impulsive behavior and dopaminergic signaling, a better understanding of experimental factors that can influence the outcome of in vivo and in vitro studies was gained.
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The 21 Day Meal Habit Challenge is a challenge to get you unstuck and propelled forward into better meal habits!
The 21 Day Challenge includes daily steps (via email) for the duration of the challenge.
By signing up for the challenge, you will also receive a FREE Self-Assessment to help you figure out where meal planning went wrong and the first steps to change your habits one meal at a time.
Oftentimes starting a meal plan diet is done all at once and can feel overwhelming and time consuming. My goal is that you would feel encouraged and empowered each step of the way.
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With her wig of silky platinum tresses, light grey inset eyes and lush applied lashes against her pale lily skin tone, Another Place and Time Evangeline is a stellar representation of gothic beauty born of the likes of Ipswich.
Featuring the 19" hard plastic body with generous articulation, Evangeline waltzes through space and time in her pale plum shantung gown with a mermaid silhouette, including a delicate high-neckline with ruffle detail, impeccable black trim, and a dandy bolero with dainty sequins, lace and tassel decoration. Black heels complete her ensemble.


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Fundraiser for Southern SAWG - Enjoy!
Saturday October 5, 2013
Woodland Gardens, Athens, GA
HOST FARMER: Celia Barss & John Cooper, Woodland Gardens
GUEST CHEFS: Peter Dale, The National & Kyle Jacovino, Five and TenTIME: 2 PM
Our second visit to Woodland Gardens. Last time we were here was 2004 on our first tour of North America. We are so glad to be back! Farmer Celia Barss & John Cooper will show us what's changed and what's stayed the same. In the kitchen are the two Athens area chefs Celia is most excited about; Peter Dale of the National and Jake Jacovino of Five and Ten.
This event is a benefit for the Southern Sustainable Agricultural Working Group. Southern SAWG's mission is to empower and inspire farmers, individuals, and communities in the South to create an agricultural system that is ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, and humane.


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Focus on the customer.
Perhaps it's sportswear, freshly-ground coffee or spare parts: every day many customers in Belgium entrust the delivery of their parcels to us because they know that DPD will do everything in its power to justify their confidence. For us this is a matter of pride.
Here you can read why customers have decided in favour of DPD as their preferred provider of parcel and express services.
This is where our customers have their say.
For several years Nespresso had worked together with DPD as its distribution partner. Given the scale and the strategic importance of its distribution, Nespresso Belgium organized a tender to find the latest state-of-the-art solutions in transportation. DPD again came out on top, resulting in the 3-year renewal of its contract with Nespresso. Each day dozens of DPD drivers deliver Nespresso coffee machines, accessories, capsules and chocolate to businesses and private consumers in Belgium and Luxembourg. In addition, used capsules will be collected as part of Nespresso's recycling program…
Newpharma zag in 2008 het levenslicht als eerste online-apotheek in België. Vandaag laat Newpharma de online bestelde producten leveren bij 750.000 klanten in 12 Europese landen. Het onlinegamma bestaat uit geneesmiddelen zonder voorschrift, vitaminesupplementen, natuurgeneesmiddelen, schoonheids-, cosmetica- en hygiëneproducten. Samen goed voor een keuze uit 30.000 producten van ruim 750 topmerken.
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You may recognize Samantha and Caillianne Beckerman from Yorkdale's 50th Anniversary Style Maker portrait series, photographed by Bryan Adams. You may also recognize them as the most stylish twins on the web. Sam and Cailli document their eclectic style and fashion adventures on their popular Beckerman Blog and Instagram.
They've been blogging for six years and as two of the most influential taste makers in Toronto, we're excited that they took time to answer some of our questions.
Who influences your style and how?
Everything from pop culture to Minnie and Mickey Mouse to street graffiti to my fav designer, Jeremy Scott! I'm also influenced by my mom, Rana Beckerman, Rihanna and Gwen Stefani always look totally rock n'roll and fabbbulous! It's always changing!
I'm obsessed with Japanese streetstyle, Art, Rihanna, dogs, DIY's, and travelling.
What makes your style different from your sister's?
Our style is very similar to each other! I think she's sportier than me and rocks the track pants more often than I do. I'm obsessed with her outfit combos!
I can't think of any differences! We love all the same designers and buy a lot of the same things but in different colours. A total twin thing!
What are your fashion must-haves for each season?
Spring- H&M ripped jeans; Summer- White Versace Pop Medusa Sunnies; Fall- Moschino Looney Tunes Bag; Winter – Handmade knitted hat
Spring- Anything Moschino; Summer- Olympia le tan bag; Fall- A Coach pinned leather jacket; Winter- Chanel Girl bag
What are the upcoming fashion trends you're most excited about?
I'm all about kilts and camouflage right now! Chains, pearls and combat boots with dresses! Yasssss please!
Definitely Metallic high knee boots from Marques Almeida.
What drew you to blogging?
We were taking tons of photos every day and keeping scrapbooks of our outfits. Cailli and I were always going to vintage fairs and hunting down cool treasures! It was an evolution that made sense to put it online and share it because we have so much fun together! And we have been doing it for 6 years now!
Do you have a memorable piece or pieces from Yorkdale?
My Chanel knee high boots from the Yorkdale store. I also love my Toronto Subway limited edition bag from Jimmy Choo.


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My name is Becky Fuller and I work as a Freelance Writer and Editor. The bulk of my work is within the entertainment and pop culture industry, working as a feature writer for Screen Rant and other sites. I also write theatre news and review shows for UKTW, and parenting articles for Suburban Misfit Mom plus running my own B-Fit health and fitness blog on this site.
I live in the South-West of England and have somehow managed to produce three remarkable children; a girl age 11, a boy age 8, and a 6 year old Unicorn. I love to travel, eat, drink gin and work out. I am deeply passionate about theatre, film and TV, and I also love to read (feel free to suggest any great novels to me!).
