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On the occasion of the Centenary of the Great Union Day, CEC Bank increases the interest rate for fixed rate deposits in RON of natural persons constituted for 12, 24 and 36 months, deposits for children and fixed rate deposits in RON for legal persons constituted for 12 months, by one percentage point.
Therefore, the interest for fixed rate deposits in RON of natural persons may reach at an annual rate of 4%, in case of deposits constituted for 36 months.
"On the occasion of celebration of 100 years of Great Romania, we continue our tradition of more than 154 years and support the saving activity through attractive products with competitive interest, addressed both to the population and to the legal person segment", has declared Mrs. Mihaela Popa, interim CEO and President of CEC Bank Board of Directors.
The deposits can be constituted in our territorial units exceeding the number of 1000, or through the digital solutions provided by the Bank: CEC Bank Mobile Banking, Internet Banking CEConline or Phone Banking TeleCEC.
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IndependentTraveler.com offers five reasons to feel cheerful about traveling during the holidays.
Pennington, NJ (PRWEB) November 15, 2006 — Travelers planning to head out over the holidays this year, whether overseas or over the river to grandma's house, are encouraged to visit IndependentTraveler.com. The website's brand-new Holiday Travel Center offers travel tips, gift ideas and holiday deals sure to make even the Grinch smile.
While many media outlets are forecasting gloom and doom on the nation's roads and in its airports, IndependentTraveler.com says "bah humbug" to that — and offers five reasons to feel cheerful about traveling during the holidays.
Over the river and through the woods
Lower fuel costs nationwide have created favorable conditions for car travel, making it cheaper and easier to get to turkey dinner with the family.
Jingle all the way
Savvy travelers can avoid crowds at the airport by leaving a day earlier or flying during off-peak hours.
12 days of Christmas
With the major holidays falling on Mondays, travelers may find reduced airport crowds and delays between Christmas and New Year's this holiday season.
Oh, what fun it is to fly!
With more direct flights to choose from, dashing through the snow just got easier. The benefits? Direct flights on popular routes decrease the risk of lost luggage, delays and missed connections.
Jack Frost won't be nipping at your nose
The weather outside won't be as frightful as in previous years, according to NOAA forecasts.
Want more holiday cheer? Log on to the Holiday Travel Center today to find ideas for stress-free travel this season. This comprehensive holiday travel guide offers itinerary ideas, deals, survival tips for holiday travel and guidelines for how to be a good houseguest. Travelers can also discuss their trips or share their holiday houseguest horror stories in our Holiday Travel Forum. While we can't promise peace on earth, IndependentTraveler.com can help you find peace of mind during this year's holiday travel season.
About IndependentTraveler.com
IndependentTraveler.com first launched as a travel forum on America Online in 1990 and quickly established its credentials as an authoritative Internet resource for objective travel information. Over the past 16 years, IndependentTraveler.com has developed a loyal following as it expanded to include extensive travel resources, travel bargains, recommendations, trip reports and message boards.
IndependentTraveler.com is published by The Independent Traveler, Inc., a privately held New Jersey corporation, which also publishes Cruise Critic.

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Personal Trainers > Marcus Ming
As a Personal Trainer, Marcus hones in on the importance of liaising with his clients – offering constructive feedback and solutions to any queries that they may have. He sees this process as an ideal chance to improve his own communication skills. Teaching and encouraging students and seeing them develop are his greatest career achievements and something that he is most proud of.
Marcus is focused, self-driven, motivated and detail-orientated. Good at adapting to new things, he is always on the move to keep on learning and exploring.
Qualification Highlights:
- 2018 Japan Tokyo IFBB Professional League Pro Qualifier Men Physique – 178cm or above
- 2017 HKFBF Men Physique 178cm or above
- AASFP - Advance Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate
- AASFP - Muay Thai Instructor (Education) Certification
- AASFP – Kickboxing for Personal Trainer Certification
- AASFP – Nutrition and Weight Management Certification
- AASFP – Sports Science and Fitness Foundation Certification
- IPFFA – Bronze (Professional Personal Fitness Trainer)
- IPFFA – Professional Physical Training and Weight Control Trainer Certificate
- 2016 HKFBF Men's Physique Championship – over 175cm, 2ndplace
- 2016 Olympia Amateur Asia Hong Kong Men Physique – 178cm or above
Training Philosophy:
Successful people lift, motivate, inspire and push each other. Unsuccessful people just hate, blame and complain.
The last 3 to 4 reps are the key to muscle growth. This area of pain is what divides the champions from the non-champions.


