text:
Solace Element Management Protocol version 2 (SEMP v2) is a RESTful API that you can use to configure Solace PubSub+ message brokers. It complements CLI and the SolAdmin thick client GUI and provides a programmatic way to apply configurations to PubSub+ message brokers.
The SEMP API allows you to handle messaging as a service and makes it easy for you to provision, operate, and maintain PubSub+ messaging wherever your applications need it, whether that is in the public cloud, your private cloud, or your datacenter.
SEMP makes tasks like configuring objects and retrieving status data or statistics easy and efficient, even when supporting different versions of SolOS, and enables atomic "all or none" updates and creations. Client libraries can be generated in many languages, and rich online documentation makes it easy to use.
Using SEMP
SEMP is designed to integrate easily into your DevOps workflow and with popular CI tools so you can easily roll out messaging along with applications. It can be easily integrated into configuration management portals or with configuration automation tools like Chef, Puppet and Ansible so you have to write very little code.
You use the following to learn about using SEMP:
- Get Started—Tutorials are provided on the Solace Developer portal to walk you through how to execute a few SEMP commands natively in HTTP and through an auto-generated client library.
- SEMP Concepts—This section provides an overview of the SEMP API and its key concepts.
- API reference—Developer API documentation that covers SEMP's REST resources.
- Legacy SEMP—This section provides information on how to use the legacy SEMP API which existed prior to SEMP v2.
SEMP v2 is a new REST API which is being introduced incrementally. To understand current limitations, click here.


text: On Tuesday, June 20, 2017 members of the 1st cohort of Romulus Dollars for Scholars kicked their summer off at Project Runway at Eastern Michigan University. The students joined 122 other members of the class of 2019 from Detroit Regional Dollars for Scholars partner high schools. Students learned about post-secondary options, college admissions, financial aid, research and planning for academic and career success. Some of the day's highlights included one RHS student reading a well -crafted graduation speech, a walking tour of campus and opportunities to work with the partner high school students on ice-breakers and scavenger hunts.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
by Leann
My husband has a new truck today--used, but new to him. He has been shopping for this truck for more than two years. Yes. Not months. Years. When the "clunker" option came around last year, he decided the best deal was to trade in his very old truck for a new car for me, rather than get a new truck for him then. He has since been driving our twelve year old Camry as his pursuit of the best deal on a truck continued.
Last week, in the parking lot at work, one of the women he works with backed her big Jeep into the back of the twelve year old Camry. Smashed it up good. But, now the universe has offered a new method. The woman's father is the sales manager at a large car dealership. In return for my husband not filing on the insurance for repairs, he was offered a very very nice deal on a truck just like the one he's been looking for for two years. Hmmmm.
Does stuff like this happen at your house??


text:
2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition unveiled
Chevrolet plans to say farewell to the sixth-generation of its iconic sports car in a big way, with the 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition. Combining elements from the Z06 and ZR1 models, this open-air stormer will be the fastest and most-capable Corvette drop-top ever produced. Chevy also announced a special 60th Anniversary Package that will be available on all 2013 Corvette models. Both are set to make their first public appearances at the annual Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, later this month and appear in Chevy dealerships in early summer.
"The 2013 model year will be historic for Corvette, marking its 60th Anniversary and the final year for the current 'C6' generation," said Chris Perry, vice president, Global Marketing and Strategy for Chevrolet. "We couldn't think of a more fitting way to celebrate these milestones than bringing back one of the most-coveted combinations in the brand's history - the Corvette convertible and a 427 cubic-inch engine." Chevy will put the first of these cars offered to the public on the block at the Barrett-Jackson event with all proceeds going to benefit the "Drive to End Hunger" food relief program.
Available in 2LT, 3LT and 4LT trims, the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition is fitted with the same race-bred 7.0-liter LS7 V8 found in the Z06 model. Making an identical 505 horsepower and 470-lb-ft of torque, it's the most potent engine ever fitted in a production Corvette convertible and will be matched with the rest of the Z06's drivetrain elements, including the availability of the Z06's six-speed manual transmission. That combo is expected to give it a 0-60 mph sprint time of 3.8 seconds and a top speed in excess of 190 mph.
On the handling front, the 427 Convertible Collector Edition also features standard Magnetic Selective Ride Control on its sport suspension, lightweight machine-faced 19-inch front/20-inch alloy Cup wheels wrapped in ZR1 spec Michelin PS2 ultra-performance tires and a rear-mounted battery to improve overall balance. To help trim weight, the car also gets a number of custom carbon-fiber body bits including the raised hood from the 2011 Z06 Carbon Edition, Z06-style fenders and composite floor panels The "CFZ" carbon-fiber front splitter and rocker panels are optional.
To complete the celebratory theme, the entire 2013 Corvette line - including the 427 Convertible Collector Edition - will be available with a unique 60th Anniversary Package that matches an Arctic White exterior with Blue Diamond leather upholstery and suede accents. All 60th Anniversary Convertibles will be fitted with blue top. Other dedicated design elements include the "CFZ" carbon-fiber front splitter and rocker panels, a ZR1-style rear spoiler, gray-painted brake calipers and special badging that nets a bounty of "60th" logos on the fascias, wheel center caps, sill plates, steering wheel, instrument panel and headrests. A special graphics package with full-length racing stripes in Pearl Silver Blue will be offered as an option.


