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That's me. Today. With brunette hair.
Fall is around the corner and real talk, keeping up with manic panic every three days was a hassle. Did I have fun trying new colors, being "that girl," and being cat-called as Katy Perry? Yes to all but the last one. Cat calls are the worst.
My brunette hair and I are really happy back together. When I told people I was going to get back with my brunette self, some people were hesitant. One person even threatened to stop being my friend (he says he was joking, but WE ALL KNOW YOU WERE SERIOUS, COLIN.), but you know what? Brunette is good to me. It looks pretty rad on me. And I don't have to do a ton of maintenance with it. When I was rinsing out the boxed dye from my hair last night, I listened to Brian McKnight's "Back at One," and was like "Yes, hair! We can do it! It's undeniable that we belong together!"
Anyhoo, I am probably going to ramble about my new/old hair a lot, so here are some covers to get you through said gushing.
*Franz Ferdinand Goes Acoustic with Grimes' "Oblivion"
*Biffy Clyro Goes Mellow Covering Vampire Weekend's "Diane Young"
*Toro Y Moi Is an 'Office' Fanboy with Deep Cut Cover Song
*Twin Shadow Introduces New Cover Series with 10cc's "I'm Not In Love"
*Kitty (Pryde) Surprises with Sky Ferreira's "Everything is Embarrassing"
*Bat For Lashes Honors One of Her Favorite Ladies with Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon"


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Kajaria Packers & Movers - About Us
Mr. Prakash Swami started the packing and moving business in the name of, Kajaria Packers & Movers in surat, after serving as a marketing manager for one of India's largest & well-known logistics & transportation packers and movers service provider for more than 10 years. The company has grown into one of the most reliable packing and moving company in surat and has existence in almost all the metropolitan cities and state capitals.
Kajaria Packers & Movers surat have come in to being to provide end-to-end logistic solutions that are efficient and completely reliable. We put our customers first & we are committed to leave no stone unturned to gain the confidence and trust of all our customers by conducting our business with honesty, integrity and humility.
Besides being involved in movers & packers business surat the company is diversifying into providing logistics & warehousing services. The company boasts of young & fresh professionals from the field who has this burning desire of becoming most reliable & honest packing & moving service provider.
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Shop in the Hamptons this summer
New shopportunities abound in the Hamptons every season. Some years big designer names sashay onto the scene, other seasons it's all about getting physical with workout joints and gym gear. This year, there's a little of this and that, but what feels newest is a handful of indie types with cool, original points of view and inventories that make trends rather than follow them.
Busting out of that same-old, same-old mold comes Communitie East in Amagansett, a satellite of the beyond-cool flagship in Marfa, Texas, where designer
John Patrick, one of the pioneers of eco-chic and sustainable fashion, might just wait on you. Jewelry designer Stella Flame, whose gutsy designs are inspired by the four elements, is opening in Sag Harbor. The women of Random Acts of Creativity, who consider themselves global treasure hunters, are popping up in Southampton.
You'll find more mainstream types, too. The biggest news, perhaps, is the debut of home decorating resource One Kings Lane, opening its first brick-and-mortar store in a Southampton landmark building. And what's a summer in the Hamptons without a little celebrity spotting? Gwyneth Paltrow's goop MRKT pops up in Amagansett. Here's a fashionable baker's dozen of shopping stops.
6 Shore Road
Gurney's Montauk Resort
290 Old Montauk Hwy., Montauk
6shoreroad.com; Instagram: 6shoreroadbypooja
Never want to go inside this summer? Check out this beach-to-bar collection of swimwear and seaside silos for women and a first foray into menswear designed by Pooja Kharbanda at her new outdoor pop-up shop. Yes, outdoor. It's set on the outer deck at Gurney's Montauk. Kharbanda was commissioned to design looks for the entire beach staff — some 35 folks in all — so you'll get a sense of her sprightly tropical prints. This alfresco place features edited racks and shelves of Kharbanda's 6 Shore Road brand of swim, ready to wear and beach bags. Prices range from $80 for a bikini top to $200 for an elaborately printed one-piece swimsuit. Here, men's board shorts, $168, and a woman's crossover swimsuit, $160.
Adam Mar
54 South Eerie Ave., Montauk, NY
It's a man's world and a very cool one at Adam Mar's eponymous shop, a chic yet restrained new haunt in Montauk where Mar has focused on clothing from brands such as Gitman, Outerknown and Industry of All Nations and, natch, his own Adam Mar label. Here find everything from swimwear, button down shirts and outerwear in prices that go from $40 for a designed-in-Montauk tee to $2,000 for a tony Greg Lauren jacket. In the mix: grooming products, some home goods and plants.
Communitie East
14 Amagansett Square, Unit B, Amagansett
631-267-5411; communitie.net; Instagram: @communitie_east
You'll likely meet designer John Patrick, one of the pioneers of sustainable fashion, at this new beach satellite, a smaller branch of the store in mega-hotspot Marfa, Texas, that has a rep for, among other things, the most fabulous hats. You'll find rugged craftsman-woven straw brims starting at $69 in this minimalistic environment, where highly curated artisanal clothing and accessories star. Feather-light slip dresses are cult faves, worn by the likes of Rihanna and Kim Kardashian. Other standouts include ostrich boas matched with sweatshirts and a good supply of forward menswear, along with rare books and vintage magazines. "It's a little bit of time travel in here," says Patrick (pictured), who designed the store to represent the perfect closet. "There's a '70s optimism, which we so need at this moment."
Communitie East
Communitie, opening in Amagansett this summer, is known for its straw hats; they start at $69.
goop MRKT
145 Main St., Amagansett
goop.com; Instagram: @goop
The world of Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand, goop, will spring to life in her summer pop-up, opening mid-July in a gray-shingled house on Amagansett's main drag. Billed as a carefully curated, one-stop shop for summer essentials, you'll find everything you need to have "a beautiful summer." The diverse mix will include lush beach towels, beach baskets, summer dresses, yoga mats, home entertaining goods and even hostess gifts. A full apothecary of "clean and nontoxic" skin care and beauty items will be available, geared to a summer audience. Paltrow reportedly will not be ringing up your order but is expected to be on hand quite a bit, since she summers in the Hamptons. Supposedly, Paltrow does a DIY facial every day, and so can you, with goops Exfoliating Instant Facial Masque, $125. Get it at goop MRKT, her pop up in Amagansett opening later this month or online at goop.com
75 Main St., East Hampton
631-527-7272; chaserbrand.com; Instagram: @chaserbrand
A serious nod to Cali cool blows into town with the Chaser brand pop-up that sells groovy rocker-chic duds for kids, women and men. There are graphic tees emblazoned with party slogans, such as "Wake Up and Smell the Tequila" and designs (watermelons, dragons, etc.). Find cushy hoodies with lace-up necklines, lightweight cover-ups, sporty shorts, easy dresses and more. Prices range from $26 for a children's look to $200 for a women's jacket. Pictured, an easy mesh beach cover-up with its signature parrot graphics, $95.
Jimmy "Choo
66 Newtown Lane, East Hampton
917-539-4874; jimmychoo.com; Instagram: @jimmychoo
Shoe lovers, rejoice. Luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo has arrived on the scene with its first-ever pop-up shop, open through mid-October selling women's and men's pre-fall collections. For women, the inspiration is modern-day rock ingénues, the collection combining feminine toughness and rebellious, free-spirited style. "There are no rules," says creative director Sandra Choi. For the guys, style springs from nautical themes. Pictured, rose gold beaded gladiators in "mirror" leather, $995.
Reformation Beach House
45 Main St., East Hampton
631-210-6697; thereformation.com; Instagram: @Reformation
Gals who follow trends but want to look effortless depend on this eco-friendly Los Angeles brand. Find breezy dresses, saucy cropped tops, seaworthy jeans and a brand-new swim collection. The vibe is hip, sexy and sweet, and the garments are all produced using sustainable methods and materials. A cute, ribbed crop crew tee costs $28, while an ethereal open-back wrap dress in airy georgette runs $428. Pictured, an Espiral woven tote, $55.