I fit my writing and proofreading work around the family so can meet fairly tight deadlines when required – who needs sleep?!
Please check out some of the articles I've recently written for other sites, including 'Boys In Tights' over at Hosiery For Men
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Juice Detox Cleanses Available in San Antonio
WHAT IS detoxing?
Detoxing is a process of riding the body of toxins and impurities from the inside of the body. We are all aware of external cleanliness like washing our hands, taking a bath, and brushing our teeth. But sometimes organs like our liver need to be cleansed too!
What is a Juice Cleanse?
A juice cleanse is an amazing way to recharge, rejuvenate, and renew your body! The process involves drinking A LOT of juice and little of anything else. A juice cleanse allows the body to neutralize and eliminate toxins in the liver, small intestines, and colon. Jump start your body for a more healthier you!
Interested in learning more about a juice detox?
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7 Nice Persian Cat Life Expectancy
Now what do we feed our cats especially 7 Nice Persian Cat Life Expectancy Here is a subject that has so many pros and cons I could fill up 10 to 15 pages and still not come to a convincing conclusion. It boils down to commercial processed food versus natural foods plus the question do we feed our pets vitamins and supplements, too.
What really is natural pet food? The first thing that comes to mind is raw, unadulterated food. Actually mice and birds with maybe a squirrel or two thrown in are natural foods for a cat. Eating any one of these critters would provide your cat with all the proper nutrition it would need to live a long and healthful life.
According to the Pet Food Committee of the AAFCO (American Association of Feed Control Officials) "natural" as it relates to pet food is a food or ingredient derived solely from a plant, an animal or a mined source. It can either be in it's natural state (raw) or processed by several means including cooking. The food per se remains "natural" as long as it has not been subjected to a chemical synthetic process and does not contain any additives that are chemically synthetic. Prophylene Glycol and BHA are two examples of chemically synthesized ingredients. Now don't you feel smarter?
Commercial pet food manufacturers have set recommendations given to them by AAFCO that set the standards for providing vitamins and minerals for our pets in their food. These standards do not provide the optimum level of vitamins and minerals needed. They only provide enough needed to prevent our pets from having a vitamin and mineral deficiency.
In an ideal world all commercially prepared pet food would provide our pets with a completely healthy and balanced diet. Not even the very best canned or dry food made for cats is perfect. There is not a 100 % balanced and complete food to be found anywhere, no matter what the label says. Pet food for the most part is processed by heat and as we know heat destroys vitamins and enzymes. Even frozen and freeze-dried pet foods are not the "100 % perfect food" to feed your pet.
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Cosmetic Acupuncture - Experience Matters
Yep, that's my face! Here I am working on lifting and shaping my cheekbones while preventing smile lines, droopy eyelids, and dark circles under my eyes. Cosmetic acupuncture is more than just sticking needles in the face - it's working with the underlying muscular structure to shape, lift, and contour the face. When seeking a cosmetic acupuncturist, ensure you find a practitioner who has specific advanced cosmetic acupuncture training. Because they are trained specifically to understand facial musculature, a cosmetic acupuncturist will be able to develop a personalized treatment plan to meet your skincare and facial goals. Click HERE to learn more about me and my experience as a cosmetic acupuncturist. Click HERE learn more about cosmetic acupuncture procedures.


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How to Register
ALL Registrations for WRSSSC sessions are done online through the Uplifter Registration System.
Everyone must have a Family Account to get started.
Below are instructions on how to set up your Family Account and register your Skater (s) for the coming season.
To begin, click on LOGIN at the top right corner of the page.
Create Your Family Account. Add Adult/Parent as the Member, then add Skater(s) as the Participants.
Once you have created your Family Account, click on Registration in the menu bar at the top of the page. You will be taken to our Program Registrations page.
On the Program Registrations page, use the Registration dropdown menu bar to choose your Program (CanSkate or STARSkate). OR you can also use the Find Programs column on the left side of the page, to to filter out the program (s) you're looking for.
When you have completed these steps, you will be prompted to read and agree to several club policies; once you have accepted these policies, you can confirm and check out.
Payment can be online by credit card or you can choose to pay offline by cheque or cash. Please keep in mind that until we have received your offline payment, your registration will not be considered complete and we cannot guarantee your place in your selected program.
At final checkout, the annual Skate Canada Membership fee of $35.65 will be automatically added to each skater's registration. This fee applies once per year (September 2018 to August 2019) and is non-refundable.
Tips for STARSkate Registrations:
Each level of STARSkate has a prescribed program, which includes some mandatory as well as optional sessions. (When skaters fulfill the requirements for their prescribed program, a discount is automatically applied at check out). See our STARSkate page for more detailed descriptions of these programs.
To more easily find the sessions at your level, there are two options on the Program Registration page:
Use the Registration dropdown menu bar to select STARSkate, and then your level (Junior, Intermediate, Senior). This gives a list filtered to those sessions for which you are eligible to register.
Or, use the Find Programs function on the left side > choose STARSkate from the Category dropdown > choose your STARSkate level from the Category level dropdown, to also create a filtered list.
After you have selected your sessions, you will be given prompts to Add Subscriptions and to Volunteer Sign Up.
Add Subscriptions:
1) Volunteer - only check this box if you are unable or unwilling to fulfill your volunteer requirements! All others, who will be submitting their $200 post-dated cheque, should click the X in the top right corner of this section and not add to cart.
2) Private Lessons - In addition to registering for sessions, skaters must also select a private lesson package (in Uplifter jargon, referred to as "subscriptions"). This package will cover your private lessons for the full fall/winter season; no additional private lesson fees will be charged for the season (unless requested). For each level of STARSkate, there are several options available; please choose the package appropriate to your STARSkate level and progress goals. (e.g. more motivated and focussed skaters will choose the larger package options)
Volunteer Sign Up
The volunteer requirement is a total of 10 credits.
A minimum of 5 credits must be allocated to the Jingle Blades Competition.
Each job has an assigned number of credits, depending on the number of hours involved.