text:
Thanks very much, Barracuda, for all the insights you are providing into the Academy and Academy players. Gold.
I am also really excited about the long term benefits on the local comp. Even allowing for guys that drop out or get drafted I'd say that at least 15 graduates from this squad will find their way into the local system. Initially it will be to Sydney Uni or the NDS but Sydney Uni, as hard as they may try, cannot take everyone and the NDS squads only have a year or two before they "throw the kids back". Within 10 years I can see 100+ academy graduates playing first grade in Sydney football, 100 players schooled in an AFL System for 6-8 years.
In time it has to have a profoundly positive impact on the SFL.
On that note though I do think that the academy system could carve out a two tier comp at the local level if GWS do not step up to the plate. The academy system will see the likes of UNSW, St George, Manly, North Shore and Penno really benefiting in time and Sydney Uni will also benefit as many academy kids will go to the institution, directly or with the lure of scholarships.
The other three SFL clubs will be at a distinct disadvantage if GWS don't also step up and develop locally. And the real western Sydney clubs (Parramatta, Blacktown, Hawkesbury, Camden and what is left of Campbelltown) who are already struggling will find it even harder to compete at the elite level. It's easy to see an East-West divide at the local level.
UTS has no juniors at all which is why I think their long term future is as a Div 2 powerhouse. Wests have poor demographics and this year cannot even field a stand alone U19s. Baulko juniors and parents must be absolutely spewing that their kids feed into the GWS Academy instead of the better funded and more professional Swans outfit.
We live in interesting times.
Just to add to what I was posting earlier in regards to how the draft will change with the NGA's I have added a link in regards to players from multicultural backgrounds or born overseas
VFL/AFL players with international backgrounds - Wikipedia
Just to add I've found this in regards to indigenous players listed from last year
AFL Community: Current AFL Players
And this is the recruiting zones for each club
Also remember that the WA clubs are unable to list players of indigenous decent in their metro areas. ATM I'm unsure in regards to SA clubs placing indigenous players in their NGA.
Thanks for an interesting link Boddo. Just to clarify though, only some of those players would have been eligible to come through the NGA pathway. These are the NGA criteria:
"A player has to meet several forms of approval before being ticked off as being eligible to join a club under the next generation academy rules."
"As well as residing in a certain club's region, to be eligible the player must be born or have one parent born in Asia or Africa; be of Indigenous background residing in a remote region; or have both parents born in a non-English speaking country (not Asia or Africa)."
Academy rules tweaked for overlooked talent - AFL.com.au
I know we all love an anti-AFL rant but I do think we are a bit OTT re the NGA pathways.
The main thing to remember is that there is no priority for NGA players who get selected at the National Draft, it just allows priority onto the rookie list, so the example of the indigenous kid in Tasmania is not relevant in the slightest if he goes top 10, Norf will have no priority access to him at all.
The benefits of the Academies as opposed to the NGA are like chalk and cheese and so they should be given our investment. I think the limited benefits will also mean that there will limited meaningful investment into the NGAs. But surely their intention is good in trying to diversify the AFL.
We've got enough to worry about with the VFL without getting our knickers in a know over things that aren't really an issue
- - - Updated - - -
He'll need a better work ethic than his big brother that's for sure


text:
Phone number: 0487 43....
Fax number: (07) 4723....
Email: Click to view
URL: http://www.residentialbuildingconsultants.net
Business Info
Residential Building Consultants offer a quality easy to read Pre-Purchase Building inspection report within 24 hrs. We are a local owned and operated business offering our services from Bowen to Cairns. Our aim is to arm you with a much information as possible so you can make an informed decision in regards to the biggest investment of your life. Residential Building Consultants also offer Pool Safety Inspections.
All of our inspections are as per current Australian Standards and regulations.
Put your mind at ease with Residential Building Consultants.
Recommend This Business
The review system is a way for customers of this business to easily share their opinion. By sharing your experience with this business, you help other consumers find the right business for them! By leaving a review, you also earn STARPOINTS. Starpoints can be redeemed for cash or prizes like iTunes giftcards. Find out more about Starpoints here.
Some tips when posting a review: When writing a review, see if you can be as balanced as possible. What did you like, what didn't you like? Here are some things to think about - How was the customer service? How was the product or service quality? How was the price/value? Please also check and adhere to the editorial guidelines when posting a review.


