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It's been over a year full of flaming suck for me.
In addition to being laid off, I have had very few interviews for all of my efforts. Two of them, including one for the position of Publications Editor at my former employer, turned out to be a bust and I'm still waiting for the word on one that I went to over two weeks ago. And it's not like I haven't been trying–I've submitted applications all over the place for positions that did and didn't pertain to my previous positions as proofreader and writer. One of them, in fact, was for a local grocery chain that was in need of Team Leader, a position that I believed I as more than qualified.
The result? Here's an excerpt from the e-mail I received from them:
We have considered your application carefully and unfortunately at this time we will not be progressing it any further. We will keep your application on file for one year to consider for future opportunities.
So despite my management and retail experience, I wasn't even qualified to manage a small group of people or even stock pineapples at a grocery store. Well, fuck you and your fucking pineapples, man.
And that's pretty much been the way things have been going all year.
As you can guess, at this point in my life I'm pretty frustrated with it all, but not to a point where I was planning to jump off of a bridge or anything. That would just be stupid, but that doesn't mean I'm not feeling any more useful on the employment scene, although I have to admit that it sucks to be unwanted.
And just as I was about buy a bunch of oranges and start selling them at freeway exits from a Target shopping cart, a thought came to mind. I decided that if things weren't going my way, and they damn well aren't as of now, I was the one who had to start making things happen. My unemployment benefits are running out very soon and I'm not quite sure if I can get an extension so it is indeed desperate times for me.
In addition to still applying for jobs that I don't seem to be qualified for in any capacity (at least in the discriminating eye of the employer), today I decided to take a step in a direction I thought I'd never go: that of an actor. Or in this case, an extra.

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To me Easter weekend is a really good excuse to eat a lot of chocolate (like I need an excuse). Ever since I can remember, I have loved searching for chocolate eggs hidden around our house. I'm pretty sure each year my Mom hid the eggs in the same spots in our family room, but somehow later in the year we'd end up finding that one forgotten egg that we missed out on. Now as an adult I find myself searching for chocolate in a different (more desperate) way. I'm on a daily hunt across the city to find gluten free, soy free chocolate. Thankfully within the past six months I have found more varieties of chocolate that I can eat. Here they are, the best gluten free & soy free chocolate that I have found in Toronto:
Denman Island Chocolate
This was the first chocolate I found that was gluten free and soy free. Ryan actually discovered it four years ago and put it in my Christmas stocking as a surprise. Was I ever excited to know that I could eat chocolate again. Ever since then it has been a regular in my cupboard. It is Organic Fair Trade chocolate (63% or 72%) made on Denman Island in British Columbia. It comes in a variety of flavours, my favourites being Cool Mint, Simply Dark, Toasted Hazelnut and Razzle Dazzle.
Something very cute about Denman is around certain holidays they sell chocolates in different holiday themed shapes. It is a nice touch and certainly puts a smile on my face to be able to have a heart-shaped chocolate on Valentine's Day, bunny-shaped chocolates at Easter, pumpkins on Halloween and Santa Claus at Christmas.
Theobroma Chocolat
This is my go-to chocolate bar at the moment. I am slightly obsessed with the milk chocolate with roasted almonds bar. I know it's separated into six pieces, but they meant for me to eat the whole bar in one sitting right? It's no surprise that I am a big fan of milk chocolate, so my heart melts for their creamy milk chocolate bars. They also sell other varieties including milk chocolate and sea salt (38%), dark chocolate and cherry bar (60%) and pure dark chocolate (70%).
Note: As always, please pay close attention to which type of Theobroma chocolate yo get though as it is only the Organic & Fairtrade chocolate BARS that are gluten free and soy free. The long bars and mini bars contain soy lechitin.
When I first found this brand at a health food shop I remember being so excited that I could eat a 'candy bar' again. My first bar was Smooch – vanilla caramel crunch flavoured. Each bite was like being a kid all over again, biting into the soft milk chocolate and getting the crunchy caramel chunks stuck in your teeth. I'm so sad that the stores near me don't sell Smooch as I have yet to find another flavour that can compare with how good it is. These bars are nice as a childhood treat every once in a while, but personally I prefer eating solid chocolate.
Alter Eco Organic Velvet Truffles
OH. MY. GOODESS… It's like a Lindor chocolate. I am so happy that I found these little pieces of heaven at a Evergreen Natural on Roncesvalles Ave. They honestly taste like a Lindor chocolate, you know the little round chocolates that have a solid milk chocolate shell and silky, smooth chocolate on the inside. You should have seen my face the first time I tried one, I was in disbelief that I could eat something so decadent like this again.
These dark milk chocolate truffles made in Switzerland are quite possibly one of the best things I have eaten in the past three years. The ingredients are organically grown and fairly traded, plus the wrappers are compostable. I highly recommend them to anyone, let alone if you are gluten free or soy free. And if you happen to be like me and can't eat gluten or soy, then run, don't walk, to go buy these. Everyone needs a little indulgence.
Note: These truffles are made on equipment shared with soy. For me personally, my soy intolerance is not sensitive and I haven't had a problem eating them. However, many people have soy allergies and could be at risk, so as always please read the labels to be safe.
Enjoy Life Mini (Chocolate) Chips
Let me just say that it is so great that there is a company like Enjoy Life that is proudly free of the "Big 8" allergens. That means no wheat/gluten, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, egg, soy, fish or shellfish in any of their products. They are also made without casein, potato, sesame and sulfites. They have a variety of different products that range from cookies, granola, chewy bars and chocolate. What a relief to the many families out there who have children with multiple food allergies or intolerances.
These were the first chocolate chips that I discovered I could eat that were gluten free and soy free. It was nice to still be able to make lots of the baked goods I grew up loving. I also really like that the chocolate chips are mini in size. That makes them even better to add into my peanut butter energy bites. They also come in a chunk size too to make your cookies that much more chocolatey.
Camino Chocolate Chips
Cusine Camino's chocolate chips are now made in an allergen-free facility. Just as always pay attention to the ingredient list as the chocolate bars are not made in an allergen-free facility and use soy lecithin (baking chocolate is safe though). This is great news for anyone with food allergies who still want to use chocolate chips and baking chocolate in their kitchen. They are richer and creamier than the Enjoy Life chocolate chips. Looks like chocolate chip cookies and chocolate chip banana pancakes just got a whole lot sweeter! Available in semi-sweet (56%) and bittersweet (71%).
In addition to the chocolates mentioned above, here and there I have also found some handmade raw chocolates that were great. I have also tried some other chocolates but I find that some raw chocolate is too gritty for my liking. I don't like the texture enough. I prefer a smoother texture for my chocolate. I'm glad to see that slowly more chocolates are being made gluten free and soy free that don't compromise on the taste.
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Google Print is dead. But the publishers can not rejoice quite yet...
In a strange move, Google has renamed the project Google Books.
The official Google Blog notes, "What's in a name? Quite a bit, actually; what you call yourself says a lot about what you think you are. And we've been thinking lately that Google Print should really be called Google Book Search."
"Why the change? Well, one factor was all the comments we got about how excited people were that Google Print would help them print out their documents, or web pages they visit -- which of course it won't. "
"More important, the change reflects our product's evolution. When we launched Google Print, our goal was to make it easier for users to discover books. Now that we're starting to achieve that, we think a more descriptive name will help clarify what our users can do with it: namely, search the full text of books to find ones that interest them and learn where to buy or borrow them."
"No, we don't think that this new name will change what some folks think about this program. But we do believe it will help a lot of people understand better what we're doing. We want to make all the world's books discoverable and searchable online, and we hope this new name will help keep everyone focused on that important goal."
Blog of Michael Lorenzen discussing library user education, library instruction, librarianship, information literacy, education, and search engines. Also covers other observations on life in general.
Monday, November 21, 2005
2 comments:
- jack said...
I think its a good move because 'Google Print' had kinda diffrent meaning for what Google was doing. The word Google can be found in every dictionary as a meaning for search so Google books would mean Search Books while Google print would mean Search prints (What is prints??)... really clever move.
- Michael said...
I agree that it probably is a good move. And the sooner they do it the better for them as well. However, I got used to Google Print so this seems weird. I'll get over it.
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Syphilis infections are the highest since 1949, according to new figures.
Public Health England said infections have soared a whopping 97% since 2012, with 5,920 new cases diagnosed last year.
But while many of us have a rough idea about some of the symptoms – there are some that might not be so obvious.
Here is everything you need to know.
What is syphilis?
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that is caught by having sex with someone who is infected.
It is a bacterial infection and is easily treated with antibiotics in the early stages.
If syphilis is not treated however, it can cause serious problems including spreading to the brain and other parts of the body and causing serious, long-term problems, according to the NHS.
Syphilis infections in pregnant women can cause miscarriage, stillbirth and infection to the baby.
How the infection is spread
Anyone sexually active is at risk.
Syphilis is usually caught through contact with an infected sore, usually through vaginal, anal or oral sex or by sharing sex toys.
Pregnant women can also pass on the infection to their unborn children and drug takers who share needles can pass on the disease if sharing with someone who is infected.
You can also catch syphilis via blood transfusions – although all samples are tested in the UK.
Syphilis can not be spread via toilets, clothing or cutlery but the infection can be caught more than once.
Symptoms of syphilis
Contrary to what many think – syphilis symptoms aren't always obvious. Some people may even have no symptoms at all.
Symptoms may even disappear on their own but this doesn't mean the infection has gone.
Symptoms to watch out for include:
- Small, painless sores or ulcers that typically appear on the penis, vagina, or around the anus, but can occur in other places such as the mouth
- A blotchy red rash that often affects the palms of the hands or soles of the feet
- Small skin growths (similar to genital warts) that may develop on the vulva in women or around the anus in both men and women
- White patches in the mouth
- Tiredness, headaches, joint pains
- A high temperature (fever)
- Swollen glands in your neck, groin or armpits
If you think you may have syphilis…
Make sure you got for a test at your local doctor's surgery, GUM or sexual health clinic.
The infection wasn't usually of away on its own and tests are the only way to discover whether you have it.
Medicines for syphilis are prescription only as well and if it isn't treated you risk passing it on to others.
Testing for syphilis is usually via a blood test and taking a sample of fluid from any sores using a swab.
Syphilis treatments
This is usually an injection of antibiotics, giving in the buttocks.
Most people need only one injection but those who may have had the disease a while may need three injections weekly.
For those who don't want the injection, there is a course of antibiotic tablets that last between two or four weeks.
It goes without saying – once diagnosed, you shouldn't have any kind of sexual activity or sexual contact with anyone.
Doctors advice waiting at least two weeks after treatments have been completed before engaging in any sexual activity again.
Preventing against syphilis
As with all sexually transmitted infections, experts advise using male or female condoms during sex and a dental dam during oral sex.
Sex toys shouldn't be shared either and if you are a drug user – don't share needles.
More information is available via the NHS website.
MORE: Cases of syphilis rocket by 76 per cent in just four years
MORE: New rapid syphilis test helps babies to survive