You will be required to sign up for your 10 credits before your registration can be completed.
The volunteer coordinator will be in contact at a later date, to confirm times, details and specific responsibilities.
Board members are exempt from the volunteer requirement, as they already fulfill well more than the number of credits required. They should choose "Exemption - Board Member" when registering.
Families who are unable or unwilling to volunteer and have paid the $200 fee should choose "Exemption - Non Volunteer" when registering.
Skaters on the Wednesday Adult Session are exempt, although we hope they will volunteer if they can. They should choose "Exemption - Adult Skater" when registering.


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As opposed to a Chinese Fire Drill,
a Korean Fire Drill is actually a fire drill. It's in capital letters here because it is a pretty damn serious affair. When my co-teacher told me that we would have a fire drill two weeks prior to the date, I wondered about the advance notice. I mean, it takes me two seconds to get ready to evacuate a building. I realize now that the notice wasn't for me, but for the teachers and students who had actual responsibilities during the drill. Setting off the smoke bombs, for instance. Or Hooking up the fire hose to the hydrant out back and spraying down the front of the building. A team of four students ran into the "burning" building and rescued an "injured" student on a stretcher, carrying him to a waiting ambulance. Thirty minutes later, after a frenzy of activity and a speech by the fire chief on our school's performance, we were back in class.
smokin' the kids out of school:
effectively washing the school windows:
you think they'd know the difference if the smoke were real?:
saving the school's important documents:
the fire department expends their water surplus:
his heart! this 16 year old boy is having a heart attack!:
luckily the paramedics were on the scene:
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Korean Fire Drill
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Hamilton Zoo Announces Arrival of Baby Rhino
Hamilton Zoo Announces Arrival of Baby Rhino
6 July 2016
A male southern white rhinoceros calf has been born at Hamilton Zoo.
Arriving in late June after his mother's 16-month pregnancy, the calf brings the total number of white rhinos at Hamilton Zoo to six. The male calf joins his mother Kito, father Kruger, and females Imani, Moesha and her daughter Jamila.
The calf is the third for Kito. Ubuntu, born in 2010 was initially born blind, needing help from keepers in his first few weeks until his eyesight cleared, and another female was sadly stillborn in 2013.
Team Leader of Ungulates (hooved animals) Aaron Gilmore says the calf is healthy, and very keen to feed from Kito.
"He's a determined little guy, weighing around 63 kilos at birth and already showing his strength," says Mr Gilmore.
"Depending on weather and his continued growth, school holiday visitors will hopefully have the chance to see him in the exhibit with his mother for short periods of time each day."
Hamilton's white rhino breeding programme has been exceptionally successful with seven rhinos born at the zoo. They include male Kifaru, who went to The National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra along with Ubuntu. Males Inkosi and Mtoto are at Auckland Zoo, while females Imani and Jamila remain at Hamilton Zoo.
Named for the Afrikaans word "weit" which means wide, referring to the animal's wide mouth, the southern white rhino was thought to be extinct in the late 19th century, but in 1895 a small population of less than 100 individuals was discovered in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
Today, after 121 years of successful protection and management, they are classified as "Near Threatened" in the wild.
Although still hunted and poached for their horns - believed to have medicinal qualities in some cultures - about 20,000 animals exist in protected areas and private game reserves. Zoos play their part by showcasing animals as ambassadors for wild populations and conservation projects, as well as providing genetically sound reserve populations.
"This calf is a very important part of the Australasian breeding programme, and will aid long-term conservation efforts at Hamilton Zoo and help provide a future for the species as a whole," says Mr Gilmore.
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January may not be your favourite time to be out in the garden, but a little extra care during this bleak time of year can more than pay you back once Spring arrives. Follow these winter gardening tips to keep both the plants and wildlife of your garden healthy and ready for another year.
Prepare your soil
Winter is the ideal time to prepare your soil for growing vegetables in the coming year. This is an opportunity to remove weeds and add manure or compost. Winter frost also helps to break up large clods of soil, making it easier to work with. For advice on preparing your soil over winter, take a look at our article.
Get pruning
If your garden contains a lot of shrubs, winter is the time to get them back in good condition. Begin by removing any dead or diseased leaves or branches, so as not to spread disease to other parts of the shrub. You can also prune your shrubs into a more manageable shape and size to give them room to grow over spring and summer. Any particularly long branches can be reduced in length by up to a third their current length.
Protect delicate plants from frost
January and February can bring about the dangers of frost for delicate plants, especially herbs. Bring small plants indoors, either into your house or a greenhouse. Individual outdoor covers can also be used to protect plants in the ground, such as upturned jam jars or a plastic bottle cut in half. Fleece can also be used to cover or wrap plants to keep them protected whilst in the ground. Add an extra layer of mulch around the base of plants to help maintain soil temperature and help protect delicate roots.
Inspect your lawn's health
A number of factors can signify issues with your lawn's health. Moss is often a sign of underlying problems, so use this month, while grass is growing at its slowest, as an opportunity to determine what may be wrong. You may need to improve drainage in your soil, prune back trees and shrubs to increase sunlight to your lawn or test your soil's PH to find the problem. Oh the other hand, moss itself can add variety to your lawn, giving it a more interesting texture and making it a more natural choice for your garden. So if a garden with higher diversity means more to you than an immaculate lawn, it could be worth embracing moss and leaving it be.
Help out your garden's wildlife
Many of your garden's local animals will be hibernating at this time of year. Lend a hand to those who are sticking out this chilly time of year. Leave bird feeders hanging from trees for local birds, and consider planting shrubs such as holly or hawthorn which provide food for birds and mammals. Take care to keep ponds or water features useable by wildlife throughout the winter- float a tennis ball on the surface of the water to prevent freezing, and leave plenty of logs and dead leaves to provide shelter for insects and frogs. When spring arrives, birds will be looking for materials to build their nests, so keep plenty of materials lying around to help them out, like twigs, dead leaves. Even scraps of fabric and pet hair can help!
