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Wow, I cannot believe that about Ben! Breaks my heart! I will definitely remember him and la familia Page in my prayers.
|Me and my bike
|I made friends with a goat!
This is in the more humble part of our sector that we explored this week and found a few people to teach and a goat! Super fun day!
Well, we had a good week . . de hecho fue una semana incredible, lleno de milagros! Well, it started out pretty rough, just on pday I was pretty low. I didn't know what else we could do for our sector, or how we could find more people to teach. The people here rarely let us get 5 words in, so finding people is hard. Monday night I was praying so so so hard for the faith that I needed to be guided by the spirit to find the people who are prepared.
Then, on Tuesday, we had district class and our zone leader talked about having a positive attitude. He gave the example of an atom, and how if an atom has more protons then it is positive, but if it has more electrons then it is negative. He said that we needed to focus on having more positive thoughts in our heads then negative. That really hit home with me. I realized that the week before I had just been flat our enduring, and I hadn't been enforcing myself to have positive thoughts. The negative thoughts were winning which made me miserable. I was thinking things like "These people are so hard hearted, no one will listen to us. Oh there is another door slammed in face. Its so hot. etc." All of these things were and are true, but they are negative.
Our zone leader had us talk to our companion about ways we could be more positive. We talked about having more faith, and about eliminating the word "dificil," from our vocab. Then I read to my comp a scripture in Alma, I don't remember the reference, but it talks about the mission of the sons of Mosiah and how they converted cualquire city of lamanites, then in one scripture it says something like "But none of the amalakites were convert, SAVE ONE ONLY."
I told Hermana Lima that we are in the sector of the amalikites. All the other missionaries are teaching the lamanites and they might have cualquire lesson, or baptism, but we were called to preach to the amalikites. I then said "I wonder how many doors ammon and aaron knocked until they found that one, or how many times they got doors slammed in their face until they found that one." So our moto this week has been finding the one. Every time we get a door slammed in face we laugh and say "That wasn't our amalikite. Maybe he lives next door."
It was still a hard week, but we changed the way we reacted, and the thoughts we had. I tired to laugh a lot, and look for the ridiculousness in some of our situations. For example, one day it was so so so hot in the morning, and we were doing contacts on a treeless street, so there was no shade. I was dying, so I put my helmet on to block some of the sun and knocked doors with my helmet on. We had a good long laugh over that.
Another time, we were talking to a man who believes that God is an energy and that the libro de mormon can't be true because God doesn't talk to us anymore. I told him that the bible says God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and so if he talked to men yesterday he will talk to men today because he doesn't change. Well, as we were walking away I was talking about how frustrating the bible can be sometimes and how people can interpret it in whatever manner that they want. Then Hermana Lima said, "Sometimes people just don't understand that God is a man . . . (pause and think about what she said) . . But a perfect man with a lot of power." Oh it was so so so funny! I practically died laughing!
I've realized that the mind is powerful. If you wake up and think it will be a crappy day then it will be a crappy day because you won't try to make it different. But if you wake up and think it will be a good day then it will because you will be looking for a way to make it good. We decided to have a good week and we did.
Car* is doing so so so great! She came to church and she loved it! She really wants her family to start listening to us too! She is our one amalikite. We had lunch with her this week, and it was so great! At the end of one lesson we had with her, we asked her to say the pray. It was a simple prayer, but said with such faith that if almost brought me to tears. I love her so much. I can't think about her without smiling. After conference she said that she was interested to learn more about the church, so she looked it up on line. BAD IDEA! Well, she told us that she found some terrible stuff, and we were scared that she would believe it. But not Car*. She said "that stuff just can't be true. Tell me its not true." We told her it wasn't and she was so relieved. Then she said "How can people say that stuff about OUR church .. . um . .. or the church that we go to." She is practically a member. When I invited her to live the word of wisdom she said "Well, of course, I already stared.!" Blah I just love her!
Also Hermano Lu* is amazing! He is our other Amalikite! His cousin is living with him, and when we went over to teach him he asked his cousin to say the prayer. His cousin didn't want to and Lu* insisted. His cousin continued to refuse and Lu* said "No, you need to say the prayer and talk to God. We listen." Then he bowed his head, and we followed suit. It was quite for a moment, then his cousin finally said the prayer. Hermano Lu* is a missionary!
Also, he gave his testimony in church! It was so great and all the members loved it. He always says "I found my new family. I found my new family here in the church." One day we went to visit him and we asked him if he had read the libro de mormon. He said "No, but its not my fault. I was going to read yesterday night but I couldn't find my book. My cousin had stolen it and was reading it in his room. Hermanas, I think it is time you got him his own libro de mormon." I took out the libro de mormon that I had recently put in my backpack (I wasn't even going to bring one that day, cause I had little faith that we would find someone to give it to. But I felt like I should bring one, so I did) And I gave it to his cousin. Hermano Lu* then shook his cousins hand and said "I congratulate you for starting this journey with me." Oh, it was great!
|Noche de hogar con Hermano Lu*
|This is me losing the game we played - jajaja
We also found 7 new investigators this week! That is incredible for this sector! There are a few of them that are really good! Also, we found an inactive older couple, and the way we found them was so so so funny. We had talked to their daughter one day and she said to come back another day and talk to her dad cause he was a member. So we went by on Wednesday and an old man answered the door. We said, that we were missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ, and said, "Really, well, I'm a Mormon." We said, great! Then we started talking to him about the church, and if he still attends. He said that he doesn't go anymore for his health. We asked if we could share a message with him. He said no thanks. Then we said, can we come by another day. And he said "No, I'm a mormon. I like the mormon church." And then we said "We are Mormons too." He said "You're Mormons? Well, why didn't you say anything?" jajaja! It was so so so funny. We were able to talk with him and his wife about the temple, and how they can be sealed forever. Enrique and Gladis se llaman. Enrique is 85 and Gladis is 83. Enrique is losing his memory and doesn't understand a lot, but Gladis does. She wants to be sealed in the temple. She doesn't go to church cause she has a lot of health problems. I don't know what we can do for this family, but I just loved visiting them! Enrique said, "We have been married for 55 years and I still love her!" CUTEST THING EVER!
