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My Best Mom Hack: #4 Easier
If you watched the video, you saw me show you three balanced, nutritious meals in under 10 minutes! And that's what really sold me on Thrive Life as a concept. Yes it's more nutritious, fun and tasty, and super fresh, but I adore how it is SO FLIPPIN' SIMPLE!!
I am a Thrive Life Independent Consultant (see Disclosure).
Busy evening? Bye bye washing, defrosting and chopping – I don't have time for you! Plus if you got somewhere to be or better things to do with your evening, the simplified prep means less mess to clean up too. With the extra time I have in the evenings, my husband and I get caught up with our client work, go for walks to the park with the kids, or do a longer bedtime routine.
So Easy Your Kid Can Do It!
Another bonus – my children LOVE helping out when we're cooking up a Simple Plate Meal Kit or adding Thrive Life ingredients. It is easy for them to scoop, dump ans stir. I am a firm believer in encouraging children to eat a large variety of healthy foods from a young age, and helping cook up dinner is a wonderful way to include them and build this into their value system.
To Go Meals
Running out the door or trying to save money on eating out for work lunches? To Go ready-made mini meals are a quick convenient option you can throw in a purse, backpack or work drawer.
Watch for new To Go bowl flavours!
Jar Meals
Pretty jar meals are all the rage right now. Do them up as gifts for new moms or others needing quick healthy options (so all they have to do is dump into a pot and add water). Or fill the jar partially full (so you have room for liquid) and you got your work lunch all together for you in one handy jar.
More Jar Meal Recipe Ideas
All you do is throw in your ingredients into your thermos or jar, and when you get to work or school, pour in the hot water! It doesn't need to be soup either. You could use our instant rice in a rice/meat/veggie dish, oatmeal and fruit, our instant quinoa for a vegetarian quinoa dish, or more!
And you can do jar meals for dinner too for the whole family! Here are some of my favourite recipes from the Thrive Life Recipe Site:
You can seal these dishes in mylar bags and take them camping too!
Dinner in a Jiffy!
And as for the dinner I showed you in the video… did you ever think you could have cooked veggies, roast beef, and fresh mashed potatoes done for you in five minutes? I sure didn't before discovering this food. And it was delish! My picky husband enjoyed it too (he got home from work just in time to have the food I made in the video as his late lunch).
Great for Keto or Any Diet
It is really easy to "Thrive-a-lize" existing recipes too to meet any of your dietary requirements. Check out this Delish Cauilofower Recipe I made. I cut down my prep time by using Thrive Life spinach and green onions, plus I replaced the panko crumbs the original called for with crumbled dried broccoli to make it truly keto.
Since Thrive Life offers individual ingredients, you can shop just like you would at your regular grocery store, regardless of your diet! I have customers who are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, keto, etc, and they are able to shop for what works for them!
Want to see more dinner ideas using our grocery line of instant grains and freeze dried veggies, fruits and meats? Visit my Facebook page (@kmeyers.thrivelife) for more videos and to find my private group.
What dish would you try making a speedier version of with Thrive Life? Let me know in the comments!
Or go back to the beginning of the #BESTMOMHACK Series.
Jeara Dawn underwood
I would have to do my chicken and beef enchiladas. Plus I could powder some veggies and throw them in the fillings.
Jillian Rau
I love having the veggies on hand pre washed and chopped to go onto any dish. Countless times I have been in need of a ingredient for a recipie and thrive life has come to my rescue.


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Definitions for "Bureau"
Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.
The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.
A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture.
Keywords: cop, rapporteur, delegates, vice, presidents
Structure responsible for directing the work of the COP. Its members are delegates elected by each of the five regional groups. The Bureau is composed of the President, 9 Vice Presidents, and the Chair of the Committee on Science and Technology.
Responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the Convention process. Its 10 members are drawn from national delegations and represent all four regional groups; they are the COP President, six Vice Presidents, the Chairs of SBI and SBSTA, and a rapporteur. In addition, each subsidiary body also has its own bureau.
Responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the Convention process. Its 10 members are drawn from national delegations and represent all five regional groups; they are the COP President, eight Vice-Presidents, and a Rapporteur. In addition, the SBSTTA and the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety have their own bureaux.
An organisation that sends payments to BACS Payment Schemes on behalf of an organisation which uses the BACS Payment Schemes service. Different categories of bureaux are: Commercial - submitting data to BACS Payment Schemes on behalf of totally independent third party customers. Bank - offering members services direct. In house commercial group - working solely for the group and submits data to BACS Payment Schemes incorporating either a single company that has different user numbers for different applications or a company group where each individual company has its own user number(s). Other - any bureau not in the above categories. C & CCC Cheque and Credit Clearing Company - C & CCC is the paper clearing processing cheques and bank giro credits.
a clearing house of credit information received from the companies that provide the credit to you
Refers to a credit reporting agency. A dealership will have a bureau report run to qualify a customer's credit.
Keywords: usbr, reclamation
Keywords: subdivision, ita, department, clerks, chief
Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.
