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Home Study Interior Design Courses
Blackford Centre for Interior Design
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it usually take to complete the course?
The Diploma course can take 5 months to complete. But you can do it as quickly or slowly as you want. That's the great advantage of distance learning.
Do I need to finish the course within a certain time?
You can take as long as you want. Unlike other organizations, we don't set any time limits.
What do the courses cost?
To see the fees, click here. You can also enroll on that page.
Method of study
Do you send anything to me in the mail?
No, this is an online course.
How do I access the course online?
Once you've enrolled we'll provide you with login details and the name of your tutor. And as soon as you have these details you can log straight into the system and get started on the course.
Does the cost for the course include everything I need? Or are there any extra fees?
There are no other costs or fees.
Can I start the course at any time?
Yes. You can start whenever you want. There are no fixed starting dates.
Is the course all from home, or do I have to go to a test centre/center?
It's all from home.
Do you teach hand drawing or computer drawing?
We teach you how to draw by hand - the easy way. And we show you how to do scale drawings - painlessly. But, best of all, we include a complete program called Visual Home. This lets you produce beautiful floor plans - even if you can't do scale drawings. So you'll be able to produce great drawings that clients will admire.
Will the course give me credits towards a degree or some other study?
No. But it will help you set up and run your own business. And we encourage all students to continue their studies after completing the course.
Are the tutors practising interior designers?
Yes, all tutors are practising interior designers. Some other organizations use college lecturers, which means you don't get the information from the real 'coal face'.
Can interior design be taught, just like accountancy or the law?
Yes. Only it's a lot more fun!
Will the Diploma enable me to practise professionally?
Yes. the course is designed specifically to help you set up and run your own practice. Some courses, even at university, seem to omit this all-important aspect. We give you enough technical knowledge to practise, and we also provide detailed guidance on marketing, operation and finance to run your own business.
See also 'Are there any restrictions on me setting up as an interior designer' below.
Will the qualification get me a job in an interior design firm?
There's a lot of competition for jobs in these firms. And the easiest way to earn a living is to work for yourself. So on this course we focus on how you can work from home as an interior designer. It's the most fun you can have with your clothes on! Later on, you might find through networking that you're on the inside track for a job with a big interior design firm. But by then you won't want to work for anyone else!
Will you show me how to find work?
Yes, the course includes practical guidance of getting work. You can also discuss this with your tutor or a course advisor.
Is there a final exam?
No, there is no final exam. The course is based on continuous assessment, through assignments you send to your tutor.
And continuous assessment lets you check all the time that you're on course to succeed.
So you should look on the assignments as an exciting challenge. No, it's true! You'll enjoy them. We promise you!
What happens if I fail an assignment?
You do the work again! 80% of students complete the course without ever failing an assignment. But you might misunderstand the question, or produce an insufficiently detailed answer. So the tutor will explain the problem and ask you to send in the assignment again. When you do this, your work will be much better.
Can I submit hand-written assignments?
Yes. That's no problem.
Can I submit assignments by E-mail?
Yes. That's no problem.
Can I join the course without prior experience?
Yes. That's no problem. We make no assumptions about people's prior knowledge.
Can I tackle the topics in any order I choose?
Yes, you can. So, if you want to tackle a particular topic, you can go straight to that module. This is useful if you have a job or a client that requires you to know about a particular subject. You might note that some other organizations supply only one or two modules at a time.
But we prefer you to tackle the modules in the order we set. That's because we've put a lot of thought into structuring the course to make it right for you.
I haven't studied for years. The thought of returning to study makes me nervous.
Don't worry. We sympathize. But this course is nothing like your memories of being stuck inside a stuffy classroom on a summer's day with an old-style teacher droning on.
For a start, this is a subject that interests you (or you wouldn't have got this far).
And getting this deep into the website shows that you can absorb information and concentrate for long periods of time.
Also, you'll see that we write clearly and simply. And that's how we've written the course materials. It's true that some organizations write long and boring pages that make your eyes glaze over. We promise you that our course is nothing like that. You'll find this course is informative and enjoyable. In fact, many students are almost upset at finishing the course.
Do I get the whole course or individual modules at a time?
We send you the whole course when you enroll. This means you can study any topic you want to. You can also see what topics are coming up. Getting everything in one package makes it easier for you to get an overview of the course.
As we mentioned above, some organizations supply only one or two modules at a time. And even though the courses appear to offer great value (such as a free drawing board), these items doesn't come with your pack. In fact, you'd be surprised how few materials come in some organizations' packs. We think this leads to disappointment and resentment, so we genuinely give you everything in your pack when you enroll.
How does this course compare with others?
We think this is the best course in the world. Bar none. But please examine other courses before making a decision. Consider these points:
1. Is the course comprehensive?
2. Will your studies be supported by a tutor? Research shows that people succeed much better on courses that include a personal tutor.
3. Is it interactive? That is, do the course materials regularly make you stop and think, and do exercises? Too many courses consist of page after page of boring lecture notes.
4. Does it teach you about setting up your own business? College courses are often weak on this point.
5. Is it accredited?
6. Can you get a refund if you don't like the course?
So, how can I find out about other courses?
1. See if any courses are available at your local college or nearby university.
2. Scour the internet. But beware: hundreds of dot com entrepreneurs think they can teach interior design.
3. See if you can contact a careers advisor. Careers advisors know nothing about interior design, as they would be the first to admit. And the careers books they consult will probably suggest getting a three-year degree in interior design. Which may (or may not) be a good thing, but it isn't an option for most of our students (many of whom already have a degree!).
Do you cover commercial designs?
Yes, the Diploma course now explains how to tackle interior design in offices, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets. So if a residential client asks you if you can refurbish their store, you'll know what to do.
Can a newcomer break into interior design and earn money?
Yes. people are increasingly interested in their home, and are making increasing use of interior designers. In addition, design and fashion keeps changing, so homes quickly look dated, which is an opportunity for you to earn a living.
Are there any restrictions on me setting up as a interior designer?
There is no country in the world that stops you from working as an interior designer.
Australia - The Design Institute of Australia observes: "The design industry is not protected by any form of regulation as to who can claim to be a designer". This means you can work as an interior designer. Click here
USA - We have written a separate page - click here for information about interior design in the USA.
To help you set up your own practice, we provide detailed advice on forming a company, keeping records and paying tax.
What's the difference between interior design and decorating?
A decorator concentrates on fabrics, paint and upholstery, whereas a designer also covers space planning and room layout.
In the US, where this issue arises, the distinction between decorating and design is an artificial one. It has come about because 23 states have passed laws restricting the use of the word 'certified interior designer'. So some designers call themselves an 'interior decorator' to make sure they conform to the law.
Using the word 'decorator' implies a somewhat lower form of life, and it's not a term we use because it denigrates the work of thousands of hard working designers.
No one can stop you working as an interior designer. You don't need to pass any certification or board exams to practice. Don't let them hoodwink you into believing this. It isn't true.
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June 23, 2006Hey there, looking to get a new hood on the Stang. I have the RedFire color. My paint guy is telling me he has to blend the fenders when painting the hood to make it match. Is that right ? Its a brand new car. Wouldnt it match by itself ? Thanks
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June 23, 2006They tell you that just to let you know that they may have to blend it. Paint lays differently depending on several different factors. If he sprayed it with a Ford factory paint, there is no garauntee that it will match. Thus he may have to blend the fenders in so that you can't see two different colors. No big deal, just part of it.
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this a pic of the 04 Red Fire after new hood was installed and painted by Ford could not see any difference.
June 23, 2006
I miss baby......
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June 23, 2006The answer is probably going to be 'it depends'.
June 23, 2006You're initial inflexion of doubt is correct.
Most paints can easily be color matched without any spray-over blending.
Chances are after painting, the hood may look a little darker for a week or two. After the paint fully hardens you won't be able to detect any color difference.
Any good experienced body and paint professional will tell you that.
Usually when a body shop gives you an odd estimate or an answer that doesn't sound right, they really don't want the job.
"Nice car by the way."
June 27, 2006That is totally wrong. The urathane paint products of today do not change in color after the initial bake cycle. once the clear coat is applied the color will not change. The reason it is nessasary to blend is that all of the paint manufactures have several different variants for the the same color code. The best way to insure the corrct match is to blend the color to the adjacent panel. ecspecially with a metalic finish.
June 27, 2006
June 27, 2006I disagree with me being totally wrong...
A good body paint person will know the factory paint colors and, how to reduce them for a good lay down.
A good paint match man can do spot work without blending metallics.
I've had two metallic colors matched the in 2 last years without blending.
The color looked darker after clearing then matched perfectly after two weeks.
Orange peel is the paint matchers biggest challenge.
I say it is all in the body and fender technicians knowledge and technique.
That's why good shops charge less and inexperienced shops charge more!
The more work done the higher the cost...
The hood and the decklid on this car were painted (after the phony scoop and spoiler were removed and the holes plugged) with NO color blending.
Looked good to me!
June 27, 2006The part you are totally wrong about is the paint changing color after a week or two. Once the clear is applied the color will not change. And if you ask a true experienced painter they will tell you that a blend is the best way to preform a undetectible repair.
June 27, 2006Sorry Tim,
I've had 2 cars painted not panel blended...the hue of the "clearcoat" was darker at first then matched undetectably after 14 days...
This has been my recent experience with paint by two different shops on two different cars.
Your knowledge is duely noted.
Please be my guest and have the last word.
Thanx for saying I'm totally wrong...and welcome to ML!
Nice Mustang you have...
June 27, 2006I wasn't saying you were totally wrong just that it is totally false that the paint changes color after a week or two. Did not intend for a personal attack on you just trying to let you know that you had been misinformed about how paint cures and how color really works.
I'm glad you had really good experience with your two colors. I was just trying to stick up for the body shops, who seem to always get a bad rap for stuff that really needs to be done for the job to be done right.
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About us
About Christianne
My name is Christianne Bown and am an owner/operator at AirFrame Creative Studios. I never have to ask the boss.
I don't ever remember not enjoying the memories of photographs and it gives me great joy sharing my passion.
One of my greatest strengths is making people comfortable in front of a camera.
My hobbies include cooking, winning at cards, and letting my dog find the muckiest creek right before getting into my car.
If You:
- Love dogs.
- Are detailed oriented.
- Love to try new things.
- Have ever gone to out with no makeup at some point in your life.
- Like nice people.
- Want to hang pictures on your wall not just download them.
- Are passionate about things.
- Believe that family is the most important thing in the world.
- Want to hire a professional so you don't have to worry.
- Want a super fun photographer.
I Really like FaceTime but I also love coffee and chai tea.
Christianne Bown AirFrame Creative Studios (905)581-6803