764 Montauk Hwy., Montauk
631-668-8178; Instagram @shineboutiquemontauk
Shine isn't new, but it's bigger and better with a vastly revamped inventory in a space that has tripled in size. "It's like a mini department store," says owner Tom Flight. Fresh in the mix: lotions and potions, aromatherapy products and makeup from Bare Minerals and Smashbox. Get your bling on with jewelry from Uno de 50, Alex and Ani, and Chan Lu. There's lingerie, too (apparently a hot commodity). "There's no lingerie anywhere in Montauk," said a Shine staffer. "It's kind of tough when you come out here and you forgot your underwear." Find fun, modern handbags and mini leather backpacks by Melie Bianco ($39-$90), Free People shoes, Swarovski crystal temporary tattoos, along with a new Shine brand collection of ready-to-wear. "Montauk's got this unique, very beachy Boho chic style with little twists of fancy," says Flight. To that end, the Shine collection offers just-right tops, shorts and dresses for $80 and less.
At Shine's expanded store in Montauk, find everything from underwear to these adorable Montauk flip flops, $26.
Copious Row Beach
28C Jobs Lane, Southampton
631-488-4555; copiousrow.com;Instagram: @copious_row
After two seasons in Sag Harbor, David Chines, a former marketing executive at LVMH, has moved to Southampton and totally rejiggered the inventory. At his last shop, Chines focused on menswear, accessories and home. But now, wow, backed by the whimsical palm-frond printed wallpaper, discover women's clothing from serious designers such as Monse, Victoria Beckham and Delpozo, along with handbags, sunglasses, scarves, small leather goods and some seriously swanky jewelry. A smart scarf from Swash retails for $295, or go luxe with a sparkling diamond necklace for $22,000.
Johnny Was
46 Jobs Lane, Southampton
631-353-3975; johnnywas.com; Instagram: @johnnywasclothing
Free spirits will find a fashion bounty at the Johnny Was pop-up, where the theme is Bohemian chic. The Southern California brand offers a fashion assortment boasting luxurious fabrics, signature prints and detailed embroideries. Named after the Bob Marley song "Johnny Was a Good Man," the inventory includes cool, beachy looks that are equal parts vintage and modern in unfussy, toss-on silhouettes. There are breezy dresses for day, along with romantic maxis for nights on the town. Throw a fringed embroidered kimono over your T-shirt to amp up any look or slip into comfy and cool linen crop pants with embroidered flowers. Prices run from $98 for a silk scarf to $485 for a three-quarter-length hooded jacket with ornate floral embroidery. Pictured, an embroidered tunic in airy georgette, $220.
One Kings Lane
11 Jobs Lane, Southampton
631-283-0590; onekingslane.com; Instagram: @onekingslane
Home resource One Kings Lane opens its first brick-and-mortar retail location in the town's landmark Rogers Memorial Library, the 1895 building designed by R.H. Robertson. Goods are showcased in an "immersive lifestyle experience," meaning shoppers will be able to get up close to a wide array of inventory, including beds, dining sets, sofas, throws, pillows, vases and tableware, along with one-of-kind vintage pieces. Interior designers are there to help, and the service is (yippee!) free.
One Kings Lane
One Kings Lane, a popular home furnishings site, sets up shop in Southamptons Rogers Memorial Library, with a wide variety of décor and gift items, including this paddleball set, $24.
Random Acts of Creativity (RACLifestyle)
38A Jobs Lane, Southampton
raclifestyle.com; Instagram: rac.lifestyle
Random Acts of Creativity co-founders Noelle Pallais and Sabrina Burda, who consider themselves global treasure hunters, open their first independent pop-up in the Hamptons on June 17. The duo defines their retail gig as "a carefully curated nomadic and ever-changing storefront showcasing designers, artisans and artists from around the world." This season's Boho eclectic themes will include artwork, home goods, accessories, jewelry and clothes from well-known brands such as Baublebar jewelry and Del Toro shoes and more obscure ones like Byfini, a clothing line. The mix is definitely eclectic and includes handmade stitched baskets ($40), red gingham mules ($240) and a hand-painted backgammon board ($525). "It looks like a curated bazaar," Burda says of the store.
Stella Flame
Stella Flame
150 Main St., Sag Harbor
631-919-5172; stellaflametheshop.com; Instagram: @stellaflamejewelry
Gutsy, gorgeous and somewhat spiritual (without being corny) jewelry is sold at this 400-square-foot treasure chest, where jewelry designer Stella Flame (yes, her real name) holds court. The jewels, handmade in two small ateliers in Istanbul, are inspired by the four elements (earth, wind, fire and water) and combine precious metals and sparkling stones. A "man in the moon" amulet/charm in vermeil and sparkling stones sells for $170. while a 24-karat, thick gold cuff with chalcedony teardrops goes for $3,520. In addition to the earthy bling, Flame carries jewelry designer Olivier Durbano's fragrances that he has dubbed "perfume poems," luxurious Jane August handbags, and a small men's section featuring jewelry, grooming products and light-as-air Spinoza sunglasses made in South Korea. A patio outside will host special events, such as trunk shows and book readings.
Stella Flame
At the new Stella Flame boutique in Sag Harbor, find jewelry inspired by the four elements, including these 14K and diamond drop earrings, $2,250.
3 Moniebogue Lane, Westhampton Beach
631-684-9007; Instagram: @shopravelwhb
Store owner Colleen Nill's inspiration for this fresh new spot was luxurious hotel shops selling "interesting, cool things that you don't see all over." To that end, she's stocked her smartly appointed space (built like a custom closet) with clothing, jewelry and accessories that have "a resort flair." Find loads of beachwear, bathing suits, cover-ups, hats and more, "a little something for everyone," says Nill. Jewelry runs from costume for less than $100 to precious, and prices go from about $36 for a summery pouch to $550 for a bracelet with diamond-studded charms. Nill's hope is that "people feel happy and upbeat while they shop these fun brands. Pictured, straw clutches (striped by Mar Y Sol, $110; star by Estella, $59).
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How to use Custom Taxonomies in Quick Edit? (quick_edit_custom_box?)
Hi all –
I'm currently building a new theme, all is going well and I've learnt a huge amount so far although I'm still relatively noob when it come to PHP… I'm trying though!
After a lot of googling I've recently figured out how to add custom taxonomies and how to show those custom taxonomy tags within columns in the Edit Posts window.
What I really need to do next however is to figure out how to include my Custom Taxonomies within the inline Quick Edit for each post.
I'm guessing it has something to do with adding an action or function for quick_edit_custom_box within my theme's functions.php file.
I've been digging around wordpress's core files to try and figure out how the standard post tags are included in the quick editor but tother than the html template haven't found much.
Thats about as far as I've got so far and now I'm really stuck and my brain hurts!
Any help would be hugely appreciated.
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Extrrusion Technician
Elk Recruitment
My client is an established medical device manufacturer, based in the west of Ireland and they currently have an opportunity for a skilled manufacturing technician, with a strong background in polymer extrusion. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the successful candidate will manage and run extrusion trials and develop extrusion process for new product /product iterations and new technology to demonstrate capability and key performance metrics. The key responsibilities include the identification, specification, introduction, management and. validation of new equipment and technologies in the extrusion area, providing technical input and lead problem-solving, resolution of technical processing issues and implementation of process improvements in the extrusion department. Other responsibilities of the role include product line support for extrusion, documentation of extrusion equipment and processes, validation of extrusion product/technology and process, control of new product/process/technology introductions or changes and maintaining records in accordance with the quality system to the requirements of ISO 13485 and FDA21CFR. They will be required to continue to attain technical expertise in extrusion technologies and materials and communicate and train extrusion personnel in the knowledge. A key role will also be support for development of new business which will include liaison with sales and customers on product and process development including costing analysis, feasibility studies, project time lines and technical capability. The candidate will work with suppliers to identify and understand advancements in the market. The candidate will also be responsible for leading improvement initiatives including investigation, trouble shooting, driving the effective determination of root cause and championing a structured approach to problem-solving using lean tools and 6 sigma principles. The candidate will require technical aptitude, strong extrusion and polymer experience including the development of complex multi-lumen and multilayer extrusion processes and the introduction of new extrusion lines/equipment. Good organizational, communication, analytical, and excellent problem-solving skills are also required. The successful candidate will be an energetic individual, well organized, self-motivated with the ability to work with cross-functional teams and motivate others. The successful candidate should have primary degree in Engineering, or Polymer Science, with a minimum of 5 years of extrusion process development experience and min 3 yrs medical device experience. Experience of over the wire, tapered or bump extrusion processes would be a distinct advantage. Elk Recruitment is an award-winning niche recruitment firm with offices currently in Ireland and London, UK. Our core competency is the placement of permanent and contract Junior, mid and senior level professionals within the Façade, Window, and Doors, Medical Device, Curtain Walling & Construction industry throughout Ireland and abroad. If the position above is of interest to you, or you would like to keep up to date with jobs within our specialized industries, send your CV Today! and feel free to register at www.elkrecruitment.com. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.