A government department or a subdivision of a department
Bureaus represent the divisions of organizations within Federal Agencies. ITA is a bureau within the Department of Commerce. The Bureau Code "02" identifies ITA as a bureau with agency "13", the US Department of Commerce
a team of professional independent Financial Advisers, (IFAs), based in Ealing, in West London, offering sound financial advice to the residents and employees based in West London
Outpost of the news organization, such as in a suburban area, the state or national capital, or overseas.
Keywords: qsl, amateur, inexpensive, send, countries
International Amateur organizations set up to process QSL cards between countries. Provides an inexpensive way to send and receive QSL cards.
Keywords: teleservice, outsourcing, company, transport, partners
a company that provides file transport and file formatting services between trading partners
Another name for a teleservice company or outsourcing call center.
Keywords: parliamentary, see
Keywords: virginia, commonwealth, commission, corporation, insurance
Keywords: census, subordinate, agency, speakers, forest
A subordinate organization within a government agency. For example: Census Bureau, Food and Drug Administration, Forest Service, etc.
A booking or sales company that sells the services of multiple speakers. Bureaus are much like travel agencies.
Keywords: advisory, organization, see
Keywords: bridge, conference, external, supplies, number
a service that supplies an external conference bridge (and number to call into the bridge)
A reporter or group of reporters who are out-stationed from the main offices of the media organization.
A policy signing office.
Keywords: committees, institutions, management, name, terms
In institutional terms, this is the name given to the management committees of some of the EU institutions.
Keywords: people, function, group, performing

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The Enthronement of His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph took place at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Brooklyn, New York. He was enthroned by Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East, who traveled to New York from Syria for the occasion. Following is the address given by Patriarch John at the Enthronement.
ANTIOCH PATRIARCHATE: Speech of His Beatitude John X at Enthronement
Your Eminence, Metropolitan Joseph,
Brother hierarchs and beloved clergy,
Your Excellencies, and beloved brothers and sisters in Christ,
I address you with the peace of Christ. I address you with the word of the Word who lived among us. "My peace I leave to you, my peace I give to you" (John 14:27). The enthronement of a bishop in the church is the enthronement of peace and love in her midst. Now, the Church expresses her full essence within a community governed with love. O Sayedna, Joseph, in the name of all your brothers in the Antiochian Orthodox Church, I address you personally:
Here, we stand now before the throne of the church. This throne will be honored with your love, covered with your wisdom and ardent with your apostolic Antiochian zeal. Bless this throne, be blessed with this throne through your sacrificial ministry and bless the church entrusted to your paternal care. Your predecessor, Metropolitan Philip of blessed memory whom you know very well and whom we appreciate, had offered his life and consecrated it for the welfare of the church. We are totally confident that Your Eminence shall be continuing the work of Metropolitan Philip collaborating with the other bishops of the Archdiocese, to whom we send our cordial greetings. We also take the opportunity to mention the importance of the development of the missionary, social, educational, monastic and cultural work through well-established centers in the Archdiocese.
The Antiochian Church is the Church of the Word. She is the church of the incarnated Word and of theology applied in life. This same church extended her branches here in America and addressed herself to her sons and to the world with "The Word" in the year 1904 and onward. All these facts affirm that Antioch is a word of truth. Antioch is armed with the pacific word, the word of peace. This pacific word has an eastern identity. This eastern identity does not contradict the fact that the Antiochian faithful are spread out over all the world. The Antiochian church has a right and a duty, at all times and in all places, to take care of her sons wherever they exist and whenever necessary.
Over a century ago, our predecessor, Patriarch Meletius II said this: "How greatly the heart of a man rejoices when, having planted a tree, he sees it grow, flourish and bring forth fruit! Or better, how glad is the heart of a father who has laboured to raise a son, when he sees that his son justifies his hopes, as well as the hopes of his brothers and friends! In the same fashion, the heart of the holy Church of Antioch is glad today." These were the words of our predecessor so long ago, at the time he was proud to see the efforts of that great man, Raphael (Hawaweeny). Now, allow me to say, dear brothers and sisters, that the same words hold true today. They express the pride of the mother Church of Antioch when seeing the implanted tree, the Archdiocese of New York and All North America, flourishing and bringing forth fruit. This tree came to flower with the divine grace in her pious men sent earlier: Raphael Hawaweeny, Victor Abou-Assali, Antonios Bashir, Philip Saliba and now Joseph Zehlaoui, whose enthronement we celebrate.
I come to you from the Mariamite Church of Damascus, from the "strada recta", "the street called Straight" (Acts 9:11). I come to you carrying in my heart the symphony of love, steadiness and the strength of hope played by the bells of our churches in the East. I come to say that the historical territory of the Patriarchate of Antioch is not merely a symbolic aspect in our life. It is an essential part of our identity. This identity was baptized with Peter and Paul and immersed with the blood of the holy martyrs. This identity began with the first steps of those disciples called Christians in Antioch, continued with our ancestors who guarded their faith intact; and it now continues on, and it will continue on, despite all the tragedies taking place in our homeland. This identity is carved on the mountain of Lebanon and implanted in her coasts and valleys. This identity embraces the sunrise of Syria and the sunrise of the history of Syria. This identity comes from the neighborhood of Bethlehem. It comes from Christian Jerusalem. It pours forth with waters of the Euphrates, the Jordan, the Nile and the Tigris, and with them, it gives life to the soil of Iraq, Egypt, Palestine and Jordan.
