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Since here at NEWT we are all working on water projects. I have started to wonder about the water we drink and I asked my mentor what type of water he drinks and if he has ever tested his water at home to see what's in it. He said at his place he drinks from the tap. He said he has a filter, but it takes too long. I find it interesting that most of us don't worry about our water supply, but I know a lot of people who won't drink tap water. There is a hesitation about what's really in the water and it is perceived as not truly being pure. I believe situation like lead found in Flint, Michigan and even chromium-6 found here in Houston's water supply in Alief doesn't help.
This week we were able to go on a field trip to get a glimpse of how the City of Houston provides it residence with drinking water.
We learned there are 3 purification plants in the city and we were at the largest. They are able to produce 80 million gallons a day and after an expansion they will attempt to produce 400 million gallons a day!
We were able to complete a scavenger hunt and an activity covering the water cycle. We were also given free samples!
I was also able to visit the Buffalo Bayou Cistern.
"The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is a former drinking water reservoir built in 1926 for the City of Houston. As one of the city's early underground reservoirs, it supported the municipal water system's goals of fire suppression (water pressure) and drinking water storage. After operating for decades, an irreparable leak was discovered and after a few years, the reservoir was decommissioned in 2007." So if you lived or visited Houston prior to 2007, you probably had water that was stored in this facility. Information about Buffalo Bayou
This week I was also able to run tests on my final membrane. We continued to test the contact angle and so far we have hydrophobic membrane, but it is not quite superhydrophobic. Next week, we plan to complete our journey to superhydrophobicity by adding silver nanoparticles and coating it with chemical to lower surface energy.
Make sure you all answer my question about what is in your water or what type of water you drink in comment section.
Currently, I use the tap for cooking and all of my other water needs, but I drink bottled or filtered tap water. Where does your water come from? What kind do you drink? Tap, Filtered Tap, Bottled, Purified, Spring?


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I can't even begin to count the number of individual instances that we've been told how everything happens when it's supposed to happen. And yet, here it is again.
Is it because some of us aren't getting the message? Do we simply need a jab every now and then so we don't forget? Or, perhaps we just aren't believing that this is really true. (Probably because patience is so challenging.)
The images I was shown earlier weren't super pleasant. They were, however, clear and to the point. So are the words:
remember, Divine timing.
Because whether we want to buy into this or not, it's a fact. Something that simply is. Just as it is absolute how very much our lives are dependent and constructed on/around cycles, seasons, and turns of the planet.
Leaving our regular rotation today, I was directed to that stack which sits at the top of my card altar. Reading what she has to say validates what we're already being told.
"Goddess of the Earth ~
An idea, connected to imagination, creativity, and nature is coming your way.
The energy of Gaia, the spiritual Goddess of Earth, is strong within you at present. She reflects the fertile ground of your imagination and the infinite power of creativity that you possess.
This is a good time to use your imagination and express yourself creatively. Keep an open heart and mind. You will receive an idea over the coming days or weeks that will lead you to an abundant and fulfilling way of life. This idea is somehow connected to imagination, creativity, and nature.
Over the coming days it would be beneficial to relax, spend some time in nature and absorb her healing and fertile energies. Gaia will help to ground you and keep you balanced.
In the near future she will also inspire you to devise ingenious ways to market your idea."
The very Urth herself is telling us, reminding us that, as much as we create our own blueprints, chart our own maps, live in a guaranteed state of Free Will, we are still subject to the measure of time. We cannot rush what must be nurtured and cared for.
Also, as you can see, this one required a cover-up, which I ingeniously crafted. This look is way better than the original, but with that heart at the tree's top still visible.
(Ya know, now that I think about it, I may just get some permanent markers and do a bit of that suggested creative work on a few of these.)
Today's Deck:
Angels, Gods, and Goddesses Oracle Cards by Toni Carmine Salerno with added art by Jennifer Hewiston
Today's Sharing:
is THIS link. Which is beyond amazing. A feast for the eyes, to be sure.