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Wax, Straws and Gum,
Silks, Gems, and Gold, the total sum
Of rich materials she disposed
In dainty order, and composed
Pictures of men, birds, beasts, and flowers,
When leisure served at idle hours.
All this so rarely to the Life,
As if there were a kind of strife,
'Twixt Art and Nature: Trees of fruits
With leaves, boughs, branches, body, roots,
She made to grow in Winter time,
Ripe to the eye, easy to climb.
John Bathchiler, "The Virgin's Pattern"
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Tried and tested. Twice this time! A year ago, spinach rice porridge with meatballs was added to my list of Asian home cook recipes. It is dead simple and power-up meal to make for family. The Chow family name it the Popeye's porridge. When I was young, Popeye the sailor man was one of the cartoon series I was hooked. Gone were the days when I binge watched Popeye's video tapes during school holidays, episode after episode. So Mummy Chow took the chance to name this rice porridge after Popeye and convinced us to each finish two bowls of spinach porridge which supposedly help us grow stronger and smarter like Popeye.
Her brilliance works. I actually believed what she said and asked for more than two with the urge to become stronger to wrestle with my dad. Imagine 5 people could finish 4 cups of white porridge! All in all this recipe has been stuck in my head for 20 years, and the second time making this pot of goodness was different than the original.
Instead of using Thai Jasmine Rice (which most Asian families consume as a staple), red rice was used to achieve a nutty flavour in the rice porridge. The unpolished grains is rich in fibre due to the bran, and it helps fight asthma (a problem I encountered in my late teens), reducing fine lines on the skin, firms up skin and minimise the damage brought on by our day to day exposure to UV rays. A natural anti-wrinkle remedy isn't it?
Oh, the final touch to this pipping hot porridge is the natural salt from 4 big heroes: century egg, salted eggs, braised peanuts and fried anchovies. They go beautifully well to sweeten the rice porridge, and there's no need extra seasoning was added to the porridge towards the end. Each of them has a distinctive fragrant and taste. Let any Asian do a blind taste test, they will identify them quickly, anytime. Also, I like my anchovies to be slightly on the dark brown side, with a charred taste but absolute crisp.
Staring at the sizzling rice porridge under over hot fire is one of the kitchen frustrations when the stomach starts shouting for attention. The stare down lasted for 20 seconds, just 20 seconds will do. With the risk that my tongue might get burn, I slurped the porridge gingerly and served myself the first bowl with a huge portion of fried anchovies.
* One trick to prevent yourself from a burning sensation on the tongue, simply use a porcelain spoon to scoop the corner of the porridge in a clockwise direction, the temperature is just right to taste this porridge without having to gently blow it. If there is any leftover, keep it in an air tight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Heat it up over high heat and the result is no less than before.
Ingredients ( serves 4)
- 1 cup red rice
- 2 salted egg
- 1 century egg
- 10 stalks Chinese round spinach
- 200g minced pork
- 1 can braised peanuts
- 3 tbsp ikan bilis (anchovies)
To marinade meatballs
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp corn flour
- Fried baby ikan bills (anchovies)
- For pork balls, combine the seasoning with the minced pork and mix it with a tablespoon to form a huge ball in a bowl. Slam the ball of minced pork 5 times to get the QQ texture. Cover the bowl with a cling wrap and refrigerate it for 20 minutes. Scoop 1 big teaspoon of meat and roll them to balls in between palms.
- Pluck spinach leaves and set side. Pluck away root of the spinach, and break the stem in three parts.
- To remove the clay and rice husk from the century egg, rub the surface off the egg in its plastic bag. The coating will break slowly and you'll be able to see the white shell without making your hands dirty. Then, take the egg out of the bag and rub the surface gently while rinsing it under water till the clay has been fully removed.
- Gently crack the egg on the edge of a hard surface (a bowl, or the sink) and peel the shell.
- Repeat step 3 when handling salted eggs. Crack open salted eggs and separate yolks from egg white into 2 bowls. Cut salted yolks
- Slice century egg in small chunks and set aside.
- Pour red rice on a strainer and wash the grains thoroughly. Drain the grains, pour into a small stock pot and filled with it up with 6 cups of water. Set it to boil over medium heat for 20 minutes.
- Check the hardness of red rice after 20 minutes, if it is still hard and starts drying up, add another two cups of water and let it boil for another 10 minutes.
- While porridge is boiling, pour 2 tablespoons olive oil onto frying pan (sunny side up size) over medium heat for 1 minute. Add ikan bilis and fry for 5-7 minutes or until they turn golden brown and crispy.
- Once red rice has soften, add spinach stems and meatballs in the center. Scoop porridge on the outer corner inwards to cover pork balls and spinach. Close lid and let it simmer for 6-8 minutes.
- Open the lid and add spinach leaves, century egg and salted eggs. Add braised peanuts from the can only, dispose the sauce away. Turn down the heat and stir porridge gently to combine.
- When salted egg chunks have turned light orange, pour salted egg white to the porridge. Gently stir porridge for 30 seconds once the egg white swirls are formed. Turn off heat immediately.
- Serve porridge in bowls and sprinkle fried ikan bilis on top.
- Ally


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The fun in Athens starts mid afternoon, builds up in the evening, climaxes late at night and goes on till dawn. Coffee shops and bars occupy almost every city block, mainly around the busy streets of the capital's center, around Syntagma Square, Kolonaki, Monastiraki, Plaka, Psiri, Gazi, Thission but also the main streets of Kifissia and Glyfada.
The same locals also provide endless dining options, from traditional tavernas where Greek food rules, to high class international cuisine alternatives.
And while restaurants and clubs for this guide have been selected using certain criteria, you can also do your own research with the help of your hotel's concierge. Especially when it comes to traditional eateries (like Bairaktaris in Monastiraki or Dourambeis in Microlimano) which never won a Michelin star but have had the thumbs up from Greeks and visitors alike for the last forty years.