text: I've been on the run all week long for one tweedle or another. Today it was for both tweedles. I met with the in home tdocs that will be working together & apart with kt & wm. It seems to be a good match. Then wm's in home therapist transported wm to attachment therapist - he delivered me lunch, as I was finishing up with his "cohort in crime" & then headed over to attachment therapist. While attachment therapist & I waited for wm she & I chatted for a bit. A little of this; a little of that. She told me of a client that she's working with - mom is an attorney. Quite the accomplished attorney. Having said that, therapist told me that she is quite the advocate for her newly adopted children. And also told her that she almost up to par with me - the parent of a set of the most difficult twins she had ever encountered in her 25 year practice. This mother took this as a compliment. I was stunned. therapist, who travels worldwide to work & train, said that she uses me quite often as an example of what can be done for children with severe Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and PTSD. I just shook my head & told therapist that I wasn't feeling much success in the 6 almost 7 years of parenting the tweedles. She asked if I could find the time, would I be willing to work with her & kt's attachment therapist in workshops. Will have to give this a great deal of thought.


text:
All the boys from One Direction are taking a couple...
Forever young (1D)
- by RedrAy15
- Rating:
- Published: 1 Feb 2014
- Updated: 1 Feb 2014
- Status: In Progress
Ariel never had a good childhood never got to live her but she has one dream and it's to be forever young, and maybe when she meets five immature boys that so happen to be OneDirection they help but what happens when one of them fall for the red head! Read to find out!
Join MovellasFind out what all the buzz is about. Join now to start sharing your creativity and passion
Loading ...


text:
Opponents of raising the minimum wage like us to believe that only teenagers earn minimum wage. In Pennsylvania these are the people who earn minimum wage: 74 percent are over 20 years old. Thirty-three percent have at least one child. Thirty-one percent are or have been married and 40 percent went to college. There are 28,449 people in Luzerne County earning less than $10.10 an hour.
Any financial planner will tell you that you shouldn't spend more than 25 percent of your income on housing. The average rent for a home with three bedrooms in Luzerne County is $700 a month. You would have to earn $16.15 an hour to rent a $700 home. So a family of four, with one parent working full time at minimum wage could not afford to live in Luzerne County. If both parents worked full time at minimum wage they still couldn't afford to live in Luzerne County. Add in day care for their children and there is no way they can come close to affording a home.
What happens when you work full time and can't afford to rent a home? You rely on Section 8, food stamps and Medicaid. In essence the taxpayers have to cover the benefits that your employer should have provided to you. But instead of laying the blame on the employer where it belongs we blame the worker, who is being exploited by the greedy CEO who pays himself 400 times what he pays his employee.
How do they get away with such corporate greed? It's easy, they buy representatives in government to fix the laws to benefit themselves and pay media to keep the voters distracted. There is no such thing as a news station or a Fourth Estate.
No longer do we get the truth in our newspapers or news programs. We are fed opinions that the owners want us to believe.
It's time the American people start doing their own research, find out the facts on issues that concern you and vote for the person that truly best represents you.
Bill Herbert
Miners Mills


text:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of the P3 Award Program, is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving the overall sustainability of human society. The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative projects focused on sustainability. The P3 Awards program was developed to foster progress toward sustainability by achieving the mutual goals of economic prosperity, protection of the planet, and improved quality of life for its people-- people, prosperity, and the planet – the three pillars of sustainability. The EPA offers the P3 competition in order to respond to the technical needs of the world while moving towards the goal of sustainability.
Amount: $10,000
Due date: January 4, 2010
Public and private institutions of higher education located in the U.S. are eligible to apply to be the recipient of a grant to support teams of undergraduate and/or graduate students. The students on the teams supported by the institution receiving the grant must be enrolled in the college, university, or post-secondary educational institution they will be representing at the time the proposal is submitted. Institutions are allowed to submit more than one application where each application represents a unique design concept and student team. For the purposes of grant administration, the team's faculty advisor will be designated the Principal Investigator throughout the P3 grant award and competition process. In addition to the Principal Investigator, each team selected for award will also be asked to provide contact information for a student lead.
For more information, click here.