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Check out these diverse new restos in the South
We found restaurants serving Neo-Filipino, vegan Greek, and South American cuisines, to name a few
Jan 10, 2019
One good thing about the Philippine food industry is that it's never been stale. In fact, it's exciting how much the industry moves. There are always new restaurants coming over the horizon, new kinds of cuisines to find, and new takes on old favorites to try. We're a nation of eaters, so it's only natural that our culinary choices are so vast and diverse.
While there are some openings that we're still waiting for (international giants Panda Express and Shake Shack being some notable ones), here are some newly-opened restaurants you can already try out.
1. Lampara
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Speaking of diverse, Lampara is a new bistro that serves Neo-Filipino cuisine. Fans of the style know how experimental it is, with every Neo-Filipino dish promising a unique experience. Poblacion's newest resident is making the dining experience even more unique by matching their interiors to their dishes.
2. Cusina Filipina
Cusina Filipina is also a new resident of Poblacion, Makati's burgeoning food and nightlife district. It's connected to the similarly newly-opened 1898 Hotel Colonia En Las Filipinas, an establishment that takes its inspiration from the country's 300-year Spanish rule. Predictably, Cusina Filipina serves Spanish-Filipino dishes in a space reminiscent of the 1900s.
3. Chichario
Latin American cuisine is experiencing its own quiet boom here, with restaurants like Señor Pollo and La Carnita finding moderate success. Even though it's still ostensibly exotic, because of our long and storied history under the Spaniards, there's something familiar about the cuisine. Chichario in Alabang is the latest entry into this niche market, and their piri piri chicken has already been making tongues wag. If you're looking for somewhere to drink, the place turns into a bar at night, too.
4. BirdBox
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The concept behind BirdBox (the new food kiosk at BGC, not the new Sandra Bullock movie) is simple: good fried chicken with rice and toppings (you can get kimchi or an onsen egg) in an easy to carry takeaway box. This no-fuss menu is the stuff of dreams for lazy foodies everywhere, so we'll make this prediction: we'll be seeing more of this South Korean-inspired joint in the future.
5. Two Chickpeas
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Even in 2019, many people still believe that vegan food is both immediately expensive and hopelessly limited. Two Chickpeas of Legazpi Village is the latest to pooh-pooh this idea, serving vegan falafel under 300 pesos. Check this place out if you're in the mood for some Greek greens.
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Telecoms watchdog Ofcom today laid out new competition rules for the UK's broadband market, opening up BT's fibre network to greater competition - as well as unbundling underground ducts and telegraph poles.
The statement opens BT's next-generation fibre network up to the same competition that currently exists between ISPs using the UK's existing copper wires.
BT will be forced hand over control of some fibre lines to other ISPs, enabling them to offer super-fast broadband services of 100Mbps or more to their own subscribers.
The prices for BT's wholesale products will, says Ofcom, provide "a fair rate of return reflecting commercial risk" - but will be governed by rules to prevent anti-competitive pricing.
BT must also provide rivals with access to its underground ducts and telegraph poles, enabling them to install their own fibre networks more cost-effectively.
The move could speed up the roll-out of faster fibre broadband services to more remote rural areas and parts of Britain where BT has no plans to roll out fibre of its own, encouraging broadband operators to run cables over existing infrastructure such as telegraph poles.
Back in May this year, cable provider Virgin Media teamed up with a local power company in a similar scheme, running fibre optic cables on electricity pylons to supply super-fast broadband to the Welsh town of Crumlin. The area had previously been a so-called rural 'not-spot', unable to receive fast broadband services.
The project followed an earlier, successful scheme to install above-ground fibre on purpose-built infrastructure to the Berkshire village of Woolhampton.
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Considering the cost of a new, or even an old AUG, I'd be more interested in the RDB. Since I have an AUG, I was super interested in a .308 bullpup, that takes metric FAL mags. It's ideal for MA.
I might still pick up an X95... maybe. But I've very happy with this rifle so whenever they come out with the .308 Tavor, it's not something I'd do at this point.
The trigger is great for a bullpup, and I'm sure I can wring more accuracy out of this rifle, but as far as the current setup, it's mint.
"Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash
"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman
Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
"You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP
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A friend of mine bought a Tavor, we took it to the outdoor range in the Ocala National Forest to break it in.
Love the weight and feel of the Tavor, the only thing I notice is you need to absolutely love snorting gasses after every shot.
With the ejection port right under your nose a full mag will clog you right up. I'd suggest wearing a surgical mask or some kind of face cover unless that stuff smells like victory to you.
Thats what I'd like to know abut the RFB, the bottom ejector does it eliminate the face full of blow back/ejection gasses because that would be a major plus.
I felt like I needed a shower and the netti pot after shooting the Tavor.
I was definitely not gassed after one or any number of rounds. The spent cases just slowly march out of the front of the rifle. Not throwing brass all over the place is a nice plus as well.
"Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash
"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman
Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
"You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP
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Good to know. If it was like that, imagine shooting it with a suppressor attached.
I am torn between an Aug and a RDB.
That's a pretty damn good group for offhand at 100 yards!
Its been several years ago but I enjoyed shooting the RFB.
What amazed me was how fast I could get successive shots on target.
The recoil was surprisingly light and the muzzle rise was negligible.
That's not pretty damn good.
That's awesome.
"The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion."
Edmund Burke, Speech at Country Meeting of Buckinghamshire, 1784
I'm biased toward the AUG, but the ejection of the RDB has merits. Also, cost.
Compared to other .308 rifles I have, it's OK. I'm satisfied for the day.
I can probably do a little better with this setup, maybe. Once I get more used to it.
It does look like there is great accuracy potential. That was slooow fire, and not holding the rifle up the whole time. It's just about the same as holding up the M14 or Garand for any amount of time. Too long and you'll be wobbling all over the place, too hasty and you're off.
"Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash
"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman
Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
"You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP
I do, and it's gassy as hell....
But it's a damn compact package with full carbine velocity.
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I'm interested in the RFB as well but internet lore has Keltec pistols with a limited lifespsan (5k IIRC) so I've been a little hesitant. Is there any accurate lifespan for the RFB? Of course, that would not include normal maintenance issues.
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Absolutely not true. It's "internet lore" for a reason.
I've never seen any documentation from KT about a 5,000 round lifespan and would say their pistols and rifles, if maintained, would last as long as anything else out there.
A pistol that has a "lifespan" of 5000 rounds, that just doesn't make sense. That's one recoil spring, the barrel is barely worn in, and the rest of the gun has lots and lots of life left in it. This is almost any gun you can think of.
As far as what the "accurate lifespan" of an RFB is, if it were 5000 rounds, that's only 10 cases of ammo....
5000 rounds is the average "accurate" lifespan of a competition rifle barrel, but the barrel isn't "worn out" exactly, thats just where peak accuracy begins to drop off.
The actual useful lifespan of a barrel can vary, due to what ammo and how often it's shot. The throat/headspace is what tells you it's time to change the barrel, and under normal, non machinegun use, this could be 30,000 or 50,000 rounds or more.
Now, as far as how long the rest of the gun lasts, I don't know, but for reference, an M1A or Garand receiver is good for about 150,000 rounds before you're going to crack the heel or elongate it.
When I worked at the range/shop, we had a rental Glock 17 with over 170,000 rounds through it. Things were replaced as needed, but as far as I know that was the original barrel. Seems ridiculous, but really, that thing _was_ a rented mule.
Guns last a really long time, and under "normal" use, you're unlikely to "wear out" a number of types of firearms. ARs, 1911s, bolt rifles, you name it.
So, in summary, I hereby dub anyone who declares the "lifespan" of almost any weapon to be 5000 rounds, an ass clown of the first order. 5 cases of handgun or 10 cases of rifle ammunition, is a summer of shooting for a lot of folks. A weapon that lasts 5000 rounds is hardly worth buying, much less engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and warrantying. Unless made by Harbor Freight as single use items.
Now, I would be curious myself how long Keltec expects an RFB to last, but something that has a controlled explosion right next to your face, simply needs to be of a given quality to be worth selling. Without getting sued by maimed people or their grieving families.
I'll let you know when 5k is, I shoot a lot less these days, so it'll take me a while. In my 20's, 5k was a few months of weekends.
I have a variety of ammunition I'll be feeding mine. Except for the FGMM. I mean I've got random .308/7.62 from commercial sources to some old spam cans, Norinco copper wash, and more. If my recent experience is the norm, and I feel it likely is, the RFB will chew through it all like a Singer sewing machine. If not, you'll hear about that too.
"Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash
"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman
Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
"You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP
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Both my Dad and I have the KT Sub2000 9mm carbines and love them.
People talk about guns they will never part with? Well, for me this is one of them for sure.
My Dad has a black one with Glock mag compatibility and uses the 33 round Glock stick mags and I have an OD green one with Beretta mag compatibility and I use the 30 round Beretta CX4 mags in mine. They are an absolute joy to shoot and dead-nuts accurate too.
Mine looks like this, I love the look of that green:
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Have you made it to 5K yet, hows it holding up...
KT themselves used to claim a minimum life expectancy of 6,000 rounds for their pistols. That info does not seem to still be on their website. Having owned a couple of them, the assertion that they'll last "as long as anything else out there" is, in my opinion, crazy talk. I think the 6,000 round estimate is generous. I like Kel Tec pistols for what they are; very compact carry guns that aren't going to get shot much (at least for most of us).
"Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician." -Jeff Cooper
Now an FFL licensee, working on SIGs and other assorted firearms. My email is in my profile.
Very nice--308 Bullpup
Nobody commented on the Elcan--illuminated 30 caliber scope. That's a damn nice scope. $$$
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Front and rear independent suspensions provide outstanding on-road driving dynamics and a fun-to-drive experience. The Cherokee body structure is made of high-strength steel which provides excellent torsional stiffness for a strong, lightweight vehicle architecture. It all adds up to superb handling and an exceptionally quiet cabin.
The Jeep® Selec-Terrain® Traction Management System gives you the power and capability to handle almost anything Mother Nature sends your way. Five efficient Modes: Auto, Sport, Snow, Sand/Mud and available Rock, are engineered to deliver the ultimate driving stability by coordinating 12 vehicle systems.
For off-roading, traction is key. You want every wheel working to drive the vehicle forward. Cherokee offers three available Jeep® Active Drive 4x4 systems that help to ensure the right tire has traction when it's needed.
Master ice, slush, and heavy snowfall without losing your cool. Jeep® Cherokee vehicles equipped with an available 4x4 system feature a Jeep® Selec-Terrain® Traction Management System with Snow Mode. Snow Mode minimizes slippage and oversteer and enhances stability, preventing wheel spin during winter conditions.
Advanced lighting technology plays a major role in the unmistakable exterior of the Cherokee.The LED daytime running lamps sweep back for a fluid, dynamic look. Available High-Intensity Discharge headlamps light up the night with a little help from the available fog lamps, when needed.
The signature seven-slot grille is an unmistakable exterior element that pays homage to our proud history.
With the available 3.2L Pentastar® V6 engine, dual chrome exhaust tips enhance the dynamic styling of the Cherokee exterior.
The Cherokee interior is one of style and refinement, right down to the details. An available heated leather-wrapped steering wheel is a welcome addition during the winter months and striking chrome metal accents play up the interior style by highlighting the steering wheel, center console, shift knob and door handles.
See the world from a whole new perspective. With the available CommandView® Dual-Pane Panoramic Sunroof, you and your passengers in both rows will be able to take in the sights and sounds.
Whether you're piling in the kids or hauling an inflatable kayak for a paddle, the Cherokee has the flexibility to amp up your active lifestyle. An available fold-flat front passenger seat and a standard 60/40 split-folding rear seat with reclining and fore-aft adjustment capability offer lots of choices for interior configurations.
SiriusXM Guardian,™makes it easier than ever to keep an eye on your vehicle from virtually anywhere. Lock your vehicle doors from your smartphone with the Uconnect® mobile app, call for assistance in an emergency with SOS Call and Roadside Assistance Call, find your vehicle in a crowded lot with Vehicle Finder and much more.
High-strength steel creates a robust body structure that maximizes crash protection and optimizes vehicle dynamics and weight. Eight standard advanced airbags —including full-length side-curtain airbags and driver and front passenger knee bolster airbags —work in tandem to help provide protection to vehicle occupants.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) uses a network of safety sensors that help maintain vehicle control, providing instant aid should they detect you're veering off your intended path. ESC corrects over- or under-steer. It works in tandem with Electronic Roll Mitigation to help reduce the possibility of a rollover.
Maneuver into a parking spot easily with the standard ParkView® Rear Back Up Camera. The system displays a rearview video image with dynamic gridlines when you shift into reverse. With an on-screen alert or audible chime, ParkView will bring your attention to hidden rear objects.
The available Blind Spot Monitoring system monitors the space between you and other drivers. Dual radar sensors detect when another vehicle is entering one of your blind spot zones. If a vehicle is detected, you will receive an audible chime and visual warnings on the corresponding exterior mirror.