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Local PRI
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Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Primary Rate Interface (PRI) is a standardized telecommunications service level within the ISDN specification for handling multiple voice transmissions. Ideal for medium to large enterprises with digital PBXs, ISDN PRI provides a digital communications solution.
BCN ISDN PRI is a cost effective solution that provides an alternative to traditional analog twisted pair phone lines. The ISDN PRI circuit provides clear, high-quality voice and is ideal for using multiple devices, all at the same time, on a single service.
Benefits of BCN Local ISDN/PRI Solutions
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- Consolidate your existing phone lines — accommodates up to 23 simultaneous calls, configured to your specific requirements
- Perfect for businesses with 20 or more users, depending on call volume
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- Call Tracking and Call Reporting available
- Outgoing Caller ID available
- Multiple Hunt Groups all programmed from your phone system
- Greater clarity — Reduce line noise and interference so you can enjoy digital performance when using high-bandwidth applications
- Allows the operation of multiple devices simultaneously on one phone line
- Assign network resources in a flexible way that is best for your business


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#automobile insurance rates
Auto Insurance: An Introduction
Driving is a privilege, but it comes with a price. There's the cost to purchase a vehicle, maintenance, repairs, fuel, and, of course. when you buy auto insurance you're paying for more than the replacement or repair of your vehicle after an accident. You're buying a financial safety net—protection against financial losses that might otherwise be staggering.
When you buy an auto policy, you put together a "package" of insurance from standard types of coverage—a package that can protect you, your family, your vehicle, and your assets, subject to policy terms and conditions. Note that many states require at least a specific minimum amount of insurance. Before you can determine the specific insurance coverage that's right for you, you need to become familiar with the standard types of offered. They include:
- Bodily injury liability
- Property damage liability
- Collision coverage
- Comprehensive coverage
- Medical payments coverage
- Uninsured/Underinsured motorists protection
What Is Liability Insurance?
If you are judged to be legally liable for an accident, you can be sued for the full cost of the damages, including property damage; hospital and medical payments; rehabilitative care; lost income; and even the pain and suffering of injured people. Liability insurance helps protect you from the financial impact of these costs. If the total of a given loss exceeded the amount of your liability insurance, however, you may have to pay the rest out of your own pocket. Since liability coverage protects your assets in this way, you can see why you need to consider buying more liability coverage than the minimum required by your state.
Note that almost all states require basic liability coverage. The Insurance Information Institute (III) provides a state-by-state listing of minimum limits for auto liability insurance on the Internet at: www.iii.org. See For More Information below. Remember, your state's requirement is a minimum—it's up to you to determine how much insurance you really need.
Two types of liability insurance are offered:
Bodily injury liability protects you in the event it's determined you are responsible for an accident in which someone were is injured or killed.
Property damage liability covers the damage your vehicle causes to someone else's property, such as his or her car, or a fence on his or her land. Auto insurance policies usually describe the amount of liability coverage in a series of three numbers, called Split Limits.
Suppose your coverage read: "50,000/100,000/25,000"
The first number, $50,000, is the maximum the insurance company would pay for bodily injury to any one person in an accident.
The second number, $100,000, is the maximum amount the insurance company would pay for bodily injury for a single accident. no matter how many people are injured.
The last number, $25,000, is the maximum amount the policy covers for damage to someone else's property.
Bodily injury and property damage liability may also be shown as a combined single limit (CSL). The combined single limit (CSL) number is the maximum dollar coverage (e.g. $100,000) for bodily injury and property damage combined, no matter how many people are involved or the amount of property damage. Note that all limits are per accident .
Many states require drivers to carry a minimum amount of liability insurance, approximately 20,000/40,000/10,000. That means $20,000 to cover injuries to any one person, $40,000 total for all injuries, and $10,000 for property damage.
Collision and Comprehensive Insurance
Collision insurance pays for damage to your car that results from colliding with another vehicle or object, or from a vehicle rollover. Your car is covered no matter who caused the accident.
Comprehensive coverage pays for damage to your car caused by something other than a collision. This includes theft, vandalism, collision with animals, and disasters such as fire, flood, and hail. Collision and comprehensive insurance usually do not pay for the entire loss.
For the entire loss; typically, there is a deductible. A deductible is a specific amount you must pay out of your own pocket, before receiving money from the insurance company. In other words, the insurance company "deducts" the deductible amount from any settlement. This means that if you had a $1,000 loss and your deductible were $250, the insurance company would pay you the difference between the loss amount and your deductible, which would be $750 in this example.
You select a deductible amount—usually between $250 and $1,000 — when you purchase the insurance. Bear in mind that higher deductibles mean lower premiums, since the insurance company would be responsible for paying you less in the event of an accident..
Depreciation also affects the amount you can recover. As your car ages, its value declines—or depreciates—and the amount you can collect for a total loss declines as well. If your car were a total loss, the insurance company would reimburse you for the actual cash value (ACV) of your car minus the deductible. The ACV is what it would cost to replace your car with one in the same, or similar, condition. Age of the vehicle, mileage, previous damage, and general wear and tear are all factors when determining the actual cash value.
Sometimes it doesn't make financial sense to pay for collision and comprehensive insurance. If you had an old car or one in poor condition, you may find that collision coverage would pay only a small dollar amount in the event of a major accident, while eliminating it could mean significant savings. When deciding whether or not collision coverage is appropriate for your specific situation, consider:
Is your car paid for, or do you make car payments? If you owe money on your car, on your car, you'd have to pay it off, even if the car were totaled. If you had collision coverage you could use the money to pay off the loan.
How much does collision and comprehensive coverage cost for your car?
What is your deductible amount?
What is the amount you would receive if your car were "totaled"? (i.e., the actual cash value minus the deductible.)
In the end, only you can decide whether the cost of insurance is more economical than the cost of repairing or replacing the car at your own expense.
Medical Payments and Personal Injury Protection Insurances
Medical payments insurance covers the cost of doctors, hospitals, and funeral expenses, for you and/or your passengers that result from an accident, regardless of who were at fault. The coverage would also protect you when you drive another person's car (with permission) or if a vehicle struck you or family members, as pedestrians. This coverage is relatively inexpensive. Although it varies by state, coverage is generally available with limits between $1,000 and $100,000.
Personal injury protection (PIP) is a form of insurance coverage that may be required in states with no-fault laws. This coverage is a broader form of medical payments insurance. It pays for medical care, and may also pay for lost wages and replacement services for an injured party (for example, paying for a babysitter to look after children while a parent is hospitalized). Personal injury protection pays regardless of who was at fault in an accident.
States with no-fault laws may limit the right to sue for nonmonetary damages, such as pain and suffering, but you may still be able to sue in cases of incapacitating disability or death. This coverage varies by state, and is sometimes an optional offering in states without no-fault laws. When evaluating this coverage, remember that medical payments insurance and PIP also protect your passengers.
Before considering medical payments or personal injury protection coverage, check with your insurance agent, attorney, or state insurance department for details.
Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Protection
If you were involved in an accident with an uninsured driver, it would probably be difficult to collect damages from the responsible party. Uninsured motorists (UM) coverage pays the cost of damages and injuries resulting from being hit by an uninsured driver or by a hit-and-run driver. It also provides coverage if an uninsured driver struck you or family members as pedestrians. UM would cover you and your passengers for medical expenses, lost wages, and other injury-related losses, subject to policy terms and conditions. You may also be able to collect for pain and suffering.
Similarly, underinsured motorists (UIM) coverage would pay for damages that exceed the amount of coverage carried by an underinsured driver.
You choose the amount of coverage when you buy this protection. Keep in mind that both uninsured and underinsured motorists insurance requirements vary by state.


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The authors of the editorial on 'The challenge of costly drugs' provided a comprehensive summary of the issues surrounding the funding of high-cost medicines entering the Australian market.1 The proposed idea of an electronic national formulary for all Australian hospitals has merit. However, such a proposal must first address the issues of cost shifting between the federal and state governments and the delivery of health care.
As the authors mentioned, many high-cost medicines only have a role in the hospital setting, and medicines for public hospital patients are funded by state governments. In contrast, medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) are federally funded. With different funding sources for medicines in different settings, formulary decisions can be influenced by cost‑shifting.2
Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of a new medicine is directly impacted by the funding source.3 If the cost-effectiveness of a new medicine is assessed from the perspective of the state government (for consideration of inclusion on a hospital or state-wide formulary), and the comparator is a PBS-funded medicine, there is bias towards the medicine that is federally funded. If both medicines have comparable efficacy and safety and a comparable price, from the perspective of the state government the PBS-funded medicine will be more cost‑effective.