We come to the United States to be enriched with the presence of our beloved community. Fifth and sixth generation American, but still Antiochian, the Church of Antioch and the homeland of Antioch in the heart of every single individual in the midst of the Eucharistic assembly.
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The source of this article is the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, under the leadership of Patriarch John X.


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The tactical ballistic missile system "Iskander" may hit even very well protected targets in the territory of Europe. It is not only a tool for destruction but a military – political instrument. Only by its presence it may prevent a serious conflict.
Nevertheless it remains to be one of the most mysterious armament systems in Russia and not so much is known about "Iskander".
Unlike aviation that is restricted by weather conditions and preliminary complex preparation of air operations, missile systems could be used for a nuclear attack immediately and the enemy is unprotected in such a situation.
The Soviet artillery had almost no nuclear weapons before the early 70s, the main carriers of nuclear firepower were tactical ballistic missile systems. For western countries it was very difficult to trace and destroy them.
In 1987 the Kolomna design bureau built a new tactical ballistic missile system that was able to hit well protected targets with both nuclear and ordinary war heads in war conditions, not only during a missile flight but also at the stage of its preparation and occupying a missile site. "Iskander" was that very system.
The work of the "Iskander" creation started in 1988. Surprisingly the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 did not affect them much. In 1992 the system got its chassis, in 1993 the works were reoriented for the creation of "a multipurpose modular missile system for ground forces" that was finally named "Iskander-M".
The new system can destroy targets with cruise missiles as well. It was put into service in 2004 and since then it has been constantly developed.
With its high accuracy and arsenal of missiles "Iskander-M" can be widely applied not only during a big war but also in a local conflict – it can destroy bases, encampment centers, and organized rebel positions. Besides, when combined with the newest Russian intelligence systems, the missiles of "Iskander-M" may hit targets in online mode.
For the countries with limited living space it may become a strategic weapon. Some states have already shown their interest in purchasing the powerful system that is going to become even more destructive and universal soon.
Full combat weight of the system is 40 000 kg.
The "Iskander-M" system is equipped with two solid-propellant single-stage guided missiles, model 9M723K1. Each one is controlled throughout the entire flight path and fitted with an inseparable warhead. Each missile in the launch carrier vehicle can be independently targeted in a matter of seconds. The mobility of the "Iskander" launch platform makes a launch difficult to prevent.
"Iskander" has achieved sufficient accuracy, range and reliability (ability to penetrate defenses) to function as an alternative to precision bombing for air forces that cannot expect to launch bombing or cruise missile fire missions reliably in the face of superior enemy fighters and air defenses. Training and competence requirements are much lower than for normal air force assets such as a fighter bomber squadron utilizing guided bombs.
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I found this suitcase a block from my house, but it has a combination lock that won't open...
26 June, 2007
Please Take- Free!
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I think you should keep the suitcase somewhere handy, and try ten sequential combinations each day until you get it. It would only take three months or so to get it open.
- 26 June, 2007 19:14
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Why Successful People Do Not Always Feel Successful
I was chatting to a business owner I know very well a little while ago. By many peoples standards, including my own, he owns a very successful business that turns over in excess of $50m a year.
I was curious to know when he had realised that he had achieved success in business, but his response surprised me.
He told me that he did not consider himself to have achieved success because he had not achieved all his goals yet.
His answer really made me stop and think about how we evaluate our success and when we allow ourselves to feel it.
For every one of us success means something different, it's totally unique to each of us. We all want to experience that feeling of being successful in our lives, so why do so few actually feel they actually achieve it?
Here are five reasons why successful people don't always feel as successful as they are.
- Their goals and milestones are not clearly defined.
Imagine you are in a car and decide to go for a drive. If you don't know where your destination is and what you want to see along the way, how will you know when you have got there?
You are going to spend a long time driving around without ever knowing if you have arrived. You might enjoy the journey for a while but in the end you are going to start to feel frustrated by your lack of direction and achievement.
This is why goal setting in business is so important. You need to have big goals as well as smaller milestones, so you know when to celebrate.
Celebrating your small wins will help to keep you motivated to and keep moving towards your destination.
Relevant Article: Five Steps to Making Your Big Idea Happen
- You have attached an outcome that doesn't happen to the achievement of a goal.
When I started my business, the results that I am achieving now seemed very allusive and out of reach. I remember setting myself a goal back then, that when I had secured my 10th client I would crack open a $150 bottle champagne I had been gifted by an old employer.
I passed that goal a long time ago but the champagne remained undrunk.
The reason for this is because when I set the goal I had also believed that the outcome of achieving that milestone would be that I would by then have a predictable system for securing new clients and I would feel like I had my shit together.
Funnily enough after 10 clients I didn't….! So therefore despite reaching the goal I had set myself, I didn't feel success and didn't celebrate.