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QSEHRA rules your small-business clients need to know
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QSEHRA, the small-business HRA, created in December 2016 as part of the 21st Century Cures Act, allows small employers to set aside a fixed amount of money each month that employees can use to purchase individual health insurance or use on medical expenses, tax-free. This means employers get to offer benefits in a tax-efficient manner without the hassle or headache of administering a traditional group plan and employees can choose the plan they want. And while QSEHRA may have had a slow start being passed under the radar, they are now gaining momentum. Small employers nationwide are eager to learn how this tax benefit can work for them and their employees.
The IRS outlines the rules for QSEHRA (which stands for Qualfied Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement) and everyone from non-profits to start-ups are eligible to participate. So take a moment to learn the quick facts of QSEHRA for your clients.
1. The employer must have fewer than 50 full-time employees.
2. The employer cannot offer a group health plan to any of its employees. If a group health plan is provided, the employer will have to cancel it before QSEHRA can start.
3. Employees must have a health insurance plan that meets minimum essential coverage in order to participate -- short-term plans, indemnity and faith-based sharing plans do not qualify as MEC. Also, QSEHRA is designed to work with tax credits employees may have received from the marketplace to purchase their insurance. Any tax credits the employee receives on their premiums will be reduced dollar for dollar by the QSEHRA.
4. There are no minimum contribution limits. The IRS sets the maximum contribution limits each year for QSEHRA. For 2018 the maximum contribution limits are $420 per month per single or $854 per month per family. QSEHRA is funded solely by the employer and the employee cannot contribute to the fund. The reimbursement amounts must be offered fairly to all employees- the rates can vary by family size, or all employees can be offered the same rate, but you cannot offer more to an employee just because they are your favorite. Employers can exclude the following employees from QSEHRA: part-time, seasonal employees under 26 years, and employees on a spouse's group plan.
5. Employers can choose to reimburse premiums only or premiums + medical expenses.
Can owners participate in QSEHRA?
A lot of small business owners look at QSEHRA and wonder if they are eligible to receive the tax-free reimbursements as well. If the owner is considered an employee of the business, then they would be eligible to participate. The employee status of the owner is often determined by the corporate structure of the business.
Can employers administer their own QSEHRA?
It is strongly advised that employers do not try to administer their own QSEHRA. While the legal documents are easy to draft to create the QSEHRA, the newness of QSEHRA makes it difficult for a small business to keep up with the changing regulations as they occur. Since its inception, the IRS has issued two major guidance changes and has promised more in the future. Small-business owners do not have the time or resources to research and stay current on law changes insuring they are compliant.
In addition, the IRS requires small businesses to keep records up to seven years. That means the owner would need a secure way to keep employee medical receipts and their personal health information secure and safe for up to seven years.
And lastly, another important item for employers to consider is employee privacy. For reimbursements to be tax-free, you have to substantiate that employees are using it to pay for health insurance and medical expenses. Information about employees' medical expenses (including individual insurance premiums) is considered Protected Health Information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). As an employer, asking for employee medical records is a HIPAA privacy violation. Plus, it can get awkward for employees to disclose personal medical information to their boss.


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Phase 1 of the attempt to build a home automation system using Arduino boards and Raspberry Pis. This is the security panel of the system. It has a 3.2" TFT touch screen, fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication, PIR motion sensor to automatically turn on/ off the display, DHT22 temperature-humidity sensor, and an ESP8266 WiFi module to communicate with the server.
Below is a screenshot of the front end of the system (Home Assistant).
Below are few images of the actual panel. When the work is complete a new custom PCB will be designed and everything will be housed in a 3D printed case.
Below is the main code running on the Arduino mega board.
Here are the functions created for reading the touchscreen information.
Below are the functions to display the UI on the LCD.
These are the functions created to communicate with the ESP8266 module using the Serial port.
Below is the custom firmware running on the ESP8266 that enables the communication between the Arduino and the WiFi module.
The server is a Raspberry Pi which runs MQTT and Home Assistant. Pi runs its own AP and DHCP server for the nodes to connect to. There are two more sensors connected to the Raspberry Pi using an ADC (mcp3008) to monitor light level and air quality.


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It's finally time to put a bow on Amazon's case with the Federal Trade Commission. In 2014, the online shopping juggernaut cam under fire for not fully warning parents that free apps could still contain in-app purchases. Last year a federal judge ruled that Amazon didn't do enough to inform folks of such (or offer safeguards/speed bumps ahead of finalizing a purchase). That changes today as the FTC has ruled to end the lawsuit. This move means that the refund process for some $70 million in eligible purchases made between November 2011 and May 2016 can begin. Said refunds will be via method of purchase, not gift cards.
Your kid's 'accidental' Amazon app spending will be refunded soon
Some $70 million in purchases made between 2011 and 2016 are eligible.
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"This case demonstrates what should be a bedrock principal for all companies -- you must get customers' consent before you charge them," the acting director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection Thomas B. Pahl said in a statement. "Consumers affected by Amazon's practices can now be compensated for charges they didn't expect or authorize."
The FTC says that details about the refund program (which Amazon will operate) will be revealed shortly. We've reached out to Amazon for more information about when exactly that will start and will update this post should it arrive.


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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney compared it, for intrusiveness, to the federal healthcare law that is anathema to conservative activists, and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty called it "preposterous" in a recent debate in South Carolina.
Gingrich, who officially declared his candidacy last week, took aim at the lawsuit shortly thereafter.
The agency is "basically breaking the law to try to punish Boeing and to threaten every right-to-work state," Gingrich said on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, where he was the first of the venerable political show's "Meet the Candidates" interview series of the 2012 cycle.
On Friday, Gingrich said the NLRB should be defunded if it goes ahead with the suit.
The White House has said President Obama will not comment on the lawsuit because the NLRB is an "independent agency."