The authors mentioned that 'state governments do not fund comprehensive pharmacoeconomic assessment'. Even if funding was available to conduct economic analyses, the high prices and the paucity of evidence for many high-cost medicines in the hospital setting would mean their cost-effectiveness is likely to be high and uncertain. Funding resources to investigate clinical outcomes of high-cost medicines used in public hospitals would be the first step towards clarifying some of the uncertainty with regards to efficacy, and consequently cost-effectiveness.
Nadine Hillock
Public health pharmacist
Charles Denaro and Jennifer Martin, authors of the article, comment:
We thank Nadine Hillock for her letter. At the moment the Australian Government pays states for the use of high-cost medicines in outpatients and day therapy units using a myriad of complex programs. It also pays for medicines listed on the PBS for hospital discharge and outpatient prescriptions in the majority of states that have an agreement with the Commonwealth. So a national formulary for hospitals funded by the Commonwealth cannot be seen as a bridge too far. At the moment numerous state- and Commonwealth-based bureaucrats and pharmacists are consumed with ensuring each side is compliant with these needlessly complex programs. This does nothing to improve the nation's productivity and wastes precious resources. So while a national formulary will not completely solve cost-shifting, it should substantially reduce the current madness.
We wholeheartedly agree that, when there is limited evidence for the efficacy of high-cost medicines used anywhere, then robust pharmacovigilance is essential. Tying the marketing approval of high-cost medicines with pharmacovigilance programs funded by pharmaceutical companys must be considered whenever there is significant uncertainty over cost-effectiveness. Often high-cost medicines are used off label in hospitals and in this case hard clinical outcomes are not routinely captured or published. Why would we allow a hospital in one part of the country to use a high-cost medicine for a particular off-label indication, when another hospital elsewhere has previously tried it and found it not to be effective? We would advocate for government funding of a national database for high-cost medicines and off-label use.


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The Cassini–Huygens (/ˌkəˈsini ˈhɔɪˌɡəns/) (commonly called Cassini) mission was a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites.
Mission Duration
- Final:
- 19 years, 335 days
- 13 years, 76 days at Saturn
- En route:
- 6 years, 261 days
- Prime mission:
- 3 years
- Extended missions:
- Equinox: 2 years, 62 days
- Solstice: 6 years, 205 days
- Finale: 4 months, 24 days
Cassini: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Huygens: Alcatel Alenia Space
Launch Date
October 15, 1997, 08:43:00 UTC
Titan IV(401)B B-33
Cost per launch: $432 million (USD) (1999)
Total launches: 39[1]
$432,000,000 * 39 = $16,848,000,000
LR91-AJ-11 rocket engine
In 1997, a Titan IV-B rocket launched Cassini–Huygens, a pair of probes sent to Saturn. It was the only use of a Titan IV for a non-DOD launch. Cassiniis currently in orbit around Saturn, while Huygenslanded on Titan on January 14, 2005
Saturn orbiter
Orbital insertion
July 1, 2004, 02:48 UTC
Its mission ended on September 15, 2017, when Cassini was commanded to fly into Saturn's upper atmosphere and burn up[9][10] in order to prevent any risk of contaminating Saturn's moons, some with enviroments potentially bearing life, with stowaway terrestrial microbes.
The mission is widely perceived to have been successful beyond expectation. Cassini-Huygens has been described by NASA's Planetary Science Division Director as a "mission of firsts",[13]that has revolutionized human understanding of the Saturn system, including its moons and rings, and our understanding of where life might be found in the Solar System.
The total cost of this scientific exploration mission was about US$3.26 billion, including $1.4 billion for pre-launch development, $704 million for mission operations, $54 million for tracking and $422 million for the launch vehicle. The United States contributed $2.6 billion (80%), the ESA $500 million (15%), and the ASI $160 million (5%).[21] However, these figures are from the press kit which was prepared in October 2000. They do not include inflation over the course of a very long mission, nor do they include the cost of the extended missions.
The Cassini spacecraft was 6.8 meters (22 ft) high and 4 meters (13 ft) wide. Spacecraft complexity was increased by its trajectory (flight path) to Saturn, and by the ambitious science at its destination. Cassinihad 1,630 interconnected electronic components, 22,000 wire connections, and 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) of cabling.[citation needed] The core control computer CPU was a redundant MIL-STD-1750A system. The main propulsion system consisted of one prime and one backup R-4D bipropellant rocket engine. The thrust of each engine was 490 newtons and the total spacecraft delta-v was about 2,040 meters per second.[33] Smaller monopropellant rockets provided attitude control.
The maneuver was successful, with Cassini passing by 1,171 km (728 mi) above the Earth on August 18, 1999.
On January 23, 2000, Cassini performed a flyby of the asteroid 2685 Masursky at around 10:00 UTC. I
Cassini made its closest approach to Jupiter on December 30, 2000
A major finding of the flyby, announced on March 6, 2003, was of Jupiter's atmosp
On October 10, 2003, the mission's science team announced the results of tests of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, performed by using radio waves transmitted fr
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Mourners at Emma Mhic Mhathúna's funeral have been told she was a force for good in life.
Fr Paddy Moran said we should be thankful of the gifts Emma gave to the entire nation, such as courage and strength.
The 37-year-old mother of five will be laid to rest in Maynooth later after funeral mass in the Pro Cathedral in Dublin.
President Michael D Higgins and Vicky Phelan are among those who attended the mass today.
Emma Mhic Mhathúna. Photo: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie
Following the mass, her cortege is due to pass the Dail, Government Buildings and the Department of Health this afternoon.
It's reported Emma chose the funeral route not to lay blame at the Government's door, but to make politicians ask themselves if they could do better in future to help other women affected by the cervical screening controversy.
During his homily this afternoon, Fr Moran told mourners: "To Emma, thanks for being you and thanks for being such a powerful force of nature and a wonderful force for good. Thank you for touching the hearts of so many people when they heard you telling your story.
"Thank you for the encouragement you give to people who are suffering now, in hospitals, in hospices, in their homes. May they find in your strength courage in their suffering."


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Consequences of sand production:
• Wellbore fill.
• Equipment problems due to sand fill.
• Sand erosion of downhole and surface equipment.
• Sand accumulation on surface and Sand Disposal.
• Production Loss.
• Casing / Liner Collapse.
Forces Aiding in Resisting Sand Production:
• Intergranular frictional forces and bonding (cementing) help resist grain movement
• Capillary Pressure adds further grain-to-grain bonding.
Forces Contributing to Sand Production:
• Pore pressure relieves frictional forces.
• Production of wetting phase reduces capillary pressure forces.
What causes sand production?
• Totally or weakly unconsolidated formations.
• Changing stresses in the near wellbore area.
• Water Production.
Sand Production Mechanism
– Rock shear collapse owing to in situ stress forming "shear band".
Sand Production:
– Erosion of perforation tunnel around "shear band" by the produced fluids.
Detecting sand production:
• Erosion of Equipment.
• Acoustic Detectors.
• Sand Traps/Desanders.
Predicting sand production:
• Experience in the area.
• Offset well production data.
• Drilling data.
• Core sample evaluation.
• Sand Flow Test.
• Logs.
• Computer modeling.
What can be done about sand production?
• Rate Exclusion:
– Drawdown Control.
– Selective Perforations.
• Mechanical Methods – "Downhole Filter" :
– Slotted Liner and Screens.
– Gravel Pack.
• Chemical Methods:
– Consolidation of the formation.
– Resin-Coated Sand.
Drawdown control:
• Reduction in production rate will reduce drag forces and drawdown to provide reduced risk of sand production
• Procedure:
– Slowly increase rate until sand production begins to increase.
– Sequentially reduce flow rate until the sand production declines to
an acceptable level.
• Attempting to establish maximum flow rate in conjunction with stable arch.
Selective Perforating Practices:
Once formation characteristics are known, perforating strategies can be evaluated.
For high rate wells this will require a high shot density to prevent additional pressure drop and associated sand
However, high shot density lead to perforation interaction which also promotes sand production.
read also Chemical Used in Oil Well Drilling
Gravel Pack:
Consists of sized particles placed in the annular space between an unconsolidated formation and a centralized
screen. Open or cased hole.
Information for designing a sand control
– Types of Clays, Mineralogy & water-sensitivity.
– Permeability, Heterogeneity, Height, SBHT & SBHP.