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Tears were streaming down my face by 7:30 AM as I physically witnessed my 3 year-old girls grow up in front of me this morning. This time of year is particularly crazy in our household, as dad's work schedule is in high gear, which marries him to work instead of home. Essentially I become a single parent for 87% of the time until his work obligations calm back down. (a HUGE bow down for all the single parents who do this day in and day out, full-time, with no reprieve – you are my heroes).
To many, this will seem so minor, but to me, it was everything I needed on a Wednesday morning. My little Bean told me she could feed the dog and then proceeded to walk down the stairs to the garage, open the dog food container, scoop out the perfect size portion, walk back up the stairs (without spilling any – she gets her grace from somewhere other than me), opened the door to Peanuts' room and then proceeded to make Peanut "sit" before doling out the breakfast. As I embarrassingly hugged and praised her, she shoved me away to tell me that she still had to "put the scoop away, Mom". After she had fully completed her task, she then was willing to accept my praise, but with a knowing smirk and smugness, which she is perfecting into a signature trait, somewhere between flipping adorable and smarty pants. (I love this quality about her).
Meanwhile my sweet Bug sat on the coffee counter effortlessly operating the Keurig Machine to make my coffee. She gets such joy in being able to remove the K-Cup successfully and insert the new one, close the lid and push the right button, without any help or guidance from me. Bug is way more receptive to praise and prefers to top off a task well done with a monstrous hug, kiss, high-five, fist bump combo. This is the highest form of praise that can be received in our household.
The best part about this small snippet of my morning, is that it was organically grown out of their need to help me successfully navigate through our morning routine. They just wanted to help me, which is climbing the ranks as one of the greatest feelings in the world. These precious little humans just wanted to lend their clumsy, often erratic Momma a hand.
And my heart grew three sizes that day.