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Upon receiving these awards, I've to write 7 things about myself that all of you do not know but as I'm too eager to post this out 1st and pass on the awards to my lovely friends who make the blogosphere just like my second home, so I'll leave that for my next post. Some of them are amazing, friendly new friends that I knew while blog hopping.
- Tina of Pinay in Texas Cooking Corner
- Nami of Just One Cookbook
- KEcker of Photos and Thoughts of My Home Cooked Meals+some restaurant ones thrown in
- Jeno of Weeknite Meals
- Adora of ADORA's Box
- Manuela of Manu's Menu
- Lani of Food:Cooking and Capturing + A Boxed Meal
- Tatabonita of Bonita's Cooking & Bento Wonderland
Ever since all these incredible happenings, I've been on cloud nine for the past few days even until now!
As this block of awards has got a few repeating ones in it, I shall pick-out those and pass it on.
|A big block of Awards from Chris
|This is exactly the same awards that I received from Tina for the very 1st time, so I'll pass them to the rest of them that I mentioned above.


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Tengeneza Generation (TEG)
Volunteering Activities
What We Need
Our values of hard work and freedom are at the heart of our volunteer ethos here at TEG and we know that every person has something valuable to offer. Therefore, we aim to have an option for everyone, whether you are able to commit long-term or for a number of weeks. Having the freedom to choose how and where you volunteer for us really underpins the success of our community projects, whilst our belief in the hard work and commitment of our volunteers means that positive engagement and long-term volunteer networks can exist! Outlined below are the types of roles you could fill when volunteering with us; you can choose as little or as many as you like. They are divided into two main functions:
Administrative - These roles are based in our main site office in Morogoro town and will include one or more of the skills below:
● Upkeep of our online resources including photographic campaigns.
● Running new communications and marketing strategies, especially across social media.
● Planning and implementation of field-based logistics.
● Supporting upkeep of accurate data records.
● Designing and implementing online fundraising activities.
● Helping maintain relations with local and international partnerships with a focus on language translation.
● Research and analysis of further areas for development in rural communities.
Fieldwork - These roles are based in many of the rural villages around Morogoro town. Roles will be flexible depending on the needs of the communities and characteristics of the volunteers:
● Restoration of nature example Establishing tree nurseries.
● Maintenance of environment-focused projects.
● Carrying out research and critical analysis of environmental projects.
● Establishing new ways to build sustainability in rural communities.
● Some opportunities to educate young people in Math and English.
● Some opportunities to work with schools.
When & Who
What we Provide
We arrange accommodation (camping/homestay ), food & drinks, free tour guides to trekking/hiking to natural resources areas. We plan each and every week to provide an entertainment activity or visit one natural resource area like Rau forest, Mnambe, and Kinikamori waterfalls etc. Volunteers who will volunteer for more than 4 weeks will have opportunities for a day trip to Tanzanian national parks and reserves which are Serengeti, Tarangire and Manyara national parks and others natural resources. We have partnered with Muungano ecotourism. volunteers will tour with them. We believe volunteering should be fun, entertaining and enjoyable. The $100 is refundable.
Our Fees
Our costs range from $10 to $15 per day depending on the agreed volunteer activities while with us. The proposed fund raised by a volunteer is solely intended to be used in covering volunteer day to day costs: Food, Accommodation, T-shirt, stationaries and to purchase trees for planting in Uluguru nature reserve as a part of collective efforts to protect it.
Volunteer whom will pay $300 as the fee for a week will get an advantage of exploring other available natural resources/attractions like Waterfalls and National parks with support from our project partners who are professional tourists company. A Volunteer who will pay $250 will get the basic needs which are: Food, accommodation (Camping), a T-shirt, stationary and contribution of purchasing trees. Because of expenses, a volunteer will explore fewer attractions.
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Contact Person
Other Ways to support us
This activity depends on the current project implemented in the Uluguru nature reserve.
Additional Info about Us
We are all young and energetic.
We like to learn new things so as to improve our daily activities/operations. If you want to share ideas even if your idea isn't related to our project, organization goals or visions we will listen, please share with us and see how we can work together.
TEG is determined to play a leading role in assisting rural Tanzanian communities and around Morogoro to develop economically and socially.
All our activities are delivered at the heart of our rural communities by local young people who are active agents for change. TEG uses the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) model in delivering our projects as it provides education on sustainable thinking and lifestyles that the community can adapt to promote sustainable development.
At TEG, we believe in the partnership which is why we work with NGOs government institutions in the private sector; and community groups as everyone has a vested interest in delivering sustainable development in our rural communities.


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Six Sentence Sunday - The Beast's Redemption by Angie Derek
A shape shifter and a witch have to trust in each other to break a hundred year old curse.
Six Sentence Sunday Snippet:
"I underestimated you." He didn't seem upset by the admission; in fact, he sounded quite the opposite. "I imagine a lot of men do."
For more Six Sentence Sunday's from other authors head on over to http://www.sixsunday.com
Available in multiple ebook formats from The Wild Rose Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks, Barnes and Noble, BookStrand.com, DigiBooks Cafe, Fictionwise eBooks.


text: I came across a great Processing example that utilized the Pvector data type (Bubbles). The Data Type made a lot of sense and would be very useful. When I went to the Processing.org website, the example did not do it for me. I made a few changes to the demo example to all the viewer to see the objects move. You can see my changes here: http://www.perlitalabs.com/PVector_Example_Altered/applet/index.html


text: You know what to expect when you here the name Nicolas Cage starring in a movie. From Suspense, thriller, Action, comedy, and more. Well, this movie is no different from any of his other great ones. This is probably one of the best Nicholas Cage movies I have seen in a long time. If you are a fan of Nicholas Cage, you should difinately see this movie. If you're not a fan, you probably will be after seeing this movie.


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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
New Beginnings
Shea (5) has started Kindergarten! She loves it, thinks it's super cool, and is especially enamoured with the bus. Five mornings per week, four of my children are at school. Wow!
Malakai (3 next week) has had his first visit to Preschool! Starting next Tuesday, he will begin attending two mornings per week. Two mornings per week, five of my children are in school. (Yes, that's all of them.) Unbelievable!
Pat is preparing to return to Haiti this fall (he was there last fall as well). Last year they were laboring to put the finishing touches on the trade school run by Haiti Arise Ministries. This year they will be hard at work rebuilding the homes of the HAM staff and community members, as well as possibly working on an elementary school. The trade school had to be demolished after the earthquake, and HAM will be rebuilding it eventually.
(On a side note, in order to serve on this missions trip, each team member is required to fund raise his or her own support. They each need approximately $2000 for the whole trip and it needs to be in by September 26th. With two and a half weeks remaining, we are sitting about $1200 shy of meeting our fundraising goal. If you just read those words and felt God nudging your heart, please email me to find out how to partner with our family in sending Pat out to share the love of Jesus in Haiti.)
Our family has found a church home. Finally! After being so involved for so many years, it was not an easy task to find a new church! We are waiting to get connected in a small group and I have hopped on board with the women's ministry. The kids love it there and the Pastor is a man who is not afraid to preach the Truth straight from God's Word!
In just over a month I will be speaking on Mommy, Why are you Angry? at the Freshwind Women's Conference (in a breakout session). I am both thrilled and terrified, yet resting assured that God is in complete control.
There are, of course, a million other new things about to begin - dance lessons, skating lessons, karate, hockey, and zumba... But we've all got that kind of crazy, don't we?! What is God doing NEW in your life this fall? Is He calling you to a new ministry? Blessing you with a new addition? Moving you to a new home? Showering you anew with His grace and mercy? Please share; I'd love to hear...
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God has been shaking our household this fall.ReplyDelete
First by asking us to be bold and trusting Him more then ever.
A move has been on our hearts for years... but recently the Lord has asked us to purge of our earthly possessions...as we pray through this and listen to His counsel we are moving forward.
A forgiving heart has been working is us more and more as some people around us have been hurtful. We have been able to whole heartedly forgive and hold no grudge...this has been an amazing transformation and we are able to look at God's people as little children.
I personally have been able to release my older children to the Lord and trust that He will care for them...this also has been a big burden lifted from my shoulders.
God has opened the doors for us to home school Gabriel this year and put some wonderful people in our paths...Godly people and a heart for God and kids...this was no easy decision for me ..but I trust in HIM who knows all things.
We are listening, trusting, and moving forward as God directs us to be obedient children...
I can't wait to see what else God asked of us this new season...
I am in a season of going and waiting and learning. I am getting to speak to the 5th and 6th graders at our church on Wednesday nights. I LOVE it!!! What fun an blessings. I have another speaking engagement in November at a MOPS group. Then I have the joy of writing a book and articles and blog. I am changing, but also right where God wants me. It is exciting, crazy and fun.ReplyDelete
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The first democratic election in Tuva of 1990 (an extract of the manuscript "Lessons of life and a quest")
Novye Issledovaniâ Tuvy. 2016;0(4)
Journal Title: Novye Issledovaniâ Tuvy
ISSN: 2079-8482 (Online)
Publisher: Novye Issledovaniâ Tuvy
LCC Subject Category: Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races
Country of publisher: Russian Federation
Language of fulltext: Russian
Full-text formats available: PDF
Chimit-Dorzhu B. Ondar (Московское тувинское землячество)
Time From Submission to Publication: 18 weeks
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Author, a partaker of the history, well-known public politician of Tuva, shares his memoirs of the first ever Post-Soviet Tuva democratic election of the deputies and governance of the Supreme Soviet of Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR) in 1990.