– Sieve Analysis for gravel size selection.
– Gravel Pack vs. FracPack.
– Slotted Liners, Screen only (wire wrapped, prepacked, etc.)
– Producer, Injector , Deviation & Size.
– Off-shore, On-shore, sub-sea.
Screen Selection:
Gravel pack and Prepack Screen
The screen opening is typically between 50-70% of the smallest gravel diameter
– For 20/40 mesh sand the smallest gravel is the 40 mesh which has a D50 of 0.0165" .
– 0.0165" x 70% = 0.01155" or 0.012" opening (12 gauge)
Screen Only and Slotted Liner
– Screen Opening is approximately equal to the D10.
Screen Diameter
– Fishing (7" csg: IDmax= 4" screen; 9 5/8" csg: IDmax= 6" screen …).
– ID for logging and or selective equipment.
Screen Length – Centralizers
• Length normally 5' above and below the perfs.
• Length needs to be considered for shipments.
• Centralizer spacing to avoid any casing contact:
– Open hole, Bow-Spring type.
– Cased hole Weld-on Lug type.
• Recommended centralizer OD clearance from casing ID to be 1/8" to 1/4".
Gravel and Screen Summary
• Representative formation samples are required for gravel pack sand size design.
• Gravel pack sand is typically designed to be six times larger than the formation sand at the median grain size.
• Only gravel pack sand meeting API RP58 specifications should be used.
• Gravel pack sand substitutes are available for special applications.
• In a gravel pack the screen serves only to retain the gravel pack sand.
• Prepack screens offer "second line of defense".
Cased Hole Gravel Pack:
1. Slurry is injected down the workstring.
2. The slurry crosses over to the annulus below the packer, depositing sand
adjacent to the screen.
3. The carrier fluid leaks off through the screen and is carried back to the
surface via the washpipe and crossover tool, crossing back over to the casingworkstring annulus just above the packer.
ICGP – General Procedure:
• Well site preparation.
• Casing clean-up.
• Fluid filtration.
• Casing perforation.
• Killing and fluid loss control.
• Buttomhole clean-up.
• Running and setting GP assembly.
• Gravel placement.
• Running and setting completion string.
• Well clean-up.
Casing Cleaning:
• Prior to gravel packing the casing should be thoroughly cleaned with a bit and a scraper to remove any dirt or scale
• Circulation of completion fluid, mud solvents, scouring material, acid, and caustic solutions may be required to fully remove these material
• The casing should also be pressure tested for leaks on older wells.
read also Oil Well Casing
Clean Perforations
Limit damage both within and surrounding perforations:
– Low debris/carrot free charge.
– Underbalanced perforating.
– Crushed zone removal.
– Limit use of fluid-loss control material in empty perforations, Damage Prevention is Also Critical.
Perforation Cleaning
• Underbalanced Pressure
– selected on formation permeability and Oil Wells , Gas Wells
• Backflow
– When perforating is performed overbalanced a period of backflow is sometimes used to clean up the perforations
with a dedicated string.
Perforating for Gravel Packs & Frac-Packs
• Number of perforations should be sufficient to allow unimpaired (flow maximize inflow area).
• Large diameter charges recommended when gravel placed in tunnels:
– Enhance gravel placement in tunnels.
– Enhance flow of produced fluids.
Depth of penetration not critical
Various studies indicate that cavity is often not formed when perforating in unconsolidated formations. "Disturbed" zone is filled with dilated formation material.
Need to concentrate on tunnel through casing and cement.
Perforating for Gravel Packing:
• Entry holes less than 0.6 inches result in high pressure drops.
• Benefits associated with maximized inflow area leads to need for high shot density.
• Perforations must be fully packed to prevent excessive pressure drop, and screen plugging and/or erosion.
Use of Fluid Loss Control Material in Empty Perforations:
This should be avoided whenever possible.
• Increased viscosity will decrease leakoff rate without halting it.
• If leakoff completely stopped, perforations will not be able to be packed and it will be difficult to remove
FLCM prior to prepacking.
• Spearheading acid in front of prepack treatment may help re-establish initial leakoff rates.
Important Factors for Gravel Placement:
• Washpipe size
– Must keep area outside the screen larger than area inside the screen; especially in deviated wells where is much
easier to create sand bridge.
• Return Flow Rate
– Sufficient to keep an annular velocity of at least 1 ft/sec at end of screen (turbulence helps to suspend sand
particles, annular velocity must kept less than 2.77 ft/sec to minimize turbulent effects)
• Low-viscosity carrier fluids result in high-quality gravel pack in nearly all situations.
• For cased-hole completions, high fluid loss rates and prepacking both have positive effect.
Gravel Pack Techniques:
• Slurry Pack
– Cased or open hole completions.
– Typically used in very high permeability formations.
– The carrier fluid is viscosifed.
– Sand concentrations can range from 3 to 15 ppg.
• Water Pack
– Cased or open hole completions, horizontal wells.
– Typically used in low permeability formations.
– Brine or slightly viscosifed brine.
– 2 bpm of Returns required.
– Lower sand concentrations required.
– Very good annular packing technique.
• High Rate Water Pack
– Water or slightly viscosifed water.
– Higher rates required to fill perforations and create numerous mini-fracs into the formation in high permeability
• Typically 5-10 bpm or 1 bpm per 10 ft of perforations.
– Sand concentrations 0.5-4 ppg.
– Additional Surface Equipment is required.


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Any Reason For A Banquet
By Johnny Tatum
The king and the new queen are brought together, and of course, it is time for another banquet. [This king uses any excuse for another party…]
18 Then the king gave a great banquet, Esther's banquet, for all his princes and his servants; he also made a holiday for the provinces and gave gifts according to the king's bounty.
Picture:Everything is right, because Holy Spirit is in control.
19 When the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
The king's gate is the place of rule, of control, and of judgment.
Picture:As long as Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, it is party time!
Application:As long as Holy Spirit is at our gate, we should expect control, order, beauty, and the life of abundance and blessing because He is working.
20 Esther had not yet made known her kindred or her people, even as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her as she had done when under his care.
Application:What should we do if we want the blessing of the abundant life? Seek Holy Spirit's advice – counsel – guidance.
Dominion has been reestablished to a degree — the king and queen are together (a picture of the soul and spirit together) — so why is everything not perfect?
In Esther 2, we see the first sign that even with a new queen (a picture of our new creation with our soul under the leadership of Holy Spirit – the way it should be), there is still going to be trouble.
There is another power trying to reach the king…
21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's officials from those who guarded the door, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
It Is No Coincidence:The king's officials become angry when they see Mordecai sitting at the gate!
Picture:The flesh sees Holy Spirit (Mordecai) sitting at the gate, he gets angry, and he tries to reassert control over the will (the king).
Application:As soon as Holy Spirit starts working in us, the flesh springs into action. If we do not activate Holy Spirit very often, then the flesh is somewhat dormant. Actually, in most believers, the flesh is very mellow. Why? Because in our fleshly eyes, everything is going okay.
Fighting For Control:
In this text, we see there is a fight for control of the will. Does this not seem to be a contradiction?
In the New Testament [for example, see Ephesians 4:22], we are told:
Put off the old.
The Scriptures never say Do no put on; it is always Put off. The strong implication is:
If we do not do anything about this situation, the flesh is automatically controlling us — we are wearing the old man.
It seems to be a contradiction, because this seems to indicate that Holy Spirit took the lead. There is no contradiction at all; if we do not actively give Holy Spirit permission to fight, the flesh is winning. And rarely do we say Holy Spirit, please work in me and kill off that flesh.
There was one time we indicated to Holy Spirit to work in us: when we were first redeemed. At that moment, Holy Spirit came in with an initial burst of power that was strong. I think God lets that happen, because a new believer is not equipped to handle the flesh right away, so in that initial burst, Holy Spirit's mighty force of power almost strangles the flesh.
Illustration:Many times people are redeemed, and immediately, God will zap a bad habit. For example, there have been many individuals who have been alcoholics, but at the moment of their redemption, God zaps out all desire for alcohol. [However, do not expect God to zap out all problems…]
The flesh eventually will rally, and then Holy Spirit warns us…
22 But the plot became known to Mordecai and he told Queen Esther, and Esther informed the king in Mordecai's name.
Application:Of course Holy Spirit knows!
Question:What is the difference between Holy Spirit and our new nature?
Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God who lives within us, and our new nature is our regenerated person. Holy Spirit communicates the messages of God to our new nature to reassert control over our will.