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Cyclone funding welcome but not enough
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Cyclone funding welcome but not enough
The Local Government Association of Queensland has welcomed the Turnbull Government's decision to provide $18 million in reconstruction assistance to communities hit by Tropical Cyclone Debbie but has expressed disappointment the funding will only go part of the way to meeting Canberra's responsibilities under natural disaster relief.
LGAQ chief executive Greg Hallam called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to match the Palaszczuk Government's $110 million package for the communities of Mackay, Rockhampton and Whitsunday, saying all three needed infrastructure funding support from Canberra.
'It's great that the Prime Minister has recognised the need to help rebuild Shute Harbour but projects like the South Rockhampton flood levee, the Bluewater Trail and the Airlie Beach Foreshore need to be in the mix if these communities are to fully recover from Debbie,' he said.
'This decision should be above politics. We are talking about getting regional economies back on their feet.'
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New York's Marcus Garvey Apartments complex looks like typical rows of low-rise apartments. Built in the mid-70s, the three-story, 10-block Brooklyn complex was intended to provide affordable housing and a neighborhood feel, distinct from the towering apartment buildings in Manhattan. A few decades later, however, the population and cost of living grew substantially. So did its electricity usage.
"Eventually, the 625 apartment units were identified as significant energy users within the Brooklyn-Queens region," shared Nick Lombardi, Business Development Consultant with Demand Energy (now part of EnerNOC, an Enel Group Company), which designs and optimizes intelligent energy assets. "For example, they are master-metered, which means multiple suites are measured cumulatively on the same meter. They're also electrically heated which, while typical of buildings in the 70s and 80s, developed into major consumers of energy. The complex hit a summer peak of 1.8 megawatts, and rose to 3.0 megawatts in the winters — and all because of the costly electric heat."
What exacerbated this problem was that the local Brownsville substation, which served customers in Brooklyn and Queens, was quickly reaching its limit. Consolidated Edison predicted necessary transmission grid upgrades in the ballpark of $1.2 billion.
"There's been a lot of development and growth in the region, which has put a lot of stress on the electric grid," explained Lombardi. "Con Edison was aware that the growing capacity requirements would far exceed their infrastructure's ability to handle the load demand." Meeting demand challenges without breaking the bank meant thinking outside the conventional energy "box."
Con Edison tested its Brooklyn-Queens Demand Management (BQDM) program, one of the first non-wire alternative projects. The program sets a goal of reducing peak load by 52 MW in the Brooklyn-Queens area through a combined customer (41 MW) and unconventional utility (11 MW) approach.
"This meant deferring billions of dollars in spending on new infrastructure to expand grid capacity, and taking a more progressive approach to address load issues. It also meant evaluating both the utility and customer side of the meter, while studying alternative sources of energy, such as renewables, efficiency, energy storage, and demand response," he said.
The Department of Energy says a demand response program lets consumers play a role in the operation of an electric grid (or microgrid) by reducing or shifting their electricity use from peak periods in response to time-based rates or other financial incentives. Electric system planners and operators may use such programs as a resource option for balancing supply with demand. The goal is to lower the cost of electricity in wholesale markets, and in turn, to lower retail rates.
Let the renovations begin
Enter affordable housing developer, L+M Development Partners. The company acquired Marcus Garvey Apartments with plans for upgrades in late 2014. By 2016, it partnered with several companies and organizations, including the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority or NYSERDA, NYS Homes & Community Renewal, Demand Energy, and others.
Together, L+M and Demand Energy proposed to develop a first-of-its-kind solar, storage, and fuel-cell microgrid in New York. The microgrid was installed as part of a $190 million refinancing and renovation for Marcus Garvey Apartments, supported in part by Con Edison's BQDM program.
"In addition to new kitchens, bathrooms, and other in-home apartment upgrades for efficiency — such as switching to LED lighting — the complex gained an interesting hybrid mix of renewable energy and battery storage," said Lombardi.
The new system includes:
- 400 kilowatts (kW) of rooftop solar
- A 400-kW fuel cell that uses a solid oxide (ceramic electrolyte) in the fuel cell, from Bloom Energy
- 300 kW, 1,200 kWh of LG Chem lithium-ion batteries (the largest residential lithium-ion battery project in New York)
- Demand Energy's Distributed Energy Network Operating System (DEN.OS), an intelligent DER management software platform
The microgrid began operating in April 2017, and leverages about 1.1 MW of power, which is significant compared to the previous summer and winter peaks.
"What makes this story unique is that solar was first installed as a stand-alone system on some 21 of the complex's rooftops. Subsequently Bloom Energy proposed a fuel cell and, around the same time, Demand Energy proposed battery storage. It became an interesting confluence of different technologies that could bring the combined value of an integrated system for the property — a microgrid," explained Lombardi. Demand Energy worked with L&M and the other suppliers to plan the integration and optimize the value of the microgrid with a battery.
The fuel cell consumes natural gas to provide base-load power for the microgrid. Solar peaks during daylight hours and fluctuates seasonally. The batteries then work to store excess power that would otherwise be lost.
Demand Energy's DEN.OS aims to facilitate the design, integration, and operation of energy assets and services, providing users with the greatest financial returns across the broadest range of energy storage applications, utility rate structures, and economic use cases. The scalable platform can cover any market segment, including grid-side, utility-scale storage, microgrids, and conventional generation and distribution networks.
"The battery also serves as protection for the network serving Marcus Garvey Apartments. Con Edison made it clear that in this particular location, their system was unable to handle backfeeding or excess energy 'dumping' into the grid' without additional expensive infrastructure upgrades," he said. "So we designed and programmed the system such that anytime the solar is producing more energy than the property is consuming, the battery absorbs the power for later redistribution. Demand Energy's software system is the brain that regulates and optimizes how the property uses energy from each asset at any time."
According to Demand Energy, DEN.OS is a scalable energy management system that lets users analyze, communicate, and control their distributed energy resources to monitor energy usage and production in real time. A key aspect of this project was the ability of DEN.OS to ensure that the apartments self-consumed all of the energy generated, without exporting to the grid.
This capability helped facilitate the interconnection and permitting process. As part of the BDQM program, the complex is required to reduce its load between 8pm and 12am when Con Edison calls for load reduction to help support grid stability.
"DEN.OS is able to do this by continuously monitoring event signals," said Lombardi. "What's impressive is that it also reads price signals from the utility or demand response programs, and will note and act on those signals. For example, one signal may suggest operating tomorrow in demand response mode, instead of peak shaving, to generate cost savings or a return."
Demand Energy says it expects the Marcus Garvey microgrid project to more than pay for itself through a combination of incentives from Con Edison, and ongoing revenue generated through participation in demand response and peak shaving power programs.
Lombardi said cost savings is a key benefit of entering a program such as BQDM. "BQDM is effectively a demand-response program specific to a territory. Those who participate have to conduct an M&V [measurement and verification] to verify their ability to deliver the load relief promised, but then the provider gets paid for offering capacity when the utility needs it. That is a significant value-add of a battery storage system."
Future microgrids
In New York Governor Cuomo's 2018 State of the State address, he essentially re-committed the state to eliminating coal from its power plants in two years, while providing solar energy to 10,000 low-income New Yorkers and investing $260 million to fund energy storage pilots, deploy systems and eliminate barriers to its implementation.
Projects such as the Marcus Garvey Apartments microgrid are proving it possible to successfully rethink future energy needs and incorporate new systems. Last year, the project won Energy Storage North America's Innovation Award for Distributed Storage, given at ESNA's annual conference.
"This microgrid is a testament to innovative companies and organizations working together to build a cleaner, more efficient and intelligent distributed power grid and energy supply chain for a New York community," said Lombardi.


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Long hair has always been a sign of femininity and a weapon of seduction. Since the very beginning women were convinced of the attractive of her long and shiny hair.
That's why upon in the past they used to cut the hair of those women who had been unfaithful to their husbands so they could be humiliated on public.
Fortunately, nowadays it isn't that way. In the twenties, women started to wear short hair as a sign of emancipation and freedom; the reflection of a new era. Long hair still remains as an icon of femininity but short hair has found its way to be feminine too.