text:
For the past 10+ years of my practice, I've helped thousands of individuals to regain control of their lives: from despair to hope, suicidal to be enthusiastic about life, self-doubt to total self-confidence!
I specialize in treating people with anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma. Unlike traditional treatments requiring regular weekly visits up to a year with minimal progress, my Intensive Outpatient Program is revolutionary. This 30 day treatment program is designed to quickly connect you with your authentic self and empower you to be at a place where you are centered with clarity, and experience love, peace and joy 24/7 no matter what is happening around you!
For more information, please click 'Personal Web Site' on this page.
Number of Staff1
Last Update: Thu June 28, 2012 18:48:19


text:
Hey look!
I did a page two! And yes, before you ask, that is Ron. He wanted to be all big time with Drakken, and it didn't end well for him.
Hey look!
I did a page two! And yes, before you ask, that is Ron. He wanted to be all big time with Drakken, and it didn't end well for him.
I was goofing off and decided to do a page for my Kim Possible: Agent of SHIELD idea just to see if I could actually put something on a page instead of letting it fester in my head. Lo and behold? Something did indeed come out. I even have plans for a followup page already, and maybe a third. Not sure yet. At any rate, click on the piece below to see a bigger view and let me know what you think. WordPress users, Twitter logins, Facebook authentication, even guest commenting… it's all allowed. So shout something out and let me know what you think.
Rather than mince around the subject, I'll just come out and admit that the scarred/damaged woman is a large part of me. So, rather inevitably, it tends to pop up as one of the recurring themes in my personal work.
Before I came up with the Hermione-centric Harry Potter-based stuff I've been working on lately, I had an idea for a Kim Possible: Agent of SHIELD story. Using events from around Civil War and Brian K. Vaughan's most excellent comic Runaways, I was going to pull Kim into the Marvel Universe proper.
The other night, I was listening my Emo Playlist in iTunes and I got inspired to draw this. I'm hoping to revisit this idea at some point in the future and move it forward, perhaps after I get Love in Wartime rolling.
Oh, and I know that technically the patch on her shoulder is the movie/Earth-1610 SHIELD logo despite my intention to put her into the mainstream Marvel universe. I just like it better than the old-school, Earth-616 eagle logo.


text:
....and there are showers and cooking too, which come along with the new gas in my apartment.
i'm buenos aires tuff, 12 days without showering or cooking.....in my apartment that is.
(i'll admit, it wasn't really tuff at all. the owner of my apartment was super accommodating and very prompt with calling all the workers and dealing with the gas company.)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
gas is on
Posted by yillabean at 6:52 PM
2 comments:
- krebiz said...
HA! Imagine 12 days without a shower. You'd compete with the best of the panhandlers then.
- August 25, 2009 at 7:28 PM
- yillabean said...
hahaha, than that exec dude would have said "I smelled you in the hallway" instead of I "saw" you in the hall way.
- August 26, 2009 at 12:38 AM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Remodeling an office comes with many different steps. From making new design plans to the purchase and set up of new office furniture, the decisions can sometimes be overwhelming. Sometimes even just shopping for the new office furniture can be a very difficult task because of the different styles and designs to choose from and determining how much you are willing to spend. There are other options for remodeling that can save a lot of time and effort, however, which does not include purchasing brand new office furniture. Other alternatives to buying new furniture include buying used or refurbished office furniture, or refurbishing the office furniture that you are already using. Sometimes using refurbished office furniture can help rid you of several of the decisions that need to be made in the remodeling process.
Refurbished office furniture is simply the process of taking your old items or someone else's and making them new again by reupholstering, rewiring or replacing old nuts and screws and repainting them. Reusing old furniture is a good way to save money and the environment. It may be a little more time consuming then simply going out and buying new furniture, but refurbished office furniture can benefit the company in the long run by saving money and the environment by preventing another piece of old furniture from making it to the landfill. New businesses that are setting up an office for the first time should seriously consider refurbished office furniture because of the budget that most professionals initially have for themselves. Money and budgets are typically the most common problem when designing or remodeling any room. Time is often the second most common problem that people face.
One solution to both of these problems is purchasing refurbished office furniture at discounted prices that have already been completed. There are many stores that sell office furniture that has already been refurbished and can save you time and money. Stores that sell already refurbished office furniture are usually stores that specialize in this sort of office furniture. They pay for used office furniture from other businesses that are remodeling or going out of business and then refurbish it for resale to people looking for cheaper furniture. Some stores that sell refurbished office furniture only buy their stock in large quantities from larger firms, but there are a few that sell smaller quantities because that's all that they have in stock or simply because they are smaller stores. Stores that only purchase in larger quantities work well for companies with larger offices or those that need more professional office furniture, such as cubicles. Refurbished office furniture can even be found in the smallest towns across the country if one knows where to look, so discounts are available to anyone looking to save money on furniture.
Some offices can be decorated with refurbished office furniture that is made to match a certain color scheme. When refurbishing office furniture that you are already using, it is possible to specify the colors that you want or even add certain features that the furniture didn't have before. When refurbished, any office furniture can look and feel brand new without the added cost. This is an option for home offices, retail offices or professional offices. This makes it easier to design even the largest office to specific décor without spending a fortune in doing it. Refurbished desks and chairs can be found at almost any second hand store, and there are specialty stores available that offer refurbished cubicles and larger work stations for specific types of offices. Everything you can possibly need for your office can be refurbished for your remodel or initial design.
No matter what kind of office you are trying to furnish, refurbished office furniture can be the answer you are looking for. It is friendly with even the tightest budgets and can be much like brand new when done correctly. It also leaves the options open to either pay someone for already refurbished furniture and save yourself some time, or refurbish your existing office furniture to save you money. Money saved on refurbished office furniture can then be used on other office essentials to make your clients more comfortable while they are with you or even while they are in the waiting room, such as good used children's toys or used books other than the sometimes outdated magazines that some offices offer their patients or clients.