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First Impressions of Alaska: Big and Beautiful
There are just some destinations that it seems like everyone says that you have to visit at least once. Paris and New York City are certainly at the top of that list, but one of the destinations that I've heard as much as any other is Alaska. My father spoke more highly of it then any other destination he traveled to and I've had more friends then I can count who have told me that it's a "must-visit" destination.
However, for one reason or the other, Alaska hadn't made it onto the list of 45 U.S. states that I had visited. I knew I'd get to it eventually and probably say the same thing that so many others before me have said: "Oh Alaska, it's so beautiful." Can you hear the sarcasm? Deep down, part of my reluctance in visiting Alaska was a fear of being let down. But boy was I wrong. When I first stepped foot onto Alaska on Monday in Ketchikan, I had already seen miles of it, as a guest of Norwegian Cruise Line aboard Norwegian Jewel with Expedia.
Before even arriving in Ketchikan I felt like I had seen more than my share to dispel any skepticism. I had seen two of the most beautiful sunsets I had ever seen, with the sun setting behind snowcapped mountains, and one of the most beautiful sunrises (Also, one of the few sunrises I've actually seen since I'm not exactly a morning person) I had ever seen as we pulled into Ketchikan. I felt like an explorer, sailing waters and viewing distant lands that had never been discovered before. We would go miles and miles without seeing any forms of life and I would look up into the hills and wonder if any person had stepped foot on ay of them.
To put it into a couple words: Alaska is big, and beautiful. And did I say big? When I looked at the map to see how much of Alaska we would actually be traveling across, it paled in comparison to the state as a whole. To no one's surprise, what stood out above everything though was the scenery and wildlife. It was mesmerizing and so movie-like, from bears walking the shores peering in to catch their breakfast, to humpback whales rising out of the water before diving back in, to bald eagles spreading their wings and flying out from their nest, to large chunks of ice floating by our ship. They were all things I knew that I could see on a trip to Alaska, but actually seeing them for myself was something else.
While Alaska is home to miles of undeveloped land that is absent of WiFi and cell phone towers, there are in fact cities; which are more like towns. And very quirky towns at that. Why, you ask? Well any town that is known for their lumberjack show I believe can be filed under "quirky". That's exactly what I found on my first day ashore in the town of Ketchikan. But who knew that such a small Alaskan town could be known for so much, such as being the "Salmon Capital of the World" and home to the largest concentration of totem poles in the world. If there was this much eccentricity to Ketchikan, then I couldn't wait for Juneau and Skagway.
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FORMER COMMUNIST PARTY star Bo Xilai was on the rise to take the top spot in China's ruling party when Heywood was poisoned, which exploded in an epic international scandal, the likes of which rarely comes to light out of China. Gu Kailai, his wife, was immediately suspected as havings something to do with Heywood's murder, because he was threatening to go public about money Ms. Gu was trying to move offshore, which is illegal in Chia. Neither Bo nor Gu have been seen since the accusations emerged, which was followed by Gu's arrest.
(Reuters) – China has indicted Gu Kailai, the wife of deposed Communist Party politician Bo Xilai, for intentional homicide, in the latest development in a political scandal that has shaken the Party's once-in-a-decade succession.
[…] Heywood was poisoned after he threatened to expose a plan by a Chinese leader's wife to move money abroad, two sources with knowledge of the police investigation told Reuters in April.
Gu has been in police custody for months on suspicion of committing or arranging Heywood's murder, though no details of the motive or the crime itself had not been publicly released, other than a general comment from Chinese state media that he was killed after a financial dispute.
Bo, the 62-year-old Communist Party chief of Chongqing municipality in southwest China before his dismissal, was widely seen as pushing for a spot in that new leadership until felled by the scandal brought to light by his former police chief, Wang Lijun.
Bo was dismissed from his Chongqing post in March, and was suspended from the party's top ranks in April, when his wife Gu was named as a suspect in the November 2011 murder of Heywood, a long-time friend of the couple whose son had earlier studied in England with the help of Heywood.
Their son Bo Guagua is also involved, with Zhang Xiaojun, an orderly at Mr. Bo's home one of the defendants, along with his mother.
Reports are that there is "irrefutable and substantial" evidence against Ms. Gu and Mr. Zhang.


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Mondays Are Better With Music: Epic Rap Battles
So you're probably one and a half hours into work already, and, well, you've got an entire week still to go.. So why not start off by laughing a bit.
Here's another vid from the guys over at Epic Rap Battles of History (Thanks Rogan, it's changed my life).
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The first picture below, is a 1,109 carat, 3 billion year old diamond! Can you imagine? As I arrived with my gear, there was plenty of security to make sure this lady (that's how they refer to a diamond) was well protected. The diamond was found in Botswana, Africa and the expert traveling with the diamond lived there as well. He filled me in on how full of diamonds that part of the world is.
The second picture is of a ring with a pop culture icon history. The ring belonged to Shirley Temple and was a gift from her father. This was a charming ring with some beautiful color. Yes the diamond had color in it. I did not know this was a real thing as I am only used to the chocolate diamonds from the Zales ads. :)
Sotheby's is an amazing place with very friendly people and high end pieces from throughout the building. I hope they have more jewelry to shoot as this made my list of most unusual things I have photographed, what with the first diamond's sheer size!


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- "I saw 'Bonanza' over at my in-laws and it was not for me. The Ponderosa looked fake. Hardly recognized Little Joe." —Diner, 1982
- "I'm gonna tell you something. 'Bonanza' is not an accurate depiction of the West . . . You ever see the show? It's a 50-year-old father with three 47-year-old sons. You know why they get along good? 'Cause they're all the same age." —Tin Men, 1987
- "You know, when I saw 'Bonanza' the other day, something occurred to me. There's those three guys living on the Ponderosa and you never hear them say anything about wanting to get laid. You never hear Hoss turn to Little Joe and say 'I had such a hard-on when I woke up this morning.' You know . . . they never talk about broads . . . nothing. Ya never hear Little Joe say 'Hey, Hoss, I went into Virginia City and saw a girl with the greatest ass I ever saw in my life.' Ya just see 'em walking around the Ponderosa saying, 'Yes, Pa,' and 'Where's Little Joe?' Nothing about broads. I don't think I'm being too picky . . . at least once if they talked about getting horny. I don't care if you're living on the Ponderosa or right here in Baltimore, guys talk about getting laid. I'm beginning to think that show doesn't have too much realism." —Tin Men, 1987
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Twenty students from LaSala's Dojo traveled to Dania Oct. 20 to compete in an International Karate tournament.