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Adoro te devote, latens Deitas, quae sub his figuris vere latitas: tibi se cor meum totum subjicit, quia te contemplans totum deficit. *** Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore, Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more, See, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart, Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Applause at Mass
"Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment. Such attraction fades quickly - it cannot compete in the market of leisure pursuits, incorporating as it increasingly does various forms of religious titillation."
This EXACT QUOTE came to mind this very Sunday at Mass. My parish is a good one, but there is this problem that seems to have insidiously infected nearly every parish in America...the idea that everyone who does what they are supposed to do must be thanked with applause.
In the case I will describe, it's slightly more understandable, but still denotes a disorder in the focus of of the congregation. You see, once per month, the children's choir performs at Mass. (No, I did not use that word by accident.) They do a good job, but the Music Director thinks it necessary to bring certain "soloists" to the forefront, in order to "highlight" their "talent" during the Mass. Now, mind you, this is not the same thing as using a Cantor as a soloist during the Psalm, which is entirely appropriate. No; I'm speaking of almost every song being used as a type of obvious performance.
In Liturgy, there is a difference between "leading worship" and "performing". Our Music Director is leading the children to believe that this is a "performance", for the attention is being called to them, and away from God, through both the type of music being used and the apparent need to "highlight" them. And I have to say, at my parish, several of the musical groups seem to have the idea that this is a "performance". I'm not entirely certain that our own Musical Director has ever learned to lead worship; her own strength seems to be in performance, and that seems to be where she belongs.
Unfortunately, that attitude does NOT belong in the Liturgy.
I don't fault the children; they are doing what they are told, they are having fun doing it, and musical abilities are being encouraged. These are all very good things. As a former child/teen cantor and musician, and knowing what such experience did for me, I can't entirely condemn it, and in fact, I do encourage the idea of children's choirs at mass. No problem.
Again, speaking as a former teen Cantor and musician...I also know the mindset. Children, such as those exploited at Mass on Sunday, are entirely innocent. But they are being taught an ultimately terrible lesson, one that feeds into the very poor theology being taught by some schools; the lateral kind. The "It's all about me and us!" kind. The "Let's celebrate ourselves!" kind. The kind that takes the focus from God and places it on us.
After Mass on Sunday, before the final blessing, Father thanked the Children's Choir and LEAD applause! And of course, after the "Final Song" (What they now call the Recessional).
I understand why he did it, because, of couse, he wants to encourage the children. And they SHOULD be encouraged!
On the other hand, this Priest, who I know to be a very holy priest who has seen much suffering in his life and has great devotion to Jesus, may not realize that this applause, along with the way the Music Director is going about her "ministry" is actually teaching the children, AND everyone present, that Mass is just another type of performance, and that human effort is to be applauded.
Yes, I am an authority on this topic because I inadvertantly received this kind of "education." I have always loved music, and began using my talents at the parish in which I grew up in a very humble and innocent manner. However, as my talent grew, so did my responsibilities...and so did my "fan base". When I played my flute, especially if the Recessional was musical, people would feel obligated to remain behind and applaud. In the choir, we were often applauded....pretty much every Sunday we sang. And in my own mind, I began working on my nerves by thinking of Mass as another "performance'.
My initial use of the idea of "performance" was actually pretty innocent; it was all about my nerves and taking on another persona in order to talk myself into professionalism (and out of fear!). But the applause actually fed my ego, and over time, I developed this idea that Mass WAS a "performance venue", and that's how I responded. I EXPECTED applause. It was no longer about God...it was about ME.
It made me a Liturgical Diva.
So it is that, having gotten away from this and grown up, I am concerned about the use of applause during Mass, or even after Mass. If we are applauding people, then it means we have taken our focus from God, and as our Dear Pope Benedict XVI has noted, it has placed it on human achievement.
Let us realize that applause has NO PLACE at Mass....during or after. Mass is NOT about us. Mass is SACRED, it is about God, and if applause is necessary, it can be done in the "gathering space" when Mass is over. Or if people need to thank the children, they can do so discreetly. (I also know from experience that this type of thanks means a LOT MORE than mass adulation, but doesn't have the same detrimental effect.)
Even now that I work in a parish, it is one where the Pastor feels the need to thank people during Mass. He wanted to do so last spring after First Communion, and I said nothing because my catechists (major volunteers who carry the program on their backs) thought it was nice that Father thanked them publicly. I knew that if I asked Father not to mention us, my Catechists would take it the wrong way; and so I was silent. Father himself is very orthodox, but has been, like so many of us, affected by the culture of latitude, and I think he feels PRESSURED to lead applause.
People have come to expect it. They think that if Father doesn't publicly lead applause, that their work isn't appreciated.
It is Christ's words that reveal where our souls and virtue must lie, if we would only listen. We are all asked to exercise our talents without applause. The Master does not come into his home and applaud the servant; rather, He arrives, sits down and waits to be served. The Servant does what he is asked; how is it right for him to demand or expect adulation for carrying out his expected duties?
If we are serving our parish, we need to be doing so with the proper perspective. We must not do it out of a desire for attention, but out of love for God. Out of a desire to use our abilities to glorify God.
If we are the ones being glorified, that is an indicator of disorder within ourselves, and within those seeking to glorify us.
We don't participate in our parishes in order to be loved; God is sufficient. It's not about us. All must be directed to God.
So please, to all you Music Directors and Priests, to all the Liturgical Directors, as a recovering Diva I IMPLORE you to stop this suggested and...dare I say it...forced...adulation of the different "performers" at Mass? Can we PLEASE be allowed to adore God without being forced to applaud those who are supposed to be pointing us to our Lord and not mere servantship?
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- Joe of St. Thérèse said...
I agree completely, I hate applause during, before and After Mass.
- Monday, November 10, 2008
I remember reading, long ago, a magazine interview with the late Rich Mullins. He talked about a time when he was a young boy and his piano teacher was preparing him to play during communion at his church. Afterward, she asked him how it went, and he said (paraphrasing here), "It went great, everyone said I did great." And she replied, "Well, then, you failed. Richard, when you play in church, your job is to direct people's attention to God, not to your playing." I've never forgotten reading that.
And yes, there is always applause for the "contemporary" group after Mass at our parish, every week. Sigh.
- Tuesday, November 11, 2008
- S. R. Piccoli said...
I couldn't agree more with you. On the issue of applause & performance I just wanted to put an example in here of what I think about that matter: I once heard (live) a willing group of lay men who had also recorded some Gregorian Chant melodies. Well their "performance" was likely irreproachable from a "technical" point of view, but I was very, very disappointed … They had betrayed the spirit of Gregorian Chant. I left in disgust.
All the best
- Tuesday, November 11, 2008
- Cookie said...
I could've written this post. Not nearly as well as you, though :-)
I hate it when the priest, during his post-Communion, pre-closing prayer speech that has become far too commonplace, says "let's hear it for the choir!" and starts clapping. I'm ashamed to say I occasionally glare... :/
I used to be in choir, and now I know that I'm too distracted. God bless the people who can sing AND concentrate on the Mass. But let God bless them, not the rest of the parishioners.
- Tuesday, November 11, 2008
- Barb Szyszkiewicz said...
I've been a musician & choir member in church since high school. One choir director we had during college informed us that it was OK if the assembly did not know the songs we were singing at Mass, because "we're performing for God."
No, we're not. We're leading the people in SUNG PRAYER. It is a responsibility and a privilege to do that. We should not abuse it by feeding our ego with solos, etc.
- Tuesday, November 11, 2008
- Unknown said...
Modern churches have been designed with no choir lofts. That's where the choir belongs, where you only hear them.
And then you don't have to purchase expensive protestant-y robes for them either.
- Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Amen, amen, amen!!! I've been a church musician and secular performer, and it annoys the devil out of me when people applaud at Mass. It happened at my former parish (which I left mainly because of conflict about performing vs. worship), and it happens at the parish I playorgan at now. Sad ... and I don't know how to address this. I have to tread carefully because of my previous experience, but the choir is deplorable , the music chosen is lousy, and the choir "director" sings along with the choir -- no cues or cutoffs, and the result is pretty sloppy. I don't think I'll return after Christmas. Perhaps it would be better to just be a praying body in the pew. And I agree with the Pope, definitely! Anything that takes the focus away from God isn't good -- but people don't seem to get this at all. When you bring it up, they look at you as if you've grown another 10 heads, and tag you as a liturgical fussbudget. TOugh to take.
- Wednesday, November 12, 2008
I asked someone once after they applauded our choir: "How could you do that to us?"
They didn't understand so I explained: "My choir singing is a prayer. I expect that the prayer would gain me or a loved one a little time off in purgatory. By applauding, you "paid me here" and lost me whatever spiritual benefit I might have gotten. Please don't do that to me any more."
- Wednesday, November 12, 2008
- Andy said...
I've just had an epiphany...
oops, forgot what I was going to say... *cough*
- Wednesday, November 12, 2008
- Courageous Grace said...
I never quite realized that clapping for our organist after the postlude (and after the candles at the altar have been extinguished) was inappropriate. I always considered it a thank you for her hard work. Will definitely have to rethink that now.
I have a question along the same line though. There is a woman in our choir who once had a beautiful voice and is obviously trained. Suffice it to say that her voice is not quite as beautiful as it must have once been. I don't mind, when she sings I know she is singing and praying to God, not to us. However, there is one woman in our parish who complains about her to me every time she sings, and goes on about how she wishes I were singing instead (I am classically trained and sing solos often in our parish). What do I tell this woman who is complaining, without sounding rude?
- Thursday, November 20, 2008
CG ~ Good question...she's putting you in a very bad spot. But you could just say that you thank God the woman is willing to raise her voice and heart to God no matter what the consequences and leave it at that. :-)
I have a dear friend who can't sing a single note in tune, but when we are at Mass, she sings these bad notes as loudly as she can. If I happen to be the unfortunate person sitting next to her, I just try to thank God that she has a voice at all and He hears what we don't.
- Friday, November 21, 2008