23 Now when the plot was investigated and found to be so, they were both hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the Book of Chronicles in the king's presence.
Two men, who were trying to kill the king, were hanged on the gallows (literally, they were nailed to a tree).
Picture:At the very beginning of this union between the king and the queen — at the regeneration, the uniting of the soul and spirit — there is a plot to destroy that union by killing the king, and the ones who were going to do it were nailed to a tree.
Our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with (Romans 6:6)
Done away withmeans rendered powerless.
For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh. (Romans 8:3)
We will continue to see this battle between the flesh and Holy Spirit.
Application:I love this story because the enemies are crucified right at the beginning, letting us know that when we are fighting the flesh, we are fighting an enemy that has already been crucified (nailed to a tree). If we think that we are fighting somebody who has inherent power, we will never win.
This happened right at the beginning of the reign of the new queen.
Picture:When we were redeemed, our flesh was already defeated.
Application:If our flesh has been crucified, how can he do such a good job on us?
We are surrendering to a dead person!
What was literally crucified was theabsolute mastery of the flesh over us.
Before our redemption, we had no choice but to obey the flesh; we were unable to do anything about the flesh. Now the flesh has been crucified in the sense that the flesh does not have power [in himself]; the flesh only has power given to him by us.
Before our redemption, we did not have to give the flesh power — he had power, he lived with us, and he had a whip over us. On our redemption, God nailed the flesh to a tree (the Cross of Messiah Jesus). Now we give power to the crucified flesh in the following ways: a paradox—
The Negative Way: We do not empower Holy Spirit — by not believing that Holy Spirit is working.
The Positive Way[something that sounds good]: We try to obey in our self-effort — by energizing that flesh, which is nailed to a tree. We are fighting an enemy that has been defeated! [Please read Romans 7.]
Let us take another look at Esther 2:23…
They were both nailed to a tree; and it was written in the book of the Chronicles in the king's presence.
Picture:Flesh is defeated — nailed to a tree — and it was written in a book. What book describes all of this? The Holy Scriptures.
Application:What should we look for in the Holy Scriptures? Our flesh was crucified and it happened the moment we believed. Also, we are not fighting somebody who can come off the Cross and hurt us; we are fighting somebody who does not have any weapons unless we give him weapons.
Question:How can we apply what we know about the relationship between our will, our new nature, our flesh, our spirit, and Holy Spirit?
Every day we want to remember that we are complete. We can say My soul is stable because it is plugged into my spirit where it belongs, meaning:
Also, it is important for us to forget what lies behind.
Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead. (Philippians 3:13)
No matter what our emotions were in the last few minutes, right now those are completely, utterly irrelevant. If our emotions get out of control, we can confess that sin [for our own sake] and we can say No matter what my emotions were a few minutes ago, I have dominion because I am plugged into Holy Spirit, meaning:
My flesh is crucified and my soul is plugged into my spirit, which is under Holy Spirit's control.
God says:
I will restore to you the years that the locusts have damaged. (Joel 2:25)
If God can restore the years that locusts have damaged, certainly He can restore anything that we did in the last few minutes. God stresses the years to show that even after a long term, He can restore us.
We are either soulish people or spiritish people [words that I just made up]. Generally, believers are soulish people (using our mind and our will), so when we recognize we have been guided by our soul during the last few minutes, we can say I am plugged in and God will restore those few minutes. [Remember that God can restore a few minutes if He can restore the years.]
Also, Joel 2:25 shows us there are no such things as missed opportunities. If there were, it would mean that God is not sovereign. No, God is always sovereign! The situation that we consider to be a missed opportunity is actually God's doing — God was sovereign in that situation and He was responsible for the opportunity not taking place.
What a release this can be if we think about the following truth: God is sovereign. We can say:
If His sovereignty and providence takes care of unbelievers (God basically manipulates unbelievers for the good of believers), then how much more will His providence extend to believers?
Question:How can we take our thoughts captive to Messiah?
Based on our understanding of the soul and Spirit, let us apply the following verse:
We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to Messiah. (2 Corinthians 10:5)
The most powerful thing we can do (we do not have to do anything), which will require mental discipline but will give us great benefit, is to…
Let God transform us by renewing our mind.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2)
That verse presents a great example of how we are taking every thought captive to Messiah.
When Paul talked about discipline and training in righteousness, he was not talking about changing behavior, he was not talking about using will power, and he was not talking about trying to obey the Law. Paul's goal was:
Changing his behavior by changing his thinking.
Paul had great delight in taking time to monitor his thoughts.
Believers who spend hours in prayer are not making requests for hours; they are taking their thoughts captive to Messiah Jesus by analyzing their thoughts, recognizing they are complete (their soul is plugged into the spirit), and assuring their guidance and counsel is coming form Holy Spirit and not from their flesh — and they call it prayer.
Question:Why do we want to pray for things that we know are going to happen?
We pray for things we know are going to happen so we learn what it feels like to have that certainty.
We pray for things we are unclear about, and we wait for that same sense of certainty.
We think about the things we know are in tune with Holy Spirit. In Philippians, Paul says:
Brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. (Philippians 4:8)
When we think about things that are:
then, we know — for an absolute fact — that our thinking [in our mind] is in tune with Holy Spirit. It gives us practice analyzing other things, which we are thinking about, and to know whether we are plugged in or not.
Let Us Not Forget:
Whether we take every thought captive to Messiah Jesus or not, we are still complete, and our soul is stable because it is plugged into Holy Spirit.
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I recently discovered that in addition to cashews, sunflower seeds also make an incredible creamy sauce when blended with water. And if you add nutritional yeast, vegetables, and additional spices, it makes the creamiest cheese sauce that you can add to almost anything! Seriously, its delicious! And unlike dairy cheese, sunflower seeds are rich in vitamins and provide a healthy source of essential fatty acids. Who knew!?
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Job Description: Assistant Field Manager (Position to begin 2015)
Summary: This position requires a dynamic person who is comfortable with being flexible and taking on whatever tasks this new and evolving farm requires. In early spring the rest of our staff is busy in the Greenhouse and a lot of responsibility falls on this team member to get things done without much assistance. The key responsibility is being present in the field to oversee that daily tasks are completed to the Field Manager's specifications. This position requires patience, a good sense of humor, ability to weigh importance of tasks and order accordingly, motivation to set an efficient working pace, attention to detail, and a keen understanding of how to efficiently weed, harvest, water and plant. Weekend availability and flexibility is essential for this position. The successful candidate will have some experience with customer service and will be available to sell at Saturday farmer's market at least twice per month.
Skill Level Required: Preference given to those with at least 2 years experience working on an organic farm or to those having a degree or certificate in Horticulture or Agriculture. At least some experience working with plants is required. Applicants must have the ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, work long hours doing repetitive manual labor, and be able to work in harsh weather conditions.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Working and communicating with the Field Supervisor to implement the growing plan by following and amending the schedule as needed.
- Coordinating with the Greenhouse staff to ensure seedlings are on schedule for planting and communicating needs, retrieving the seedlings to be planted as necessary in the proper manner
- Assist in overseeing the timing and method for harvest, processing (sorting, cleaning, and quality control), and packaging of vegetables for wholesale, farmer's market, and C.S.A. share sales.
- Efficiently organizing the timing of, and guiding field hands in the proper implementation of all other necessary tasks in the field such as weeding, fertilizing, turning under cover crop, spreading straw, mulching, etc…
- Working with the Field Supervisor in pest management by locating and communicating about insect and weed problems in the field. Applying pest management practices such as remay fabric, and occasionally OMRI approved insecticide or anti-microbial spray.
- Managing the compost program by keeping piles turned, burning diseased materials, correcting moisture content, and screening compost for use – some tractor experience is preferred.
- This position requires driving the company delivery van to the St. Louis area. No special licensing is required.
We are able to offer a starting rate of $13 – $15 per hour for this position depending on experience. This is a full-time year round position. There is also the option for a medical, dental and vision healthcare plan after 3 months. After one year there is one week of paid vacation time available per year and an option for a 401K plan.
Interested applicants should call Brigitte Zettl at 573-535-4633


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Grooming your canine buddy can be overwhelming. While you can always take him for a spa or a massage bath once in a while, most of the grooming, brushing and bathing must be done at home. For that, you need the right supplies. Along with other things, you need a good shampoo. Finding the best dog shampoo might be confusing, which is why we have enlisted some points that may come handy.
Can I use my shampoo?