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JOSEPH HOWE (1804–1873), Canadian statesman, was born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the r3th of December 1804, the son of John Howe (1752–1835), a United Empire Loyalist whq was for many years king's printer and postmaster-general for the Maritime Provinces and the Bermudas. He received little regular education, and at the age of 13 entered his father's office. In 1827 he started the Acadian, a weekly non-political journa, but soon sold it, and in 1828 purchased the Nova Scotian, which later became amalgamated with the Morning Chronicle. From this date he devoted increasing attention to political affairs, and in 1835 was prosecuted for libelling the magistrates of Halifax. Being unable to find a lawyer willing to undertake his case, he pleaded it himself, and won his acquittal by a speech of over six hours, which secured for Nova Scotia the freedom of the press and for himself the reputation of an orator. In 1836 he was elected member for Halifax in the provincial assembly, and during the next twelve years devoted himself to attainingEnd of Article: JOSEPH HOWE (1804–1873)
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Hello there! It's been a little while hasn't it? Just lost my way for a moment there. The mojo went on walkabout, the weather has gotten me down and life got in the way.
But it's half term now, the sun has popped it's head out (still a bit chilly) and life is feeling good:)
I've been practicing my granny squares this week.....it was easier than I thought. So now I have a crazy long list of yarn to get to try some new projects.
First on my list is a ' blokey' granny square blanket for Rob. I'm hoping that he can take it to Uni with him later in the year.....yeah! that's right he had been given conditional offers by two Universities. Just needs to decide which he wants to go to and then get the grades he has been predicted. I'm very proud of him and I just hope he likes the blanket and it reminds him of home. I had better get started on it if I'm to get it finished on time.
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Mergers and Acquisitions on the Increase in the Transport and Logistics Sector
PwC suggests economic recovery is whetting multinationals' appetite to purchase independent freight forwarders.
The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the transport and logistics industry is set to increase in the second half of the year according to a report from Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC). Economic recovery and the need to branch out into new markets are pushing the biggest companies to integrate operators and independent freight forwarders are their main focus. But there is another alternative: cooperation between freight forwarders.
We saw less M&A in the first 6 months of the year, just like at the end of 2014 but the value of transactions has increased. The mega-operations (above 1,000 million US dollars) now account for 55% of the total, although the scenario is changing. Until recently, North America and Europe were leading major integrations in the freight sector, but they have now lost ground to Asia and Oceania. The operators in emerging markets like China are buying companies to increase their volume, efficiency and coverage.
According to the PwC report most of the M&A are focussed on land transport, because this is the area of the market with the highest level of fragmentation. In contrast, in air or sea transport, there are very few independent companies that can be purchased.
In the second half of 2015, M&A will accelerate thanks to economic recovery and momentum from China and the United States as the strength of the dollar is facilitating the purchase of foreign companies. Independent freight forwarders will continue to be a focus point for the multinationals according to Jonathan Kletzel and Julian Smith, who created the PwC report: "As the industry seeks greater efficiency (…), these smaller companies are prime targets for the larger players."
What can small and medium forwarders who don't want to lose their independence do? Sarah Bidmead, Network Manager at Pangea Logistics Network, offers these recommendations:
- Invest in a strong corporate image that includes good online positioning.
- Find similar agents to work with in other countries and gain access to opportunities with international clients.
- Use online tools to make it easier to work with global customers, for example e-payment platforms, shipment tracking, etc.
- Convey the advantages of being an independent freight forwarder: close relationship with the customer, personalised service, flexible prices, etc.
- Expand the catalogue of services and destinations, together with other companies and present customers with a complete portfolio.
"Pangea Logistics Networks is a global network of independent freight forwarders that was created to promote cooperation among its members around the world in a bid to compete with the big multinationals", adds Sarah Bidmead. "Our network is made up of 400 local offices in 98 countries, allowing us to offer a comprehensive service to our customers in all areas related to transport and destinations, without our members having to give up their independence."
More information available at www.pangea-network.com
About Pangea Logistics Network
Based in London, Pangea Logistics Network is an International Freight Network of First Class independent Freight Forwarders with over 420 local offices in more than 95 countries. Our aim is to promote collaboration between Member Companies in order to gain competitiveness on the present market. We handle 1,5 million shipments every year for 60,000 potential customers, making a total annual turnover of 2 billion USD.
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Today, I turn thirty-two. Birthdays always have a way of making me reflect. I'm not someone that mourns the aging process, I actually like it. Every year that passes, I feel like I meet a new part of myself, and I kind of love that. Like reading a favorite book over and over and seeing a quote that you didn't see the last time around. What struck me this morning was how different this birthday is than the one 10 years ago, and even 5 years ago. When my husband asked me what I wanted to do, I honestly didn't know what to tell him. Have 30-minutes to play with my watercolors or pull out my clay? Splurge on a $15 bottle of wine? Have him cook dinner? To the person I was in my 20s, these thoughts would be crazy and ridiculous and so boring. But, here I am, becoming a new version of myself, meeting the more calm and intentional Ashley that cares a little less about trying to please everyone and a little more about time for those that matter most.
Every May, I write a letter to my kids and tell them about who I am with a series of self-portraits. I've been writing them monthly letters for years, since Oak was born actually, but it's this letter that I think they will love the most when they are older, the one where they get to know me, today. And the reason I do it is simple: I'm constantly changing. I'm not the person I was a few years ago or the person I'll be in a few years. My ideas and interests will change, the lines on my face will get deeper, and we all know my hair color will change. I want them to know me now, to laugh at me and to watch me grow like I get to watch them grow. I know they wont remember, especially these younger years, so I'll do my best to remind them.
I spent my 20s living like a pirate, ordering my cocktails extra strong, music extra loud, and only being happy if my toes were in the sea, but I'm working hard to spend my 30s living like a wildflower. I want to bloom where I'm planted, bringing joy to the few treasured people in my life, live a little more simply, and try to weather the storms of this life with grace. I've started favoring the silence over the noise, the calm over the chaos, and practical shoes over stylish ones.
So here are the birthday self-portraits that I will pass onto my kids in their letter. A Johnny Cash tee, glaze-stained birkenstocks, a handmade mug, and a tired smile. Thirty-two, I can't wait to know you.


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The Breedlove Neck
Breedlove guitar necks feature a slimmer neck profile which enables comfortable play, even with smaller hands. Unlike traditional dovetail neck joints that require major surgery for a neck re-set, it is easy to adjust the play action and neck angle with the Breedlove bolt-on neck and single-action truss rod.
Breedlove craftsmen often say, "No neck feels better than a Breedlove neck." They may be a bit biased, but industry insiders agree. Here's Breedlove's big secret: hands-on finishing. After machining, each Breedlove neck goes through a comprehensive finish process where it receives a wash coat and sealer. The hand-rubbed, semi-gloss Breedlove neck finish takes three days, including multiple finish coat applications, fine sanding and hand buffing and rubbing to achieve exactly the right thickness for perfect action and playability. All USA made acoustic guitars feature a bolt-on neck, while international acosutic guitars have a dovetail neck joint.