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Top 10 things to do in Thailand
By Fanny — Posted in Depaysemoi on
Thailand is full of treasures. There is so much to see, to do, to taste, to try, that we should stay there more than for a vacation to make the most of it. We have put together some essential experiences for any stay in the country of smile !
Eating insects :
"And, did you try insects there ? This is surely one of the first things you will be asked when you say you were in Thailand ! Answer "Yes" with a proud smile, well, it's still pretty cool !
We have obviously tried, we never refuse a challenge or a new experience ! We found a street food stand that proposed grilled (it's the good plan grilled, raw, it's something else). Well, that was pretty surprising ! Not only does it hold well, but the taste is not bad (will I eat it every day?).
Don't be afraid to put your disgust, fear or other to try! It's not everyday that you can eat insects !
Take the train :
The train is a means of transport that we love. Granted, this is not the fastest way to get around, especially in Asia, but it's one of the best for enjoying the scenery. In the trains of Thailand, there is a certain atmosphere of the country, surrounded by locals, everyone discusses together, vendors spend selling food and drink... In short, if you want to soak up the local culture, we can only recommend doing at least one train trip !
See a sepak takraw match :
What? Sepak takraw, or kick volley, is a sport that opposes two teams, the principle is like volleyball except that it is played with the foot ! When we saw the splits they made ... It's so impressive! We stumbled upon it in Chiang Mai, and we could only admire the dexterity of the players !
See our article
To know that it is the second national sport ! It changes from the traditional Muay Thai (and yet we love martial sports), because in addition to being quite common you will see that it has become like many things, very tourist ! So we prefer to disorient ourselves by discovering new things, because for our part, we didn't know at all this sport, and you ?
Take a tuk tuk :
It is everywhere, especially in Bangkok. Kind of motorcycle fitted with a seat in the back to sit. If it is not the cheapest way to get around and that it does not fit very well the road, the experience is fun ! We strongly recommend that you take at least one trip aboard a tuk tuk !
Attend a Buddhist ceremony :
With the impressive number of temple in Thailand, you will easily accomplish this experience. Many times we stumbled upon Buddhist ceremonies, where we were invited to attend. This is the opportunity to better understand the rituals, symbols and others, and why not meet a monk and exchange a few words with him !
Getting lost in the huge Bangkok :
Bangkok already impresses with its gigantic size ! Impossible to see the end. Nevertheless, the city and capital of the country, remains an essential step of the trip, just to visit the Grand Palace and its temple of the Emerald Buddha. The city offers so many things that you are sure to miss many things.
Read also : Guide of Bangkok
Visit Ayutthaya :
Ayutthaya and its remains that are dying of an orange hue at sunset, is part of its timeless places. Some prefer to skip this step, however we can only advise you to stop there for a few days and relax while visiting the city.
Read also : Visit Ayutthaya
Relax in Chiang Mai :
Spending a few days in Chiang Mai is a good way to enjoy Thai culture while being surrounded by rivers and mountains. Located further north, there are a good number of expatriates who succumbed to the charm of the city and decided to settle there for some time.
We were charmed by the kindness of the locals, and the discovery of the many temples (nearly 300) that Chiang Mai has. We highly recommend!
Lire aussi : Chiang Mai, les immanquables pour réussir son séjour
Visit the islands :
It's been a few years since the islands of Thailand enjoyed a certain popularity. Especially with those who come to celebrate. We had to join friends on Koh Samui, and we were very disappointed with this island which has become a real business for tourists and expats.
We wanted to go to another one, but the loss of Nils' papers a little upset our plan (see our article).
Nevertheless, the smaller islands (which are not yet well known), are a perfect place to relax, and why dive a little !
Read also : One week in Koh Samui
Read also : What do if your identity papers are lost or stolen ?


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Family of stalking victim concerned over suspect's possible release
Former school bus driver Kevin Klingensmith pleads guilty
Kevin Klingensmith, a former school bus driver, is in jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor stalking charge.
Klingensmith is accused of using a Gretna teacher's account to get the photo of a 11-year-old girl. He stalked the girl for eight years, investigators said.
A judge accepted Klingensmith's guilty plea in Sarpy County Court on Friday. The judge ordered he see a psychologist before he is sentenced.
Klingensmith's attorney said his client agreed to a deal but doesn't admit to anything.
"I still don't think he did this, but he had other motivations of pleading, and that was to get out of jail sooner rather than later," attorney John Hascall said.
The victim's parents are worried that Klingensmith will be released soon and will come after their daughter again.
"As a parent, you try to be strong, and you teach your kids (to) be strong," Chrissy Zeleny said. "And common sense says he's coming back, and we need to be prepared."
"We've always been concerned about when he's getting out," Steve Zeleny said. "That's our main concern, for my daughter, because I know for 100 percent, he's going to be back after her."
The couple said there are photos that show Klingensmith trespassing on their property.
"No doubt. I'm 100 percent positive it's him, and I'm 100 percent positive he'll be back again," Steve Zeleny said.
The couple has also filed restraining orders.
"I'm not scared of him as a person. I'm scared of what he's capable of doing, because he doesn't think like the rest of us," Chrissy Zeleny said.
Court documents show Klingensmith told police he had feelings for the girl but denied that he stalked her.
Klingensmith will stay in jail until a judge reviews his bond.


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Archive for Month: August 2018
Volume 6: Before & After (Stairs/Landing – Carpet & LVT)
Following our recent Before & After blog about LVT flooring, we wanted to show you the process of a stairs and landing fitting. This particular job is unique as the customers chose to go with a trendy combination of having vinyl planks installed on the risers, with a carpet to more »
Volume 5: Before & After LVT
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The McKinley County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation about their FY19 annual financial audit report by the Albuquerque-based accounting firm Hinkle and Landers, PC during their Feb. 4 meeting.
Finance Director Sara Saucedo said the county received a good audit, or an unmodified opinion, which means all of the county's financial information for that fiscal year is materially correct.
Saucedo spoke about two resolutions, one of which was the audit presentation where Farley Vener, President and Managing Shareholder of Hinkle and Landers, called in.
The presentation showed McKinley County's accounting practices were consistent, and there were no proposed audit adjustments or any adjustments made by Hinkle and Landers. There were also no significant difficulties with performing the audit, and the results showed a steady increase in the county's revenue and assets over the past six years.
The county commissioners voted to approve the report with a 3-0 vote.
"Congrats to the county [on the audit]," Commissioner Bill Lee said.
The second resolution involves three change orders for the courthouse extension that total $118,000 for soil sampling, three detector check valves, and relocating a pipe from underground to aboveground.
Facilities Management Director Darrell Jimson explained why these change orders were not included in the original bid. For one, the construction firm, NCA Architects from Albuquerque, does not conduct soil sampling during the first phase of the project.
"Upon review and inspections, the current detector check valves were obsolete," Jimson said. "We saw we should probably get them replaced."
As for the pipe relocation, Jimson said they found the pipe had been leaking for some time. Having the waterline above land would make it easier to identify issues with leaks.
Lee said the county should take steps to designate potential issues that would require change orders ahead of time, lest they end up appearing later and costing the county additional funds.
"It's another reason to be more proactive on hiring people who understand our area," Lee said.
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Having read the following on the 'UKeGuide' site …
Amongst the attractions found at Farnborough is Tower Hill, Cove where a large accumulation of Sarsen stones exist, of various sizes.
… I asked on Streetlife where these might be as I'd been on Tower Hill road a few times and managed to miss them. Apparently although Tower Hill was probably once littered with many stones the area is now almost entirely built up and any remaining stones are likely to be on the smaller size and incorporated into garden rockeries.
There aren't many decent sized stones of any kind to be found in this area so I thought I'd take a few pictures of ones that I have come across near the Deepcut/Pirbright barracks on the Basingstoke Canal side.
I'd guess that the middle picture is of a Sarsen Stone mentioned in this old but humorous website of a band of cyclists that used to frequent the 'Old Ford' pub at North Camp. The 'Over the Hill Off-Road Cycling Club'. Look under Friday Rides – The Sacred Rock.