We really did see the lord guiding us this week. We had 5 people in church! AMAZING! One of them was a street contact that we did who said she would come to church . . .and she showed up! What? That never happens! Well, actually it does . . cause it did!
Honestly the mission is really hard, but it is good. I am learning more every day how to be like Christ, and how to follow him. This week I am going to go back out there again and knock more doors until I find that one amalikite who is ready to listen.
Hna Ostler
Ps. I also did a contact in English this week! It was with a man who lived in NY for 4 years and England for another 4. Yep, he passed my English test! It was great!


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We did it! We signed Hannah up for dance, we've purchased the outfit, the shoes, the tutu! :) I can't believe how incredibly excited I am to have her dance at such a young age! I ALWAYS wanted to be in dance! I thought of even joining when I was about 18 but figured I had already missed so much there wasn't much point!
We found a studio that offers children 2 and older classes in both Ballet, and Tap/Jazz. Each class is 1/2 hour long so we signed her up for both back to back. I think it'll be a great experience for her. It's expensive, no doubt about it (no wonder my mom, on a single person's income couldn't afford to enroll me) but I'm hoping she loves it, gains confidence and just has a great time doing it! They even have a end of year recital! Are you kidding me?! I'm sure there will be MANY tears seeing my little girl on such a big stage - they do a big production at one of the Universities in the area (holds 700 people) and they include the little tots! I can't wait!!
We got home last night after having a family dinner out and she wanted to try on all her "new stuff", once she got her tap shoes on it was non-stop! She loved the sound they made on the ceramic floor and she loved doing twirls and spins! Talk about precious!
That's hubby talking - as you can tell, we're big fans of So You Think you can Dance (or Prance as he calls it!)
Thanks for looking!
Thursday, September 09, 2010
by Kandice on September 09, 2010
Mommy Talk
Labels: Dance, Mommy Talk
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I'm sitting here in tears thinking of all you and your sister missed out on when you were growing up and seeing how excited you and Hannah are makes me feel happy knowing she will be able to do these things. Nana can't wait to go and watch you in dance classes and swimming lessons and Keira in her swimming lessons.ReplyDelete
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Kimberly used my Easter Melody kit..
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Last week a false dawn as Harveys sales drop further
By Patrick Avenell
As part of an finite reporting schedule to the Australian Securities Exchange, Gerry Harvey has again reported a downturn in sales for the Harvey Norman business.
"Like for like written sales for the 28 days ended 9th November 2008 (sic) from the franchised "Harvey Norman" stores in Australia decreased by 2.8 per cent when compared to the same period last year," wrote Harvey to the ASX. "Retail margins continue to be under pressure."
This drop in sales is a disappointing result after last week's encouraging report. Over the last four weeks, Harvey has reported year-to-year sales drops of 5.8 per cent (19 October), 3.6 per cent (29 October) and 0.6 per cent (2 November). This last report offered hope to interested parties in Harvey Norman that this week could see the sales comparison move into the black, unfortunately the movement has been reversed.


text: As you may have read in a recent post, I am exploring ideas to help J participate more fully in Challenger Baseball games by modifying a switch adapted pitching machine to help J throw the ball while fielding. That project of mine received some attention from another parent who was looking for a way to help their child play fetch with their service dog. Their child happens to have Cerebral Palsy, happens to use a wheelchair, and happens to need a little help throwing the ball. A very similar situation to my desire to help J participate in the fielding half of the inning during baseball games. Continue reading


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Cheryl Cole has been filming scenes on the set of Coronation Street!
The Former X Factor judge and Girls Aloud singer is swapping chart success for cobbles and a hotpot when she joins the Weatherfield soap as part of the Text Santa charity ITV spectacular on December 20.
Cheryl will turn up at the Rovers Return looking for her old school chum Tina, who she's expecting to join her in Newcastle for her mum's Christmas party.
Cheryl's trip to the boozer descends into chaos as she meets Corrie characters Tina (Michelle Keegan), Steve (Simon Gregson), Michelle (Kym Marsh) and Kirk (Andy Whyment).
"Coronation Street has always been part of my life, we'd all watch it as kids together," says Cheryl. "It's surreal to be part of something I've watched my whole life."
* Text Santa will be shown on ITV on Friday, December 20 at 8pm and is hosted by Philip Schofield, Holly Willoughby and Ant and Dec. To donate to the charity go to www.itv.com/textsanta


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glimpses of truth - 1
written by one of gurdjieff's circle in moscow, 1914
strange events, incomprehensible from the ordinary point of view, have guided my life. i mean those events which influence a man's inner life, radically changing its direction and aim and creating new epochs in it. i call them incomprehensible because their connection was clear only to me. it was as though some invisible person, in pursuit of a definite aim, had placed in the path of my life circumstance which, at the very moment of my need, i found there as if by chance. guided by such events, i became accustomed from my early years to look with great penetration into the circumstances surrounding me and to try to grasp the principle connecting them, and to find in their interrelations a broader, more complete explanation. i must say that in every exterior result it was the hidden cause evoking it that interested me most.
one day in the course of my life, in this same apparently strange way, i found myself face to face with occultism, and became interested in it as though in a deep and harmonious philosophical system. but at the very moment when i had reached something more than mere interest, i again lost, as suddenly as i had found it, the possibility of proceeding with its systematic study. in other words, i was thrown entirely on my own resources. this loss seemed a senseless failure, but i later recognized in it a necessary stage in the course of my life and one full of deep meaning. this recognition came only much later, however. i did not deviate but went forward on my own responsibility and at my own risk. insuperable obstacles confronted me, forcing me to retreat. vast horizons opened to my vision and as i hastened forward i often slipped or became entangled. losing, as it seemed, what i had discovered, i remained wandering round on the same spot, as though fogbound. in searching i made many efforts and did apparently useless work, rewarded inadequately by results. today, i see that no effort went unrewarded and that every mistake served to guide me toward the truth.