text: Yes it's true, everyone's favorite pixelated building and adventure game is on it's way to being bought by Microsoft. Although the deal isn't sealed yet, this would explain Mojang's recent decisions to disallow certain types of online (MMO) servers, and the ability of players to sell goods in-game. Personally I agree with the article's take that the timing is a little strange, since Minecraft just became available for the Playstation. It might have made sense for Microsoft to move on this deal before their competitors for a slice of the pie. Overall though I hope that this buyout will be good in the long run, and will mean faster updates and improved gameplay.


text:
Deputy President William Ruto pleaded not guilty to charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in early September 2013. The charges stem from the violence that followed the 2007 election. President Kenyatta is scheduled to appear before the court in November. Days before Ruto appeared at the ICC, parliament voted to withdraw from the court.
Members of Al-Shabab, an Islamic militant group that is allied with al-Qaeda and based in Somalia, attacked an upscale mall in Nairobi beginning on Sept. 21, 2013, killing nearly 70 people and wounding about 175. The siege lasted for several days, with persistent fighting between government troops and militants. The attack was meticulously planned, and the militants proved to be challenging for the government to dislodge from the Westgate mall. Shabab, based in Somalia, said the attack was in retaliation for the Kenyan military"s role in helping Somalia battle the militant group. In the wake of the violence, the ICC suspended the trial of Ruto so he could return to Kenya and assist in managing the crisis.
Over the course of two nights in June 2014, the Shabab slaughtered at least 65 non-Muslims in Mpeketoni, a town near the resort island of Lamu. Most of the victims were members of the Kikuyu tribe—the one to which Kenyatta belongs. Although Shabab claimed responsibility for the massacres, saying they were in retribution for the recent shooting of three radical Muslim clerics in Mombasa, Kenyatta said his political opponents carried out the attacks. Tourism has plunged amid the ongoing violence.
The Shabab continued its campaign against non-Muslims throughout 2014. In attacks in November and December, the group killed more than 60 people in remote villages.
On April 2, 2015, Shabab militants attacked Garissa University College in northeast Kenya. In a daylong siege, the militants separated Muslims and non-Muslims, sparing Muslims. The non-Muslims were taken hostage and more than 140 were killed. Security officials freed the surviving hostages and