For many, the event was their first big competition.
"There were a lot of very talented competitors in this event," Master Fred LaSala said. "We took a large team with an even bigger heart. I am very proud of how well all of my students did."
Top performers were: Alexi Lipson, April Garcia, Allen Ritchie, Amber Gonzalez, Ashton Davis, Anthony LaSala, Corey LaSala, Brooke LaSala, Christopher LaSala, Dylan N., William Hills, Zach Hills, Austyn Adderly, Joseph Angeles, Lilah Fulwood, Steel Gately, Noah Montgomery, Luke Henehan, Jacob Potter and Conner Rogers.
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§ 5.26 p.m.
§ The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers) rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 20th November be approved [1st Report from the Joint Committee].
The noble Earl said: My Lords, I beg to move that the draft regulations be approved.
The regulations are to be made under Section 37 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in order to remove, without replacement, certain existing health and safety statutory provisions which have been shown to be outdated and which have no practical effect.
The proposals, which are before your Lordships today, are part of a process which should, in time, reduce the volume of general health and safety law, by 40 per cent., while at the same time maintaining health and safety standards.
In fact, the simplification which we aim to achieve should actually improve standards, as people will have a clearer idea of what they definitely have to do, and will not have to waste time on unnecessary paperwork trying to find out.
In December 1992, the Government invited the Health and Safety Commission to review health and safety legislation at the workplace, and to advise the Government whether the legislation was still necessary. It was made clear, though, that the Government intended to maintain standards of health and safety.
The commission's review demonstrated that the present system of regulation has won widespread support. But, health and safety law has been considered to be voluminous, complicated and fragmented. This undoubtedly makes it harder for employers and others to comply with it.
The commission therefore proposed a programme of reform of the legislation in order to reduce its volume, and more importantly in terms of its impact on business, to simplify and to clarify that legislation which remains.
1081 The regulations, which are before your Lordships today, will remove 12 sets of outdated regulations, one Act, and one Section of another Act. They will remove, without replacement, legislation which covers: homeworkers; slaughterhouses; railway running sheds; and horizontal milling machines; as well as the hours of work for people who work on shifts in the manufacture of sheet-glass using automatic machines.
The legislation covering homeworkers dates back to 1911. It was originally enacted in order to address the risk of the spread of public disease, such as plague, cholera and typhoid, which might result from carrying on certain types of work in domestic premises.
The types of work covered indicate how old this legislation is. It includes, for example: the making of iron and steel cables and chains; the manufacture of brass; the sorting of feathers; and the shelling of peas. This dates from the time when people shelled peas in their own homes for public consumption, and it was thought that the unsanitary conditions which existed in some homes would lead to contagious diseases being carried to the general public through the peas. We have moved on a little since those days.
The legislation on slaughterhouses and railway running sheds, which is to be removed, was enacted in order to ensure that certain regulations and orders, which were made under the Factories Act 1937, still applied when that Act was replaced by the Factories Act 1961.
Most of the early regulations and orders have already been revoked or have lapsed. The few which still remain will be replaced shortly when regulations, which were introduced in 1993 in order to implement several EC directives, come fully into effect.
The legislation, which covers hours of employment, relates to certain types of glass manufacture which are no longer carried out in the United Kingdom, due to the development of modern manufacturing techniques and to the changes in technology.
The legislation, which amends that which was enacted in 1928 which covered the safety of horizontal milling machines, lapses on New Year's Eve this year. If the amendments to that legislation are not revoked by that date, they will remain as a statutory instrument in force, even though the legislation which they amended, has already been repealed. That of course would be an absurd situation.
I do not think that these regulations should be regarded as controversial. All the provisions were identified by the Health and Safety Commission as being outdated and as no longer having any practical effect.
At the request of my right honourable friend the Secretary of State, the commission consulted widely and sought the views of both sides of industry on proposals to remove these provisions without replacement. The responses demonstrated that there was general support from those who are affected for these proposals. Another place debated, and approved, the proposed regulations on 28th November. I commend them to your Lordships. I beg to move.
1082 Moved, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 20th November be approved [ 1st Report from the Joint Committee].—(Earl Ferrers.)
§ Baroness Turner of Camden
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his explanation of these regulations. We accept, as we have always done, that there is a case for revoking legislative requirements and regulations that have become outdated and are thus quite redundant. There is no merit whatsoever in over-regulation, as we made clear when we discussed the deregulation legislation when it was before your Lordships in the last Session. I accept also that there was provision for consultation with the Health and Safety Executive. The last report of the HSE makes clear that it was involved in a wide-ranging consultation exercise. We do not intend to oppose the draft regulations that are before this House. In any event, it is not customary for us to do so when they have been approved by another place.
However, I have some anxieties, to which the Minister might possibly respond. They arise from my perusal of the report of proceedings of the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation. I see that the intention is still to repeal Section 133 of the Factories Act 1961. To some extent I share the worries to which expression was given in the committee in the other place. As the Minister made clear this evening, the proposed regulations mean that homeworking in future will not be subject to the degree of supervision—inadequate as I believe it to have been—which existed under Section 133 and which I understand involved liaison with the HSE and local authorities. Reference is made to that in the HSE report. Indeed, the HSE has made it clear that it values highly co-operation with local authorities across a whole range of issues.