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Here is an interview of Péter Czanik, engineer at Balabit and working on syslog-ng. He will give a talk on Wednesday July 5th in the morning.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PCzanik
Péter@Balabit: https://www.balabit.com/blog/author/peterczan/
Hi Peter!
First can you introduce yourself and tell us about how you came to
work in IT? What is your job at Balabit?
I am an engineer working as syslog-ng evangelist at Balabit, the company that developed syslog-ng. I assist distributions to maintain the syslog-ng package, follow bug trackers, help users and talk regularly at conferences (SCALE, All Things Open, FOSDEM, Libre Software Meeting, and others). In my limited free time I am interested in non-x86 architectures, and work on one of my PPC or ARM machines.
I studied environmental protection at the university, but I was running servers at the faculty already during my first year :-) No wonder that by the time I had to give up my dream of a university carrier I ended up in an IT job. First I was running tens of thousands of Apache virtualhosts in FreeBSD jails, long before containerization was a household name. I also worked as director of QA for a PowerPC / ARM hardware company working with Linux developers and users. I started at Balabit as syslog-ng QA engineer, but soon I was utilizing my sysadmin and community experiences and worked as community manager / evangelist for syslog-ng.
Can you give some insight about how one goes from an open source
project like syslog-ng to an enterprise like Balabit?
The syslog-ng project started in 1998, two years before Balabit was founded for a completely different software. For a long time syslog-ng was a personal project of Balazs Scheidler, one of Balabit's founders. It quickly become widespread thanks to its configuration language, high performance and portability.
Once companies started to ask for commercial support, syslog-ng Premium Edition (PE) was released with support and a few extra features. Later SSB, an appliance built around syslog-ng, was added with indexing and a web based configuration and search interface.
Was it hard for Balabit to reach a self-sufficiency level? How do you
decide if a particular feature should be paid for or integrated in the
open source edition?
Compliance-related features, that are mostly important for larger companies (like encrypted, time stamped log storage,) are part of the Premium Edition. Several features are introduced in PE first, then later migrated into the open source edition. And sometimes features go the other way: they are open source first, then mature and become available also in PE. Then again, some features are only available in OSE, mostly those requiring extra dependencies to access exotic resources, like Riemann or Redis.
Can you give us some details about your strategy for the future? Log
analysis is a very competitive domain, what are your new projects or
interests to face the competition? Will these new projects be open
One of the main advantages of syslog-ng has always been its flexibility. Nowadays getting the information out of log messages in a structured way is important, so message parsing is a focus. The python parser was added to OSE and PE in the latest release making it easy to extend functionality even by end users, and allow them to process exotic log messages. Another important trend is the need to integrate log messages with various big-data infrastructures like Elastic or Hadoop, or SIEM devices, so destinations that make this happen are introduced and improved in syslog-ng (for example, the HTTP destination). OSE has been available on ARM CPUs in Linux distributions for many years. As ARM is getting more popular also in the server world, there are plans to support it also with PE.
Thanks for your answers and see you at RMLL 2017!


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December 23, 2017
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A call for priests - An overview of the priestly seminary in Zaitzkofen, Bavaria, following the path of one seminarian as he undergoes his priestly formation.
This impressive video shows the importance of priests in today's world, and traces the both the formation of the seminarian and Archbishop Lefebvre's insight by forming the SSPX on the backbone of the preservation of the priesthood.
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Saw them last weekend with my wife at Columbia Halle Berlin. Slow start… lot's of new stuff but then it climaxed in the first tune shown in this video. Also everyone had new haircuts or longer hair and a new lead women. Time goes on… but I like it that the band evolves rather then to stagnated on "oldies". They played a lot from "Restrictions" and "Axiom" and screened the whole 40 minute movie before the concert. Although it was great it didn't hit my expectation at first. After some adjustment I kind of tuned in to some of the newer and faster beats (with lot's of breaks between tempo). I must admit I dig the spherical and epic tunes most. Enjoy! Feel it :-)
00:00:00 Lights – Just got to love that intro! Last played in the Berlin concert.
00:18:03 Pills – What an entrance and voice! Big fan!
00:24:51 Sane
00:30:01 Finding it so Hard – Rocking it for love!
00:41:51 Razed to the Ground – Robot Rap Attack!
00:46:40 Collapse/Collide – Got to love this song. Great range in her Voice!
00:55:26 Basterdised Ink
00:59:05 F**k U – Great Song!
01:04:49 Kings of Speed
01:09:21 Lines
01:15:20 Blood in Numbers – Nice and mellow start…
01:18:55 You Make me Feel – Yeah!
01:23:15 Danger Visit – One of my favorites!
01:30:18 Word on Signs – Close those eyes…
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Xactly Corp is a leading technology company with offices around the world, and big growth plans for the Denver office. The company leased a 40,000 sq. foot space, two floors of the Chase Tower in downtown Denver, and selected Abel Design Group for the design of the space. Over 200 employees, from engineers to sales department personnel, work in the Denver office. The design includes an internal staircase connecting the two floors the company occupies.
On Friday, September 27, 2019, Abel Design Group was announced as the IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter BESTawards "People's Choice" winner for project Xactly Corp. Read more: http://bit.ly/ADGDenverIIDA2019awardXactly.


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This is a link to the Israeli Reshet Bet news discussion regarding the Israeli Supreme Court's decision not to extradite Avrohom Mondrowitz.
The program (Hebrew) is approx. 20 minutes long and is about 1 hour and 4 minutes into the broadcast.
I think we need to establish conclusively who is protecting this animal. We need to wage war against these people. I don't care who they are. Even (or especially) if it is found that a Chassidishe Rav is involved, then he needs to have his 'kalon' revealed in public.ReplyDelete
It is no secret that Ger protects Mondrowitz, Leizerowitz, and others.
See the discussion and comments at Harry Maryles Emet Ve-Emunah on his recent post about this.
There is nothing Mondrowitz has to say that I would find of interest.
As for Ger, shame on them.