text:
Turbo Kids – Guidology's OFFICIAL Review
Turbo Kids is a new game by YailenkoGames, where your goal is to win each race in a competition of nine races. The winner of this competition wins 1,000,000. What is untold about this game is why there is a competition and the storyline is quite empty. What makes up for that though are the smooth controls, the fun and fast-paced gameplay and the wonderful graphics. Your goal in each race, obviously, is to try to get first place. Although, it isn't as easy as that, you must avoid falling off the platforms and must collect multiple power-ups each race. Turbo Kids brings depth to the world of running games with actual competition between runners with the ability to slow competitors down and to swap positions with them.
One of my only problems with the game is that every level, each time you start it up, or hit the retry button, the level is randomly generated. I don't like this because the developer looses control over how difficult the level design of each level is and some earlier levels can be more difficult that later ones giving a very unbalanced difficulty ramp. Many of the levels seemed much the same and most of the races could be won on your first attempt. What I would have liked to see is a bit more control in the level design and later levels being more difficult and trickier to navigate. I realize that most running games are randomized, but they also have a fair difficulty ramp that continues throughout the character's existence, unlike Turbo Kids. Overall, a bit more control in the level design would have been great hopefully, making some of the later levels more challenging.
Many running games are based around the idea of trying to survive for as long as you can. Instead, Turbo Kids goes in a different direction and breaks the game up into different levels. This is an interesting take on the genre and is something that I haven't seen before – it also helps that the genre consists of only a few games. I liked this set-up, because it gave you something to strive towards and kept me playing longer than if it was just survival, or the marathon mode. I also liked the ability to be able to affect the other runners. The other running games, which have includes enemies don't allow you to do this, and being able to toss a snowball at them and slow them down, or fire a rocket at them spiced up the game and made it unique. The power-ups, picked up while running were also unique and gave advantages to people who used them and set back others who skipped or missed them. Overall, the gameplay was unlike any other running game that I've played and definitely ranks high for me in its genre.
The game was very pixel-art oriented and feature beautiful art. The scenery is of winter, with snow and ice, low-lying fog and mountains in the distance. To me, this created a beautiful scene. The game holds a primarily blue color to top off the winter feel and the background, with bold, dark, blues, drawing depths of forest and rolling hills. My only problem with the art aspect of the game, was that far in the distance there are a few hills that appear pure white and light grays. Its a really sharp contrast to the rest of the scene and even things in front of it are dimmed out, which I thought these mountains should be as well. Besides that issue, I thought that the artwork was executed perfectly and looked amazing.
I really liked the music as well. It was calming and very upbeat. I thought that it fit the artistic style of the game and the, mostly, bright colors that accompanied the game. It also paced well with the speed of the game. One of the interesting points about Turbo Kids was that there were a few announcer sound effects, where in the beginning of the game the announcer would say something along the lines of "Start your engines!" and would continue by announcing short tidbits, such as combos and remarking reactions of the crowd. This reinforced the idea of a competition and was also a neat feature. Overall, the music worked very well with the game and I thoughts that the sound effects in place, especially the announcer added more to the game and gave more depth the idea of a competition.
All in all, Turbo Kids is an exciting, fast-paced game that brings the running genre to a whole new level. If you liked games like Canabalt or Ninja Run (also by YailenkoGames) then you'll love Turbo Kids as it continues the idea of the running genre, but also takes its own unique spin with power-ups and individual levels. In review, the game wasn't too difficulty, which I was disappointed to find. Many of the levels were much like one another and there was virtually no difficulty ramp. With a bit of tuning and more controlled level design for each level this game could be more challenging. The gameplay was something that i did not expect. I loved the addition of various power-ups as you progressed through the game. The gameplay is where Turbo Kids really sets itself apart from all other running games that I've come across. Another big plus for me was the artwork. It featured detailed pixel art and created a wonderful winter scene. Finally, the music was spot-on and the announcer was a nice touch to this game. Overall, Turbo Kids is one of the best running games that I've come across so far! Be sure to check it out today on Kongregate!
Play Turbo Kids on Kongregate!
|This entry was posted by admin on April 21, 2012 at 2:59 pm, and is filed under Walkthrough or Review. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
Comments are closed.


text:
Roderick Abbott
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: +32 (0)2 289 1350
Roderick Abbott is a member of ECIPE's Steering Committee and Advisory Board and a Senior Adviser on trade policy at ECIPE, covering issues which go from GATT and WTO to European trade policy. Although officially retired since 2005, he remains fascinated with the trade world. He is also a part-time consultant with KREAB, a Swedish economic consultancy in Brussels.
After 10 years doing trade work with the British Government, he spent 30 years in DG Trade at the European Commission. During its time at the Commission, he was working as a central member of the European negotiating teams during two GATT negotiation rounds: the Tokyo Round (1975-79) and the Uruguay Round (1987-93).
In the early years of WTO, he was the EU Ambassador in Geneva and he was later a close collaborator with Pascal Lamy, the Trade Commissioner. After leaving the Commission, he was for three years a Deputy Director General at the WTO in Geneva. He has written about how the Doha Round might have been negotiated differently, and about dispute settlement in the WTO – with a focus on the participation of developing countries in years 1995 to 2005.
ECIPE Bulletins
The Trade Consequences of Brexit: How I See the Situation
The trade consequences of Brexit are just one element of the overall withdrawal exercise to be triggered by a notification under Article 50 TEU. Withdrawal covers policy areas such as EU jurisdiction through the ECJ; broad areas of regulation, mainly for Single Marker purposes; citizen's rights (EU and UK) and immigration questions - among...
ECIPE Occasional Papers
Demystifying Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
Investor-State Dispute Settlement, a legal provision in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) or other International Investment Agreements that gives investors a right to call for arbitration with a state, has recently become the centre of controversy in a debate over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Critics argue that such a provision is either illegitimate, unnecessary, and/or does not have any positive influence on flows of Foreign...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
Nowhere To Go? Surveillance, Privacy Rules and Trade Talks
This policy brief outlines the chronology of the developments since Edward Snowden leaked the documents on large-scale electronic surveillance, including PRISM and Tempora programmes, the policy implications and the public's response. It concludes that the nature of the debate has shifted from a legal and constitutional issue about US surveillance, to a global concern. The revelations have led to divergent attitudes towards surveillance operations, with Britain...
ECIPE Bulletins
Trade and Development at the Crossroads?
This paper seeks to look at EU Trade and Development policies which seem to be at a crucial moment - crucial in the sense of the point at which the two policies meet and cross each other. The two ought to go in tandem, hand in hand; but in reality there are increasingly obstacles at the crossroads. The paper starts with a short historical overview of the basic philosophy, and then examines recent developments and where this may...
Sorry, no items found.
Economic sanctions against Russia: do we face a trade war?
Roderick Abbott on the EU sanctions against Russia in Europe's...
A Close Look at the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Roderick Abbott writes about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in the Friends of Europe's blog...
The Doha Round: Where we go from here
Roderick Abbott comments on Doha Round in Europe's...
Why the siren calls of protectionism fall on deaf ears
Roderick Abbott comments on the calls for protectionism in European...
Sorry, no items found.
Sorry, no items found.