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Cars are an indispensable tool for almost everyone now. Whether it's for work, school, or simply going for an errand run, cars are always the number one option for people. The reality though is that cars contribute a huge percent to the pollution around us and they damage the environment. An environmentally friendlier option is to go for "green cars" since they don't emit as much harmful chemicals in the air and they use fuel resources which are sustainable.
Makings of a Green Car
Green cars are safe for the environment compared to cars which use fossil fuels. This is what separates a green car from the rest of them out there. To be specific, a conventional car uses a combustion engine which uses fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are considered non renewable and so the world's supply will be depleted in the future. Additionally, when fossil fuels are used, this will release greenhouse gases. These gases are the main culprit of global warming and other environmental disasters. It was because of these factors that spurred auto makers and private companies to create green cars that are pleasing to the environment.
Green cars in general, use much less petroleum (or none at all) compared to traditional cars and they use renewable fuel sources to power it. There are many types of green cars available today: hybrid cars, electric cars, solar cars, and hydrogen cars.
Electric Cars
One major feature of an electric car is that utilizes an electric motor and does away with the internal combustion engine commonly used by traditional cars for generating power. In an electric car, power is stored in rechargeable batteries in the form of chemical energy. This makes them more energy efficient than internal combustion engines and the whole conventional cars.
Advantages of an electric car:
- Since they don't burn up fossil fuels, they don't release exhaust fumes
- Battery packs being developed now can get their energy from renewable energy
- Their exhaust is not noxious or damaging to a person and the environment
- An electric car's engine doesn't make much sound compared to traditional vehicles.
- One feature being developed in electric cars right now is "regenerative breaking". When a car applies its brakes, it partially recharges the battery as well as reducing damage on the brakes.
- The newer battery packs are able to store huge amounts of energy, enabling them to travel for a long time without needing a recharge.
Electric cars decrease the need for petroleum powered vehicles and reduce the effect of global warming. However, electric cars do have some limitations.
Disadvantages of an electric car:
- The travel time before you can recharge the battery is short. In a lot of cases, travel time would depend on your driving skill, the car's weight and shape, including the battery type used.
- In some cars, recharging the battery packs take quite a long time.
- Some battery packs have a short lifespan.
Hybrid Cars
From their name, a hybrid car uses both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor for moving the vehicle. For their internal combustion engines, these cars use diesel or petrol-fueled engines. For their electric motors on the other hand, they use electric batteries. Although they still use petroleum, they use it considerably lesser than the traditional cars and thus reduce pollution.
Advantages of Hybrid Cars
- In some hybrid car models, they use the internal combustion engine to recharge the electrical battery. This is different from purely electric cars that need an external power source to recharge their battery.
- Understandably, they use less fuel and produce lesser air pollution.
- The size of a hybrid car's internal combustion engine is considerably lighter, smaller and more efficient than traditional vehicles.
They are more fuel efficient compared to traditional cars resulting in lesser damage to the environment and cheaper costs. On the other hand, there are still disadvantages for hybrid cars.
Disadvantages of Hybrid Cars
- If a hybrid car comes with a "power boost" then it would not lessen the running costs or benefit the environment in the end
- With the complexity of having two engines, a hybrid car's inner working are considerably complex and repair costs would be substantial
- Their sticker price could be more than traditional cars
Hydrogen Cars
For hydrogen cars, they utilize hydrogen to power their engine instead of petrol. As of this writing, only a few hydrogen cars have been successfully manufactured and they are not successful at the moment.
Advantages of Hydrogen Cars
- A hydrogen car's engine uses hydrogen and oxygen from the air as a power source. The by-product for this process is water vapor which benefits the environment
- In central power plants, hydrogen is produced, thus controlling the by-products of fossil fuels is much better.
- Hydrogen can also be derived from renewable energy sources, this would result in fewer to no emissions of carbon dioxide
Currently, there are more drawbacks than benefits of hydrogen cars. This is why it is very difficult to roll out the market. Experts estimate that it will take years to overcome these difficulties.
Disadvantages of Hydrogen Cars
- Producing a single hydrogen car is very expensive
- Operational costs for hydrogen cars are high and their energy efficiency is also low
- Since there are few hydrogen cars, refueling stations specially made for hydrogen cars aren't common
Solar Cars
Solar cars use energy from the sun to fuel the vehicle. It is able to obtain solar energy through the solar panels attached to the car's surface. It is able to convert solar energy to electrical energy.
Advantages of Solar Cars
- Since nothing is being burned to power the engine, there are virtually no exhaust fumes produced.
- This also means that toxic or greenhouse gases are not released, thus improving health and lessening global warming
- They use sunlight, so there are no costs for fuel
Although they are being produced a handful at a time, solar cars are not yet used as common transportation for a number of reasons.
Disadvantages of Solar Cars
If there is no sunlight then they can travel short distances only. This makes traveling at night or on cloudy days difficult
- Solar cells are easily damaged whether it's through mechanical factors or simply damage over time
- Solar cars need to be small because of their energy available, so it can only accommodate one or two persons at a time.
As you can see, there are a lot of different advantages and disadvantages for each type of green car. Some are too soon to be mass-produced or used by the public or too expensive in terms of repair and maintenance. It might be better to give it a couple of years when research will pave the way for public use and it won't be too difficult for the not-so technical savvy person to operate these kinds of car. For the meantime, there are a couple of ways that you can do to make your car a bit 'greener'. It involves checking the engine and making sure it's not a bit heavy, but you get the drift.


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Pleasantville High School
Class Of 1969
Steve Hyde '68 is asking
Anybody in the class of '69 interested in going for a bike ride???
See the U.S. on two wheels (pedals not cc's) traveling from west to east following the TrasAmerican Trail established by the Adventure Cycling Association. I am allocating two and a half months (mid August to November 1st) to complete the trip averaging 60 to 65 miles a day. I am up for camping, some warm showers and an occasional hotel/motel. My wife may be willing to provide some support if needed. If interested, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com PHS class of '68.
Remember Lorelei? Thanks to Kevin Zraly for sending this in.
Thanks to Sally Ward Eubanks for finding this.
"The Pleasantville High School girls' soccer team made history on Sunday defeating Section 3's Central Valley Academy, 3-2, in the final seconds to win the Class B state championship and give the team its first state title.
The Panthers (20-1-2) dominated on their way to the marquee match, not yielding a single goal since the playoffs began and shutting out four consecutive opponents.
However, in Sunday's game, played at SUNY Cortland, the team followed a different script. The Panthers fell behind Central Valley 2-0 until midway through the second half, when Panther Izzy Kapoor, assisted by Allison Portera, put Pleasantville on the board.
With three minutes remaining, Pleasantville tied the game at 2-2 on the first of two goals by junior forward Katie Moses.
Then with four seconds left on the clock, Moses scored the game winner, securing the title for the Panthers."
Where were you on November 9, 1968?
Were you at Parkway Field?
I was not as I was playing a game in CT.
Hi All!
I visited Saranac Lake in early September… Look forward to seeing you at the reunion next year.
Here are pictures from Roselle Ave. days that Linda Beauchamp (Brown) found.
Do you have any old photos to share?
45th Reunion photos-over to the left on top .
Some but not all, Senior pictures
(Don't feel left out, send yours!)