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Darkest Dungeon Switch Review
Darkest Dungeon has been delivering twisted and awfully bleak moments since it first arrived on Steam Early Access back in Early 2015. It eventually turned into a full release a year later, then made the jump to PS4 and Vita in September 2016. Tweaks and additional downloadable content have been added to flesh out new mechanics, but no matter if playing the original or the complete content version, Darkest Dungeon will always be praised for its compelling and rewarding mechanics. It successfully mixed dungeon crawling with stressful party management, along with a ruthless narrator to drive home the despair felt when a trek into a dungeon backfires and the party is no longer sane enough to continue their adventures. That description is Darkest Dungeon at its heart, an unforgiving piece of video game entertainment, and now Switch owners get to experience all this psychological trauma first hand at home or on the go, as Darkest Dungeon's design is another game perfectly suited for either long or short gameplay sessions.
The game begins by telling the player they have inherited an estate from a family member. This would sound like a great time to celebrate, but said previous owner decided to go deep into the dungeons set around the estate, pushing too far and releasing unknown evil and dread into the world. It's the player's job to gather a group of adventurers and explore those cursed dungeons, slay the evil that has arrived and live happily ever after…if only it was that easy.
Every time the game boots up, a little message appears warning the player that a lot is expected from them. "Darkest Dungeon is about making the most of a bad situation. Quests will fail or must be abandoned, Heroes will die and will stay dead permanently" it states on a dreary black background as the title screen pops up. There is so much truth to this, because the core built into Darkest Dungeon is all about managing the party and their adventures, making sure to know when to keep going or retreat. There are rewards for pressing on, but on the flip side, this puts adventurers at risk of going insane, or even worse, suffering from a painful death – heart attack by stress – handicapping the rest of the unit who is now a team member down.
It's this sense of pressure from the risks involved that makes Darkest Dungeon such an engrossing time. Having a successful dungeon trip brings a smile of relief – things could have gone much worse – but that is only one trip, since all has to be done again to push deeper into the depths and accomplish the tasks given by the quest giver. Games can be frustratingly hard, but the challenge in Darkest Dungeon manages to keep frustration at bay, even though things will not go your way multiple times. This is an addictive hook, the balance with trying to keep team members alive or letting them go and hiring new people to take their place is one that will always be happening throughout the game.
There is plenty of power given to the player to prevent such atrocities that might befall the band of adventurers by using the game's main hub, Hamlet. This area is where players can hire new adventurers, upgrade equipment/skills and learn fresh new skills. It's also helpful for sending adventurers who are too stressed to continue by submitting them to stress relieving areas of Hamlet, usually the church or tavern. If they have been suffering from some sort of mental state, then checking them in with the Sanitarium will allow them to be cured from their problems.
Doing all of the above, bar gaining new adventurers, costs money, and money isn't' free, it has to be earned by collecting loot and finishing quests, and so there is this gameplay loop where everything comes together in harmony between dungeon exploring, fighting, keeping people alive and find new adventurers, as much as one can in such a dreaded setting. There is never a time where a player becomes stuck, since it costs nothing to hire new adventurers, so losing an experienced team member can be easily replaced, then the cycle begins with the new character that has to go through shorter dungeons to level up. Since dungeons are based around character levels, and the max level isn't high (6), it means that even taking new heroes into the low level dungeons is still a challenge, with just as much attention and planning needed to go into the smaller dungeons as it would when taking on the bigger, longer and harder areas. And for all those who died? Well they are now laying to rest in Hamlet's graveyard, which the game uses to show respect to all who have died in the player's attempt to finish the game (hint; they will be lots of deaths, so don't get too attached).
It's easy to see Darkest Dungeon as a roguelike experience. There are many features that can be associated with that popular genre, such as permanent death, random dungeons, and repetition, but there are many things that make this distinctly not a roguelike. Darkest Dungeon is at heart an RPG, it features dungeon exploring from a side perspective, with fantastically drawn grim art presenting the adventurers walking left to right as that reveal the dangers of the dungeon. Each dungeon is made up of large and small squares that link to each other to create a random map, with each square having the potential to contain objects that could turn into loot, a trap or a random battle. Light is extremely important in regards to exploring the dungeons, as the light dwindles with each move, the stress levels begin to increase and the enemies begin to gain more advantages. Using items, such as torches, refill the metre and make it safer to explore. This is a key mechanic, as the light plays into how characters gain stress, and the stress mechanic is one of the more distinct and threatening parts of Darkest Dungeon's gameplay, a feature that manages to thematically and mechanically bring the feeling of hopelessness to the game.
It's this hopelessness that made me mention not to get attached with team members. If you overcome that step, then the hardship of losing a strong adventurer won't be as soul destroying. To overcome the hardship of Darkest Dungeon, you need to make full use of the unlimited supply of mercenaries willing to fight for you. In other words, becoming a heartless bastard is the best way to proceed forward in this game. Each of the various classes has a desired position in the formation of four and also will have a preferred distance of attack. This is a game that makes players truly think about class abilities and party composition – it's so vital to understand as it can mean the difference between survival or death in the crucial moments of battle. There are many classes included, from something as standard as the Crusader, who is a knight that sits on the frontlines and can dish melee damage, the Houndmaster, who uses his faithful dog to do some vicious damage, to things like a Plague Doctor, who sits at the back and specialises in poisons and debuffs, while a shapeshifter, who changes into a monster to deal incredibly damage, sits in the middle, but his ability comes with the cost of adding stress to the rest of the party when he transforms into beast mode.
The balance of great combat and strategy keeps Darkest Dungeon from becoming monotonous or boring. Players always have to be on their toes, and with so many ways to experiment with the classes and the turn-based combat, even the repeated nature of the game is repelled. Throw in the stress mechanics that can cause your fellow adventurers to receive a random buff or debuff, usually the latter, to their mental state throws a spanner into the works. With so many diseases and mental hardships featured, this feature remains a surprise for a good few hours. I even do not mind some of the reused assets, which are brought in for enemies that appear in the harder dungeons – the typical colour changes of existing enemies – just because the gameplay itself is brilliantly crafted. Be it playing for 20 mins or seven hours straight, Darkest Dungeon digs deep into scratching an itch to push on forward and finish off a boss or two on the quest list, and there is a lot of them to get through in a game that can easily last over 100 hours.
While everything that was available on PC (apart from Steamworks) and PS4/Vita is here in the Switch, be it through the main game and its available downloadable content, it's not without some issues. The game itself is well ported in terms of performance, although it runs at 720p in both docked and handheld mode. Luckily, the 2D art means that the game manages to stay looking good on a 4K television without appearing to be suffering from poor image quality, which happens often with 3D visuals. The sound remains intact, with the brilliant narrator delivering his dreaded dialogue as things happen in the game. It's not quite on the levels of Bastion, as there is more repeated dialogue here, but the voice actor does a great job in setting this tone of despair, hopelessness and evil throughout the game, something that fits well with the brooding visuals.
Unfortunately, the move from mouse to controller takes some getting use to, as controls are convoluted, with some instances requiring combination presses to access areas of the menu, then moving the sticks when the button combinations are pressed. It's not user friendly, taking time to get used to before settling in. The issue is I could easily see this being a problem when stepping away from the game for a while to then come back in a few weeks and forgetting that the controls all over the place, needing to learn them all again. The touch screen helps somewhat when playing in handheld mode, but because the game has a stacked user interface, it's easy to accidental touch the wrong part of the UI. This is my only real issue with the game, everything else has had a fantastic transition to the Switch, offering a great game to play at home or on the go.
Darkest Dungeon still remains a fantastic, dark RPG on its move to the Switch, one that offers a challenge stacked with replayability. It's one of the few hardcore RPGs that I can stick with without getting annoyed or bored at its difficulty. It's a shame that the deep and rewarding gameplay is spoilt by poor controls, but once used to their awkwardness, what remains is a brilliant release for Nintendo's system. Darkest Dungeon is suited to the mobility of the device, thanks to the short dungeon times. It is a game that will keep on giving players constant nightmares and hardships as they slowly become engrossed in the gameplay loop, while probably going insane at the same time trying to go deeper into the lair of evil that is known as the Darkest Dungeon, a game that is one of the best indies available right now on Switch.