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CONCORD / Supervisor pushes a state university for Contra Costa / Despite enrollment decline, he suggests branch's expansion
Despite dwindling enrollment and a budget with no room for growth, the dream of turning Cal State Hayward's small branch campus in Concord into a full-fledged university -- or at least significantly expand it -- hasn't died.
For Contra Costa Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, that goal is almost an issue of pride: Contra Costa County, with its million-plus population, is the only one of California's 10 largest counties without a CSU or University of California campus.
DeSaulnier is so determined to see it happen that he encouraged the county Board of Supervisors to pass a resolution last month supporting such a move.
"I see it as a coming of age of Contra Costa County," he said. "We've grown and prospered in the last 20 years. Having a CSU campus is appropriate as we've grown and changed into a county of a million people."
Since the branch campus first opened off Ygnacio Valley Road in 1992, supporters have envisioned turning it into a university. But enrollment has stagnated, putting the idea on the back burner. And the state's budget crisis means extra cash isn't floating around to make the project a reality.
Still, DeSaulnier believes it can be done with creative financing and support from county leaders and businesses.
Concord campus President Peter Wilson, who began his tenure a year ago, agrees the branch needs to grow but says successful expansion doesn't necessarily require becoming a free-standing CSU with its own accounting and personnel departments.
"It's a lot more efficient for us to be part of Hayward than it is for us to break away," he said. "The key thing right now -- and Mark and I are in agreement -- is to develop what we've got."
The Concord campus can harness the power of Cal State Hayward more than ever to generate its own expansion, especially now that the university is considering renaming it Cal State East Bay, Wilson said. That could mean a greater regional focus and more support for the Concord campus.
"The university seems to be making a much stronger commitment than it has in the past to developing this site as part of the university," Wilson said. "That's what is different. That is what gives me hope that when we do have a plan of action in place, something will happen."
When the Contra Costa campus first opened, the state predicted it would grow to 1,457 full-time students by 1995. It currently has 690, down from 770 the year before because of budget cuts that eliminated some classes. One reason it hasn't grown faster is that a highway planned for the area fell through, leaving it stranded miles away from interstate access.
Wilson envisions the branch campus developing its own unique programs such as an environmental studies degree focused on the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. And local community colleges, which offer lower division courses for freshman and sophomores on their respective campuses, could essentially move onto the Cal State Hayward Contra Costa campus to do that.
To finance the expansion, DeSaulnier envisions having businesses interested in various areas - say, environmental studies - sponsor the construction of a building for that department or program.
Wilson has a track record of making such creative financing happen. As dean of San Bernardino's branch campus at Palm Desert, he was key to raising $19.5 million for permanent buildings and oversaw annual enrollment of at least 10 percent.
"It's something that takes patience and the cultivation of people who are interested in supporting what we're doing," he said.


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Fusuno Airbrush Fiberglass Canopy Slash Gaui X3
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So, do you agree? Too many on network TV (assuming you still watch network TV)?
Two and a Half Men co-creator Lee Aronsohn insists that Ashton Kutcher wants to return to the hit TV sitcom for a 10th season.
Aronsohn isn't a fan of the current crop of female-centered comedies such as Whitney and 2 Broke Girls.
"Enough, ladies. I get it. You have periods," he said.
Aronsohn applauded women like Whitney Cummings, Chelsea Handler and Tina Fey securing a voice to discuss formerly taboo subjects on TV.
"But we're approaching peak vagina on television, the point of labia saturation," he said.


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Charming local with a couple of bars, cheerful customers, friendly staff, four real ales and traditional pub food
Just the place to refuel after enjoying one of the surrounding Dartmoor walks, this remains a tucked-away little gem. The unspoilt bar has just four tables, a few window and wall seats, a one-person pew built into the corner beside a nice old stone fireplace (with a woodburner) and a good mix of customers. The rudimentary bar counter dispenses Bays Gold, Dartmoor Legend, Exeter Avocet and a beer named for the pub (from Teignworthy) tapped from the cask; local farm cider and a decent small wine list. The room on the right is slightly bigger and lighter in feel, with beams, another stone fireplace, stripped-pine tables and a built-in wall bench; there's also a small dining room. To reach the picnic-sets in the garden you have to cross a bridge over a little moorland stream. Disabled access but no loos. They have a holiday cottage to rent.
Bar food times: 12-2, 6.30-9
Traditional food includes sandwiches, chicken liver pâté, local potted crab, cheese and spinach cannelloni, home-cooked ham and eggs, fish pie, spicy meatballs in tomato sauce topped with cheese, smoked trout salad with home-made coleslaw, lasagne, and puddings.
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"For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."Hebrews 4:12
For over 12 weeks, I attended a small group class called Freedom. It was created by a church in Alabama.
This study changed my life forever!
I want to share this HUGE wake up call that I experienced.
What you feed grows, right?
Plants, babies, animals.
Have you ever thought about how YOU grow Spiritually?
In order to grow Spiritually, we need to be spending time in prayer, reading and or studying our Bibles, and spending time in corporate worship.
When we don't do these things, the Holy Spirit gets quiet. He's a gentlemen. He's not going to beg you to spend time in His presence.
Your soul (mind, will & emotions) and body will get what they need because they are loud when we don't feed them.
If you aren't a Christian, then those are the loudest in your life and you might be trying to fill a void with anything you can. Sex, drugs, relationships, work, food, shopping… anything.
However, those things will NEVER give you the joy, peace, and contentment that God can.
When God created Adam and Eve, He walked in the garden with them. He talked to them.
When they chose to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they broke that communication with God.
When we stop feeding the Holy Spirit, we can't hear God. WE break communication with Him.
He's still talking. He's still trying to get our attention…but our soul and body are too LOUD.
What you feed grows. What you starve dies.
Think about that for a second.
When we feed the Holy Spirit, He rules our minds, will and emotions. If we don't feed Him, He just lets those other two be more dominate.
This is when you can't hear God clearly because what He's trying to say to you is filtered through your will, emotions, and body.
What you feed grows. What you starve dies.
This Christmas season, spend some time with God. He's never left you. He loves you so very very much. He hasn't caused the bad stuff that happened in your life. He wants to love on you. Will you let HIm?
If you need prayer, I'm only a click away!
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Immigration in Barcelona is not mostly foreign with only 27 percent of people who applied for residence in the Catalan capital being from outside Spain (read article in Castilian here, La Vanguardia). According to the Statistic department of the Ayuntamiento, 40,000 people, newly recorded in the 2009 municipal census, came from other municipalities in Catalunya, whilst only 17,000 came from other regions in Spain. The department have released a study that shows the city demographic during the last twenty years, which reveals that during 2009, 89,594 people arrived in Barcelona whilst only 59,570 people left. Over 40 percent of immigrants who arrived in Barcelona in 2009, came from the rest of Catalunya, more than 12,000 joined the municipal census of Barcelona after leaving other cities in the Barcelona region - ie. l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Santa Coloma and Sant Adrià. The flow of residents is particularly strong between l'Hospitalet settled in Barcelona and vice versa. The second largest exchange is between Barcelona and Badalona. The report also reveals moreover that the greatest migratory movements from or to the municipality of Barcelona are with young people. More than half of the 90,000 people who came to the city were between 20 and 35 years old.
Jewellers warn of increase in armed attacks just days after the murder of a jeweller in Sant Martí (read article in Castilian here, El Pais). Jewellers warn police that they suffer a burglary every two days and request a tough response to this increase. While the police are still trying to catch the two robbesrs who stabbed the jeweller from Sant Martí, the Colegio Oficial de Joyeros, Orfebres, Relojeros y Gemólogos de Cataluña reveal that there are incidents every two days in Catalunya and raised concerns about the level of violence and the increased use of firearms. In a recent report, it was revealed that there had been 112 assaults and robberies in Catalunya compared with 80 in the same period in 2009. The first violent robbery occured on the eve of Kings Day in 2010, in Carmel with the most shocking being the incident in 2005 when Francisco Sanchez and his nephew Juan Antonio Sanchez broke into the a jewellers in Castelldefels, left without taking anything but killed the couple who owned the business and their son with a machete. Damià Matamala, the president of the Colegio de Joyeros has called for a change in the legal framework and to end the "feeling of impunity" that has left, in his view, criminals willing to commit crime.
Jordi Hereu, mayor of Barcelona defends Itziar González, over the Ciutat Vella corruption scandal (read article in Castilian here, La Vanguardia). Hereu admitted he knew of the threats and coercions suffered by former councilman Itziar González and assured him that he has his personal support. Speaking in an interview with RAC1, the mayor also used the time to defend the councilman Roger Pallerols and Joan Albert Dalmau, who are both linked to the licensing of fradulent nightclubs in the Ciutat Vella. Asked over the reasons that led to González leaving office, Hereu referred to a "combination of many factors". Hereu conceeded that they have not maintained contact but had wanted to "recover" morally and stated that it is hard "to take forward a project in Ciutat Vella."