But the fact is that it is a valid and worthy milestone that deserves to be celebrated. The outcome is also a valid one too but I had mismatched the milestone and the outcome. We are always learning and growing and the path to mastery is a long one.
So we must celebrate the small wins along the way in the knowledge that our ultimate outcomes will come as long as we continue on our path.
Relevant Article: How to Execute Your Ideas and Start Winning
- You are swept along in your daily whirl wind and don't stop to acknowledge your achievements.
As business owners we are often so busy that the achievement of our goals and milestones are forgotten or missed. By the time you have realised that they were achieved, the moment has passed and you don't celebrate or allow yourself to feel the success you have accomplished.
Don't allow your goals to be something you write just once a year, put in a draw and then forget until next year. Keep them on the wall by your desk, review them at least weekly (preferably daily) to make sure they are on track and you don't miss your wins.
As soon as you achieve a goal or a milestone, celebrate immediately and acknowledge your success!
- You are comparing yourself to someone else's journey and not your own.
No matter how much we achieve, there will always be someone else who as achieved more, in less time or is doing something differently to you.
The thing is, that is their journey and not yours. If I compared the work I do with business owners with Tony Robbins Business Mastery seminars I could allow myself to feel like a failure.
No two peoples journeys will ever be the same and the path you choose, the point where you are both on your paths and the timescale for walking that path are going to be uniquely different.
The only comparison worth making is where you are on your path compared to where you need to be.
We must strive for our own progress and to live our own best life, not someone else's.
We must strive for our own progress, to live our own best life, not someone else's. Click To Tweet
Relevant Article: Why You Should Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
- You are looking at where you have not yet been, instead of at how far you have come.
In the case of the businessman I talked about at the start of this article, who grew his business from nothing and is now turning over $50m a year, he was looking at what he hadn't yet achieved instead of what he had achieved.
When measuring success it in terms of your current goals, that will always changing as you grow, develop and achieve, you will never feel successful, no matter how much you accomplish.
There will always be something new you want to conquer so therefore that feeling of success will be forever elusive.
The only true way to measure success is to look back towards where you started and realise just how far you have actually come. Then you will be able to recognise your success.
This businessman came from a poor background and started with nothing. He now employs over 200 people, has a beautiful family, gives back by taking an active role in projects in his community and has won numerous awards in recognition of his business success and community work.
By helping this man to look back at how much he has achieved already, he was able for the first time to realise just how successful he really is.
Claire Whitelaw Brown
As well as being a Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) and ex-CFO with over 20 years experience, she has also worked extensively with small and medium sized business owners to help them grow profitable businesses.
She's also a certified coach, NLP practitioner, Metadynamics TM Consultant and contributor for Kochie's Business Builders.
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Along with her savvy approach to project coordination, Breeanna brings a strong background in architecture and environmental design. Before joining the team at The Hettema Group, Breeanna spent seven years with Horwitz Architecture + Design where she assisted in all aspects of their business, design, and project portfolios. Over the course of her career, Breeanna has primarily focused on residential architecture, but delved into many diverse types of work within the architectural field, including urban and city planning, community based and commercial projects. She is keen to apply her architectural and creative skills as needed at THG.
When Breeanna is not indulging on a Criterion Collection film fest, you'll find her out hiking the local trails.
B.A., Architecture, Woodbury University School of Architecture
2016 Julius Shulman Emerging Talent Award
Jessica spent 15 years as a kitchen & bath designer in the home remodeling industry, gaining diverse experience in construction and project management. She recently graduated valedictorian with a degree in set & exhibit design and crossed over into the themed entertainment world. She has worked in the field as a technical supervisor for theme park production, as well as behind a desk as a show set designer.
B.S., The Art Institute of California
Parkwide Holiday Decor, Universal Studios, Hollywood
Halloween Horror Nights, Universal Studios, Hollywood
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Press Event, Universal Studios, Hollywood
Jodi has played an integral role in many architectural and interior design projects for The Hettema Group since 2009, including Dragons Wild Shooting at Lotte World, the Malaysia Truly Asia Centre, The High Roller observation wheel in Las Vegas, DreamWorks Water Park, Meadowlands and was Lead Architectural Designer for the One World Observatory experience at the World Trade Center in New York City. She is currently in charge of the architectural design for a major theme park in Asia.
Jodi was Director of Design at Scenery West Design & Construction, creating turnkey projects involving multiple disciplines, specialty consultants, architectural facility interface and show integration. She was responsible for projects including Sony's 'Where the Wild Things Are' attraction, Japan; Sea World's Circ de la Mer Attraction, San Diego; Fort Worth Zoo, Texas Wild! 8-acre expansion; five GameWorks Entertainment Centers throughout the U.S., and Oakley Flagship Stores. As Senior Associate at JKI International Architectural & Planning, Jodi executed multiple design/build projects domestically as well as interior entertainment facilities and attractions internationally. Jodi was consultant to Walt Disney Imagineering, assisting with exteriors and interiors for Disney's California Adventure.