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I was one of the people that asked government to put in place a computer learning centre in Bodden Town to help those that do not know how to use the computer learn how to use it and to help children with their school work or anything else in education they would want to learn and to also give the general public access to computers with free Internet.
But to my surprise this is not what is really going on at this so very important learning centre. For one, the centre has no real teacher to assist with teaching and the learning centre is managed poorly.
Children now use the centre as a hang out area instead of them coming to the learning centre to do school work or to learn something on the computers. They use the computers to play games like a game room. The learning centre is also being used by parents as an after school day care. They sometimes drop of their kids at the centre and go to do other things. Some of the parents instruct their children to stay at the learning centre until they get off work.
We even have grown people that come to the learning centre just to play card games for hours on the computers.
Cayman, we are so very blessed to have the learning centre with free Internet and computers.
I do not think any other Caribbean Island has this system in place like Cayman. But still to date our learning centre does not have a proper teacher or even a colour printer in Bodden Town. Both are needed.
I am asking anyone that would like to give up a bit of their time to the Bodden Town learning centre that can help teach the proper use of the computer to go to the centre and help out, also with the children as an after school programme. To anyone out there I am asking even the companies that are making so much money here if you could donate two colour printers as a Christmas present to the learning centre in Bodden Town. We would be so grateful.
To the parents in the town of Bodden Town, refrain from using the centre as an after school day care or hang out area, for the people that run the centre are not baby sitters so don't tell your children to go and hang out there until you finish work.
Instead, please set up a programme that would bring mother, father and children to the learning centre as a family affair. Perhaps we can become more educated together.
For all of those in Bodden Town and island wide that do not know how to use the computer, do not be ashamed to go to the learning centre and learn how to use the computer. No matter how young or old you may be, the learning centre is there for you to upgrade your education. Instead of playing stupid games, play the learning games for a change. As the old saying goes, you are never to old or too young to learn something new.
Parents, talk to your children about the learning centre and their education and become more involved in you children's education. Remember a mind that is wasted came become the future of crime. So let us not use our learning centre for the wrong reasons, for many people in this world are uneducated. Stop the trend of children or adults in our country without proper education and skills. Use our learning centre wisely.
Emile S. Levy


text: X2.6Rotary 2 Report post Posted June 11, 2018 (edited) Its that time of year again when I'm getting loads of non-local help calls from around the country taking my hands-on work time up for free. So I have a Jetski helpline for technical diagnosis with possible suggestions to rectify the fault where possible or can even talk you through it while you do it (very detailed). Please ring 091xxxxxx [no longer working call my mobile] calls are charged at £1.50pm plus your phone providers access charge. premium price but may work out a cheap fix if you can do yourself or guide you repairing/ rebuilding your own. No more keyboard warriors, guessing what your problem is! or 3 different opinions. I've been repairing jetskis professionally as a business for over 9 years (and much longer on my own ones). It may be able to sort your problem out in 10 mins and only cost £15 (+ your mobile network charges). This is by a full time experienced jetski degree qualified engineer, not a scripted standard answer by a foreigner! The calls i have had had all gone away happy with the info i've given, some done in a couple of minutes(which is fine). I'm still repairing skis for a living every day and only work on skis! More detail on the website if needed. can now call for helpline direct at my mobile in footnote for only £1 min. Edited June 11, 2018 by X2.6Rotary easier to read Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Heritage Commission looking for members
Heritage Commission looking for members
NORTH HAMPTON — The Heritage Commission is accepting applications for the following open positions:
3-year full commissioner2-year full commissioner1-year alternate commissioner1-year alternate commissioner
Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. or noon in the Heritage Conference Room. Sometimes, meetings are held more often if completing a brochure or other projects. Interested parties should call Jenny Landman at 964-1818 or e-mail Jane Currivan with letter of intent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
After the Heritage Commission reviews the applications, names will be submitted to the Planning Board to nominate, and then the nominations will be presented to the Select Board for appointments.
Info sessions on proposed town campus are scheduled
The town will be hosting the first of three informational sessions for the public on the proposed Town Campus design.
The first session will be held on Tuesday, June 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the North Hampton Fire Station. The session will be an informal opportunity for the public to review the two proposals that were designed by WarrenStreet Architects for the renovations and construction of the various town facilities on Atlantic Avenue. The public is encouraged to attend and ask questions, make recommendations and tour the current facilities.
This will be the first of three sessions, with the other sessions being held Thursday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to12 p.m. at the library and Saturday, Sept. 24, 9 to 11 a.m. at the Town Hall.
Information gathered at the sessions will assist the town in determining the next course of action regarding the design of the Town Campus.
North Hampton observes Memorial Day
All town offices will be closed on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.
NORTH HAMPTON — A member of U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte's staff will be at the Town Hall in North Hampton on Wednesday, June 8 from noon to 1 p.m.
For more information, contact Simon Thomson at 622-7979.


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USER EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: HELPING ACADEMICS JOIN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. This article is by Gwyneth Price. It was presented at the 1999 IATUL Conference Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece.
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My view of academic librarianship is based on ten years of experience at the Institute of Education, which is a postgraduate college of the University of London. The Institute has a very high reputation as a research organisation, but academics are currently rather more exercised by the concepts of teaching and learning. As teacher trainers they are aware that their own learning and teaching strategy should be an exemplar for other organisations. In this paper I will examine some of the issues that concern me in relation to how lecturers themselves approach learning.
At the Institute of Education Library, as in most institutions, user education focuses on the needs of students, in our case postgraduate students following courses in teacher training as well as Masters and Doctoral students. We pride ourselves on our understanding of the library skills needed by these students and feedback from them, and from their teachers, suggests that we are successful. But we continue to feel concerned about the apparent failure of researchers and lecturers to gain the same levels of library expertise as their students. We know that this is the experience of other academic librarians in other Higher Education Institutions and we are tempted to believe that it is the academics who are failing rather than the librarians. Why is it that so many academic staff use the library as little as possible and then embarrass themselves with their lack of expertise? Why do they resort to the sort of tactics which would label students as failures?
My searches through the literature have shown me some unexpected answers to my questions, which should not have come as a surprise since in my experience academics write very little about libraries and librarians just write very little. The first thing that I discovered was that not much has been written about academic lecturers as learners. There is a great deal of interest in how students learn, but also an assumption that teaching and learning is a one way process, that is teachers teach & students learn and their roles are never reversed. Professional development for teachers seems to consist almost entirely of learning how to teach and using libraries does not seem to be part of the curriculum. In the UK the Institute for Learning and Teaching will accredit teaching qualifications for lecturers in Higher Education, as recommended by the Dearing Report [1]. Librarians should be working to ensure that library skills will be included in the course. My own experience of teaching new academics on courses at the Institute of Education is that many new lecturers see little point in learning how to use libraries. It is useful to examine some of the reasons for this apparent disinterest, which is shared by many experienced teachers.