As I said earlier, some of the procedures covered by Section 133 are now completely outdated and we do not wish to revive anything of that kind. But what bothers me about homeworking is that, while for many highly educated and trained people, particularly those familiar with current technologies, homeworking may very well be a welcome development which fits their lifestyle and often their home accommodation, the same may not be true of all homeworking, particularly when undertaken by less skilled people, mainly women, who may not be able get any other kind of work, and particularly work which enables them to look after children. Often, such workers are exploited. They do not benefit from the mutual support that working together with others brings. They are often isolated and without knowledge of employment rights. Many of them are from ethnic minorities. In any event, the employment rights may not be available to them in that kind of work. The homes in which they work may not be suitable for the work that they do and may even be dangerous for the workers and their children. At least under Section 133, some means of applying protection existed.
We agree with the revocation of old and outdated regulations, but I am inclined to think that perhaps a complete repeal may not be appropriate. Updating might have been much more satisfactory. I understand that the National Group on Homeworking was not particularly enamoured of the present legislation, but clearly 1083 something is necessary in this area. I understand that the HSE is undertaking a review of regulations in regard to the self-employed. It may be that the Minister will maintain that that will cover homeworking. But what happens until that time? There does seem to be a gap there. Perhaps the Minister would be good enough to enlighten the House.
Earl Ferrers
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her remarks and for stating her intention not to oppose these orders. She feels that there should be an opportunity for people to do homeworking. She is quite right about that. People will do homeworking and there should be opportunities for it.
However, all that the regulations on homeworking required was notification of some types of homework to local authorities. Of itself, that does not help in maintaining standards. Homeworkers are protected as it is by existing health and safety law. The kind of laws that we are repealing today are, for instance, the Home Work (Lampshades) Order, which applies to:the manufacture of lampshades other than lampshades made wholly of metal or glass or stone".One order refers to homeworking in:the manufacture of chocolates or sweetmeats, and any work incidental thereto".Another order of 1913 refers toThe making or filling of Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings or similar articles or parts thereof, and any work incidental thereto".Those are very old-fashioned orders. That is the reason why they should be removed.
The point which concerned the noble Baroness was that there should be adequate protection for those people who continue to work at home under different circumstances. I can give her the assurance that that is covered already under the existing health and safety at work statutes. So they will be fully protected. It is only the removal of those pieces of legislation which are quite unnecessary that the regulations laid before your Lordships seek to achieve. I hope that I have been able to satisfy the noble Baroness.
On Question, Motion agreed to.


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With that let's look at the the business sense question again. To answer what was the loss, the question can be simplified into two parts. We first look at revenue. How much were Sara's "revenue" out of that pair of shoes? Well, Sara got a fake $50 bill from the buyer Betty, and she also received $50 from her neighbor Nancy. So she got $50 plus a fake bill if it counts.
Then what were her costs? She paid $30 for the shoes, give $30 change to the buyer Betty, and redeemed $50 to her neighbor Nancy. So Sara spent $110 on the shoes.
Now use the spending to minus the income to get the total loss, which is $60, assuming the fake bill is worthless.
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Scarlett has been going through a new phase and it is not pretty. She has taken the terrible twos to a new level. This spirited child needs to do everything herself and has to call the shots. This is normal and age appropriate but when she decides to not change a wet, soppy diaper, or wear shoes to school, I have to step in and make her do it. I have a genuine fear of making her do anything. I literally cringe because I know what is about to happen.
This is how it goes down.
Me - You have to change your diaper, if you do not let me, I will make you.
Scarlett - NO!!! (run away)
Me - You need a fresh diaper (Kevin helps me hold her down while I change it)
Then all hell breaks loose, which usually involves screaming, crying and yelling and there is NOTHING I can do to get her to stop. She usually takes her diaper, shoes, pants or whatever was forced upon her off and we are back where we started.
I have tried all the positive parenting strategies.
*That hurts my ears when you scream
*It hurts when you hit me
*Hands are for playing
*You can choose your diaper and I will put it on
*If you dont get dressed you will loose your desert privilege
After I exhaust these tools I count to 10 and tell myself to stay calm. Kevin can get her to calm down more often than I can, but not always. These episodes now occur daily if not a few times each day. Maybe I used to employ slave children in my past life and now I am paying for it?
I swear she drives me to drink. When she is having one of her episodes I wish I had a closet I could go hide in. I know I make it sound funny but its really hard and I feel like she loves me but doesn't like me. It just sucks and nothing seems to work. I know all kids have fits, but Scarlett takes it to a new level.
Ava was super hard when she was 3 and we got through it. Believe it or not, Ava used to physically attack me when she had her fits, which happened daily. I seem to have have forgotten this stage and now I am back 100% in it. Kevin and I make really spirited children and I love them dearly, but this stage sucks.
I have been told Scarlett is just like Kevin when he was a baby, so its all his fault! I hate to complain so much so here is a clip of Scarlett being cute as a button. Cute or not, I am going a bit mental...
Thursday, April 7, 2011
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LOL. I know how you feel and my baby is only 14months! Maybe I am not such a great mommy LOL.ReplyDelete
I just want to say this to you from some one who has been there and survived; This too shall pass. Really, it will!ReplyDelete
My older boy went through this at 3 - but my younger son (who is almost 4) is so much, um, more "spirited"! I totally feel your pain. I'm just hanging on to the belief that when 4 comes, he will turn into a relatively reasonable human being, just like his brother! Love your honest take on life, Mama.ReplyDelete
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Reading David Finkel's Thank You for Your Service. Blown away.
From p.86: 'It is such a lonely life, this life afterward. During the war, it wasn't that way, even in the loneliest moments, when somewhere in the big night sky was a mortar that was on its way down and there was nothing to do but wait for it. Over time, the war came to mean less and less until it meant nothing at all, and meanwhile the other soldiers meant more and more until they came to mean everything.'