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The news that Euronav chief executive Paddy Rodgers is stepping down is indicative of the changeover of generations in tanker shipping
The last seven days have seen a generational change in the tanker sector. The latest generation stepped forward with their view of the tanker fleet of the future with the news that Japanese companies Asahi Tanker Co Ltd and Exeno-Yamamizu Corporation Tokyo are jointly developing a new domestic shipping pure-electric tanker design 'e5' which incorporates "zero emission electric propulsion". My email exchange with the developers at Exeno-Yamamizu in Japan revealed an earnest attempt to not only change the physical environment their generation will have, but also the attitude of their generation to shipping. In Japan, it would seem the young regard shipping an old persons' career.
As a result, the domestic tanker trades, vital for bunker delivery and coastal product distribution, are in crisis. The average age of domestic tanker crews is now around 55 years old. This is despite the years of high youth unemployment Japan has suffered. The developers at Exeno-Yamamizu believe that as well as lowering emissions among the bunker delivery fleet in Tokyo Bay, the pure-electric tankers will encourage the 'PlayStation' generation to consider crewing as an employment option.
I heard something similar only two months ago in Finland while visiting Rolls-Royce and Finferries and the sailing of the world's first autonomous ship. Using the cutting edge of digitalisation from Rolls-Royce's intelligent shipping portfolio, the vessel sailed autonomously around other ships straying across the route. I felt completely safe, as I do on airliners that use automatic landing systems.
The comment that echoes the aims of Exeno-Yamamizu developers came from the captain that remotely sailed the vessel back to port from an office 50 km away. He said that at the end of the shift, he could leave the office and be home in 10 minutes. That sort of normal working life appeals to the PlayStation generation and with digitalisation and forethought, we can engage the younger generation in the tanker industry.
There was shock news from the older tanker generation in the announcement that Euronav chief executive Paddy Rodgers is stepping down. I for one did not see this coming and his well-argued and forthright views in interviews and conferences will be missed. He was the Euronav chief executive during last major upheaval in the tanker fleet – the phase of the single-hull tanker. Hopefully, his plans include being available to add his experience to the next major upheaval in 2020.
Are electric tankers and autonomous ships the way to attract the next generation? Have your say during the digitalisation session at the Asian Tanker Conference in Singapore on 26 and 27 February.


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Thoughts on Walking and Not
This is a photograph from the last summer I walked.
It's the summer of 1976 and we're at a cottage rented by my parents. Standing with me are my little sister — then actually little — and my best friend AB. We're spending two weeks in this cottage made of wood, the exterior walls painted with some sort of preservative classic to cottages of the time. The backyard is tall with weedy grass growing in a sandy soil and surrounded by pines and the ocean is within walking distance. In my memories, the sun was shining the entire two weeks. That's pretty unusual for Denmark, so it probably wasn't. It was one of my favourite holidays and to this day, the smell of sand and pines and sun are among my favorite scents. Add a touch of ocean and I'm in heaven.
My parents had asked the doctors for a two week reprieve before I underwent the procedure that was supposed to help me walk. My juvenile arthritis had settled in my hips and hard, already causing changes in the joint. My left hip was the worst — you can see in the photo that I couldn't straighten my leg anymore. I still remember the excruciating pain in the groin that comes with a hip joint that's bone-on-bone. When I was walking, it was with the crutch and if we needed to go for longer distances, such as the beach close to that cottage, it was with me in a wheelchair. We did and once there, I walked with my crutches into the water. It was also the last summer I put my feet in saltwater.
At the end of the holiday, I went into the hospital and was placed in a body cast that went from the tip of my toes to my chest. It was thought that giving my hips a rest from moving would somehow stop the JA from its rampage. It didn't. Instead, it stopped my ability to walk. I don't remember the moment when we found out, but in my mother's mind, it is vivid and she shared it in the Live Bold Live Now documentary about my life.
I posted the photo on my Facebook page, mentioning how it was the last summer I walked. Sallie, a good friend and very wise woman, asked how I felt about it. My first instinct was to say that it was fine, but my second thought wanted more time to figure it out.
I haven't walked for 38 years and I no longer have the muscle memory of walking. I see other people do it and no part of me remembers how. I don't remember how to make your body walk, something apparently so natural and ingrained that no one around me seems to have to concentrate to do it.
This weekend, The Boy took out the garbage and I watched him walk down the hallway, counting his steps. There are 62 steps from my apartment to the garbage chute and 62 steps back and he took them with ease. On the way back, his only focus was looking at me with a smile on his face, not on the 62 steps it would take to get to me.
I watch others walking down the street, to shopping, to the bus, walking the dog, pushing a stroller, or any other of the multitude of tasks that involve walking. I watch my attendants as they carry my dinner from the kitchen to my living room. There are days when I marvel at how you can all do this thing called walking without having to think about it and moreover, without great effort and pain.
My last memory of walking is less about the act of walking and more about the effort and pain that were part of it, as well as so many other movements. Spending a month in a body cast caused my hips to fuse, which took away the pain, as well as my mobility. I got some of the latter back after my hip replacements at 16. I also got my first power wheelchair and, as described in my story Unbound, it gave me back mobility and freedom.
And it is possible that it is because of that memory of pain, combined with two years in a hospital bed waiting for my new hip joints, and then the freedom of movement granted to me by a wheelchair, that I am fine with not walking. For me, the wheelchair wasn't about losing the ability to walk, it was about gaining freedom. It was about finally leaving the hospital behind, about going home, about becoming normal again.
Or maybe it is the 38 years that have passed, leaving the grieving of the loss so far in the past that the wound has well and truly scarred over. Because I truly feel fine about not walking. There is some truth to that saying about how can you miss something if you don't know what it is. I don't remember how to walk, neither in my mind or my body and so, I don't miss it.
Oddly, both my mind and my body remember dancing. And that I am not fine with losing.