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National Potato Day @ Doyle's Farm
We had the best day at Doyle's Farm in Mooncoin. We picked potatoes, we saw the machine for peeling, the machine for packing and we ate chips, garlic potatoes, baked potatoes, potato soup, potato curry and lots more.
Visit to City Hall
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Perhaps no better way exists of grasping what the American skyscraper is not than by studying how European culture has attempted to assimilate and translate into its own terms, especially in the years immediately following the First World War, that paradox of the Metropolitan Age. The skyscraper as a "typology of the exception": the first elevator buildings in Manhattan — from the Equitable Life Insurance Building of Gilman & Kendall and George B. Post (1868-70) to Post's mature works [1] — are real live "bombs" with chain effects, destined to explode the entire real estate market. The systematic introduction of the mechanical elevator, equalizing the price of rents at various floors of commercial buildings, levels in a single blow the existing economic values and creates new and exceptional forms of revenue. Immediately, the "control" of such an explosive object presents itself as an urgent problem — even if there ensues, just as immediately, a clear renunciation of any regulation of the economic effects. The entire typological elaboration that, first in New York and then in Chicago, lies at the heart of the structural inventions of architects like Post, Le Baron Jenney, John Wellborn Root, Holabird & Roche explicitly tends toward a visual control of all that which now appears as "anarchic individuality," a mirror of the "heroic" phase of the entrepreneurship of the Age of Laissez-Faire.[2]
Winston Weisman has quite correctly emphasized the central role played by Post in the formation of the typology of the nineteenth-century skyscraper.[3] In many ways the work of Post takes an opposite path from that of Sullivan; nevertheless, Sullivan owes a great deal to the until now undervalued New York architect. In Post's U-, "tree-," and tower-shaped structures, there already emerges quite clearly that aspect of the skyscraper phenomenon that the European interpretations tend to overlook: namely, that it is exactly by embodying the laws of the concurrent economy and, afterwards, of the corporate system, that the skyscraper becomes an instrument — and no longer an "expression" — of economic policy, finding in this identity with economic policy its own true "value." Only after the typological and technological experiments of the last decades of the nineteenth century have exhausted their provisional tasks, setting into position repeatable structures, will the attribution of the "surplus value" of language to these structures manifest itself — correctly — as pure ornament. But it will do so with a precise function: to emit well-known or immediately assimilable messages, to soothe the "distracted perception" of the metropolitan public subjected to the bombardment of multiple shocks, both visual and economic, provoked by the new giganti della montagna [mountain giants] in the downtowns.
It is just this phenomenon that European culture could not or would not grasp. What in the United States was produced by a complex but straightforward process was experienced in Europe as a trauma. The skyscraper, which Henry Huxley could call in 1875 the "center of intelligence,"[4] was seen, especially by German culture after 1910, as a symbol and threat of total reification, as a painful nightmare produced by the drowsiness of a metropolis on the verge of losing itself as a subject. In such a frame, optimism and pessimism wind up coinciding. In 1913 Karl Schaffler points out the possibility of a new "Spirit of Synthesis" in American territorial organization: the metropolis will be recuperated here as a conscious subject dominating the complementariness of City and Suburb — and here he reproposes a municipal administration retaining ownership of the terrain — but also reestablishing the equilibrium between the individual and the totality.[5] Reification can be overcome only by considering it a "bridge" that permits the crossing of the Grand Canyon of the anguish of the masses. A "bridge": but precisely by going beyond the experience of the Brücke, Kandinsky, in presenting his own theatrical piece Der Gelbe Klang [The Yellow Tone] in Der Blaue Reiter Almanac (1912) , puts forward in metaphoric form a completely opposite interpretation of the same phenomenon. In Kandinsky's unique text, as is well known, five yellow giants undulate, grow disproportionately or shrink, contort their bodies, emit guttural sounds, under a flickering light that accentuates their oneiric aspects.
The previous allusion to Pirandello's giganti della montagna was not accidental. For both Kandinsky and Pirandello, the theme is that of individuals who are "all too human," and therefore on the verge of becoming pure signs, dumbfounded testimonies of an existence whose faculties of communication have been blocked. The whispering of the yellow giants and their "difficult" movements are the last, clumsy attempts at expression by beings who, having seen the truth, feel condemned to drown in it:
at the very instant in which the con fusion in the orchestra, in the movements, and in the lighting reaches the high point, all at once, darkness and silence fall on the scene. Alone at the back of the stage, the yellow giants remain visible and are then slowly swallowed up by the darkness. It appears as if the giants are extinguished like lamps; or rather, before complete darkness sets in, one perceives some flash of light.
The finale of Der Gelbe Klang represents, in tragic form, the annihilation of value in the flux of monetary currents — which the people of Manhattan could register, non dramatically, using such real giants as the Woolworth or the Equitable Life Insurance buildings. Moreover, such giants, in reality, despite their linguistic clothing that is just as paradoxical as the yellow color with which Kandinsky clothes his "new angels," also give off a flash of light. Continue reading


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October 13, 2015
Last Thursday (10/8/15) at 4:15pm, Robert Jordan, Monticello's engineer, opened bids for the paving and related improvements to Towee St. There were two sealed bids submitted.
Bid 1 was from Northeast Concrete of Macon, GA. The bid was $61,699 and $54,759 with "deduct #1".
Bid 2 was from Russell Bennett Construction of Monticello, GA. The bid was $57,050. However, there were some questions about this bid and what it did not contain.
It was very hard for Mr. Jordan to find exactly what the bid amount was from Russell Bennett Construction; in fact, he looked through the papers submitted 3 times to find the amount. There was no bid summary sheet as required in Section 3-Bid Submittal Contents, which states "shall include all of the following information." Mr. Jordan also stated that there was no "deduct #1" as required. "Deduct #1", according to Mr. Jordan, was a bid for the job without the sidewalk sections.
Mr. Jordan said he would give a recommendation to the City Council at their meeting Tuesday, October 13, but of course the council could vote for whichever bid they choose, based on who they thought best would represent their needs.
In August 2012, Russell Bennett came before both the Jasper County Commission and Monticello City Council with plans showing the expansion of the Baptist Church parking lot. The parking lot would have an entrance/exit at Towee St. at the "elbow" in the street below the liquor store. He assured the BOC that this would cost nothing, but the church wanted the commissioners blessing. He also stated that this would provide more parking spaces for people with business at the courthouse.
Red area-Baptist Church; Blue-Towee St.; Yellow-Courthouse & County land
In April 2015 the project name changed from the Baptist Church Parking Lot Proposal to the Towee Street Project on the BOC agenda; the item was tabled. Instead of costing nothing, there has been a GDOT grant obtained for 70% of the project, up to $55,000 with the City picking up the 30% match. However, the City wants the County to pay 1/2 of the match. In this instance, that would be about $9000 each.
Rep. Susan Holmes sold 6.3 acres behind the "7-11" to the Baptist Church on 2/19/13 which will facilitate this project; she has also helped to get the GDOT grant to get the project done.
After the October 5, 2015 meeting, both Comm. Trammell and Comm. Pennamon said the BOC had not voted on the Towee St. funding, even though the Mayor said at the September City Council meeting the BOC had agreed to the project.
Three questions arise from this project:
- Does Mr. Bennett represent both the Baptist Church and his company with this bid?
- Will the low bid be awarded despite the fact the bid requirements were not all met?
- Is the low bid for the entire project or not?
By the way, how many County roads has the City helped to fund?