i plunged into the study of occult literature, and without exaggeration can say that i not only read but mastered patiently and perseveringly the greater part of the available material, trying to grasp the sense and to understand what was hidden between the lines. all this only served to convince me that i would never succeed in finding what i sought in books: though i glimpsed the outlines of a majestic structure, i could not see it clearly and distinctly.
i searched for those who might have interests in common with me. some seemed to have found something, but on closer examination i saw that they, like myself, were groping in the dark. i still hoped in the end to find what i needed; i looked for a living man, able to give me more than i could find in a book. perseveringly and obstinately i sought and, after each failure, hope revived again and led me to a new search. with this in view i visited egypt, india and other countries. among those encountered were many who left no trace, but some were of great importance.
several years passed; among my acquaintances i counted some to whom, by the community of our interests, i was bound more durably. one in close touch with me was a certain a. the two of us had spent not a few sleepless nights, racking our brains over several passages in a book we did not understand and searching for appropriate explanations. in this way we had come to know each other intimately.
but during the last six months i had begun to notice, first at rare intervals, and then more frequently, something odd about him. it was not that he had turned his back on me, but he had seemed to grow cooler toward the search, which had not ceased to be vital to me. at the same time i saw he had not forgotten it. he often expressed thoughts and made comments which became fully comprehensible only after long reflection. i remarked on it more than once, but he always skillfully avoided conversations on this subject.
i must confess that this growing indifference of a., who had been the constant companion of my work, led to gloomy reflections. once i spoke to him openly about it—i scarcely remember in which way.
"who told you," objected a., "that i am deserting you? wait a little and you will see clearly that you are mistaken."
but for some reason neither these remarks, nor some others which at the time seemed strange to me, caught my interest. perhaps because i was occupied in reconciling myself to the idea of my complete isolation.
so it continued. it is only now that i see how, in spite of an apparent capacity for observation and analysis, i overlooked the main factor, continually before my eyes, in a way which was unpardonable. but let the facts speak for themselves.


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Tour the US: Texas
|Canadian River Breaks. NPS Photo
The National Monument is associated with Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, which has its headquarters in Fritch. However, Alibates boasts its own, modern contact station a ways south out of town, with a clearly marked turn-off on Highway 136.
--Quarry Tours
The Monument is one big archaeological site. About 1,000 years ago, ancestors of the Caddo, Pawnee, and Wichita tribes quarried flint here. The site can be visited with a ranger, who will lead you up the side of a mesa. As you arrive on top, you will not be able to avoid the thick carpet of colorful flint shards underfoot. These are the remains of the quarry, each piece hand chipped from the ground. If you have sharp eyes, you will be able to pick out the remains of the pits themselves, now overgrown, and the ones viewable on the tour are but a small sampling of the many pits that dot the area.
The ranger will explain that the Alibates flint is unique. It is actually agatized dolomite, which means the original rock became saturated with many types of minerals which produced the incredibly colorful and beautiful stone you find here. It was used to shape weapons and tools, and the beauty made it a valuable trade item, meaning pieces that passed from hand to hand can now be found all over the country. This is where they all started from.
Free tours are usually offered twice a day at 10AM and 2PM, depending on staffing and weather conditions. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling the Lake Meredith headquarters at (806) 857-3151, or on weekends you can call (806) 857-6680. The tour is 1 mile long and requires walking up several stairways for an elevation gain of 170 feet. While there are several shade shelters along the way, the Texas sun can be quite intense so be prepared with water, sunscreen, and hats, especially in the summer months when temperatures can hover around 100F. Allow 2 hours.
|Spring Canyon. NPS Photo
--Outdoor RecreationAlibates is surrounded by Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. The lake, which is a man-made reservoir, is disappearing, but the surrounding area still gives plenty of opportunities to get out and about. High clearance vehicles, horses, mountain bikes, and hikers can explore the many dirt roads into more remote areas, though some roads become impassable when wet. Fishing, bird-watching, and a small swimming area is at Spring Canyon. There are also several camping areas, which are all free, though sites on top of the bluffs can be incredibly windy. Corrals are available in several locations for horses.
--Off Season
October is Texas archaeology month, and during this time Alibates offers an opportunity to tour one of the Antelope Creek Ruins. Reservations are required and can fill up quickly for this popular tour. The road out to the site requires a high-clearance vehicle, but the park service can transport a limited number of people by shuttle. The ranger will guide you through the remains of foundations and help you spot petroglyphs carved into the rocks.
Spring and early summer is a great time to see wildflowers. There are many cacti which have large and colorful blooms, including prickly pear.
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area is open for hunting. Dates and regulations can be found here.
|Contact Station. NPS Photo
--Limited Time or Mobility
Even if you can't go on the tour, the Alibates Flint Quarries Contact Station is worth a visit. The pleasant, modern facility offers a place to sit, cool off, and have a drink of water. There is a short orientation film about the quarries. If you are lucky, you may catch a flint-knapping demonstration, where you will learn about how the flint was used and watch as a spear-point is shaped right before your eyes. Even if there is no demonstration, you can see and handle samples of the flint. Picnic tables are out back next to a garden where you can learn about the native plants as well as a few cultivated and used by the native people. Another great place for a picnic is nearby McBride Canyon, where you can enjoy the shade from cottonwood trees and take a look at the historic McBride ranch house.
Website: Alibates Flint Quarries, Lake Meredith
Entrance Fee: Free!
Season: Park open year-round. Contact Station open most days, though it may be closed while the Ranger is leading tours, depending on staffing. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years. Lake Meredith Headquarters closed on Sundays and off-season holidays.