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SUBHEAD: Our www.IslandBreath.org rolled over 500,000 page hits.
By Juan Wilson on 13 December 2008 for Island Breath -
Overnight the IslandBreath.org website passed a milestone. Our visitor counter that, looks like a car odometer, down at the bottom of the front page, rolled over the 500,000 page hits to the website.
THE PAST For two years we have been tracking visits to out site with free software code from http://www.statcounter.com/ . It is a comprehensive and useful service. The graphic above is a an area graph over-laying the daily frequency of three kinds of hits on our site. One kind (the most frequent) are individual pages of the website arrived at (in green). Another kind is the number of unique visitors have arrived at the site (in blue) and lastly are the number of repeat visitors to the site.
Overall the numbers have been on steady climb over the time we have tracked the site. In January of 2006 we were averaging about 15 pages hits a day. By the end of that year the average was close to 200 pages. For the first have of 2007 we averaged about 350 page hits a day. But then came the Superferry.
Between August 26 and September 19 we averaged over 1000 page hits a day.
Two of those days had record breaking days near 2000 hits. For much of 2008 the site had had a rhythmic cycle with a peak early in the week and a trough around the weekend. In the last month we have averaged about 800 hits a day with about 75 returning daily customers, and about 500 new visitors. The average duration of about a quarter of the visitors is between 30 seconds and 5 minutes. About an eight of all visitors lingered from five minutes to over an hour. Our editors now include Juan Wilson, Linda Pascatore, Jonathan Jay and David Ward. Of course, all this is history and water under the bridge.
On January 1st 2009 our website will be five years old. For the last month I have been working to restructure the website for a new set of features such as RSS feeds, subscriptions, commenting and more. We briefly used some of this technology in 2007 during the height of the Superferry controversy.
We used a parallel blogsite for comments and directed visitors between both sites. It was neither a good blogging environment or a fully featured website. We are trying to meld the two this January. An experimental website is now paralleling the original. As of the end of this year the new website will replace the old.
The domain name "www.islandbreath.org" will no longer point to "http://homepage.mac.com/juanwilson/islandbreath/".
It will instead point to the new home with "http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/" nested inside. The entire archive of 2004-2008 will be available there, either though internal menus or google searches. We are still working on details. That means testing comments, color schemes, printing formats, etc. We had to lose some good old features to get to the new ones.
We will try to incorporate your suggestions as we go. We are formatting the new website to be printable as a weekly magazine. Take a visit and tell us what you think. Keep in mind that the "official" site is still the old one. Things may come and go at the new one until January 2009 as we work on it.


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Religare Close To Buying 85% In IndiaReit - Religare Enterprises is close to buying 85% of the Ajay Piramal Group promoted real estate fund Indiareit Fund Advisors, valuing the entire fund at around Rs 250 crore. Indiareit managing director and chief executive officer Ramesh Jogani and his team of 20 employees will hold the rest. The Ajay Piramal Group is exiting from the fund because of a likely conflict of interest as the group is now focused more on land acquisition and development. (Economic Times)
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Bhave May Get Extended Term At SEBI - In a surprise turn of events, incumbent Sebi chief C B Bhave is also being considered as a probable candidate by a high-level search panel that was set up to find his successor at the market regulator. Bhave took charge as Sebi chairman on February 18, 2008 on a three-year term. However, the terms of chairman and whole-time directors at Sebi have been increased to five years since then. (Times of India)
ONGC To Get Minimum 10% Return On Cairn Fields - The government has agreed in principle to ensure a minimum 10% return on investment (RoI) to ONGC in Cairn India's Rajasthan blocks, boosting the firm's valuation ahead of its follow-on public offering and removing a big obstacle for the $9.6-billion Cairn-Vedanta deal. The state-run explorer has been losing money from these blocks, as it has to bear the entire royalty burden. (Economic Times)


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The Canmore Cougar Creek to Exshaw mountain route is a perfect remote adventure to do in the busy summer months. You can check out some remote valleys not far from the town of Canmore, Alberta on the front ranges of the Rockies. This is a great place to go to get away from busy backcountry areas!
This area really does feel like a remote wilderness. There is no trail much of the time, hence it's a route. This keeps the crowds away. You're unlikely to run into anyone except for climbers and some hikers in Cougar Creek. The only telling evidence of people is some effort that has been put into marking some campsites in the valleys and on some of the ridges.
This trip is not recommended in snow, rain or inclement weather. There are some short sections of bushwacking that would be miserable in the rain or snow. Some of the grassy slopes are steep and would be slippery if they are wet. There is quite a bit of travel on creek beds full of boulders of all size and fallen logs with incredible log jams in some spots, so wet conditions would make travel quite treacherous.
Much of the route is in the high mountain alpine, so you're more exposed to storms and other severe weather. Weather can come in quickly in the mountains, and you get cold faster.
The creeks and drainages are also wildly affected by the floods, so travel can be very slow and tedious, particularly through Exshaw Creek. I will be hard pressed to ever come out that way again because of how rough it is to travel through there.
The main appeal of this trip is definitely the amount of time you spend walking around in the alpine. There are numerous excellent places to camp in the alpine and a gorgeous alpine lake you won't want to leave.
Once you get above Cougar creek, you can walk for hours on the beautiful alpine ridge all the way down to Stenton Lake. If you have water (and a warm sleeping bag), you can even camp up here.
Stenton lake is a beautiful, high alpine lake. At 2300 m this lake is completely in the open with only a few small, stunted trees around the east and west shores. This seldom visted lake is also stocked with plenty of cutthroat trout and the fly fishing is fantastic. Make sure you have a fishing license and check regulations here. When we were there, regulations stated you can keep one fish 40 cm or larger. There is also a bait ban.
Guinn's camp is a great place to hang out and rest for the evening. The flood has widened the river here and made the area flat and great for camping. Some people have spent a lot of time putting some work into this great spot, including building a food cache, fire pit, and picnic table.
Coming up from Guinn's camp, you'll love hanging out at Exshaw pass. The views are endless and include South Ghost Peak. This is also a great spot to camp.
Without a doubt, the biggest annoyance here is the amount of flood damage done to the Cougar Creek and Exshaw drainages in the big flood of 2013. Though ravaged, Cougar Creek and it's feeder creeks were much less affected than Exshaw Creek. Exshaw creek was simply destroyed during the flood. It is virtually unrecognizable.
Steep valley walls were torn off and tumbled into the once-narrow Exshaw creek, huge trees were piled along tight corners which created massive pile-ups and damns, and large boulders are everywhere. There was a trail once to Mount Fable up Exshaw creek that is destroyed, and now part of the creekbed. The walking here is slow!
Due to the lack of trails, there is a small amount of bushwacking to deal with. The worse sections are ascending the col towards the Park Boundary, crossing the creek coming out of Stenton lake to gain the Carrot Creek Route.
The rest varies, for example the trail from Guinn's camp to Exshaw pass is rather thick, even though there is a trail. The area also recently experienced a fairly significant wind event, which knocked down some very large trees, and made travel tedious for about a kilometre.
This area, like most high mountain routes, is subject to cold, inclement weather that comes in quickly and it can snow any time of year. Stay away from ridges during thunderstorms and if there are thunderstorms in the forecast, plan your travel so as not to be in these exposed places when they hit. We had snow in July when we were there, it doesn't accumulate, but it was chilly!
At the end of July, we found enough water for when we needed it. There is a long section from Guinn's camp to Exshaw pass where you can't access water, and down from the pass and about 7 kilometers into Exshaw creek, we couldn't find any water. Later in the summer you should keep in mind that this is a very dry section.
When crossing creeks, avoid stepping on any wet rocks as these creeks have a healthy algae population which makes for very slippery footing. Two trekking poles are recommended for this route because of all the creek crossings and boulder hopping.
This is a very grizzly bear dense area, so take all the proper precautions when planning the trip. In the summer, the bears are low in the valleys and your chances of running into one are low, but they may be around later in the summer when the berries bloom in the alpine. As usual, practice good bear safety: make lots of noise in dense areas and carry bear spray.
As always, make sure to stash your food and scented items away from camp.
We recommend doing the trip from Canmore via Cougar Creek to Exshaw. It's better to exit via Exshaw creek rather than start on it due to the rough condition of the creek. To finish on Exshaw creek leaves much of the very unpleasant hiking to the end, and going down Exshaw pass is much easier than going up it.
The drainage is rather treacherous and slow going on the way down, on the way up it will be slower. The first part of the alpine meadow going to up Exshaw pass is also quite steep. It's possible that the treacherous hike up Exshaw creek will spoil your reserve to complete the route.
Head up Cougar Creek, following the hiking trail from Canmore. It's hot hiking at creek valley bottom on the first day. Take a left (North) to an unnamed drainage (this drainage originates west of the summit of Mount Charles Stewart). You'll come across quite a lot of boulder and some log hopping. It wasn't too bad compared to the Exshaw Creek. The hiking was reasonable.
At one point, you'll encounter a very nice two-tiered waterfall that has a decent trail on the west side. About halfway up the drainage, we came upon what is a very organized, and fairly frequently used campsite. This is a good place to stop for the night if you have a late start. The alpine is only about an hour or less hike from here.
This camping spot we found looks well used, looks maintained and it's clean. It is about 4 hours from the start of the Cougar Creek trailhead at about 1900 meters, it has a fire pit, a table, and sitting logs cut from old trees. Getting to it is not too tedious, if you're prepared for a bit of route finding, log and river boulder scrambling.
Once you reach another steep section of creek, bear left (west) to find a trail in the forest near the drainage. This trail will eventually cross the creek to a stunning sub-alpine meadow, which will require about 20 minutes of fairly unpleasant, dense bushwacking. This is prime grizzly bear habitat. We saw no signs of bear activity since all the bears are likely in the much warmer valleys feeding on berries. Later in the summer and in September there may be bears here, so make lots of noise since visibility is quite obscured in this dense section.
To get into the alpine as fast as possible, go as straight up as you can instead of heading along the creek. When you pop out, you'll be impressed at the wide alpine cirque with hanging valleys and simply a giant swath of alpine meadows. The walking here is incredible. You'll cross some talus and may see some curious big horn sheep. There is a stream here that goes in and out and may be gone later in the summer. It would be a great place to camp.
Once you reach the col, you'll come across the boundary of Banff National Park which is right on the ridge. The Park boundary follows this beautiful alpine ridge for a long stretch. From the col, head up the peak directly to the east of you, which is an easy alpine ridge walk.
Further up the col, we found some stones that may be a sign of campers, and you can certainly camp here if you have enough water with you.
Since we didn't make it to Stenton lake on the first day, we headed there first thing in the morning intending to spend several hours there, following the ridge.
Stenton lake is completely doable in a day and would likely take about 7 hours to reach from Canmore. From the col, ascend to the summit of a small peak (unnamed) at about 2700m, and follow a pretty good trail on the scree along the ridge. This is a very scenic and beautiful spot, and easy to navigate. The trail will take you down the entire ridge to a small tarn, and Stenton lake is just slightly below.
Stenton lake is awesome, and you will especially love it if you're into fly fishing. The lake is stocked with cutthroat trout and we found the fishing excellent. It's usually chilly and windy, so dress warm. You may be lucky and hit the lake on a fine weather day which would be our version of paradise in the Rocky Mountains.
Be sure to buy a fishing license (if you don't already have one) and check the regulations before you fish. You're only allowed to keep fish longer than 40 cm, bait fishing is not allowed and you must use barbless hooks.
After we left Stenton, it took us about two hours to walk to the spot known as Guinn's Camp from the lake. Follow the northern drainage of the lake down to the confluence with the Carrot creek route. This requires some short bushwacking up the other side of the creek. You'll pick up a really good trail and follow it east along and eventually down to the creek, and the camp. This is called the Carrot Creek Route.
The hike out from Guinn's camp is long in terms of distances, at 17.5 km, with 564 m of elevation gain and 1103 m of elevation loss. But the worst part is the slow going down Exshaw creek on the other side of the pass.
Something that resembles a trail is definitely there starting from Guinn's camp, but it is quite overgrown and bushy in spots. At about 2000 meters elevation, a big wind storm knocked over a swath of large trees, making travel difficult. We pushed up into the alpine as fast as we could, traversed the steep sides of the creek drainage, and entered the dry creek and scrambled up to the top. Exshaw pass is stunning with incredible views in all directions, including a distant view of Exshaw and the Bow Valley. At this point, Exshaw is 13 km away.
Heading down the stunning alpine meadows, you'll see lots of bear diggings so make lots of noise, particularly in areas of restricted visibility. These meadows are grizzly hot spots at certain times of year.
Once you head down the final steep meadow, enter Exshaw creek, picking up trails on the side when the creek becomes rough. Eventually, it opens out to be as wide as a highway, it also becomes quite flat and walking becomes easy for a few kilometers. This eventually changes as you begin to encounter more and more log jams.
About 5 km from the end, when you can, make your way up the steep east side of the drainage and pick up the Prospector bike trail to exit to Exshaw. The drainage eventually is unpassable for the last few kilometers and will take you several (miserable!) hours to negotiate.
Exshaw pass is really the last highlight of the trip. The area is frequented by helicopter scenic tours, and when you see one you'll be tempted to grab a ride back to Canmore and save yourself many hours of difficult walking.
The first view you get of civilization is the Exshaw aggregate plant! Anti-climactic, but Canmore isn't far away for a much deserved meal.
Total kilometers: About 37 km
Elevation gain: 2334 m
Elevation loss: 2483 m
Total Walking time (approximate, including breaks): 20 hours