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Banana Walnut Cake
Banana walnut cake is a very tasty snack or breakfast recipe. Unlike other cake recipes, there is no butter and sugar. This recipe is made with mashed banana mixed with whole wheat flour and chopped walnuts. Today I am sharing you an eggless whole wheat banana walnut cake recipe with step by step instructions along with photos.
Banana Walnut Cake
- 1 1/2 cup Whole wheat flour
- 3 Riped Bananas
- 1/4 cup Walnuts
- 1 tsp Cinnamon Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Butter
- Take the ripe bananas in a mixing bowl and mash well.
- Add cinnamon powder and mix well.
- Add baking powder and baking soda and mix well.
- Coarsely chop the walnuts and add to the mixture.
- Add whole wheat flour.
- Mix well without any lumps to form a thick mixture.
- Add milk little by little and mix the flour mixture with a spatula to get the desired consistency.
- The flour mixture is ready to bake.
- Grease the baking tray with butter.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit and bake it for 35 mins or until the toothpick comes out clean.
- When the cake is baked perfectly, remove from the oven and cool it completely.
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Is there a hidden agenda with the exorbitantly priced iPhone X?
It will sell for a cool $999 when it comes out in November, but it's just part of an effort to get us to pay more for our phones.
Here's what's happening.
First, the wireless carriers can't seem to get people to sign up for contracts anymore, so the alternative now is to pay a monthly fee to use the phone--a pay-as-you-go scheme. Your teenager might not have $999 laying around, but he or she surely has $40 each month. This writer claims the iPhone X isn't that expensive, but many powerful and recent smartphone cost around $600. Suddenly, a premium phone at $999 seems acceptable.
Second, it's an Apple product we're talking about. Go ahead and argue with me about why Android phones are just as fast and useful, but the iPhone is the best selling individual smartphone ever for a reason. People know how to use it, and they like the closed ecosystem for music, movies, and apps. In my job, I've tested many Android phones from companies like HTC and Motorola that tended to crash for no reason at the worst possible time. I've tested an iPhone 7 Plus for months and it has never crashed. If you are running a business and talking to an investor or a client, you can't really mess around with a phone that is prone to crashing. The iPhone just works.
And that's going to cause more problems when it comes to pricing.
Smartphones stopped being phones a long time ago. They are far beyond anything we can summarize easily. They are like a personal assistant. They let us talk to bots. We use them as cameras, to record conversations in a meeting, to book a flight, and everything else.
Maybe $999 doesn't seem that expensive. (By the way, the model with 256GB of storage costs $1,149, which is out of my league.) That's more than most basic televisions these days. As a colleague pointed out recently, it might be cheaper for people in other countries to book a flight and travel to the United States to buy an iPhone and still save money on the airfare.
It's not the current price that worries me, though.
As we rely more and more on phones as a digital assistant for everything, it is entirely possible that smartphones will cost much more in the future.
As companies like Samsung and Apple add more features, use more rugged materials, add longer-lasting batteries, and use more advanced chip sets, we may see prices go up to as high as $1,500 or even $2,000. Let's say there is a major breakthrough at Apple and they figure out how to double the life of the iPhone. Let's call that model the iPhone Pro. Maybe it will come out next year. If you knew it lasted twice as long as the current model, would you pay twice as much? Maybe that's a no-brainer.
And it's not really about adding new features or making phones last longer. More and more, I see people using their smartphones on planes and during meetings. Laptops? Not so much. Tablets? Not really. Microsoft, Motorola, and others have experimented with phones that connect to a monitor at work, and this will become commonplace by 2020. We'll use our phones like laptops. In some ways, we already do that, especially as we dictate articles by voice and rely on artificial intelligence as an app replacement.
The sad part of this future scenario is that I'll probably line up at the Apple store next year for the $1,500 model, and then pay even more the next year. They have us firmly hooked. We'll pay top dollar for the top phones and let the rest fight over the older models or the used ones in the bargain bin. What we might not realize, though, is that each new model is produced in higher and higher quantities and at a lower production cost. We're all turning Apple and Samsung into massive, bloated monoliths. At least someone is getting rich.


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On Sunday, October 28th 2018, Jair Bolsonaro, of the PSL (Social Liberal Party), won Brazil's general election in the second round with approximately 55 percent of the popular vote, defeating Fernando Haddad of the PT (Worker's Party). Immediately, concerns have been raised regarding the impact that Brazil's new president-elect will have on the future of the Amazon rainforest. Bolsonaro has already threatened to close down FUNAI (National Indian Foundation), the government agency responsible for indigenous affairs, and the protection of indigenous lands. Brazil's newly elected president has also previously suggested that he would pull out of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement, on the basis that the agreement compromised Brazil's sovereignty over the Amazon region. He has backed away from these claims, but remains open to withdrawing. Paulo Guedes, his top economic advisor, confirmed that finance, planning, industry, and trade would be combined into a super ministry headed by Guedes. Bolsonaro has also proposed a 870 kilometer paved highway through protected forests, as part of his emphasis on development and economic activity.
Christian Poirier, program director for Amazon Watch, said, "The Bolsonaro victory is an utter catastrophe for the Brazilian Amazon rainforests and its indigenous and traditional peoples." He added that "This has drastic implications for the rights of indigenous and traditional peoples in the Amazon, for their ability to continue living their way of life and continuing to steward these forests for our collective benefit." Steve Schwartzman, leader of the Environmental Defense Fund's tropical forests and economic incentives work, predicted that "The land-grabbers and illegal loggers and criminal gangs that are operating in the Amazon are going to be even more of a threat to the indigenous communities."
The Amazon region has the world's largest tropical rainforest, which is inhabited by diverse plant and animal species which are still being discovered. In Brazil, laws from 1965 declare that landowners must keep a percentage of terrain forested. Brazil, where 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest is found, has approximately 100 uncontacted tribes, which is a number greater than anywhere else in the world. The Amazon rainforest produces approximately 20 percent of the world's oxygen, and its trees take in about a quarter of all the carbon absorbed by Earth's land, which makes it a carbon sink. A 2015 study stated that the rainforest was absorbing a third less carbon than three decades ago, indicative of the issues that deforestation poses. Deforestation along with droughts could lead to the Amazon rainforest transforming from a carbon sink to a carbon source, which has been the overall pattern of global tropical rainforests. Brazil's government estimated that 27,772 square kilometers of the rainforest were cleared in 2004 by illegal logging. Even though certain environmental policies helped drive these numbers down to 4,571 square kilometers in 2012, in 2017, that number rose to 7,000 square kilometers.
Ultimately, the election of Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil poses a significant, and urgent threat to the Amazon rainforest, its ecosystem, and its indigenous populations. The official policies which will be adopted remain to be discovered. However, the objectives, statements, and attitudes of the upcoming Brazilian government are indicative of the urgency of action required from different stakeholders to pressure the new establishment to better protect this vitally important and vulnerable region. Looking beyond corporate profits, and short-sighted economic development, people must look to prioritize the health and well-being of the planet and its life forms.
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Not just for aesthetic enhancement, orthodontics also serves to improve a patient's overall oral health for a lifetime, and can even help with speech impediments.
A properly aligned bite makes it easier to eat, smile and speak!
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The Contemporary, Decorative Mood of Cir on Show at Coverings 2019
Characterised by its lively, creative personality, Miami re-interprets the antique cementine tiles typical of the early industrial revolution, evolving them into a modern, highly topical form with modern ceramic. The typical decorative motifs and original sizes recount the history and define the unique, versatile style of a collection in perfect harmony with contemporary architecture and design. The industrial and residential atmospheres of a city in ferment, exuberant and dynamic, are highlighted by intense colours which act as a backdrop to modern life, finished with high impact compositional offerings.
Cir has also showcased its new porcelain stoneware collections for the first time: Key West, with its original material effects, fashionable colours and eclectic sizes, and Terre Colorate, inspired by a palette of warm and reassuring colours, created by mixing precious and natural pigments.
With these new offerings, Cir Ceramiche confirms its propensity for decoration with sizes, micro-sizes, colours and textures (including reliefs) and completely original graphics.
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We offer weekly maintenance, twice-a-month maintenance (not bi-weekly), and monthly maintenance.
Weekly landscape maintenance to include the following landscaping services as needed:
- Mowing and edging of lawn.
- Weeding and raking of planting beds.
- Pruning of trees and plants under 12 ft.tall
- Fertilizing of lawn and plants
- Blowing off all hard surfaces.
- Herbicide Spraying.
- Leaf and minor storm clean up. No branches/trees over 12' tall.
The price quoted is billed once monthly and is for weekly year round service at an agreed-upon cost per month for a 12-month contract.
A first month deposit is required up front to start service.
Please note that depending on the condition of your property; it can take 2-3 months' worth of visits to get your property into good condition. Once we get the property/grounds into good condition; we will be able to maintain it that way. After the twelve (12) month contract has been fulfilled, we ask that you give us at least thirty (30) days written notice by mail or e-mail to cancel service.
When putting together your maintenance cost per month; we take into account that your property will require our tech to spend more time servicing the property during the growing-season vs. non-growing season. Monthly payments are then averaged for the entire year. Invoices will not go up in the growing season and will not go down in the winter season therefore the invoices will be the exact same over the duration of the contract. Each customer will eventually; through-out the length of their (12) month contract have a couple visits missed due to "acts of god" (Reasons other than contractor's negligence). We will spend additional time at your property to make up for any missed visits.