This is probably the worst mistake that a pet owner can make. Canine skin has a higher pH score than humans, and therefore, our shampoos are not meant for them. Most the commercial shampoos we use are high on chemicals, which can irritate your dog's skin and lead to conditions like dandruff, red spots and itching. In fact, human shampoos have many ingredients that are considered to be extremely harsh for pets, both cats and dogs.
What should I choose?
First things first, do not choose a shampoo because you liked an advertisement. Every dog has a unique coat, and the skin requirements largely differ. For example, if your pet is prone to odor, you would need a scented shampoo, preferably something that has essential oils. On the other hand, you need a moisturizing product for a canine with dry and flaky skin. For fleas and ticks, you have special medicated shampoos. Understand your pet's skin and coat requirements before choosing a shampoo.
Things to note
Unless needed, don't go for scented shampoos. You will find many natural products, which have essential oils that smell good and have great benefits for the skin, as well. Secondly, do check for products that are natural and don't have parabens. Parabens are mainly added for increased shelf life, and most products do have them, but you can still take a chance. Sulfates are also used in pet shampoos for foaming and might not suit all dogs.
Final word
Depending on the activities and overall coat smell, you need to bath your canine at least once in a week. However, do consider other parameters like age, genetics, coat type and hair before taking a call. If required, you can also talk to a doctor, who can offer dedicated advice on selecting shampoos. Also, it might be a good idea to include a conditional in the regular coat grooming routine to maintain the shine sheen.
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect more than just your joints. In some people, the condition also can damage a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels.
An autoimmune disorder, rheumatoid arthritis occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body's tissues.
Unlike the wear-and-tear damage of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis affects the lining of your joints, causing a painful swelling that can eventually result in bone erosion and joint deformity.
The inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis is what can damage other parts of the body as well. While new types of medications have improved treatment options dramatically, severe rheumatoid arthritis can still cause physical disabilities.
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Signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may include:
Early rheumatoid arthritis tends to affect your smaller joints first â particularly the joints that attach your fingers to your hands and your toes to your feet.
As the disease progresses, symptoms often spread to the wrists, knees, ankles, elbows, hips and shoulders. In most cases, symptoms occur in the same joints on both sides of your body.
About 40 percent of the people who have rheumatoid arthritis also experience signs and symptoms that don't involve the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis can affect many nonjoint structures, including:
Rheumatoid arthritis signs and symptoms may vary in severity and may even come and go. Periods of increased disease activity, called flares, alternate with periods of relative remission â when the swelling and pain fade or disappear. Over time, rheumatoid arthritis can cause joints to deform and shift out of place.
Make an appointment with your doctor if you have persistent discomfort and swelling in your joints.
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Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when your immune system attacks the synovium â the lining of the membranes that surround your joints.
The resulting inflammation thickens the synovium, which can eventually destroy the cartilage and bone within the joint.
The tendons and ligaments that hold the joint together weaken and stretch. Gradually, the joint loses its shape and alignment.
Doctors don't know what starts this process, although a genetic component appears likely. While your genes don't actually cause rheumatoid arthritis, they can make you more susceptible to environmental factors â such as infection with certain viruses and bacteria â that may trigger the disease.
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Rheumatoid arthritis can be difficult to diagnose in its early stages because the early signs and symptoms mimic those of many other diseases. There is no one blood test or physical finding to confirm the diagnosis.
During the physical exam, your doctor will check your joints for swelling, redness and warmth. He or she may also check your reflexes and muscle strength.
People with rheumatoid arthritis often have an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR, or sed rate) or C-reactive protein (CRP), which may indicate the presence of an inflammatory process in the body. Other common blood tests look for rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies.
Your doctor may recommend X-rays to help track the progression of rheumatoid arthritis in your joints over time. MRI and ultrasound tests can help your doctor judge the severity of the disease in your body.
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Rheumatoid arthritis increases your risk of developing:
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Some common complementary and alternative treatments that have shown promise for rheumatoid arthritis include:
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You can take steps to care for your body if you have rheumatoid arthritis. These self-care measures, when used along with your rheumatoid arthritis medications, can help you manage your signs and symptoms:
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The pain and disability associated with rheumatoid arthritis can affect a person's work and family life. Depression and anxiety are common, as are feelings of helplessness and low self-esteem.
The degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affects your daily activities depends in part on how well you cope with the disease. Talk to your doctor or nurse about strategies for coping. With time you'll learn what strategies work best for you. In the meantime, try to:
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Factors that may increase your risk of rheumatoid arthritis include:
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Michael Greenberger, JD
Senate Subcommittee Testimony
-May 14, 2015
The above link accesses video of Professor Greenberger's testimony
before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia,
the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy. The transcript of his
testimony can be found
Professor Greenberger joins Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) for a Capitol
Hill press conference to urge lawmakers to enact tough regulations
on derivatives and other aspects of financial regulation.
April 20, 2010 ● Washington, D.C.
Derivatives regulation press conference with Sen. Maria Cantwell
March 3, 2010 ● New York, NY
Out of the Black Hole: Regulatory Reform of the Over-the-Counter
Professor Greenberger's presentation at the Make Markets Be Markets
"A litany of factors, including lending and financial abuses, led to the
subprime meltdown and resulting deep recession. But chief among
them was the opaque and unregulated over-the-counter (OTC)
derivatives (often referred to as "swaps") market, which was estimated
to have a notional value of $596 trillion at the time of the crisis."
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Clearing the Air
When I awoke the next morning, Edmund's bed was empty. I found him in the kitchen drinking coffee, waiting for
to emerge. Tennessee
"Gavin went out walking," he said, and then, mimicking Gavin's British accent, "to enjoy the light."
Rising before Tennessee, Gavin could enjoy the intensified colors of the angular morning light. In fewer than twenty-four hours, his plane would descend into the fog of a
winter. London
I poured a mug of coffee and went outside to clean the parrots' cage. Working so close to the kitchen, I soon heard Tennessee's voice inside. I worked quietly, listening to him and Edmund, but I made out little of their exchange.
I worked carefully around Juanita's egg. There was no longer any hope for it, but Helen was still attached to its possibility. I would not remove it until everyone in the household had completely given up. When I finished cleaning, Juanita climbed up my arm, and we walked into the kitchen to get some grapes.
Edmund was still making his case. Tennessee, in a bathrobe and flyaway hair, appeared cornered. Cornelius sauntered in from the dining room.
"Cor-NEE!" Juanita screeched.
Edmund opened his mouth, but closed it when
waved his arm like the pope ending an audience. No further petition would be accepted. Edmund looked dismayed, but Tennessee was full of the morning. He sashayed around the kitchen searching the cabinets for something. Giving up his search, he wiped the coffee from his beard with his sleeve, and said, "I believe I'll take my swim before Gavin returns." He marched out the door toward the pool, dropped his white terry robe on a chair, and dove into the pool wearing only his briefs. Tennessee
Topaz slinked in from the patio and jumped onto the counter. The cat's food and water bowls sat at one end, out of Cornelius's reach. I had not seen her in days, and had not brushed her long hair since the week I moved in. Cornelius had more character and the parrots were more amusing. I did put out food for the cat daily, but other than that, seldom gave her a thought. Her coat had become matted and full of souvenirs from her travels through the
underbrush. Juanita paced nervously on my shoulder. I returned her to her cage, and then looked in the cabinet to find the cat's brush. Key West
"Time to pick up Leoncie," Edmund said. "I'll go with you."
My ears pricked up. If I had hoped for a sign of morning-after warmth from Edmund, this was the best I was going to get.
"You can show me around town. I'll take you to lunch."
Topaz had waited this long. She could wait some more.
The day ran long. Edmund had only wanted a shopping companion, and someone to make comments to as he ogled every man under fifty that we passed. He bought some island clothes. Then, after lunch, he went to explore Old Town while Tennessee and I took Gavin to the airport.
Late that night, I sat on the patio nursing a glass of wine—waiting. I had been shut out of my room, and had no idea how much longer I would have to wait. Edmund was upstairs in bed with someone he had met cruising the bars. I was exhausted, and angry with myself for believing I might be something more than a trick to him. Topaz approached from the bushes and scolded me as she weaved between my legs. I reached down to pet her, but she scooted off toward the house. I was in no mood to chase her down and brush her—or much of anything else.
"Tennessee wants you to talk to him more," Gavin had said to me that afternoon. He pulled me aside before we took him to the airport. "Do you know what I mean? He says you don't talk to him."