Accommodations: Camping available at Lake Meredith or at a few nearby private campgrounds. No hook-ups in park. Several small motels are located in Fritch, with a few of the large chains found in nearby Borger. A full range of accommodations can be found in Amarillo.
Closest International Airports: Amarillo, TX
Be aware that the Flint Quarries has limited cell-phone service.


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Plan your Pako
Get Here
Parking: Accessible car parking is available at the rear of the Geelong West Town Hall, in the Albert Street Carpark. During the festival, Pakington Street is closed to traffic and there is limited parking and strict restrictions so always check the signage!
Train: From Geelong Train Station, Pakington Street is just a five-minute walk. For timetable information contact V/Line on 136 196 or www.vline.com.au
Buses: For routes and timetables, call (03) 5240 5000 or check www.cdcvictoria.com.au
Taxis: Drop off and pick-up points are located in Albert St, Hope St, Waterloo St and Gordon Avenue, Geelong West.
Festival Tips
Alcohol Free Zone: With the exception of designated licensed areas, the consumption of alcohol in the street is strictly prohibited. Fines of up to $2,000 may apply.
General Information: Please call 03 5221 6044
How To Dress: It might be hot, it might not! Remember a hat, sunscreen, water and don't forget comfy shoes!
Lost and Found: Diversitat, Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
Pets: We encourage you to leave your furry friends at home due to the large audience numbers being distressing to animals.
Photography: By entering the Pako Festa event precinct, you give permission that photos/film containing your image may be used for publicity or general information purposes, including publication on the Pako Festa website and social media, which may be seen by the general public. Pako Festa will not seek any further permission nor provide any notification before using such photos/film.
Respect the environment: We're committed to minimising our impact on the environment – please help us by doing the same. Please give thought to packaging and while you are here, please dispose of your rubbish in one of the many bins or recycling points dotted around Pakington Street.
Road Closures: Sat 24 Feb – Closes 3am / Re-opens 11pm
Pakington Street and streets intersecting it are closed to all traffic from, and including, Waterloo Street at the northern end and Autumn Street and Gordon Avenue at the southern end
Smokers: Pako Festa is a Smoke Free Zone.
Toilets: Public Toilets are located at West Park, corner Autumn St and Pakington St, inside the main hall and at the rear of Geelong West Town Hall. Portable toilets will be in Waratah Street. Accessible toilets are located at Karingal, West Park and Geelong West Town Hall.
View the map on the program page for more details.
Water: Keep hydrated with Barwon Water's Drinking Fountain at West Park. Bottled water will also be readily available from chill-out zones and many traders and food/ beverage stalls in the precinct.
Toilets: Inside the Geelong West Town Hall (main entrance in Pakington Street) and also in the public toilets at the rear of the hall. In West Park, Autumn St (Fire Station end), a portable accessible toilet is available.
Ramps: Access Ramps to enable better transition from the road to the pavement – one is located between Albert and Weller Streets, and one between Albert and Preston Streets.
Parking: Accessible parking is at the rear of Geelong West Town Hall.
Specific Needs Centre: Facilities for people with disabilities, older citizens, breastfeeding mothers etc. is available at Karingal, 151 Pakington Street.
Chill Out Spaces
Geelong West Presbyterian Church site, Cnr Waratah & Pakington St
The Geelong West Presbyterian Church site, on the corner of Pakington and Waratah Street, will host children's activities and a Chill-out zone, under a marquee on the church grounds. Visitors to Pako Festa are invited to take a rest and refreshment break in the shade, with free drinks and some seating available (including kids highchairs) to relax away from the crowds.
Geelong Vineyard Church, 178 Pakington Street
Rest area inside the church, with tea and coffee plus cold drinks for children
Derbyshire Homes, 98 Pakington St
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Nova Scotia gave a warm welcome to almost 5,500 immigrants in the year 2016. This number is much greater than the figures of previous seven decades. Lena Diab, (Provincial Minister of Immigration) while addressing to the provincial legislature stated that these results are the positive signs. It seems that Nova Scotia is on its way to achieving the goal of inducting 7,000 new immigrants per year until 2024.
Lena Diab shared her thoughts in the following words. "It's my extreme pleasure to report that we've had a remarkable year for immigration to Nova Scotia,". "I am so proud of these results; they reflect the hard work that we've been doing to grow our population and make Nova Scotia a more diverse and welcoming province."
Nova Scotia is helping immigrants to seek permanent residents. Last year, out of these lucky immigrants, 1,350 were nominated through the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP). This suggests that Nova Scotia is playing an active role through its Provincial Nominee Program. In the year 2013, over 600 people utilized this passage to get Canadian immigration.
Moreover, the recent figures released by the federal government exhibits that 2,386 new applicants and their family members have entered via federal Express Entry system. Apart from this, other new immigrants successfully get their Canadian immigration as refugees or through family sponsorship programs.
With a view to breaking this record in 2017, Minister Lena Diab further stated that "looking forward to another outstanding year for immigration. We have a total of 2,150 spots to fill in 2017, that is the 1,350 spots for our Provincial Nominee Program and 800 spots in our new program, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot [Program, AIPP]. We're on track to break more records."
Besides the AIPP and NSNP, Nova Scotia will continue its journey to welcome sponsored persons, refugees, and federal economic migrants on regular basis.


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Jobless claims are little changed for the week at 245,000
U.S. stock benchmarks rose modestly on Thursday, buoyed mostly by gains in technology and bank shares, in seasonally light trading volume in the penultimate trading day of 2017.
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What are stock benchmarks doing?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 48 points, or 0.2%, to 24,822, led by a rebound in shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) and a rise in International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). The S&P 500 index advanced 2 points, or less than 0.1%, to 2,684, with the technology sector rising 0.2% and financial shares rising 0.1%. The real estate and utilities sectors, which make up a smaller share of the broad-market index, were both up at least 0.2%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index was trading at break-even levels, up less than 0.1% at 6,945.