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Kiev cattery
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welcomes you on our site of the largest domestic cats Maine Coon .
Maine Coon is an amazing cat that causes respect and excitement. This American giant is strikingly combined noble force, refined grace and soft character.
About the cattery
Our cattery is engaged in breeding and studying of the aboriginal American breed Maine Coon.
Cattery Forest Lynx has registered in the International Cat Fanciers' Association Rolandus Union International (ICFA RUI, Ukraine) in 2016. The cattery is located in Kiev (Ukraine).
Producers of the cattery have an excellent pedigree and correspond to it. The names indicated in their pedigrees are the names of the repeated participants of the exhibitions, winners, titled representatives of the Maine Coon breed from the well-known catteries.
The first Maine Coon cat appeared in our house in 2015 and began our passion for these amazing cats.
They more and more immersed us in their world, which is so interesting. We began to observe the character of our cat, and realized that they undoubtedly collected all the best qualities from all breeds of cats.
In May 2016, Kardinal Gray Ceya of Forest Lynx (at home just Ceya) won the title of champion (certificate). In November 2016, she has awarded the title of interchampion (certificate). Moreover, in March 2017 she easily took the title of grand international champion (certificate).
In 2016, we were fascinated by another amazing beauty kitty - Forse of Life Water-Lily of Forest Lynx (at home just Lily)
In December 2016, Lily won the title of champion (certificate). In 2017, Lily gave birth to her first babies. Kittens were born chic, one better than the other. Worthy kittens of their parents. Moreover, one wonderful girl fascinated us. She grew and pleased us. I conquered my character, beauty, pedigree data with skin day more and more. We saw in her a future champion, a cat that would be worthy of breeding in the nursery. She became Forest Lynx Cera (Tsera)
In May 2018, Forest Lynx Cera takes part in the exhibition and deserves the title of champion(certificate)
In our cattery, you can choose your home pet or future champion in the section «Kittens». Since the birth of our kittens, they had not been deprive of attention and care. They grow in a home and loving environment. Kittens leave the cattery not earlier than 3 months, already fully vaccinated, treated against possible parasites and worms, socially adapted, sociable, and used to the tray and scratching post.
By purchasing a kitten from us, you acquire a club thoroughbred Maine Coon from titled parents, which corresponds to all breed standards. In addition, you get all the necessary documents for the kitten.
If you are in Kiev, you can come to visit us, see the conditions under which kittens are growing, and pick up a kitten. If you are far away you can choose kitten by photos, viber video, e-mail, we will pick up to you a kitten together.
We can deliver the kitten to any city or country.
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1993 454 SS Pickup Truck Super Sport
1993 Chevrolet C/K Pickup 1500 Super Sport, 454 SS
Technical specifications of Chevrolet C/K Pickup 1500 1993
|Item location:
|Los Alamitos, California, United States
|C/K Pickup 1500
|Standard Cab Pickup
|Super Sport, 454 SS
|Victory Red #74
|Engine size:
|454 Cubic Inch, 7.4 liter
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|Power options:
|Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
|4L80EHD 4 speed Automatic
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Car description
Reluctantly, I am at this point in my life, selling my beloved 1993SS 454. If you are looking at this listing, then you obviously already know about these trucks. These trucks were known as "The Truck from HELL" back in the day. This is one of the nicest and RAREST years of the 454 SS pickup trucks, the 1993 model year. Only a total of 843 were produced in 1993 and of those, only a few were ordered with this desired combination of exterior color Victory Red and interior color Gray. Most were Oxyx Black exterior and Garnet Red interior. Very low original miles of only 31,188 on the odometer. This is a true survivor truck, not a restored truck. It still retains the factory paint and decals. This truck has been babied since new, never used as a "work truck" and has always been garage kept. This truck is unlike most of the SS 454's trucks that you will see which have been repainted, abused, heavily modified, raced, rusty.....etc. or all of the above. Very clean and honest truck all around, even the spare tire has never been used or lowered from the truck. The 454 engine is completely untouched and "factory sealedâ€.....down to the original spark plugs and cables. Interior is 100% original down to the floor mats. Runs and drives PERFECTLY and needs NOTHING. Very few, if any cars of this age, can say they need nothing. Everything on this truck works like it should, nearly perfect. At some point in its life, a protective under carriage coating was applied to the under carriage. Paint shines as if it was still 1993. Leaks ZERO fluids of any kind. There are some very minor chips in the paint from normal driving and are not noticeable. I have all of the original owner's manuals and pamphlets, dealer brochures, keys, cassette tape - that plays an audio description of standard features and options, credit card spare key. I am also including 4 original 1993 magazines that have articles about this 1993 454 SS. They are the following: July issue of "Auto Weekâ€, July issue of "Car and Driverâ€, October issue of "today's truck & Sport Utility Performance" and June issue of "Car Craftâ€. Also included is a scaled down 1:24 ratio exact toy truck 454 SS replica of this truck that is still in the box.
The following are the only upgrades done to the truck:
1. Custom fabricated "Cat Back Exhaust" system. Bolted to the outlet of the factory catalytic converters, are a set of dual "Magnaflow" mufflers with custom bent tail pipes that exhaust beneath the left and right sides of the rear bumper. Gives the truck a slightly deeper/throatier tone that is not obnoxious and does not resonate into the cab.
2. "Access Roll-up Cover" vinyl roll up bed cover.
3. "Pendaliner" drop in, under the rail, bed liner.
4. "Bell Techâ€, 2" front and 4" rear lowering kit. Truck is tastefully lowered to the perfect ride height.....not slammed to the ground. The kit utilized a set of front lowering spindles, while the rear utilized a set of lowering shackles and hangers along with shock extensions to achieve this lowered ride height. The frame was NOT "notched" or modified in any way. The frame remains original. Truck can be returned to factory height if desired.