Of course I knew what he meant. After two months, I still felt intimidated in
's presence. At least I knew it was my own problem, although I had no idea how to solve it. It stemmed from my dissatisfaction with myself. In Tennessee 's shadow, I felt inadequate. Discussing it only made it worse. Tennessee
I could not explain this to Gavin. I told him it was shyness, a part of my nature, and that I would do my best to get past it by power of will. "Around him," I said, "I seize up. Feel like I have nothing worth saying."
"Well, say something anyway. You don't have to be brilliant. He wants company."
We left it at that. Time had run out. Tennessee joined us, and I loaded Gavin's bags into the back of the car.
That night, after dinner, I went with
and Edmund to The Monster. On the way, Tennessee asked me to stop at the convenience store. He disappeared inside for a few minutes. Edmund and I stared as he returned across the oil-stained macadam. With his hand clutching a sack around the neck of a bottle, he looked like a wino. He opened the car door and sat sideways on the seat, keeping his feet on the ground. He unscrewed the cap from the bottle, raised it high, and took a swig. He sat a moment swishing, and then leaned way out and spat blue liquid onto the gum-pocked pavement. Tennessee
After he brought his legs into the car, I started the engine, but he did not close his door. He fumbled in the bag for a moment, found a small tube, opened it, and broke the seal. He leaned a tooth in the front of his lower jaw forward, blotted around it with a paper towel, then squeezed a drop of Super Glue behind it and pressed it back into place.
He put the bag and its contents on the floor, closed his door, and grinned widely.
"OK! Let's go!"
When we arrived, The Monster was packed. We had a drink together, and then Edmund disappeared into the crowd. Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You" segued into "Disco Lucy." It was oldies night.
We climbed the stairs to the rooftop bar. An ancient tree sprawled above it, sheltering the bar and tables. Strings of tiny lights wound round and round its massive limbs. Usually, the roof was quieter. People climbed the stairs to escape the din downstairs. However, that night, a portable movie screen had been set up, and John Waters' film, Female Trouble, was being shown. It appeared that all the table and bar seats had been taken. People crowded around the edges of the seating to watch.
"Maybe we should go home," he said. He was tiring and wanted to sit, but a film was not what he had hoped to watch. Then he spied two open seats at a table next to two blondes. Young and verging on drunk, they were camping it up, reacting to the film like others in the crowd, calling out and gesticulating extravagantly at Divine's every word.
's vigor renewed, he led the way to the seats. He ordered our drinks, and then scooted closer to the boys and wedged into their conversation. I had already watched the movie twice before. The blondes were silly—I needed more man in a man, and a movie starring a fierce drag queen was not going to provide that either. I folded my arms across my chest, tipped my chair back, and, gazing out beyond the immediate scene, watched the passing parade. Tennessee
As we drank, the three of them grew louder,
letting out hoots and cackles. The blondes had a bottle of poppers they hit on periodically, but Tennessee and I did not join in. Tennessee
Earlier, as summer turned to autumn, rumors had reached the bars. Disturbing rumors. Rumors that became persistent. Stories began appearing in gay papers. A few men had become sick with confounding illnesses: Karposi's sarcoma, fungal infections, and a rare strain of pneumonia—illnesses healthy people never got. And they were dying. Almost all of them were gay men. At first, it was called Gay Cancer. Few reports could be found in mainstream newspapers, and that confused the issue. A pattern emerged, if not an understanding, and the illness was named GRID for Gay Related Immune Deficiency. No one knew its cause, and no one knew anyone who had it, but as the months passed, it was beginning to be true that everyone knew someone who knew someone who did.
Many people thought inhaling poppers, amyl nitrate, which gave a rush to dancing and sex, must be the cause. But poppers were nothing new. Perhaps it was something the back-door manufacturers had begun adding. Whatever it was, everyone was confident we would soon read that medical researchers had solved the mystery and prescribed a cure. A storm beyond our horizon, GRID was out there, but in the delirium of expanding freedoms, few believed they could be touched by it. The party continued.
The movie ended. The blondes made exaggerated goodbyes and ran off.
was dismayed, but the martinis had caught up with him, and he was no longer in condition to continue the hunt. He waved off his disappointment and was ready to leave. Tennessee
"You don't need to worry about Edmund," he said on the way home. "He'll return eventually—hungry and bedraggled. Leave the door unlocked," he said. "I think we'll be safe enough."
I did, but after
went back to his bedroom, I locked the door. I had given Edmund a house key as Tennessee had asked earlier. I knew not to remind him of things he forgot—there was no telling how he would react. I hoped if Edmund returned home that night, he would not keep me awake with his crowing. Tennessee
I climbed the stairs, but when I reached the top, the bedroom was occupied. Jealousy stabbed me—Edmund had company. I wanted to throw them out, but I buried my feelings. Who was I to make assumptions? Edmund was not my boyfriend, and this was not my house. I imagined they would be there all night, and I would never get to my bed.
During the sixties and seventies, sexuality had become an open celebration—especially for gay men who were coming out of the closet in droves. Freed from taboos by the Sexual Revolution, many gay men proudly enjoyed sex with anyone attractive and willing—and the willing had become easy to find. No need to tie an emotional knot. In
, where men from across the country came to relax and let loose, the party was at a frenzied pitch. Key West
Angry at the inconvenience, desperate for sleep, and feeling powerless, I retreated to the patio after stopping in the kitchen for wine.
And there I continued to sit. An hour had passed. More than an hour.
I heard the screen door bang. Light illuminated the pushed-out shutters at my bedroom windows. I stood and saw someone on the street walking toward town. A college student—no surprise.
I sat down again. I did not want to talk to Edmund. I gave him a few minutes to settle in. I went inside and climbed the stairs, but at the top, the air was pungent with the odor of amyl nitrate. They must have spilled a bottle during sex—probably into a mattress. Edmund lay silent in his bed. I undressed, slipped into my own bed, and turned my back to him. The odor was too strong. An occasional hit was one thing, but I was not going to breathe poppers all night. I reached down to the box fan that sat in front of the window. I turned it on low to exhaust the room. I was proud of my health; I was not taking chances.
Edmund turned in his bed. "Good night," he mumbled, not convincing me I had awakened him. I grunted as I pulled the covers tight around my shoulders. The air cleared quickly, and, soothed by the drone of the fan, I soon fell asleep.


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Many people choose to have an abortion without knowing anything about the procedures.
Here are the facts:
This procedure is done within 6 to 14 weeks after LMP (Last Menstrual Period) and onward. The doctor opens the cervix with a dilator (a metal rod) or laminaria, (thin bundles made from seaweed) and is inserted several hours before the procedure. The doctor inserts tubing into the uterus and connects the tubing to a suction machine. The suction pulls the fetus' body apart and out of the uterus. Sometime the doctor may use a curette, (a loop-shaped knife), to scrape the fetal parts out of the uterus.
After 16 weeks, much of the procedure is done with forceps to pull fetal parts out through the cervical opening, as suction alone will not work due to the fetus' size. The doctor keeps track of what fetal parts have been removed so that none are left inside. Lastly, a curette, and/or the suction machine is used to remove any remaining tissue or blood clots, which if left behind could cause infection and bleeding.
This surgical abortion is done early in the pregnancy up until 7 weeks after the woman's last menstrual period (LMP). The cervical muscle is stretched with dilators (metal rods) until the opening is wide enough to allow the abortion instruments to pass into the uterus. A hand held syringe is attached to tubing which is inserted into the uterus and the fetus is suctioned out.
Abortion Pill (also known as RU-486; MIFEPREX / MIFEPRISTONE)
This drug is FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved for use in women up to 70 days after their last menstrual period. The FDA-approved procedure usually requires three office visits. On the first visit, the woman is given pills (mifepristone) that cause the death of the embryo. Two days later, if the abortion has not occurred, she is given a second drug (misoprostol) which causes cramping that expels the embryo. The last visit is to determine if the procedure has been completed.
When the abortion occurs at a time when the fetus could have otherwise been born alive, injections are given to cause fetal death. The medications are either injected into the amniotic fluid, the umbilical cord, or directly into the fetus' heart. This is done in order to comply with the federal law requiring a fetus to be dead before complete removal from his/her mother's body.
This procedure is done from 20 weeks after LMP to full-term This procedure takes three days. During the first two days, the cervix is dilated and medication is given for cramping. On the third day, the woman receives medication to start labor. After labor begins, the abortion doctor uses ultrasound to locate the baby's legs. Grasping a leg with forceps, the doctor delivers the baby up to the baby's head. Next, scissors are inserted into the base of the skull to create an opening. A suction catheter is placed into the opening to remove the skull contents. The skull collapses and the baby is removed.
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