The advances come after all three benchmarks closed slightly higher (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/boeing-leads-dow-futures-higher-in-holiday-thinned-session-2017-12-27) in thin trade on Wednesday, with the Dow average ending 0.1% higher, the S&P 500 rising 0.1% and the Nasdaq advancing 3.09 points, or less than 0.1%.
What's driving the markets?
Last week, stocks rallied to records after the Republicans passed the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax code in 30 years as well as a stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded into early 2018. That helped set the S&P on track for a 20% yearly gain, while the Dow and Nasdaq were looking at gains between 25% and 30%.
What are strategist saying?
Doug Cote, chief market strategist at Voya Investment Management, said trade is being supported by expectations for further gains in 2018 and an improving economy, on the back of fiscal stimulus measures like corporate tax cuts.
Cote said Thursday's moves reflect "a slowdown in the market," but said "as what usually happens in January, I expect big action not only in the markets but in the fundamentals of the economy which really ultimately drive the market."
Which stocks are in focus?
Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp.(CHK) climbed about 2.5%, despite a slight slide in crude-oil prices .
Apple Inc.'s shares (AAPL) are rebounding on Thursday, up 0.7%, as the iPhone maker attempts to trim a weekly decline of nearly 2%, on the back of worries about sales of its iPhone X and reports and reports of lawsuits against the tech giant.
Tesla Inc.(TSLA) rose less than 0.3%, after losing 1.8% on Wednesday when KeyBanc analysts slashed their fourth-quarter estimates for Model 3 deliveries to about 5,000 from 15,000 (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-shares-dip-after-keybanc-slashes-model-3-estimates-2017-12-27).
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-shares-dip-after-keybanc-slashes-model-3-estimates-2017-12-27)What's on deck in economic data?
The purchasing managers index for Chicago showed a rise of 67.6 in December from 63.9 in the previous month, compared with expectations for 62. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion.
Initial U.S. jobless claims, a tool to measure layoffs, were unchanged (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-stick-to-245000-in-week-before-christmas-2017-12-28)at 245,000 last week. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had forecast claims to total 239,000.
Meanwhile, the U.S. deficit in goods increased 2.3% in November to $69.7 billion.
What are other markets doing?
Bitcoin prices plunged (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-tumbles-almost-10-as-south-korea-moves-to-curb-crypto-trade-2017-12-28), with spot prices after South Korea announced tougher measures to crack down on cryptocurrencies trade.
The dollar dropped (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dollar-index-drops-to-multiweek-lows-after-us-bond-yields-tumble-2017-12-28) against most other major currencies, with the ICE index down 0.4% at 92.63. The broad-based dollar selloff came after U.S. Treasury yields tumbled on Wednesday.
Metals were mostly higher, with gold prices up 0.4% at $1,296.90 an ounce.
Asian stocks closed mostly higher (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tech-stocks-lead-recovery-in-asian-markets-2017-12-27), while European markets wavered around the flat line.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 28, 2017 11:49 ET (16:49 GMT)


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The terminating operator is an expression used to explain which Mobile Operator's SMSC delivered a message to a subscriber. For example sending a message to MTN South Africa via Vodafone UK's SMSC, we would say Vodafone UK was the terminating operator (or termination operator). Please don't get confused between the Terminating Operator and the Destination Operator. Using the above as an example MTN South Africa would be the Destination Operator.
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This is a journal of my adventure to loose weight. It starts a week before my gastric-by-pass surgery and will chronical my loss until I reach my weight loss goals!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Both Kiara and Katia got straight A's on their report cards. We celebrated by eating out tonight. I ordered a kids meal at Back Yard Burger. And I only ate 1/2 of my hamburger... But it was delicious... soooo tasty! I sorta wished I could have eaten more. But at the same time, I'm glad my stomach won't allow me to eat more. Does that make sense?!
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You look FABULOUS!!!ReplyDelete
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Remote Desktop Services permissions are used to control which users or groups can perform particular tasks on the RD Session Host server, such as logging on to the RD Session Host server or remotely controlling a user session. You can manage permissions on a per connection basis in Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration.
To control who can connect remotely to the RD Session Host server, we recommend that you modify the Remote Desktop Users group. For more information about modifying the Remote Desktop Users group, see Configure the Remote Desktop Users Group.
The connection permissions that are set in Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration also determine the actions that a given user can perform in Remote Desktop Services Manager. For example, a user must have at least the Remote Control special access permission to remotely control a user session by using Remote Desktop Services Manager.
The following is a list of the permissions that you can set in Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration and the capability that each permission provides.
Query Information
Query sessions and RD Session Host servers for information
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Configure properties of the connection
Remote Control
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Full Control
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User Access
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On the RD Session Host server, open Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration. To open Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, point to Remote Desktop Services, and then click Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration.
Under Connections, right-click the name of the connection, and then click Properties.
In the Properties dialog box for the connection, on the Security tab, configure the permissions as appropriate for your environment, and then click OK.
You can prevent administrators from changing the permissions for a connection by applying the Do not allow local administrators to customize permissions Group Policy setting. This Group Policy setting is located in Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Security and can be configured by using either the Local Group Policy Editor or the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
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Many of you know, that I volunteer to sit at a prayer table. Well, we expanded our locations. The new one is at the Old Chruch I went to last week:
As you can see, it was not a good morning to be out on the streets. I dropped the Albany shaker Cemetery (where Ann Lee is buried):
Before heading over. This is Salih and Candy setting up. And yes, Salih spent the night on the streets:
And here are the Streets:
I would have taken some more photos, but really didn't want to take photos of folks down on their luck - it reminded me of riding along the River trails in SoCal and going past the Homeless encampments. Here's a shot of when the doors opened:
And I've committed to do some more, which might lead some of you to comment that I need to be committed.