B.A., Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
M.A.,Urban Design and Planning Technical University, Athens, Greece
One World Observatory at One World Trade Center, New York City
High Roller Observation Wheel, Las Vegas
Levi Lack applies his abiding passion for design, world building and storytelling to his work as a show set associate for THG. Prior to joining us, Levi served as a designer for Entertainment Design Corporation, developing concepts for live and location-based entertainment. Levi also worked with Silent-House Productions as an assistant art director, contributing to a variety of projects including Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour, P!nk's Beautiful Trauma World Tour, Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch League and the 2018 iHeart Radio Music Awards.
Levi earned a B.F.A in Scenic Design and Production from California Institute of the Arts. As part of the CalArts Center for New Performance, he was the scenic designer for The Hendrix Project directed by Roger Guenveur Smith. Hendrix premiered at the Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival in Brooklyn, New York. It was successfully remounted at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Off Center Theatre Festival in Costa Mesa, California. While in school, Levi took part in the CalArts Walt Disney Imagineering Educational Initiative and interned with the Art Department of the 88th Academy Awards.
B.F.A., Scenic Design and Production, California Institute of the Arts
(added focus in Illustration and Scenic Art)
The Hendrix Project, Public Theater and Segerstrom Theater for the Arts
Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour
P!nk's Beautiful Trauma World Tour
As Facility Design Manager, Lydia interfaces closely with our teams' Executive Architect, Producers and Art Directors to design the perfect "containers" to house our attractions. This includes developing the size of each facility, fitting it to the site, outfitting it with the required support systems, and designing interior spaces in keeping with the attraction's story.
Lydia has been in the theme park industry for more than 10 years. In addition to her experience in architecture and facility design, she has also held the titles of Show Set Designer and Show Set Manager. Lydia has lent her design talents to numerous high-profile entertainment projects. For her, every day at work is just "another day of theme park magic!"
Bachelors of Architecture, Woodbury University
Masters of Architecture and Real Estate Development, Woodbury University
Abraham Lincoln Museum, Springfield IL
Warner Bros. Park, Abu Dhabi
Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi
Hershey's Factory Tour Ride
With close to 15 years of varying experience in the design and construction industries, Nina has been the Project and Design Manager for a variety of project types which include: Theme Parks, Museums, Institutional, Historic Rehabilitation and Preservation, Custom/High end Residential, Mixed-Use, Tenant Improvements and more.
With a Bachelor of Architecture and special interests ranging from experiential design to historic preservation, Nina has extensive experience in all stages of projects; from conducting research, designing and coordinating with various consultants to leading teams, preparing presentations and cost estimates, and observing construction.
As Design Manager, Nina managed a team of 15-20 show set designers for Bollywood Parks and Motiongate theme parks in Dubai. She was also Lead Technical Designer for the Nature Lab exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, as well as, for Super Silly Fun Land for Universal Studios in Hollywood, which included the overseeing of fabrication.
Bachelor of Architecture, Woodbury University
Union Station 360, Los Angeles
Bollywood Parks, Dubai
Motiongate, Dubai
Nature Lab Exhibit, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles
Super Silly Fun Land, Universal Studios, Hollywood
Los Angeles Conservancy 2010 Preservation Design Award for The Hollywood Bungalow Courts
California Preservation Foundation 2010 Design Award for The Hollywood Bungalow Courts
California Preservation Foundation 2013 Design Award for Orchard Gables Rehabilitation
Featured in "Here Tomorrow: Preserving Architecture, Culture, and California's Golden Dream" by J.K. Dineen for The Hollywood Bungalow Courts
Sunnie is a licensed architect who has worked on a wide variety of building projects, including residential, commercial, and institutional facilities. For over 15 years, Sunnie has created comprehensive design packages for themed entertainment projects. Her production management skills have been a key factor for many projects staying on schedule and within budget.
B.S., School of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.A., Architecture, Southern California Institute of Architecture
Disneyland Resort
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The question might better be put "who..." but you should ask yourself, what are the electrical energy users in your house?
We all have choices. Sometimes we don't have a choice as regards energy, but in many ways we can choose to use energy or not. We can save energy too. For example, we can try to replace older things with newer things. Older things, and we'll get into this, typically use more energy than newer things.
What things?
Our electrical use is measured in terms of kilowatts. A kilowatt is 1,000 watts per working hour.
Electrical things are absolutely necessary. We all have them!
Sometimes electrical power used all the time, like your fridge for instance. Other things only when we turn them on. Then there are those things that continue to use energy even when turned "off." Those are called Energy Vampires, and we'll talk about those later.
You can pick your poison when looking for energy-use pie charts. I have this one on my website. They vary somewhat.
These are the top six electric energy users found in most American houses, followed by their watt usage per hour. The watt calculations for everything in this post come from General Electric.
1. Electric furnace 17,221
2. Central air conditioner 5,000
3. Dryer 3,400
4. Oven 2,300
5. Dishwasher 800
6. Water heater 479
But there are a multiplicity of electrical things we use in our houses every day! This will vary from house to house, of course. But as Americans our personal energy use grows every year. How many computers and TVs did you have in your house 25 years ago, and how many do you have now?