text:
Relationship(s) between BGs and Neuropathy: real, imagined, or other
This is an interesting series of questions and answers from dlife on the relationships (real and assumed) between our BG numbers and neuropathy.
3 replies
Thank you much for sharing that Carol!
There were a couple of things in there that I had thought may be true, but this confirmed from a medical expert they are true.
My interest was triggered by a recent discussion about neuropathy in situations not relating to diabetes. I'd never thought of it in that context, never heard the term prior to hearing it w/r/t D, so found it quite interesting.
Next Discussion: Suggestions for foods high in potassium »


text:
There is a new year, a new president and a lot of questions that won't be answered for some time as Barack Obama first turns his attention to the economy, national security and other pressing issues.
One question that was kicked around before and after the election is whether or not his administration will be ag friendly. It's a topic that has been debated by a number of pundits whose articles and editorials have been emailed to the CAFA office.
On one hand, the emphasis on bio-fuels has the potential to be a major plus for alfalfa and other forages if promises are kept. Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, nominated for interior secretary and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, nominated for agriculture secretary, are known for their strong support for renewable energy. Whether the country's economic woes will allow enough funding to finally move toward energy independence is another question.
But, there doesn't seem to be any consensus as to which way the new administration will tilt for agriculture as a whole. The articles and op-ed pieces we received ranged from highly optimistic to the other end of the spectrum. The one article that was extremely positive came from Illinois, Obama's home state, so there may have been a bias.
Until recently we gave little thought to the new administration because, as we all know, much of what's promised from the primaries to election day usually disappears after inauguration day.
What got our attention was a flurry of lawsuits that involve the Endangered Species Act and why it should be revised. In Alaska, for example, environmentalists delayed new oil drilling for a lengthy period of time by using the Endangered Species Act. The lawsuit is a stalling tactic aimed at wearing down the oil companies by tying up the project in the courts.
In California, of course, the "endangered" Delta smelt is a prime example that there's a compelling need for an overhaul of a good idea gone awry. At the core of the problem is a complaint by environmentalists that pumps near Tracy are destroying smelt. They sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2005 after the agency maintained Delta smelt weren't at risk.
In 2007, however, a U.S. district judge ordered a reduction in the amount of water pumped out of the Delta and the State Water Project responded with a 25 percent to 30 percent cutback in 2008. In December, the Fish and Wildlife Service introduced extensive rules to protect Delta smelt, which will lead to larger cutbacks in water deliveries and impact 750,000 acres of farmland and some 25 million people in California.
Unfortunately, environmentalists aren't done yet. In early December an environmental group filed suit to "retire" hundreds of thousands of acres of San Joaquin Valley farmland that they maintain are full of toxic substances. Yet another lawsuit was filed in early December to protect fish and "end wasteful and unreasonable" water diversions from the Delta.
Until loopholes are closed, lawsuits will continue and what are the odds the new administration will respond? If that doesn't happen, it will likely take higher food prices and food shortages, plus water rationing to get the voting public to finally demand a sensible approach to protecting endangered species.