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Your deal flow is on YouTube. We are presenting the best smart green startups on Ecosummit TV in energy, mobility and cities that pitched at Ecosummit in the past. Our unique list features 36 companies: Blixt, First Light Fusion, Sono Motors, Sonnen, Thermondo, Climeon, Tado, Lilium, BlaBlaCar, Cityscoot, Vulog, Forsee Power, Sigfox, Netatmo, Kiwigrid, Origami Energy, Exeger, Mobisol, Solarkiosk, Sunna Design, Moixa, Greenergetic, Lumenaza, Limejump, DEPsys, ENIT Systems, Envelio, Ubitricity, Clevershuttle, Sunfire, Sol Voltaics, Skeleton Technologies, Cosmo Tech, Agrilution, Airlabs and Ekwateur. These startups represent exciting business opportunities for buyers and sellers as well as investment opportunities for (C)VCs and family offices. All of them work hard to create big impact and many of them have the potential to become big startups or even smart green unicorns. Pitch at Ecosummit Berlin 15-16 May 2019 to tell your startup growth story and increase the quantity and quality of the term sheets in your next financing round.Read more
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On May 7, 2016, we had a tour stop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The crowd showed us more love than we could've imagined that night. And as we approach the end of this tour leg, we've grown much more comfortable on stage. We've learned so much and look forward to more shows! Another factor that made the Tulsa concert extra fun was my hair. I decided to take my braids out and let my hair go crazy. I fell in love with the hair style and wish it could always look this way. I also spiced up the look with some silver glitter liner to match the detail on this Native Stranger bomber jacket.
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Barack Obama and David Cameron attended the basket ball game of the NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio on Tuesday.
The two leaders arrived at the event and sat at the front row of the court for a match between Mississippi Valley State and Western Kentucky.
Dressed in casuals and eating hot dogs, they looked like buddies chatting and laughing throughout the game.
In an interview to the truTV during the half time Cameron commented that it was his first basketball game and the pace was fast and furious.
Cameron said Obama helped him follow the action, while Obama said Cameron was going to return the favour by teaching him cricket, according to the Reuters report.
When questioned on how the teams are playing, Obama said that both the teams were shooting poorly. "It may be nerves," the Reuters quoted Obama as saying.
"These are not teams that normally end up coming to the tournament," he added.
Prime Minister David Cameron is on a three-day visit in the US to discuss various issues including the war in Afghanistan, the Syrian unrest, Iran's nuclear standoff and the global economy.
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It's really easy when it comes to podcasts and audio books. All you have to do is tap the 2x button near the top right corner directly beneath the music slider. A screen shot is available below.
But what if it's a song that you want to change the playback speed for? Ok that's when it requires your computer. The process involves converting your song into a podcast.
1. Launch up iTunes on your computer whether it's a Mac or a PC.
2. Right click on the song or album or playlist... and choose 'Get info'
3. You might get a warning saying that 'Are you sure you want to edit information for multiple items?' Just click on 'Yes'.
4. A window will come up with 4 tabs at the top. Click on the tab that says 'Options'.
5. Change the media kind from Music to Podcast then click ok.
Now your song is saved as a podcast. You will need to re-sync your iPhone with iTunes whether wirelessly or with a cable. If you have wireless syncing set up then it should happen automatically overnight. Now when you launch your music or podcasts app you will find that your song is saved as a podcast. Just tap the 2x button and enjoy double speed! If you need any help, feel free to ask.


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Our new series will be starting on ITV , UTV Northern Ireland on Monday and on UTV Ireland next Wednesday.
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Darryl Fears of the Washington Post cites two new studies suggesting sea-level rise will be higher and potentially more devastating than earlier projections have noted. A University of Washington study and another authored by Eric Rignot, a professor of Earth science at the University of California at Irvine who was commissioned by NASA, both suggested that the melting is unstoppable and will take place over 200 - 1,000 years and dump several feet of new water into the oceans.
Fears goes on to note that scientists in the recently published National Climate Assessment predict harsh scenarios for coastal regions which can expect to see substantial flooding and loss of wetlands and other natural areas that offer storm protection as sea-levels rise.
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Police are calling for witnesses after a cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a car in Pevensey.
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The cyclist, a 55-year-old man from Bexhill, was taken to Conquest Hospital in St Leonards with serious injuries and later released.
The driver, a 50-year-old man from Eastbourne, was uninjured, said Sussex Police.
Both the car and the bicycle were travelling eastbound when the incident happened.
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text: Mayweather has a 47-0 record with 26 knockouts [Getty Images] The long-awaited mega bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, which has been more than five years in the making, will take place in Las Vegas on May 2, Mayweather announced. A duel between the defence-minded Mayweather and the aggressive Pacquiao, the biggest drawcards of their generation, has been savoured by boxing fans, if only to decide the mythical title of the world's best pound-for-pound fighter. This will be the biggest event in the history of the sport Floyd Mayweather Jr Showtime and HBO will jointly broadcast the bout, which is one of the most eagerly anticipated in boxing since the classic 1975 'Thrilla in Manila' between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. However, both Mayweather, 37, and Pacquiao, 36, are in the twilight of their respective careers and most pundits say they have lost some of their skills in the ring. "What the world has been waiting for has arrived," American Mayweather, who has a perfect record of 47-0 with 26 knockouts, said on the social networking website Shots. "Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2, 2015 is a done deal. "I promised the fans we would get this done, and we did. We will make history on May 2nd. Don't miss it!" 'Best ever' Mayweather made a late-night trip to Pacquiao's hotel in Miami last month to discuss the possibility of a showdown, and the Filipino southpaw, an eight-division world champion, signed the contract for the bout on Thursday. "This will be the biggest event in the history of the sport. I am the best ever ... and this fight will be another opportunity to showcase my skills and do what I do best, which is win. "Manny is going to try to do what 47 before him failed to do, but he won't be successful. He will be number 48." Pacquiao, who has a 57-5-2 record with 38 knockouts, said in a statement: "I am very happy that Floyd Mayweather and I can give the fans the fight they have wanted for so many years. They have waited long enough and they deserve it." SOURCE: Reuters Sport Boxing