Typically savings come from technological advancement. That's what we do as Americans! We make things more efficient! As we do people can save money. So it really does pay to get newer things, generally speaking. Some new things use MORE energy!
Here is the wattage use for appliances most people will have in their houses: hair dryer 1,538, coffee maker 1,500, microwave 1,500, iron 1,100, toaster 1,100, and vacuum cleaner 650, freezer 273.
Some electric users most people have but don't use so much wattage per hour include video games 195, DVR 33, cable TV box 20, DVD 17, wireless router 7 and cordless telephone 3.
Energy Star suggests that some electrical appliances are Energy-Use Vampires.
Basically these energy vampires include anything with a light that's on all the time!
The light indicates there is stand-by power being used.
I have them, you have them, we all have them! A couple of things that most people might not consider would include the garage-door opener, satellite dish, smoke detectors and security systems.
Many of us consider those things to be necessary! And much of the things we have that draw stand-by power we probably consider to be necessary too.
But, some vampires, like charging cords, can be unplugged. And things plugged into power strips can be turned off.
What about old versus new?
Some new things save energy and some do not. For example, an old refrigerator (older than 1995) can use as much as 1,400 watts per hour. These are plugged in all the time, so they can be expensive. My power company charges me $.09 per kilowatt, so that old fridge could cost me $1,226 per year in electricity! A new fridge, by comparison, regular kitchen size, uses about 188 watts, and costs around $70 per year. That is a DRAMATIC savings! So, don't put that old fridge in the basement or garage! It's better to donate it to a charitable organization and buy a new one - you will break even really quickly!
A 60 watt incandescent light bulb uses, oh, 60 watts per hour! A CFL 60 watt equivalent about 18 watts. There are drawbacks to switching, but in terms of pure energy the CFL will save power.
What new things use more energy? Remember the stand-by light? New, flat-screen TVs use huge amounts of energy compared to the older TVs. An old TV used about 150 watts, and if turned on 5 hours a day would cost $27/year. The new flat screens? About 339 watts, for an annual cost of $62 for those same 5 hours! How many do you have in your house?
That's why the stand-by appliances are called vampires!
Of course you're asking - my computer and printer are on a lot. What does it cost me?
A tower computer uses about 150 watts, a monitor 150 and printer 50. If they are on 8 hours a day together they're costing you about $90/year. A laptop, by comparison, uses only 50 watts, so it saves a lot of electrical energy, costing only about $15/year.
My power company has an energy-use calculator. Yours might too. Just plug in your kilowatt charge, look up the watt usage of the electrical appliance, and figure it out!
My recommendation: we are all managers. We manage ourselves, our homes and our lives. In terms of energy use we can all be better managers! And after all, no one reaps the savings for smarter energy use but us! That's ALL of us!
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A disabled veteran in Woodburn returned from a job out of state to find several thousand of dollars worth of tools and other items had been stolen from him.
Matthew Miller, a veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, says he got back home just before Thanksgiving and found the locks to his storage unit had been drilled open.
When he opened it, he found thousands of dollars worth of tools and other items missing, including some of his keepsakes from his deployments, which are irreplaceable.


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Two of the UK's best-loved purveyors of brief blasts of hardcore punk have teamed up to create a concept album. London's The Domestics provide the three tracks from Side A of the split 5″. Meanwhile, Welsh three-piece Pizza Tramp serve up the rest.
Although many punk bands excel at condensing all they've got to say into moments rather than minutes, these two groups are well known for taking the convention to the next level. Discipline sees both bands blast through their contributions in around sixty seconds flat.
According to a press release about the concept piece, TNS Records stated:
"A concept record? A totally stupid record? A disciplined record? All three possibly…"
The release itself will be handled by TNS. They're aiming to have Discipline out on November 3. If you can't wait that long, you can pre-order the split here and listen to The Domestics side below.
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Netezza Acquires Technology From Member IISi
August 7, 2008 Netezza Corporation acquired technology from Intelligent Integration Systems, Inc. (IISi), a member of the Netezza Developer Network (NDN) program.
This technology will be delivered through Netezza's global sales and marketing channel and will accelerate the after-market for third-party applications that take advantage of Netezza's "on stream" analytic capability.
IISi was a founding member of the NDN and has a proven track-record in developing software solutions that exploit massively parallel processing (MPP) in data warehousing.
"We have been able to develop advanced algorithms that run inside the Netezza appliance, exploiting Netezza's unique parallel architecture for high performance," said Rich Zimmerman, president and CTO of IISi. "The NDN allows IISi to productize these algorithms and deliver them to the large and growing base of Netezza users."
The technology developed by IISi that Netezza is acquiring includes spatial analytic capabilities and an extended SQL toolkit for Netezza, which adds new SQL functionality to the Netezza platform. Netezza will sell this offering through its global sales operations and partners.
"IISi has created technology solutions that not only have immediate appeal to Netezza customers, but also allow us to expand our reach into the spatial market. This acquisition allows us to seed the market for these third-party applications and will be a catalyst for creating a marketplace of offerings from our NDN members," said Jim Baum, president and COO at Netezza.