5. Under the hood looks 100% factory original except for the K&N air filter that fits in the original air cleaner housing and a "aftermarket" battery.
6. The air conditioning system has been converted from R12 to the modern R134a Freon.
7. Professionally tinted door and rear windows.
This truck has been meticulously well serviced/maintained all of its life. The following are the items that I have personally done with the truck (that I have ALL the receipts for) since I have owned her:
1. Oil and filter Changed and greased all zerk fittings with Mobil One FULLY SYNTHETIC "extended service" 10w30 OIL, GREASE, and Mobil One filter, at 30,610.5 miles on 7/7/16.
2. Flushed out and replaced power steering fluid and brake fluid with FULLEY SYNTHETIC Amsoil at 30,727.0 miles on 1/9/17.
3. Changed the transmission filter and pan gasket (BOTH GM original parts). Flushed and replaced transmission fluid with FULLY SYNTHETIC Amsoil transmission fluid. It took a total of 19.5 quarts to do a complete flush (pan capacity is 5.75 quarts) at 30,727.1 miles on 1/28/17.
4. Installed all new upper and lower radiator hoses with NEW GM originals and replaced the 4 hose clamps with NEW GM originals. Replaced thermostat and thermostat gasket/O-ring with NEW GM original parts. Replaced serpentine belt with a NEW genuine GM serpentine belt. Replaced throttle body to air cleaner housing gasket with a NEW GM original one. Replaced radiator core with a new heavier duty 4 row copper core than the factory original that was beginning to leak. I retained the factory GM original radiator side tanks and re-soldiered them to the new heavy duty core to retain the GM factory look. Repainted the entire radiator assembly with genuine satin black radiator paint. Radiator alone cost over $600. Flushed entire cooling system several times to insure a perfectly clean and clear system. Replaced coolant with NEW genuine TOYOTA RED coolant combined with reverse osmosis water at a ratio of 70% coolant and 30% water ratio. I have had the best service life with this brand of coolant and water type which I have used personally for over 25 years with all my vehicles. All this was done at 30,727.1 miles on 3/10/17. This date is not a misprint. Truck was not driven at all since the transmission was serviced.
5. Cleaned and re-oiled/recharged K&N filter with genuine K&N cleaner and oil at 30,727.9 miles on 3/11/17.
6. Replaced ALL 4 shocks with "top of the line" NEW genuine Bilstein Shock absorbers that are specific to the 454 SS truck that have been lowered to this ride height. This was done at 30,797.1 miles on 3/24/17.
7. Changed differential gear oil with FULLY SYNTHETIC 75w-90 Amsoil gear lube. Installed with a genuine GM differential cover gasket. This was done at 31,050.5 miles on 9/7/17
8. Replace the 2 front dash radio speakers that no longer functioned with NEW GM original speakers.
9. Replaced driver's side exterior door mirror with a NEW GM original mirror. Only replaced because previous owner scratched and dented the original one.
I am including with the sale of this truck the following original old parts that I removed: 1 original drivers side exterior door mirror, 2 original front dash speakers, original upper and lower radiator hoses, original thermostat, and original radiator core.
I have tried to describe my truck to the best of my ability. I hope I covered everything otherwise if there is any questions regarding my truck, please feel free to ask me. Email me through eBay or call me at (562)999-6477. I reserve the right to end this listing at any time. I have my truck locally listed as well. I am requiring a non-refunded PayPal deposit of $1,000 due immediately at the end of auction. Once I have received the FULL balance of the winning bid and funds have cleared into my account, is when I will release the truck and title...NOT BEFORE. I will NOT accept a personal check. I will accept either a money order or cashiers check from a local bank near me and funds must clear before I release truck or title. I encourage if possible to see this truck in person. Thanks for looking.
VIN: 1GCDC14N2PZ137516 Year: 1993
Make: Chevrolet
Model: C1500
Trim: 454 SS Standard Cab Pickup 2-Door
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 31,188.0
Sub Model: 454 SS
Number of Cylinders: 8
Exterior Color: Victory Red (#74)
Interior Color: Gray Custom Cloth Trim
General 454 SS Truck facts
*In 1990 Chevrolet made 13,748 onyx black 454 SS pickups only offered in black.
*In 1991 Chevrolet made 983 onyx black 454 SS pickups only offered in black.
*In 1992 Chevrolet made 1,379 - 454 SS pickups offered in Onyx black, Victory Red, Summit White. They did not keep records of how many each color.
*In 1993 Chevrolet made 843 - 454 SS pickups offered in Onyx black, Victory Red, Summit White. Same as 1992 not keeping records of each color.
*1991 to 1993 454 SS are low production at only 3,205 made, compared to the 13,748 that were produced in 1990.
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The gathering, which began yesterday, will end on Sunday, bringing together young people from Hong Kong, Macao, China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. In the case of China, participants will come from Guangdong, Hebei, and Beijing. The goal is to educate them to be bearers of mercy and peace in society.
Hong Kong (AsiaNews) – About 300 young people from all over Asia began a meeting proposed by the monastic community of Taizé on "the courage of mercy".
The meeting, which opened yesterday, will end on Sunday, on Cheung Chau Island, at the headquarters of the Caritas' Ming Fai Camp
Young participants have come from Hong Kong, Macao, China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. In the case of China, they came from various regions like Guangdong, Hebei, Beijing, etc.
According to organisers, the meeting aims to deepen communion with God through personal and communal prayer, chanting, silence, and discovering the meaning of life through reflection and sharing with others.
To awaken "the courage of mercy", the proposal is to focus on five points:
1. Entrusting oneself to God who is mercy
2. Forgiving continuously
3. Getting close to a situation of difficulty, either alone or with someone else
4. Spreading mercy even at a social level
5. Mercy for all creation
Through these paths, the goal is to educate young people to become bearers of peace and trust in their everyday lives.