Sunday, December 08, 2013
Expanded borders
Posted by Jana Lingo at 10:20 AM
Labels: albany, Holy Inncocents, prayer
2 comments:
- Barbara Harris said...
I think your are awesome for what you are doing. Hope you pay more about your work and prayer table.
- That girl said...
Very nice blog, and photo's!
Well done!
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Virtual Speech Center Inc. brings you many different types of speech apps to help your your child grow and learn. Each of their speech apps have a different purpose and make learning speech fun and enjoyable for your child. I am going to tell you about their five most recent app additions today. The five apps are: Verbs News, Articulation Games, Farm Academy, Sentence Workout, and WH-Questions Island.
Verbs News: This app is a wonderful addition to speech apps everywhere. This app includes 190 regular and irregular verbs with real-life pictures. You are welcomed by Andrew a newsroom anchor who has 4 movies to show you about verbs. Your child can at the end of the session play the anchor and record their own news and then watch it in the newsroom. This video can not be saved due to HIPPA rules but is a wonderful addition to the app. My children really loved this little extra :). There is three ways to practice verbs in the app: auditory bombardment, fill-in, and make-up sentences. There is a recording feature in the app so your child can listen to themselves back. You can enter many students in the app which makes it wonderful for classroom use as well as home. You can email the results at the end of the game as well to share to who you need to. There is many options in the app where you can choose the verbs you wish to work on or if you would like to only work on regular or irregular verbs. This app has been a wonderful addition in our home for working on verbs. I would highly highly highly recommend this app for learning verbs :)
Articulation Games: This app brings lots of fun to speech-therapy. The app includes thousands of real-life flashcards. The audio in this app is done very well. There is four different ways to play: flashcards, memory games, sweet spinner, and artic wheel. All these games include many different phonemes. If you look on their itunes link provided below you will be able to see all included in this app. You can enter many students in this app and have the ability to email at the end of the game as well. I really like how you can choose more then one phonemes to work on along with choosing: word, phrases, or sentence and initial, medial, or final. Each of the items has where you can record your child saying the word so they can hear themselves back. This option allows your child to hear what they may have said wrong. It not only has where your child can hear themselves but also a speaker that can say the word to them as well. I love using this app with my boys. It seems to keep them interested since it's in game format and they do not have to be able to read to know what the words are. You do have to be there to score this app since they are to say the words aloud but having someone else say the words is nice since they articulate the words very very well on the app. I would highly highly highly recommend this app for help with artic :)
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Discussion in 'Politics, Religion, Social Issues' started by beatsme, Oct 24, 2006.
Neo Nazis have been on the rise in former Warsaw Pact countries since the fall of the wall. Russia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Poland all have fairly high unemployment rates and that just like the high unemployment rates in the Middle East, is what draws young men to extremist causes. The people who have paid the largest price are those from Africa and Asia who were in Eastern Europe before the wall fell.
here you can get the numbers of the german verfassungsschutz which somehow are more interesting since they show the development of the last years...
sadly the english site doesn't have all those numbers
Do those NeoNazis kill people? Is there any kind of statistics of killings by those in different countries in recent years?
Damn Cristi-facists.
When I was in frankfurt I saw no sign of it at all.
I was going to say Aryan terrorists, but it doesn't sound as good as Muslim extremists, or Islamofascist, or even ecoterrorists. Nazi extremists maybe? My favorite moment of the West Wing was when they pointed out that Muslim terrorists are to Islam what Nazis are to Christians. Too bad more people don't see that.
Here's another good one that's also kinda fitting:
There have been deaths from neo nazis, I don't know where you'd find the figures. Neo nazi is also a catch all term. Some may be simply extremely right wing and have nothing to do with hitler although most right wingers espouse many of his ideals.
The name Jacob Robida comes to mind with Neo Nazi influence when this young man went on a killing rampage. He posted this on his myspace site entitled "Serial Killa" before striking first at a gay bar in MA, then crossing state lines to kill again before taking his own life.
Ugg, xsedrinam the reason I asked it is that Russian "skinheads" kill on regular basis, almost like once in a week, so I wanted to check if there is sanything nearly like that anywhere else in the world.
I don't believe there's anywhere near that level of killings in Germany. There have been a number of prominent cases in the past though. I can't recall any recently. The one that sticks in my mind took place in Rostock and a dormitory housing asylum seekers was set on fire. But that was about 6 or 7 years ago.
Maybe takao knows more?
yeah hat is the most prominent case afaik... the last 'bigger' incident was like 2-3 months ago when a case was going through the media when 3 neo-nazis beat up some guy brutally or some thing like that but i don't remember the outcome
for getting a better picture i would recommend the verfassungsschutz bericht available on their site .. it's hundreds of pages and covers not only right wing extremism but also, left wing extremis, islamic extremis, other foreign extremism and scientology+other cults quite lenghty


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Cancelled, cancelled, cancelled…
Every morning since I started working there has been at least one train cancelled but of late, up to eight trains are cancelled a morning. And most affected is the Cape Town inbound line, I see all the outbound trains chugging along fairly empty. To make matters worse, the trains that do eventually haul themselves into the station are the older version where the seats take up most of the room. It is madness. I don't like wasting my morning waiting at the station.
I also walked into the turnstile when it didn't turn even though I scanned my disk – what a morning! And the elevator was playing silly buggers.
But the day is not a total loss, just received my CELTA certificate – shiny!
Once again fielding phone calls. Can't get over how boring reception is. I wasn't overly taken with it when I first did it but now… Argh, so much time wasted. I've taken to bringing my UNISA stuff with me, makes the day more productive.
Tuna mayo sandwiches for lunch. I'm actually surprised I got to work on time. One, I was so asleep when the alarm went off it took me almost thirty seconds to turn it off and the slowness continued for some time after that. Two, madness with the trains meant I waited about 35 minutes for a stuffed train. Made me think of Tokyo and the People Packers. Doesn't look like I've got the Hokkaido job but there is another I'm applying for.