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Interesting new education program launched by Pencils of Promise founder, Adam Braun. Partnered with companies like Spotify, Facebook, Uber, Lyft and Warby Parker. Looks like classes are digital, but they require that you live within 50 miles of their program cities. "That way, you can easily meet up with your peers, work closely with the world's top companies, and interview for high-paying jobs in rapidly growing industries. We've identified initial target cities, but student demand will ultimately determine where we expand to next, and we are accepting applications nationally." No upfront tuition and no loans. Instead, you'll contribute 15% of your income for just 3 years after the program ends, and only if you're making $50,000 per year or more. First program is focused on Data Analytics + Business Intelligence. Exciting to see more innovative approaches to higher ed!
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Love this, especially the pricing model and their Analytics focus. I wonder about it being a college alternative, but there's a sizeable market for marketing professionals who would massively benefit from this kind of training in analytics. Over the next decade, we're going to see a huge rise in demand for marketeers who understand analytics and can make analytical decisions, quickly. If you're in marketing and don't know SQL yet, now's the time!
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Curious why you're starting with Data Analytics and BI, @AdamBraun. What other trades are you considering?
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@rrhoover Great question Ryan, our first major is Data Analytics + Business Intelligence because it's the functional area we heard most from employers across every single industry that was a tremendous need. McKinsey did a study and projected a shortage of 1.5M analysts and managers by 2018 will lack those needed skills, and after hearing that reinforced by so many of our employer partners (Lyft, Warby, Uber, Harry's, Casper, etc) it was the clear choice as a first major. Eventually we'll add other majors, I'm personally interested in some of the emerging roles in the health field but we'll be open to the demands of industry.
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I want to love this and it's super relevant for me as I just went into BI/analytics. But with all the free online courses and material for data analytics/BI I feel like you could get the same experience without sacrificing 15% of your quality of life. I know this because I recently self-taught myself this skillset recently and have been providing a lot of value in this role. In fact you aren't targeting my geography so I wouldn't even qualify. And why would I want to start until September? I would rather be self taught and proven through experience than risk a startup brand ("MissionU") whose reputation and longevity is so-far unknown. Do I want to be associated with a failed college Trump U or something like DeVry? So my biggest question as your target market is this: what sets you apart from the breadth of training available for free online? Because it seems like I would be ahead of your students through self-training at my own pace (today, 'remote', online) making >$55k. There needs to be a clear advantage, and I'm not seeing it unfortunately.
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@tombielecki Curious to see someone answer this. I'm in the same boat as you (in terms of areas served) and you articulated my concerns to the T. I want to love it... but...
Minimum $22,500 for online courses, no degree and a possible interview. Sounds different without the marketing none sense. And debt free is simply false advertising, you are in debt 15 percent for 3 years. That is a debt. The only thing slightly interesting about this is the backend deal aspect. But for all aforementioned points, it's a rip off.
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So all the solutions involve more government? More police – and more police stations? More lights…more cameras? Higher taxes? More power to the politicians…!
Hope you trust them.
This is a social problem. A job problem. An economic problem. Surrey is a bedroom, urban spraw community which simply doesn't allow for neighbourhood self-sustainability, knowing one's neighburs and community or jobs for all who reside there.
LESS government might help: allow a mix of stores, shops and housing above those stores. Close some of the arterial roads. Cut taxes to the bone and downsize expensive services to improve livability for the low income, permitting them to stay in the community in times of joblessness. Allow any and all in-home businesses. LEGALIZE ALL DRUGS: deny the crime word a profit. And allow people the right to arm themselves and take a load off the police.
Surrey's central problem is that it really is hardly even a community: it's an artificial bedroom suburb.


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Remote sensor monitoring specialist EkkoSense is working with electricity network provider Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to trial an innovative design for an early warning sensor.
EkkoSense's next generation solution combines three key technologies: an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor, LoRa long-range wireless communications, and solar power.
When installed on a power pole the sensor can detect when the pole leans further than it should during high winds, and it communicates the need for maintenance before any further damage causes it to collapse. The device also senses shock and vibration, from impact by debris during a storm for example.
LoRa communications and solar power ensure the solution is an ideal match for remote power line networks in those areas that are subject to the UK's highest wind speeds.
An initial trial on the Isle of Skye will be conducted to test the solution's applicability and identify potential cost savings.
Stewart Reid, Head of Future Networks at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks said: "Our network is designed to cope with the most extreme weather and any innovation that can deliver an early warning to help ensure we continue to provide a safe and secure electricity supply to our customers is welcomed."
Dr. Stu Redshaw. Chief Technology Officer at EkkoSense, adds: "This is a great application of technologies that we have been developing for several years. For SSEN our IoT sensors will monitor the angle and stability of the wooden poles. This data will then be analysed on an EkkoSoft monitoring platform that applies complex algorithms to decide if a threshold has been breached and an alarm should be raised. These alarms are relayed automatically to SSEN who determine the correct course of action when a pole 'tilts' or 'moves'. In short, we should know when a wooden pole is weak or unstable and action its replacement/repair ahead of it falling in a storm and disrupting the power supply."