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Why would atheists want to pray if they don't believe in God? Let's make a theoretical assumption that tomorrow we all wake up and it's obvious to everyone that God doesn't exist. Do we just throw away all the sacred books, bulldoze the churches and forget religion completely? Or would we recycle the components of worship for practical secular use? For thousands of years the best and brightest of the human race applied their minds to understanding reality through the eyes of God. What if we step back, and say God was not the inspiration to these spiritual seers, but their own seeking minds, then all sacred knowledge discovered by our ancestors in the name of the all-powerful was really created by the minds of men. Religion serves homo sapiens whether God exists or not.
What if religion has a purpose even if God doesn't exist. Take for instance the "Serenity Prayer" made famous by Alcoholics Anonymous.
God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference.
The prayer begins by petitioning God, but is God's assistance really necessary for the prayer to succeed? We could begin, "Let the universe grant me the serenity," to imply that all of reality offers help, or we can pray to ourselves by saying "If I can find the serenity," which affirms that we are pulling ourselves up by our own bootstraps. The goal really doesn't change, we want to grasp a philosophical concept that is extremely useful that's embedded within the words of the prayer.
People often see God in the role of the father, but can you imagine being a father to 7,000,000,000 children all pleading for attention? And since we've discovered how big the universe is, it could mean that God's children runs to a 7 with pages and pages of zeroes. Even if God does exist, don't you think it's time we stand on our own feet and give the old Eternal One a breather?
In the prayer above, the petitioner is asking for a kind of serenity that comes with special wisdom. Is that wisdom something we can learn on our own, or teach one another? The serenity prayer is a fantastic prayer, one of my favorites, that gets to the absolute core of religion. From the dawn of the conscious mind we have all wanted to understand reality, and on the surface this prayer requests the wisdom to understand reality in a very fundamental way.
The serenity prayer is very subtle and has onion-like layers. On first reading we think it's asking for the ability to look around ourselves, at reality outside our body, and see what's possible and impossible to change. It implies we want an answer every time we attempt to alter reality as to whether we have to strength to make the change. But at a much deeper level, at the spiritual level, it's asking for the knowledge to see how our minds work, or our souls, if you wish, so we can program our perception of the world.
Do people and events around us encourage us to drink, or do motivations within pour another shot? Do we hate our jobs because of the people we work with or because we can't control our emotions? Did we fail to write that novel because life never gave us the time or because we never made the time? What does it take to beat cancer, and when must I accept death?
This is why AA loves this prayer – to stop drinking requires the power to change our inner programming, but the prayer works just as well on any negative or even positive addiction, whether you want to give up heroin or become an artist. Of course everyone assumes they can find the power to change, and that might not be true. That's why the prayer requests serenity as the primary subject of the prayer.
Eastern and Western religions break down along two lines of force: acceptance and change, so the Serenity Prayer meets the two in the middle. The force of the Western mind has been to adapt reality to our desires, while Eastern philosophies has been to teach the gentle path of acceptance. The Western path has always been about the will of God and obedience. To the faithful, that will came from a higher power, but to the secular mind, the will of God has always been the desire of the leaders, the men who wanted to build a nation or cathedral and worked their people like the Great and Wondrous Oz, pulling strings and levers behind the alter.
The Serenity Prayer can work without an all powerful creator, or even without a powerful leader wearing religious robes, or even without a mundane individual called a psychiatrist, because it does work when the petitioner gains their own self-wisdom. That person can get outside help, as soon as they see how to accept it, but the help can come from anywhere or anyone. If you want to credit an unseen force, and call it God, that works too, but the real success belongs to the individual who can make the prayer come true with enlightenment.
The actual purpose of religion has always been to build stronger souls, to create civilization by evolving the minds of men and women. If you look at the Serenity Prayer it's about change, and if the Force of Evolution had a conscious mind, the Serenity Prayer would guide it. The Serenity Prayer is amazing because it doesn't just beg, "God give me power to change the world."
The prayer asks for serenity, a state of being that comes from meditation and wisdom. It asks for acceptance for what we can't change – a power that lets us avoid frustration and living a life of quiet desperation. Then it asks for courage to change what we can, implying that we need to move full speed ahead when we can and not live with comfort of the status quo. Finally the prayer asks to tell the difference between what we can and cannot change, because that's real wisdom.
Any atheist, agnostic or theist who meditates on The Serenity Prayer each morning will benefit from its inspirational power. What I'd like to do is create a book of prayers for the atheists, but for now I'll create a series of blog posts about my favorite prayers. I tend to believe that my atheist friends in their hast to free themselves of the illusions of theism might have overlooked hardcore religious wisdom that works well with the reality of science. We might not have an eternal soul watched over by a guardian angel, but we do have a soulful mind that is evolving. And we might not have a God that shapes our lives, but we do have the collective wisdom of the ages that inspires us to keep trying, to keep evolving.