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I've traveled extensively throughout China mostly by train. When I first came to China, I knew very little Chinese and I still got to everywhere I …
I've traveled extensively throughout China mostly by train. When I first came to China, I knew very little Chinese and I still got to everywhere I …
Here's a list of ways how becoming a minimalist has helped me become a better backpacker. Everything from selling it all, packing less, and needing less.
Last summer I was walking to the beach in Alicante at 1:00 in the afternoon when a drunk British man dropped his trousers and peed into a trash can on the most popular street in town. Do not let this be you. These days it seems everyone and their dog wants to come to Spain, and I sympathize completely. There's a reason foreigners bombard this country, particularly in the scorching summer months. The weather, the beaches, the sangria, the nights out that end well into the morning…it's all so tempting that it's almost difficult not to ditch your own country for a few weeks (or, in my case, years) and visit the land of paella and calimocho (red wine mixed with Coca-cola—not as disgusting as you might think). But there's no reason to act like an idiot and certainly no reason to reduce Spain's culture to the availability of alcohol, so my advice to you, world traveler, is this: Come during Easter when you can see Spain and its people truly come to life.
Sometimes I'll create a discussion in my classroom that will not only be part of an English lesson but a way for me to learn Chinese culture. One of my topics was to discuss whether working hard for a better future or working less for a better today was more suitable for their current lives. There was, of course, no answer to this and the responses were mixed. It created interesting responses but one response in particular caught my attention which was that Money is Unlimited but Life is Limited.
Xi'an, China is most obviously known for the Terracotta Warriors and for its long history. In food however, the dumpling banquet is one of Xi'an's most popular dishes that dates back to 25-220 AD. Dumplings are taken to the next level in Xi'an. Carefully mastered, there are dozens of different shapes, colors, tastes, and each cooked in different styles. It's an art in itself.
It was three years ago when I had moved into a brand new apartment after signing a one year lease. After about three months and several bills, I wanted out and to travel the world. In only three months, I had a fully furnished apartment with a 57inch projection TV, 32inch LCD in the bedroom, Xbox, Wii, couches, tables, chairs, a DJ booth (hobby of mine), and so much more. This created some difficulties that I briefly wrote about in another article on how I left the corporate world.


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Summary: Beckett "Becca" Orion's life consisted of three main things. Family rules, work, and college. She never strayed too far from her family. Never over stepped the boundaries of life in general. She secretly hated that. With the help of her girlfriend and best friend, she goes on an adventure of a lifetime to complete her bucket list. Or as she calls it The Beckett List.