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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Lots of people need a little noise to fall asleep.
For example, here's what helps some people fall asleep:
"I just like the fan noise."
"It really seems to calm whatever it is in my brain that decides to get revved up when there's complete silence."
"You hear the little vibrations in the back. It makes me feel like super good. So I go to sleep like really well."
"I need a constant noise, makes me falling asleep better, I mean, we live in a very quiet area, there's no noise from the road, but I like it. I like rain, when I'm in my bed."
"When it's raining outside, and I go to sleep, that's actually better than the TV."
Researchers are paying closer attention to the type of noise and how this affects sleep and memory.
You may have heard of white noise. With a combination of different frequencies, there is pink noise.
"If you think about pink noise, it sounds a little bit like a waterfall. A gentle waterfall," explains Allegheny General Hospital sleep specialist Dr. Daniel Shade.
Previous studies have shown that pink noise can boost slow wave sleep.
"We know that slow wave sleep, or delta sleep, real deep sleep, is good for memory," Dr. Shade said.
So, could pink noise also improve memory?
A group of 13 study participants, ages 60 and older, were monitored in a sleep lab for two nights. One night, they were exposed to pink noise once they reached slow wave sleep. One night they were not. They took memory tests before bed and in the morning.
"It did seem to strengthen slow wave sleep, and the next morning their memory on word recall is increased by about 25 percent," said Dr. Shade.
To figure out what this means, we need more study with more people, more types of noise, more stages of sleep, and more nights of sleep. But, the findings are provocative.
"If they could show this actually improved memory, especially with the fear of Alzheimer's and dementia in our aging population, it could be a big thing. But, right now we just don't know," Dr. Shade said.
Using pink noise just like they did in the study would be hard to do at home.
"Right now, they don't have the algorithms to time it outside of a study," he says.
But, you could search for pink noise on your favorite device and play it all night, as something simple and non-invasive to try.


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Obama's Privacy Violated, Again, By Individuals Abusing Access Powers
Illinois employees are facing suspension for improperly accessing President-Elect Barack Obama's driving records, news organizations report. According to the State Journal-Register:
The employees, who work in secretary of state offices throughout the state, include workers at licensing facilities and in the departments of Vehicle Services and Drivers Services, spokeswoman Penelope Campbell said.
All of them looked up Obama's driving record after he was elected president Nov. 4, although none of them was authorized to do so, she said.
This is not the first time Obama has had problems with individuals invading his privacy. A few weeks ago, Verizon admitted Obama's personal cell phone records were wrongly accessed by the telecom company's employees. In March, the State Department announced that three contract employees improperly accessed the confidential passport files of Senators Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama.


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Though we haven't had many details yet about Larry David bringing Curb Your Enthusiasm back to HBO for Season 9 (after five years, it's worth noting), it seems like the casting is confirming that most of the originals will be back for the new episodes. Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen — who played fictionalized versions of themselves on the series — are both set to return according to THR, alongside David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, and Susie Eastman.
Almost all of those core cast members are currently on TV elsewhere (Danson on The Good Place, Steenburgen on The Last Man on Earth as well as Blunt Talk, Hines on Son of Zorn, Garlin on The Goldbergs), so it's little wonder that there's no sense yet of when we might actually see Season 9 due to scheduling. And, those conflicts are also true of the producers as well, since David Mandel has Veep and Alec Berg have Silicon Valley (of course, both are also on HBO).
Fellow EP Jeff Schaffer said a few months ago that,
"It won't be long. It won't be long. Geologically speaking, it'll be a blink of an eye. Whether the next season of Curb came out one year later, three years later, five years later, 20 years later — detailing the petty behavior of the selfish and the self-serving is an evergreen business […] "We'd love to have everyone back, and I think everyone wants to be back, so it should be business as usual."
The only major cast member who has not yet been confirmed is J.B. Smoove, who has been an enormous contributor to the show's humor in its last few seasons. It would be really disappointing if he didn't return, so hopefully (per Schaffer's comments) they'll be able to work something out.
Curb has gone a lot of places and addressed a lot of things throughout its run, although I tend to think that its best seasons are the ones that stay focused on L.A. and the minutia of Larry's life there (especially my favorites, Season 2 and Season 7). As far as what we might see in Season 9, well, anything is possible, but it will surely be a welcomed return for David.


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Discussion Starter • #101 •
LDT said:Hi Mortz
Pleased to read that you are well!
Are you able to let me have your views on the surround camera issue please.
Hi LDT,
My take on the surround camera option - works well depends on what you want to get from it
The camera's off the wing wirrors are useful for parking in tight spot's... kirbs etc....
Using the camera's whilenormal driving does your eye's in a bit as the tar mac passes you by at a pace
Junction view is awesome and works well.
Off road..... the system comes into it's own and is brill from all points....ummm how often would this be?
Overall it's a nice feature....definatley ripe for future development and enhancement
As we now know if you opt for the rear camera in the pure spec you now have to go for the camera surround system
Me...would probably spend my money on summit else
Edited by: Mortz