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Staff Pick: Dessert Gallery
October 31, 2018
Sara Brook, the owner of Dessert Gallery has been serving Houston since 1995. The cute cozy cafe offering cake by the slice, dipped cookies, brownies & more along with boxed lunches. From sweet treats to dinner ( dessert first of course) they have been putting smiles on peoples faces for many years. You should stop by for a homemade slice of cake or nice, hot latte. The cafe is always on rush hour, but you won't be upset once you take your first bite. My favorite time going to Dessert Gallery is on a nice Sunday evening. Just to relax right before we start the busy and hectic week. So if you have been looking for a place where you can settle down and have a nice cup of coffee or maybe you just want a nice slice of cake just head on over the Dessert Gallery. I promise you won't be dissatisfied.
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Member Since: January 13, 2012
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Product SEN-10121 about 8 years ago
VERY URGENT QUERY : I would be using a 3.3 volts regulator while interfacing this IMU to the Wiring board which would be running on 5 volts. But the SCD and SCA logic pins of the IMU would be connected directly to the ports of the wiring board. Is it possible that they might be exposed to 5 volts directly from the wiring board and IMU may burn out ?
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Apparently it's quite normal for a child to have an invisible friend. According to Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Ph.D. (published in Psychology Today, January 31, 2013): "compared to those who don't create them, children with imaginary companions (either invisible friends or personified objects) tend to be less shy, engage in more laughing and smiling with peers, and do better at tasks involving imagining how someone else might think". I don't actually recall having such a companion. On the other hand I do remember conversing with inanimate objects…still do. I have yet to learn that no amount of rational reasoning with the toaster is going to brown the bread any faster.
While this was interesting it is what followed that really caught my attention. "Surprisingly, invisible friends don't necessarily disappear when childhood ends. One study that examined the diaries of adolescents plus questionnaire data concluded that socially competent and creative adolescents were most likely to create an imaginary friend and that this type of friend was not a substitute for relationships with real people. Adult fiction writers often talk about their characters taking on a life of their own, which may be an analogous process to children's invisible friends".
I have often said in this blog that I adlib dialogue into my digital voice recorder in order to create more realistic conversations and often, even though I usually have a target end to the dialogue, one of my "other voices" will say something unexpected and throw a different spin or direction into the chat. My friends may be invisible but they do tend to go on and on at times. I'll frequently picture one or more of them in a situation I find myself in. How would Evan react to the cold soup at the restaurant? What would Marie say to the less-than-courteous teller at the bank? The more I thought about this the more I realized that my characters are with me 24/7 and they indeed keep me company. Yes I admit it. I'm Mike and I have invisible friends but I honestly think that to create realistic fictional characters one has to live with them and consider them "real".
Now I find myself wondering if I actually did have an invisible friend when I was a wee lad. Perhaps I did. Perhaps we had a falling out and haven't spoken for fifty or so years. Maybe I was spending too much time playing with "real" friends and he/she became jealous and sulked off to wherever invisible friends hang out. It was probably just a misunderstanding or a silly argument. If that's the case then I apologize if I had anything to do with causing this rift. Please come back…we have so much catching up to do and I've got some really nice people that I'd love to introduce you to.


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As winter finally descends on South Africa we're all reaching for "winter warmer" food. One of these dishes is Malva Pudding. Which is a bowl of warm steamy perfection that makes you salivate at the end of a meal as it's served up generously for dessert.
Malva pudding stems from the Dutch but it's part of our heritage now and I'm mighty glad it is. Malva is a warm spongy pudding dripping with a warm custardy sauce which you normally pour on just before serving. It is indulgence by it's very nature; there is so much sugar and cream in this dish the sheer look of it makes your cholesterol panic.
It's best served with actual custard or ice-cream, because the more happiness you consume the better. Eat it warm and eat is with pleasure and have a second helping if the serving dish hasn't been scraped clean by the time you go back. We only live once after all
Malva is South African in it's warmth, it's flavour and it's generosity. My recipe is a closely guarded secret but hit the search engines and make your own tonight. You will be all the happier for it