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JERUSALEM — For the moment at least, the hostilities between Israel and Gaza are partly a fight between rockets and interceptors — between the varied and improved arsenal of rockets possessed by Hamas and its allies, like Islamic Jihad, and the antimissile systems of Israel.
If Hamas and Islamic Jihad are proud of their steady technical achievements in building homegrown versions of rockets capable of hitting Tel Aviv and even the outskirts of Jerusalem, the Israelis consider their Iron Dome antimissile system a battlefield-altering success, helping to protect the home front and buy time for either negotiations or a ground operation.
A major part of the Israeli military strategy is air power, to be sure, with frequent strikes on Gaza from jet fighters and drones, aimed at Hamas officials, headquarters, rocket factories, launchers and arms stores, the Israeli Army says. However well-targeted the strikes, there is almost always collateral damage. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, at least 40 Palestinians in crowded Gaza are reported to have died so far since Monday night, some of them youngsters and not all of them combatants. No Israelis have been killed.
The Israeli intent, as described by military officials, is to degrade the capacity and will of Hamas and its allies to continue firing rockets, and to diminish the stock of rockets the Gazans currently possess.
The Israeli military said Wednesday that more than 200 rockets fired from Gaza had hit Israel, while 53 had been intercepted by the Iron Dome system. Some have hit in or near Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and even Hadera, 70 miles north of Gaza.
That reach indicates a new level in this round of hostilities compared with those in November 2012. But more important, the Israelis say, is the quantity of more sophisticated rockets the Gazans have been able to attain through manufacture and smuggling, especially before the military crackdown in Egypt a year ago that overthrew the elected president there, Mohamed Morsi, who was considered an ally of Hamas, which is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad have a range of rocketry now, from the small and relatively inaccurate 122-millimeter rockets of the Grad family, which have short ranges of 12 to 25 miles, to some Syrian-manufactured M-302 rockets, which have a range of about 100 miles, like the one that hit Hadera. But Hamas also has accrued a large stock of Iranian Fajr-5 rockets and a locally made version that Hamas calls the M-75 (for a range of 75 kilometers). These 333-millimeter rockets have a range of about 50 miles, covering central Israel.
Only in March, Israeli forces intercepted a ship in the southern Red Sea, 1,000 miles from Israel, that contained a shipment of M-302s that the Israelis said had been intended for their militant adversaries in Gaza. Israel blamed Iran, which supports Hamas and Islamic Jihad, for the shipment. They denied the Israeli accusation.
Gen. Itay Brun, head of the Military Intelligence Analysis and Production Unit of the Israel Defense Forces, said in June that the technical expertise in Gaza to manufacture the medium-range rockets also came from Iran. He estimated that Hamas's stock of rockets had about doubled since November 2012, the last time Israel and Hamas engaged in prolonged hostilities, and had been improved, with more longer-range rockets.
According to General Brun, Hamas has several hundred rockets with ranges of up to about 50 miles, which can reach the outskirts of Jerusalem; several thousand rockets with ranges up to 25 miles, many made in China, which can reach Beersheba, Ashdod and other parts of southern Israel; and several thousand rockets with ranges of 12 miles, which can reach the closer Israeli populations in Sderot and Ashkelon.
The Iron Dome system is intended to intercept these rockets — not more sophisticated cruise missiles, which the Gaza militants are not believed to possess — before they reach populated areas. Guided by computers and sensors, the interceptors are supposed to be fired only when population centers are in danger; they fire explosive metal pieces in proximity to the rocket to destroy the warhead. Two interceptors are fired toward each rocket that approaches a significant target.
The Israeli Army has said that the system intercepted about 27 percent of all the rockets fired between Monday night and midday Wednesday.
The United States has been instrumental in helping to fund the development of Iron Dome and has proprietary access to the technology. Israel has said that the system has a success rate of nearly 90 percent in intercepting the missiles it is meant to thwart.
Some outside analysts have said they consider such claims to be exaggerated, in part because some missiles are simply diverted off their course to land elsewhere and the warheads are not destroyed. Israeli officials dismiss some of the criticism as motivated by competitors, but whatever the actual success figures, the system has clearly protected many Israeli towns and cities and has helped somewhat to calm the nerves of Israeli civilians.
Still, most open-air activities with large numbers of people have been banned by the army, including those in Jerusalem, and numerous cultural events and street fairs have been canceled.
The civilians of Gaza, of course, among whom Hamas operates, live in a different reality.
Israel currently has seven Iron Dome batteries, which cost $55 million each; each interceptor costs about $100,000, officials say.
Israel has also opened a fourth assembly line for the Iron Dome batteries, this one in the United States, said Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to Washington and now a scholar at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, who praised Iron Dome as "the first ABM system to work in combat and actually work."
The system also "changes the calculus on the battlefield," Mr. Oren said. "It buys you time to work out a cease-fire, but also can prevent a clear victory — it depends on who has greater stocks of rockets or interceptors."
There is a cost-benefit debate, Mr. Oren said. A Hamas rocket is inexpensive, whether it is made locally or smuggled "duty-free," he said. But the savings to civilian property and the economy must be set against the cost of the system, he said.


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Theresa and I went to this conference last time and it was very interesting.
So this year we are helping organise the first event which is a field trip on fri 14/6 starting 1:30pm.
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- Salvation army ( to hear about their therapeutic arts programs) ,
- hill 60
- redpoint art gallery port kembla
- hear from jenny briscoe (port kembla community centre) about their programs including
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Watch Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
After The god of destruction Beerus decided to not destroy the Earth, the planet is back again in peace. But, Sorbet and Tagoma, previous Freeza's servants, decide to revive his leader using the Dragon balls. Succesful in his plan, Freeza decides to return to Earth to start his revenge against the saiyans who humillated him once.
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Actor: Masako Nozawa, Ryô Horikawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Masaharu Satô
Director: tadayoshi yamamuro
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2015
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Perching birds, or songbirds, are the most common birds on Earth. From cardinals to wrens, explore the different types of perching birds.
Smaller than a robin, this black bird turns a striking iridescent purple and green in the spring. Read on to learn more about this bird.
The great horned is a large owl and varies in color according to its place of residence. Read on to learn more about this bird.
True to its name, house sparrows tend to stay close to the homes and buildings of people. They can be found in cities, towns and agricultural areas. Read on to learn more about this bird.
House wrens can be seen in wooded areas, but as their name suggests they tend to reside near the homes of people, particularly in small towns and suburban back yards. Read on to learn more about this bird.
Indigo buntings find comfort in open areas with plenty of bushes and shrubs to raise their young. Read on to learn more about this bird.
Widespread across North America, this bird gets its name from the sorrowful song it sings. Read on to learn more about this bird.
Northern cardinals are probably one of the most easily identifiable birds of its species because of its bright red color. Read on to learn more about this bird.
The northern mockingbird is the same size as the Robin and is gray on top and white on its chest. Read on to learn more about the northern mockingbird.
The pine siskin is brown and heavily streaked with black. Read on to learn more about this bird.
The red-winged blackbird is found across the United States in wetlands and grassy areas, including marshes and meadows. Read on to learn more about this bird.
Where there are people, the rock dove thrives. This bird can be found in city centers, city parks, tourist areas, and suburban gardens and farmlands.
This bird may be small, but it has endurance. As the weather gets colder the ruby-throated hummingbird flies nonstop across the Gulf of Mexico to Central America.
The rufous hummingbird has amazing speed and maneuverability during flight and it is said that the rufous can outfly all other hummingbirds. Read on to learn how to attract these birds to your home.
Sparrows tend to set up house where ornamental grasses, roses and junipers grow. A choice food for song sparrows is the fruit of the wood strawberry perennial.
The male western tangier has a red head with bright yellow wing shoulders and belly. Read on to learn more about this gorgeous bird.
If you notice a sparrow-sized bird hopping down the side of a tree headfirst in search of insects, you've probably spotted a white-breasted nuthatch. Read on to learn more about this bird.
The white-crowned sparrow is one of the most researched birds. Much of what we know about bird migration and bird songs has been learned from the white-crowned sparrow.
When breeding the white-throated sparrow sticks close to its Canadian home. In the winter, however, the bird can be seen in fields, woodlands, pastures and suburban areas throughout the eastern United States.
The yellow-rumped warbler gets its name from it's yellow bum. Read on to learn more about this bird.
True to its name the yellow warbler is bright yellow. A light olive-green tinge colors its back and males have rusty streaks on their breast.
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Akeelah and the bee
Akeelah and the bee
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Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2006.
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1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
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MPAA rating: PG; for some language.
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English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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Special features: Making of 'Akeelah and the bee'; Doug and Keke: two peas in a pod; Inside the mind of Akeelah; Keke Palmer "All my girlz" music video; Gag reel; Deleted scenes; Trailers.
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from Dr. Larabee, an English professor, for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of. First Akeelah has to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.