Did some AFL1501, was going to do some PLS2601 but really don't feel like Critical Reasoning – it's Friday afternoon. I shall waste some of it reading the latest chapter of Examurai.
Korean BBQ FTW
Portable Korean BBQ are awesome. Can't wait for summer to test it outside. Also going to test it at SCA event on 27.08 – teriyaki fish. I would also chuck the tofu on it but there will be vegans. And they… well, won't like beans and fish mixing, I think.
During week two of CELTA, my former boss asked me if I could temp at reception for a week. Said sure, but it turns out it will be for three weeks 😀 I do like having money.
Back to varsity studies – today I brought AFL1501 with me. It's fairly interesting but I'm hungry and out of lunch. I thought I was working till 13h30 but was asked to go till 16h30. Weeks of not working mean my backup snacks are done. I'm beginning to see why people steal other peoples' lunch at work. Not that I could do that. And I still think it's weird.
Passed CELTA. I am now a qualified ESL teacher.
What a mentally demanding course… But I can say I have a Cambridge qualification – lol~.
Naruto hasn't come out yet. I don't recall any notice that there would be a break. Oh, I also applied for a job in Hokkaido.
BB Project
There is a problem is reading manga for years ago – not much is know about it so information is scarce. The good side to this is that spoilers don't litter the limited information. In fact, information is usually title, year and artist. But there is a rather big down side about not knowing the status of a manga. I really enjoy[ed] BB Project. It is funny and impossible and great and cancelled!
Though this is only really a problem if the series is cancelled. I really would like to order BB Project but it is in French and unlikely to be translated because it is cancelled.
Last assessed lesson tomorrow – almost done. Soon to be qualified!
Gut wounded
Learning to fight with pointy things means you may get poked with pointy things. Or rather you may accidentally step into pointy things. I have a tiny but rather painful bruise on my stomach. Lesson learned – move in a favourable direction.
CELTA is almost finished. Final assessed lesson is on Wednesday. I still teach after that but it's a lot easier and more enjoyable to teach without someone assessing you. It is also easier in that I don't have to stick to my lesson plan exactly. Or write one out in detail.
Now to look for work.


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We haven't reported much on Len Wiseman's Total Recall remake, because (a) we don't care for remakes and (B) we don't can't care for Len Wiseman. His Underworld movies are all flash and no substance (sorry Wiseman fans). If Total Recall was one of those rare instances where a reboot could be warranted (It's NOT), he's certainly not someone that has the talent or sense to improve upon the original.
Not to digress further, but in addition to Wiseman, what really put us in a foul mood was the butchery of the script. This version of Total Recall, has nothing to do with Mars. Douglas Quaid is a factory worker in a place called New Shanghai who believes he might have an alternative life as a spy. Vilos Cohaagen, the leader of a rival state named Euromerica secretly plans to invade New Shanghai. *slams head against desk* Fuuuuuuuuuuuu!
So we're biased, but we know there are some fans out there that are looking upon this reboot with cautious optimism. Plus there's a bunch of Underworld fans that are just drooling with anticipation. So, for you peeps that actually give a shit, we got some news.
I think you've all heard by now that Colin Farrell will be Douglas Quaid (previously played by Arnold Schwarzeneggar) and Bryan Cranston will be the villain Vilos Cohaagen, but who will replace the roles famously played by Sharon Stone and Rachel Ticotin?
Previous rumors had suggested that Wiseman's wife, Kate Beckinsale would will be playing Quaid's "normal" wife (previously played by Sharon Stone). Turns out those rumors are true. Guess, having the director as your husband has it's advantages. As for Jessica Biel, that leaves her to play Melina (previously played by Rachel Ticotin), the girl Quaid meets in his spy life. *rolls eyes* Way to whitewash that role. Collider exclusively confirmed the news of these two leading ladies.
Oh, in addition. We also have word from The Hollywood Reporter that Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean sequels) has been cast as Quatto, leader of the resistance."Start the reactor Quaid"…. yea, that guy.
Not that our opinions matters, but I will say that there are some right choices and wrong choices in the casting. I could give two shits about Colin Farrell, he's nothing but a hipster underwear model who occasionally has moments of brilliance. Arnold owned the role of Quaid, and Farrell will undoubtedly fail in comparison. Cranston and Nighy on the other hand? Smartest choices Wisemen ever made. I mean goddamn, I'll see this movie just to see Cranston play a villain. Now, Beckinsale and Biel? Eh, I think the roles could have gone to stronger actresses (and ethnic in Biel's case), but they'll make my penis happy and that's all that really matters.
Blarg. I'm sorry, I just know that this remake is gonna look and feel like every other Wiseman film. It's gonna ruin my fond memory of the original. Fuck you Hollywood!
Total Recall is slated for release sometime in 2012
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Baxter Stockman
PunterYear Released: 2013
Format: LP
Label: Kult Of Nihilow - Ektro
Reviewed by Alex Deller on May 2, 2013
Grotty noise rock scuzz is the order of the day here, the band's seedily-titled 'Punter' a grim tour of the kind of darkened alleyways you'd normally be better off avoiding. Musically things are interesting, favouring a lithe, trebly sound that dispenses with the heft of their peers and jabs you repeatedly in the neck rather than just stamping once hard on your face. The guitar parts crawl and lurk, reminiscent of the Jesus Lizard or some of the snakier, more aggro moments presented by bands like Crain, Rodan or the Shipping News while anchorage is provided by glutinous lumps of bass gloop that slide and slump ominously in the background. The singer often the pivotal point for any convincing noise rock act sounds typically bonkers, offering a lot of huffing and slobber-chinned jabbering not too far removed from Black Christmas' nuisance phonecalls and rounding out another reliably grand release from these two wonderful labels.
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And which fans love hot dogs the most? Would it be Los Angeles with the classic Dodger Dog? Nope, it's Mets fans at Shea Stadium.