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Franz Joseph of Austria died
On this day in 1916, with World War I in full swing, the popular monarch Franz Josef of Austria dies at the age of 86, after reigning for 66 years.
The issue of who would succeed the emperor had long been complicated. Franz Josef's life was marked by tragedy: His only son, Rudolf, committed suicide in 1889, and his wife, Elisabeth, was assassinated in Geneva in 1898 by an Italian anarchist. Both of his brothers died early as well; the first, Karl Ludwig, contracted an illness after drinking contaminated water, while the other, Maximilian, was executed in 1867 by a Mexican firing squad after an ill-fated three-year reign as the country's emperor. After all this, Karl Ludwig's son, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, emerged as his uncle's heir. (…) when Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in June 1914 by a Bosnian Serb nationalist, the emperor followed the advice of his foreign minister, Leopold Berchtold, and went ahead with a hard-line approach to Serbia that soon led to the outbreak of a general European war.
Popular until his death, Franz Josef was destined to be the last significant Hapsburg monarch. He was succeeded by his 29-year-old great-nephew, Karl I, who immediately began efforts to reform the creaky old Dual Monarchy. (…) Some of Karl's greatest efforts were directed toward ending the First World War.(…) Over the course of 1918 it became clear the tide was turning in favor of the Allies. As hunger and discontent intensified within Austria, Karl continued to press for peace, without success. In October, hoping to satisfy growing nationalist aspirations within the Dual Monarchy, he issued a manifesto establishing a federation of Austrian states. It was too little, too late. With the armistice on November 11, 1918, Karl renounced his constitutional powers. The following March, after attempting to retain his throne, he was forced into exile in Switzerland and was formally deposed by an Austrian court. He attempted several times to return to Hungary, but was denied entrance. The last of the Hapsburg monarchs died penniless in April 1922, on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
From: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/emperor-franz-josef-of-austria-dies


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Visiting Taiwan . 2 Oct 2012. Day 5. Part 3/3 Exploring FenQiHu (奋起湖)
I'm back to talk about my trip in Taiwan. Haha.. It seemed like it's a never-ending journey and that's, of course, what I hope every of my holiday would be. I do dread writing about holidays, not because it's not fun. The fact is my mundane writing often does not do the holidays I had … Continue reading
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Man… This is arduous. Waking up at 4 am is no joke. Poh has opted out of this activity as sleep seemed a better option. I struggled but decided to go for it in the end. Since I can hardly remember if I had ever did such a crazy thing in any of my previous … Continue reading
Visiting Taiwan . 1 Oct 2012. Day 4. Part 2/2 Reaching 渊明居
Introducing to you… 渊明居 Clean Sheets! The toilet seat is warm, comes with a bidet and spot the rain shower plus anti-slip mat! Weiwei! The rooms don't look exceptionally posh nor does it resemble any 5-star accommodation but this is definitely the best home stay experience we had. We were humbled not just by the … Continue reading
Visiting Taiwan . 1 Oct 2012. Day 4. Part 1/2 En Route to Shizhuo (石槕)
I'm already missing Taiwan! Although I touched down on Sunday, the memories of the laid-back life in Taiwan remained etched deeply. As much as I wish to start sharing about my new trip, I realised I'm not even half way done about my previous trip to Heart of Asia! So… here goes! 1st October was … Continue reading


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GERMANY: RS Components (RS) has a global distribution agreement with SCHURTER, a specialist in the development and manufacture of electronic and electromechanical components completed.
This global agreement expands the scope of the existing business relationship between the two companies, working in partnership since 2002 to develop the sale of SCHURTER product portfolios in Europe.
During the past two years, both companies have deepened their cooperation and thereby acquired more than 200 new product lines SCHURTER into distribution and warehousing system of RS.
Overall, these are some 1,500 components - consisting of fuses, connectors, circuit breakers , input systems, touch panels and keypads - all listed in the source model, the new web-based component library of RS. In addition, many of these devices 3D CAD models can be downloaded for free via the website or via DesignSpark.com RS, the RS online community for developers.
"The closer collaboration with RS in recent years has led to measurable positive results for our business. We have achieved double-digit growth in key regions in Europe," said Hans-Rudolf Schurter, chairman and CEO of the Schurter Group. "The e-commerce strategy of RS is very impressive, and there is every indication that the extension of our agreement on a global basis for our customers and will give us more benefits."
Chris Page, Global Offer director of RS Components, added: "This agreement is the recognition of our success in Europe with its range of SCHURTER in introducing new products and our online initiatives our 17 worldwide distribution warehouse are now equipped with these products. this enables us to offer all our customers the same excellent service and delivery anywhere in the world."
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RS Components and SCHURTER expand their cooperation through a global distribution agreement
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Update - ebook now available!
Ever wondered how the Ontario health system works? You can find answers in our new ebook 'Ontario's health system: Key insights for engaged citizens, professionals and policymakers,' edited by the McMaster Health Forum's director. The ebook offers significant enhancements over the original print version, including: embedded videos that share further insights from the perspective of citizens, professionals, policymakers and researchers; a glossary that provides definitions of important terms the first time they're introduced in a chapter section or exhibit; easy navigation within and across chapters through hyperlinks and a search feature; and self tests (with pop-up answers) for those who want to ensure they understood key points. We're pleased to offer this enhanced experience for readers at the same price as the original print version. It is now available for purchase.
The goal of this ebook is to help make the system more understandable to the citizens who pay for it and are served by it, the professionals who work in it (and future professionals who will one day work in it), and the policymakers who govern it. Each chapter begins with key messages for each of these groups.
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The print version of the book is available for purchase on Amazon.ca (or for individuals outside of Canada, on Amazon.com). If you are interested in particular topics (e.g., how money flows or how the primary care sector functions), McMaster University is making individual book chapters freely available on the McMaster Health Forum website.
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Summer is in full swing and what better time to share with our readers the fascinating traditions of the local community of the Ciptagelar village in West Java, Indonesia. This village is the home of the first ECO Coin Award winner Yoyo Yogasmana. We received a series of unique photos from Adelaide Tam, student at the Design Academy of Eindhoven who spent two months with the Ciptagelar Kasepuhan community.
Located at 1.400 meters above the sea level, the Ciptagelar village is one of the eight traditional villages in West Java. The local community is worldly celebrated for its wisdom, rituals and ancestral values and for the way they live in close harmony with nature to protect the environment.
Ciptagelar was also the first village connected to the Internet, which led artist and activist Yoyo Yogasmana to share his knowledge to preserve over 130 existing rice varieties without any use of insecticides with the digital domain (for which NNN granted him the first-ever ECO Coin in 2015). "The community was very pleased to receive the Award" Yoyo said. "This was an important token of appreciation that presented our work to a large audience around the world".
Cover photo: Teenage boys doing mask with leftover coffee. All photos by Adelaide Tam.
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- Last month, the RLA presented Universal Credit evidence to London Assembly Housing Committee. You can more about this here.


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