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WW – Workout Wednesday is here and without an exception also today we are blasting calories! My 31 day shreading challenge before hitting the beach (Palermo calling) in two days is progressing real good – minus 2kg and increased strength and muscles, so keeping focused and eyes on the prize – super fit, healthy and bikini ready (so can start posing my beach workout videos).
Today I wanted to share with you a fabulous booty-boosting, calory shreading training that works out your body entirely – kickboxing. I started practicing it last year and i must admint i got hooked immediately – so intense, so energetic and so fun! Iamgine punching out all your negative energy and just release your anger with kicks and punches? Trust me – works like charm every time after a long day/ bad week or just to release the tension and make you feel like a Wonderwoman and kick some butts!
Here are some basic moves from my last weekends park workout (I train Muay Thai Thai traditional kickbox) incorporated with some suggestions from IFBB Pro Stacy Alexander (creator of Kickfit training program and owner of A-Team Training Center in Las Vegas.) Read More


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gallery of vintage robots featured in Popular Science.
This robot, called "The Beetle" weighed 170,000 pounds and cost $1.5 Million in 1962. It was originally designed as a "mechanic's suit" for some kind of half-baked nuclear-powered airplane. There are more awesome pictures in the original article, particularly of the "pilot" sitting behind 2 feet of leaded glass.
The whole thing looks like something out of the movie Aliens.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Giant, Post-Apocalyptic "Rescue" Robot
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More Bodies Recovered From Lagos Ocean surge
An ocean surge occurred yesterday which swept away 16 residents on Saturday. Currently, a rescue mission is on and divers have recovered 5 bodies from the Kuramo beach.
The general manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA Mr Femi Osanyintolu, who confirmed this on Sunday, said that divers and other rescuers were still searching for the remaining bodies.
Osanyintola had on Saturday said that a body was recovered, while 15 others were missing. The recent recovery has brought the number of bodies to four, with 12 others still missing.
Osanyintolu revealed that most of the victims were those occupying illegal shanties at the waterfront.
Kuramo Beach and other waterfront resorts in the area has been cordoned off by security officials and personnel of emergency agencies.
LASEMA has advised residents of waterfront settlements in Lagos to vacate such places immediately, for fear of a reoccurrence of the Kuramo Beach tragedy . (NAN)
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Modi budget to help farmers and rural poorBy N Hariharan on March 22, 2016
MUMBAI — India's Budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year is aimed at uplifting the farmers and rural poor. The agrarian poor constitute 92 per cent of the population and the ruling party needs their support to win State Assembly elections to be held in 2016 . . .


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Mr. Dehbidipouris an aerospace engineering graduate from the Sharif University of Technology and he has been responsible for efficient management of various organizations, including:
Board member of the investment firm of bank Mellat.
Founder of Sharif Accelerator.
Manager of technology studies center of Sharif.
Manager of Sharif University of Technology's entrepreneurship center and incubator.
Manager and founder of the Sharif venture capital.
Accurate, organized, vigilant, smart and a gifted manager. With an exquisite ability to keep the organization, organized and able to gather round individuals who posess a wide gradient of talents. Procuring opportunities for others and believing that everyone is important, is a policy you'll hardly ever find anywhere beside Setak. In short, if you are ever offered an opportunity to work with Ms. Naseri, don't think twice.
Mr. Shirazi has earned his master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Sharif University of Technology. He's also a graduate of Sharif's MBA program majoring on finance.
He has a lot of experience in the field of finance and private equity and he's also currently one of the managers of the financing section of Parsian Lotus Investment Bank, related to Parsian Lotus Bank. If you need advice with regards to financing and investment, you can learn a lot from his valuable insights.
Mr. Sadeqi has 30 years of technical and managerial experience in the field of software. In the second half of the 90's he launched a data security startup in the US. In the course of seven consecutive years he managed to earn $5M in finance for this startup, which was ultimately bought by ICEsoft Technologies.
Mr. Sadeghi is currently leading a team of 50, working on a modern entrepreneurship software at Mahan corporation.
Mr. Sadeghi is a graduate of fundamental analysis from the NYU. He has a lot of working experience in the American financial market and also in respectable corporations of US, Europe, Russia and Iran. He was the CEO of Atiyeh Bahar, a respectable managerial consultation company, for three years.
While in Europe, he launched a successful startup called SoAmpli. At the moment, he's working on his new startup, Appsi.
If you need an expert's opinion on how to deal with investors and financial analyzing and planning, look for his advice.
Mr. Sadeghi's council has been a tremendous help to Sharif Accelerator startups up until now.
He's a MBA graduate of Sharif University of Technology and has received a lot of honors.
If you need a hand writing a business model, heed his advice.
The important thing to note is that in all his positions and experiences, he's had a prominent role in designing and evaluating the business plans from different perspectives and in different industries. So, for generating your business plan and getting an insight on how important a factor that is, pay attention to his instructions.
Mr. Rezazadeh was born in 1364 and he's a computer science bachelor from the Shahid Beheshti University. He became attracted to started learning programming from the age of 13.
After his various experiences in implementing software projects, in the year 1390, Mr. Rezazadeh, along with a couple of his friends, launched one of the most successful mobile application developing companies working inside Iran, "Pichak". It's noteworthy that their first application was Recordium which acquired word-wide fame. A while later, they introduced CoolKey to the App Store, which was in the top of the most downloaded of App Store for a while.
The MBA graduate of Sharif University of Technology, has the experience of starting one of the first services of mobile payment after joining the Pasargad safe payment team while he was a student. Currently Mr. Khaheshi is the senior manager of operations at Rahnema and helps the startups in many ways, including the matters regarding business models and strategies.
Mr. Nadalizadeh was born 1367 and he's a graduate of software engineering from Amir Kabir University.
From early on Mr. Nadalizadeh was interested in new technologies and open source software. In the last few years, he's mixed this enthusiasm for technology with the thrill and risk of launching an startup …?
Sibche application store and the game Fruit Craft (the most selling Iranian game on the market) are amongst the productions of his company


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Many people hear the word inflation and have no idea what that word even means. What people fail to see is the whole picture. For example, inflation impacts everything around us. It impacts the cost of gas, oil, food we eat, our rent and taxes. It impacts anything that touches our lifestyle and there isn't much we can do but embrace the change and prepare for inflation as best we can.
One company is helping the world to face the economic changes with ease. That company is U.S. Money Reserve. This is a global leader in the field of precious metals. They specialize in government issued coins and collectables. All of these items are made from gold, silver and platinum. You might not know it but the value of precious metals is one on the items that continues to rise regardless of the state of the economy or inflation in many cases. This is because there is only so much gold, silver and platinum to go around. These metals are not something that can be made in a lab or manufactured, there is a set amount and that is it. It really is that simple and U.S. Money Reserve understands all there is to know about using this to your advantage.
U.S. Money Reserve is a leader in the area of buying and selling as well as collecting valuable coins and collectables made from gold, silver and platinum. In the case of inflation, a buyer often has less buying power but, in times of a great economy where inflation is down, they tides turn. In the case of collecting things like gold, silver and platinum it is always a buyers market. IF you know what to look for and where to find it, you can always get a great deal and you have the choice to buy, sell or hold your collection. Don't think of this situation as investing because it is not. You want to think about it in terms of collecting a set group of items, in this case coins made of gold, silver or platinum and having the option to use them in any way you want.
The company U.S. Money Reserve has been keeping up with the times and has a new website that makes it easy to buy collectable coins. You simply go to the website and have a look around. When you find an item and you are ready to purchase it, you do so. U.S. Money Reserve will ship the items you order directly to your house or office. In fact, they will ship the items anywhere you want them. They are yours to do with as you want. Many collectors like to share their collections with others by housing them in a display case or out in the open. Other people like to put the coins in a safe and only take them out on special occasions. It really depends on what your goal is as a collector. Regardless of what your intention is, you will have an amazing time with the collectables from U.S. Money Reserve.