According to a survey conducted by the NSDSC, Mets fans will consume more than 2 million hot dogs this year. Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, is the runner up, with fans projected to consume more than 1.7 million hot dogs. Third place goes to Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, with approximately 1.5 million hot dogs expected to be consumed.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Mets Fans Eat Lots of Hot Dogsby Bronx Liaison
From The Biz of Baseball comes this study in MLB concession stands and the fans who devour them:
Labels fans, hot dogs, New York Mets
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Al Hidden is a Gloucestershire-based freelance copywriter writing marketing, technical and feature content for websites, brochures, newsletters and other publications. From its conception, the site, which showcases Al's work on subjects as diverse as building products, aerospace and tourism, was designed to be simple, clear and understated.
Within days of going live, the site was attracting positive and enthusiastic critical response, a tribute to the partnership with Evergreen that had brought the website to fruition quickly and within budget.
The secret? A clear design brief, simple design, fast-loading easily-navigated site architecture and a reliable, easy-to-learn content management system were priorities for the website that will be the main showcase for Al's copywriting and fiction-writing business. As the project evolved and was tested, final modifications were quickly and efficiently incorporated before going live.
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Al Hidden is a Gloucestershire, UK-based freelance copywriter, writing marketing and technical content for websites, brochures, newsletters and other publications. From its conception, the site, which showcases Al's copywriting on subjects as diverse as building products, aerospace, water treatment, healthcare and tourism, was designed to be simple, clear and understated.
When he launched his copywriting business in 2006, Al knew that a polished, fast-loading website was going to be vital for success. He had plenty of content - after all, copywriting is what Al does best - but what he needed was a reliable, easy to update site.
Evergreen created exactly what I need
'Ultimately, my copywriting has to do the talking,' explains Al, 'but the site had to be robust too. I'm comfortable with regular updating of content but I didn't want to get distracted by the consequences of accidentally messing up the site architecture. Evergreen have created exactly what I need, giving me the confidence to be creative, knowing that my hard work is contained in a solid structure.'
Once he'd decided to commission his copywriting website, Al ran a search for website designers in Gloucestershire, shortlisted a few and then investigated them in more detail. His interest in Evergreen was heightened when he learned that they did site management for a company where he was doing contract work. After an initial meeting and a chat about Al's requirements, Evergreen received a 'draft' website in very raw HTML and got to work.
Always quick and responsive
'I need to add articles and fine tune the website content for search engine optimisation (SEO) almost every day,' says Al. I also wanted someone to take the responsibility for hosting, management of my domain name and submission of the site to leading search engines. Evergreen made it all very easy. They quickly developed the site and let me loose. I asked for a few small modifications and had a couple of questions about the content management system: Evergreen were always quick and responsive. Within a few days I'd signed the job off and www.alhidden.com was live.'
Al's copywriting site was launched in September 2006. Due to a combination of his SEO copywriting, Evergreen's sound, search-engine friendly architecture, and a prominent reference spot on the Evergreen website, Al Hidden, Freelance Copywriter quickly began to appear prominently in Google searches.
Within a few weeks I was getting my first copywriting enquiries
'These weren't paid-for results;' Al says, 'Evergreen's site and my SEO copywriting quickly got me good natural search results. Within a few weeks, I was getting my first copywriting enquiries through the website - from exactly the sort of businesses and agencies that I wanted to talk to about copywriting work. Many of these enquiries have led to business. Perfect.
So, what's the secret? 'A clear design brief, simple design, a fast-loading easily-navigated site architecture and a reliable, easy-to-learn content management system were priorities for my copywriting showcase. I'm delighted!'


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Re: james mcmaster
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jean brown 8/02/14
Morning Jean
To add to Hugh's information, if you consult the 1911 UK Census (Scottish Section) on Scotland's People, there are two persons of those Names or variants, LIVING in AYRSHIRE, in the expected Age Range.
I actually used for the Age Range, of being born from 1900 to 1911 inclusive, AYR(shire),
This produced two results, one aged 2 and the other 4.
I did not attempt to isolate to the Registration Districts - too many; but if you buy some Credits, you will get quite a wheen of information, including probably Where Born.
If you follow through, you should be able to get more details of their respective families.
Assuming that one of them is the person you seek, you should be able to make relatively rapid and cheap progress to earlier generations on Scotland's People.
For earlier than about 1881, you may also find the LDS Family Search siteof use-
No Guarantees!!
Cross-check everything.
Alex Dow


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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Out of the Mouths of Babes
This week Davis, Bailey and I were able to help with Central's preschool VBS. We were studying Joseph's life and how God used all his circumstances to bring about good. One particular, precocious 3 year old had a lot to say this week during the group assembly time. After singing a crazy, action packed song she yelled out, "Those people must have been drinking a lot of alcohol!" Que? She was referring to the reaction of the people on the day of Pentacost to the disciples speaking all different languages that we discussed in her life group Sunday night. Now, I was the only adult in VBS who knew what she was talking about, but I'm sure the other adults are wondering what exactly goes on at her house. Good times.
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Protecting the Investment in Heat Recovery with Boiler Economizers
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Many people consider energy to be a crisis in remission -- even with continuing high fuel costs. Some voice concern over the long term security of an investment in flue gas heat recovery equipment. The concern generally involves the ability of an economizer or air heater to continue to perform efficiently without corrosion. The recognized economic advantages of an economizer result from its ability to convert heat losses into sources of energy. One of the most productive means of obtaining reduced energy costs lies in the improvements of the efficiency of steam generating boilers. Industrial and institutional boilers operating at pressures of 75 psig or greater are excellent applications. The maximum gain that can be safely achieved is governed by a number of technical and physical limitations. Among these are considerations of the economics, temperatures of the flue gas and water, and the potential for corrosion. This paper will discuss the economic and practical considerations of an economizer installation.
Roethe, L. A. (1985). Protecting the Investment in Heat Recovery with Boiler Economizers. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93141.


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