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In the United States, loan for studying abroad is a very common situation. In recent years, there have been more and more loans for studying abroad in China. When we choose loan products for studying abroad, we need more than one comparison. Here's Xiaomei's horizontal comparison of loan business for studying abroad in four major banks in China in the future.
As we all know, China CITIC Bank is a leader in overseas business. Embassies in the United States, Australia and other countries directly connect their business ports with China CITIC Bank. What are the advantages of China CITIC Bank in overseas loan?
First of all, when applying for visas, embassies usually require customers to provide certificates of deposit issued by banks, with a general deposit period of more than half a year. In order to help prospective overseas students to obtain embassy visas more smoothly, China CITIC Bank can provide customers with credit certificates such as Chinese and English deposit certificates and overseas loan certificates. The certificate of deposit issued by China CITIC Bank is one of the most recognized certificate of deposit issued by embassies and consulates in various countries, which is conducive to improving the success rate of the study abroad visa. For families with high liquidity requirements or bank deposits that do not meet the specified time limit, China CITIC Bank can provide a variety of forms of guarantee for overseas study loans, and issue overseas study loan certificates.
For example, for students who choose to study in New Zealand, if the deposit period is less than six months, they can handle the special account business of New Zealand study abroad remittance in China CITIC Bank. As a Chinese funded bank exclusively designated by Immigration New Zealand, China CITIC Bank can accept the opening of "special account for overseas remittance in New Zealand". This account transforms personal credit into bank credit, simplifies the procedures of fund guarantee, and does not need to deposit in advance, which effectively improves the probability of students' signing.
Study abroad loan business of China CITIC Bank
RMB loan used to pay tuition and living expenses during study abroad, or deposit required during application for study abroad visa.
The maximum amount of loans handled by the way of real estate mortgage can reach 90% of the value of the collateral, the maximum amount of loans handled by the way of pledge can reach 95% of the value of the collateral, and the maximum amount of loans handled by the way of credit and guarantee guarantee can reach 1.5 million yuan; the maximum term can reach 30 years; one-time or multi-time use can be selected.
The Bank of China provides "deposit one loan nine" margin loans. For example, if you deposit 100000 yuan in the Bank of China, you can loan 900000 yuan, and then get a deposit certificate of 1 million yuan.
Tuition and miscellaneous fees, transportation fees and living expenses can be used for up to 10 years (including). The maximum purpose of study abroad deposit shall not exceed the borrower's study period.
RMB, US dollar, Japanese yen, euro, pound, Hong Kong dollar, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar.
Maximum amount of loan
The purpose of the loan is to pay tuition and miscellaneous fees, transportation fees, and living expenses. The maximum amount of the loan is no more than 80% of the total expenses required by the educated to study abroad. The tuition and miscellaneous fees shall be subject to the valid certificate issued by the school. The amount of living expenses and transportation expenses shall be determined according to the country and region of study, and the maximum amount can be 120000-200000 yuan / year in RMB or equivalent foreign currency. The maximum amount of deposit for studying abroad can be RMB 1.5 million or equivalent foreign currency.
The loan interest rate adopts the method of "benchmark + floating / plus point". RMB loans are based on the interest rate announced by the people's Bank of China. Foreign currency loans are based on international financial market interest rates or official interest rates issued by relevant countries, which are determined according to the loan currency.
The lender may grant the borrower a certain grace period. The maximum grace period of the individual study abroad loan is 2 years, and it shall not exceed the period of schooling for the educated. During the grace period, only the interest is paid but not the principal. The borrower shall repay the principal and interest of the loan in accordance with the contract within the next month after the expiration of the grace period.
Purpose of loan: it is used for tuition and living expenses of high-end vocational education such as studying abroad or studying MBA and MPA on the job.
Loan amount: the maximum amount of a single loan shall not exceed 1 million yuan.
Loan term: "study time + 1 year".
Loan interest rate: in accordance with the provisions of the loan interest rate of China Construction Bank.
Guarantee method: "Xueyi loan" can be a combination of mortgage, pledge, credit and "mortgage + pledge".
Repayment method: including equal principal and interest method, equal principal method, one-off principal and interest payment method upon maturity, and any repayment method on schedule. If the term of the loan is more than one year, the method of monthly equal principal and interest repayment or the method of monthly equal principal repayment must be adopted.
The highlight of ICBC's loan for studying abroad is its high loan amount, up to 2 million yuan, and long term
High loan amount: the maximum loan amount of individual study abroad loan is 2 million yuan; the maximum loan amount of non withdrawable individual study abroad loan is 1 million yuan.
Long term: up to 10 years.
Various forms of guarantee: mortgage, pledge, guarantee, etc.
Flexible loan granting method: the loan can be granted at the time of initial application, or according to the borrower's tuition, accommodation and living expenses payment period.
Comprehensive service improvement: in combination with overseas study loan, provide supporting services such as credit certificate, individual foreign exchange purchase, foreign exchange settlement, witness account opening, overseas account opening, international credit card processing, etc.
This is the introduction of the overseas loan business of the four major banks in China. I hope that students and parents with such needs can carefully compare and analyze, and choose the most appropriate overseas loan products according to their actual situation.


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ROKiT Williams Racing and the Financial Times Announce Partnership
ROKiT WILLIAMS RACING AND THE FINANCIAL TIMES are pleased to announce a multi-year partnership. This will increase both organisations' visibility among global, influential audiences and combine marketing assets, enabling the team's commercial partners to access integrated sponsorship and advertising solutions.
The deal sees the FT become an Official Partner of ROKiT Williams Racing ahead of this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. It is the first time the FT has partnered with a team in Formula One, complementing the FT's successful annual event and content series entitled 'The Business of Formula One'.
The FT logo will appear on the inside of the rear-wing end plate of the FW42 during the remainder of 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Claire Williams, Deputy Team Principal of ROKiT Williams Racing said, "I am delighted to announce the Financial Times as an Official Partner to ROKiT Williams Racing. In only a few short years, the landscape for marketing and brand exposure has changed significantly for all sports, including Formula One. The opportunity to collaborate with the FT to embrace these new forms of media and digital opportunities is hugely exciting for both our team and our existing partners, and I am looking forward to seeing how the partnership develops."
"This is a hugely exciting partnership between two iconic British brands, both operating globally and at the forefront of their respective fields," said David Buttle, FT Global Commercial Marketing Director. "The innovative structure of this deal will both extend the FT's brand and bring together complementary commercial assets and capabilities.
We're pleased to announce this at a landmark moment for both the FT - which recently secured its 1 millionth paying reader - and Formula One - which just held its thousandth race, in Shanghai."


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Coca Cola Vintage Fridge Coffee Table
Rust and The Wolf
Amazing glass topped coffee table made using a vintage Coca Cola fridge panel.
The Coke panel has a lovely aged patina and the metal frame has been rubbed with iron paste to give a great gun metal finish.
The glass top is made using 6mm toughened clear glass.
You can't beat the feeling!
83.5 cm Long
65.5 cm Wide
45 cm Tall