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Rebels in Libya have set up their own mobile network in the country following the disconnection of the telecom network in the rebel-held areas a month ago, according to UK newspaper, The Telegraph.
Called the Free Libyana, the new mobile network is the brainchild of Ousama Abushagur, an Abu Dhabi-based telecoms executive who is a Libyan raised in Alabama, the report said.
The cable and microwave links that connect mobile masts in eastern Libya to the network hubs in Tripoli were cut by the government in early March.
The new network is said to be helping rebel commanders on the front lines of the conflict as well as providing the authorities in eastern Libya with improvised mobile communication networks to form international links in gaining support for their fight against the Gaddafi government.
The report said that the new network relies on equipment supplied by Tecore, a US-based firm that specialises in network deployments. Abushagur said that Free Libyana is reliant on a data centre in London's Docklands, and the funding for the new network is provided by a Libyan businessman based in the UAE.
Abushagur drew up the new network plan because the Gaddafi government was broadcasting jamming signals to cripple satellite telephones, which were hampering humanitarian convoys organised by Abushagur.
The team of engineers involved in Free Libyana was working alongside workers from Benghazi-based mobile operator Libyana who installed their equipment to create a new network independent of Tripoli. The new network was completed using a copy of the Libyana customer database and a satellite link to other countries, according to The Telegraph. It is said that Free Libyana's international calling is limited to selected senior figures.


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Turns out my Saturday was pretty eventful. I wasn't going to sit at home. And quite frankly, the cold temperatures lured me outside. I like the cold. I own a great coat. Ergo, cold isn't so.
Starting point: 14th & 5th
Destination: Canal & Ludlow
On the third and final leg of my walk, I heard sirens and saw a fire truck speed across Grand St while I walked south on Ludlow. When I made it to the corner of Broome, I stumbled upon a scene: 2 fire engines, a group of people being evacuated from a restaurant and neighboring business. The fire engine that sped West on Grand, finally pulled up on Orchard.
I whipped out my camera and started snapping photos of the fireman closest to me as he opened a fire hydrant. I heard a child crying and looked over and saw a woman rushing out of the restaurant.
I looked up at the buildings and didn't see any flames or smoke. Maybe the fire was in the restaurant kitchen or in a basement. I examined the crowd that was already across the street. No one looked distressed or worried.
|Please don't ask how that bike seat got in the photo.
I don't have a clue.
I tried to get a shot of another crying child. "I wanna go home!" They managed to say between sobs. There was a slight tinge of guilt that washed over me as I aimed the camera at the child - like I was invading a moment. But I got over that. Unfortunately, the moment was lost when the child turned her head and someone walked in front of me.
After the scene was secured, the tension was instantaneously gone from the scene. I could also tell that many of the residents of the neighborhood had been through this before. They were unfazed.
I'd love to be a photojournalist. I tend to notice a lot more than most people and I want to capture timely moments.
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As my regular readers will know I have decided to change the design of the area in front of the terrace. The loss of the box at the corners of the beds means that, for me, the integrity of the design has been lost. This is the first of what I'm sure will be numerous posts discussing my idea, wishes and what the possibilities are for this area.
Here is the way this part of the garden has looked since 2008
Above in 2013, looking out from the terrace. Middle left of centre.
Even before the loss of the box I had decided that I would remove half the planting of Perovskia and replace them with something that would give more structure in winter, probably this would have been spheres of Teucrium.
I have decided to remove all the lavender and all the Perovskia although I will be taking cuttings so I can use more of these on the slope and possibly in other areas of the garden so that the entire garden can become drought tolerant.
How big is the space?
The width of the terrace is 17.5 metres divided into 5 sections by pillars.
The depth of the area is 18.5 metres to the edge of the path that separates the formal beds from the Back border. The path is 1 metre wide and the back border is 3 metres deep.
To the left the bay hedge is 5 metres from the edge of the terrace. The left hand border is separated from the formal lavender hedge by a gravel path, the border is approximately 5 metres deep and I intend lining the border with the edge of the terrace to create a long view.
A priority is to create some void space. The formal beds were planted before the design of the terrace had been completed so the lavender hedges are in the middle of the spaces between the two outer pillars meaning that there is not a long view from either. The only long view is from the middle, and the main door from the house into the garden.
As you can see in the view looking out from the terrace there is a feeling of enclosure that I want to change.
Here are some of the ideas I have been thinking about;
- Making a void semi circle that begins and ends 3 metres from the terrace, from the 2nd to the 4th pillar, thereby creating the possibility of long views from the ends, where we have tables and a restful space in the middle where we have loungers and often sit under the shade of the wisteria to read and relax. The semi-circle forms the basis of all of the designs so far.
While I was away I used the iPad to make some very,very rough sketches of my ideas.
The left side is the terrace with the pillars marked. Then a 3 metre path of gravel (this is what exists now and gives access around the garden with a wheel barrow). Around the semi-circle is planting with a central path, possibly with arches dividing the space from a second area. The semi-circle itself could be just gravel or include very low growing plants such as sempervirens, thyme etc.
The area beyond the arches could be a new cuttings garden; you all know how much I have been enjoying the beds I have in the vegetable areas, leaving the back border as it is. There could be various layouts for the beds and even a paved area for a table.
The negative aspect of this idea is that it would be very high maintenance and would require irrigation.
- The area behind the semi-circle could have more trees added to create much-needed shade in the garden
- The area beyond the semi-circle could be divided in two, with pergola running across the garden giving different views of the garden and look back to the house. The woodland path effect could be created beyond that with deciduous and evergreen tree in conjunction with the existing mulberry and two walnuts. The existing path would be incorporated into this and would most likely change from the existing straight path to something more meandering.
I will explore each idea in more detail in future posts, but do please let me know your impressions and thoughts about these ideas.


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|19 May 2016
Community apprehension regarding cloud seeding was discussed by West Coast Council at its monthly meeting Tuesday (17 May 2016). Several Councillors raised concern that Hydro Tasmania were yet to fully engage with West Coast residents regarding cloud seeding operations in the region.
General Manager Dirk Dowling advised that Council were working with Hydro Tasmania on the matter, "Council's Economic Development, Tourism & Events Coordinator has been liaising with Hydro regarding a framework for community consultation, with details currently being finalised."
Provision of transport services to and from the West Coast was also discussed, following a question from the public gallery, queries from the Deputy Mayor regarding the reduced Hobart-Queenstown route and correspondence from Braddon MP Joan Rylah.
"Council and the community are concerned that Strahan has been left out of the recent bus trial," Mayor Phil Vickers said after the meeting. "As a result of discussions, Council has resolved to request Strahan not only be placed on the route for the bus service but that it becomes the start and end point. Council will also be reiterating the lack of any consultation with Council on the original bus service trial proposal."
Council will also investigate if, and where, green cards for discounted bus fares are available for purchase on the West Coast.
Consideration was also given to the renaming of Stitt Park in Rosebery, following the recent passing of volunteer Mr Jack Becker who assisted maintaining the area. Following discussions regarding the most appropriate way to pay tribute to the contribution of Mr Becker, Council resolved to consult with Mr Becker's family, MMG as the land holder and relevant stakeholders regarding provision of a suitable memorial.
The May meeting of Council was also the first fully-digital meeting, following Councillors being provided with iPads to view meeting documents. The move comes as Council continues to review operations and seek cost savings and improved productivity across all departments. In utilising the iPads a reduction in over 7000 pages of printing was achieved in relation to the monthly meeting alone.
Other matters discussed by Council at its monthly meeting included:
- In-principle support for installation of a BBQ area at the Queenstown Swimming Pool, dependent upon the success of funding application from the Queenstown Amateur Swimming Club
- Approval granted to Tas Renewable Energy Pty Ltd for an extension to a water raceline to further intercept flows from watercourses directly into Tyndall Creek
- Construction of a tailings dam and associated works at Renison Bell mine approved


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In the mind of Padres General Manager A.J. Preller, the difference between average baseball teams and exceptional ones boils down to a single digit.
Turn your 6s into a 7s, and results will follow.
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"Not every decision is going to be perfect," he said. "You're going to make mistakes. It's not a science. What we're shooting for, if the industry is right 6 out of 10 times, we want to be right 7 out of 10 times in each area of baseball operations.
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The 39-year-old hunted those 7s in scouting and development as an assistant general manager for Texas. His keen international eye supplied the building blocks for the Rangers to transform from a 67-win team in 2014 to a back-to-back division winner.
Preller was directly involved in landing infielders Rougned Odor and Jurickson Profar, outfielder Nomar Mazara, and pitchers Martin Perez All-Star Yu Darvish. He also identified Odubel Herrera, a former Rule 5 centerfielder who signed a $30.5 million contract with the Phillies.
"We've done our homework. We're prepared. We're not shooting from the hip. There's a definite plan behind hit," Preller said. "There's a lot of hard work and research."
Padres ownership continues its unflagging support for Preller, the architect of an unprecedented amateur push who was suspended by Major League Baseball for 30 days last September.
Baseball determined the Padres withheld medical information during the July trade of All-Star Drew Pomeranz to the Red Sox.
"From Minute 1 with (owners) we explained, here's the situation and what happened and why it happened," Preller said. "We were up front, so they had faith. We had things we needed to correct administratively, from a recording standpoint.
"It was a hard lesson to learn, for sure. Hopefully, we're coming out of it stronger as an organization. That's probably an area where there wasn't enough focus, honestly. We're going to make sure going forward that we're best in class in that area."
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gov. Chris Christie's approval rating in New Jersey has dropped, but remains high amid a growing scandal involving the closing of approach lanes on the George Washington Bridge.
A Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll shows Christie's job approval stands at 59 percent, with 32 percent disapproving.
His job approval was 65 percent in December. It's the first time since Superstorm Sandy that Christie's approval rating has fallen below 60 percent.
"He's banked a lot of goodwill here in New Jersey, so it's going to take more than we've learned so far to bring him down," Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, told WCBS 880. "In fact, if it's only a little bit more than what we know now, I think he will probably weather this storm very well."
Emails and text messages released last week showed that key Christie aides closed lanes leading up to the bridge in September that caused massive gridlock in Fort Lee.
The move was made as an apparent political payback against Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich for not endorsing Christie for re-election. Four Christie loyalists have been fired or resigned.
The poll found that personal views of the governor are mixed. It found 44 percent of New Jerseyans hold a favorable impression of Christie while 28 percent have an unfavorable opinion and 28 percent are unsure.
One year ago, 70 percent had a favorable view of him personally while just 19 percent had a negative view.
When it comes to the bridge scandal, the poll found that most New Jersey residents believe he wants to get to the bottom of what happened, but don't feel he has come clean with everything he knows.
Fifty-one percent said that Christie has not been completely honest about what he knows compared to 40 percent who said he's come clean, the poll found.
"The don't think he was actually involved in the actual design of this retaliation, only a third tell us that. But they do believe he knew more than he's telling us, that he actually learned about this much earlier than last week," Murray said.
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The Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press Poll was conducted by telephone with 541 New Jersey adults from Jan. 10 to 12, 2014. This sample has a margin of error of + 4.2 percent.
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After 97 years, one of Tucson's oldest restaurants is closing. Lerua's Fine Mexican Foods, is closing its location at 2005 E. Broadway Blvd. on Saturday, January 19. There are no special events planned, but it will be open all day.
According to an article by Tucson Foodie, they are closing the location, and plan to open in the upcoming future. No plans have been made yet.
They have been negotiating with the city for over 30 years and the Tucson City Council just signed off on purchasing the building for $615,000. This is according to an Arizona Daily Star Article. This situation wasn't an ideal situation for the family, who wanted to keep the location. This is part of the cities plan for the long-awaited Broadway Boulevard expansion project.
Lerua's opened in 1922, establishing a local reputation for its' green corn tamales.
While Lerua's hasn't figured out where to relocate yet, owner Mike Hultquist is planning on re-opening sister restaurant El Torero in early February after they closed in December due to co-owner Brad Hultquist's sudden illness. To follow the evolving story of Lerua's, you can go to their website or instagram


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Figs. 1, 2, 3. BUTTON-WOOD (Plalanus occidentalis). Sections corresponding to those already noticed.
Fig. 4. BEECH. Transverse section. The dark belt shows the singular structure of the medullary ray.
Figs. 5 8r. 6. Sections of the same wood.
Fig. 7. BUCKTHORN. The oblong spaces which are left nearly white, are the spots thickly implanted
with secondary pores. The wood is easily distinguished from all others by its singular
Fig. 8. CHERRY.
Fig. 9. Transverse section of the PLUM.
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Sheet Size 11.25 x 8.75 inches
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Despite its close distance to the business districts of central Tokyo, Fukagawa has a laid-back and serene atmosphere characteristic of Japan's traditional "shitamachi" old towns. This bayside district was historically a merchant neighborhood, and it still retains an unpretentious, straightforward feel.
Reminiscent of this working-class past, the neighborhood is known for a simple clam and rice dish known as "Fukagawa-meshi." Try some of this soul food for yourself, then head to the Fukagawa Edo Museum to see an indoor model of what the area looked like in the 19th century.
Temple enthusiasts will enjoy viewing the sculptures and paintings on display at Naritasan Fukagawa Fudoudou, and the ornate mikoshi floats at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine.
The closest access point is Monzen-nakacho Station, accessible via the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and the Toei Oedo Line.
From Haneda Airport: 50 minutes by train.
From Narita Airport: 90 minutes by train.
From Shinjuku Station: take the Toei Oedo Line for 35 minutes to Monzen-nakacho Station.
From Tokyo Station: Take the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line to Otemachi Station. From there, change to the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and get off at Monzen-nakacho Station. The entire trip takes approximately 25 minutes.
Mixing several architectural styles together, the peculiar appearance of the Fukagawa Fudoudou temple may be perplexing at first, but inside you'll find an impressive collection of notable antiquities. The first floor of the inner building showcases a "Fudomyo-o" statue by sculptor Sawada Seiko, while the fourth floor features an elaborate ceiling painting of the "Dainichi Buddha." Starting at 9 a.m. and continuing throughout the day every two hours, the temple conducts a goma fire ritual, in which wooden sticks are thrown into a fire accompanied by Buddhist chanting, drumming and prayer. You can observe the ritual free of charge.
After enjoying the sights at the temple, consider a trip to Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine. This Shinto shrine showcases two elaborately decorated mikoshi floats, covered in gold, diamonds and rubies. Such floats serve as portable shrines, which are carried through the streets for the Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri, a massive neighborhood festival held every three years.
For a bite to eat, consider trying "Fukagawa-meshi," which consists of a handsome serving of asari clams and mushrooms served on top of steamed rice. This simple meal was first created to satisfy the appetites of local fishermen in need of a simple and filling lunch.