text:
Propaganda is what fuels the fires of individuals that believe so much that they are doing the right thing by sacrificing their own lives to try to take out as many as possible. We need to show them that this doesn't in fact change anything and we will carry on regardless of their brainwashed stupidity.
The reason that ISIS have managed to gain a foothold in Syria is because of the weakened infrastructure and social fabric of that country. The international community could move in to stabilise the situation if they worked in a more coordinated way than they are currently. Without their strongholds in Syria, ISIS would be incapable of fighting as an army meaning they would endure defections. This would cause their propaganda campaign to fall apart, reducing their number of new recruits. After a brief period, the group would be irrevocably shattered.
ISIS can and will be stopped. Groups like these only last so long. However, countries may have to go to war to eradicate them. However, I fear that other terror groups will gain traction when ISIS dies down and continue with the same nonsense.Security laws should be increased and this type of behavior should not be tolerated.
ISIS can be stopped but, it may take longer than we think. Every time that a leader of the ISIS group is killed or captured, they seem to grow stronger and more resilient. It will not be a problem that can be fixed by simply killing the heads of the party. It will be a problem that needs to be fixed by changing the mindset of the people in the party. Which is much more difficult than simply killing off their leaders.


text:
Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
We have investigated the molecular mechanism controlling specifity and variability of neurons in expect of its application for the therapy of neurodegenerative disorders in the future. At the first step, we focused on transcriptional regulation of the D1A dopamine receptor gene as a representative molecule which characterixes a subset of neurons and on the POU transcription factor gene family that are expressed widely but specifically in the central nervous system. The upstream genomic fragment of the D1A receptor gene was subcloned into a CAT reporter plasmid, deleted to various length by using PCR,and used for the analyzes on cis-element. We co-transfected Brn-4, a member of the POU gene family, and observed its transcriptional activation. Through this assay, a Brn-4 responsive element was found in the first intron of the D1A receptor gene which contained two consensus sequences for binding of POU factors. Gel mobility shift assays with recombinant GST-Brn-4 protein confirmed that th
… More
ese motifs were scrual binding sites. We then tested whether Brn-4 and D1A colocalizes in the striatal neurons by in situ hybridization, and found that these two molecules exist in a similar group of neurons. These results suggest that Brn-4 actually acts on its responsive element of the D1A dopamine receptor gene in vivo, and thereby influence on its transcriptional regulation. Furthermore, we found that POU family members differentially act on the same element. Oct2 and Brn-4 positively regulate transcription of the D1A gene, whereas Brn-2 Oct-3 and Oct-6 not. When Oct-6 was co-transfected with Brn-4, it copetitively inhibited transactivation by Brn-4. These results may suggest that some co-transcription factors which bind to specifiic POU members and modify their transactivation. We also found that, in a D1A-negative neuronal cell line, some repressing transcription factors act on the upstream of the D1A receptor gene. We are now trying to clone the unknown factors.These results obtained in this year showed a molecular relationship between POU transcription factors and D1A receptor, a neuronal gene which defines the specificity of neruons. In the next step, we wish to regulate the specific character of neurons by transfecting transcription factors or by other experimental approaches. Less
Published : 1996-04-01
Modified : 2016-04-21
Terms of Use


text:
The Volvo ABG5820 tracked paver can increase your profits. Built tough to deliver powerful performance in every application and with ample reserve power, robust and sturdy design and high paving efficiency, the tracked ABG5820 tracked paver is an ideal partner for scale projects in paving widths from 2.5 up to 8.0 m.
Values in Metric Change
Download the ABG5820 brochure, with all the details and specifications.Download (PDF, 2.4MB)
We understand that the needs of your business vary. That's why there are four different Customer Support Agreements helping you stay profitable.All agreements
Guarantee performance by keeping your machine a Volvo. We know that every part is vital and help you maximize uptime in the long run through Genuine Volvo Parts.Genuine Volvo Parts


text:
My Parents Hate Me Quotes
, dream, girl, love, me relation, must-have, quotes, rules, text, wa
This could not be more true, I hate to see selfish parents who put
Posted by on May 08, 2015 in Uncategorized
Told You So | Good, Better, Best Love
Love the Way You Love Me on Pinterest | Marriage, Erma Bombeck and
It's reflected in our brain pathways, neurotransmitters, and remote
--My family would be fine,if you kept your nose out of it---you hate
Its all about Quotes!: Hurting the one you love
ve made mistakes in my life. Ive let people take advantage of me
People on Pinterest | Politics, Nasty People Quotes and Political News
The Mom Can't Get Sick…The Mom Can't Get Sick…The Mom Can't
Entertainment World: sad poetry in english
Parents Hate Caillou And They Hate Him With A Passion
Tagged with: child care issues financial struggles household struggles
eb06b2ca-63f7-41aa-be11-6426489ac868_zpscbb8a849.jpg Photo: This Photo
life inspiration quotes: Jealousy quotes
Wow. You flail around uselessly like you're been doing it your whole
Hate My Father Quotes I hate


text:
- Home
- Blog
show / hide sidebar
Weekly Road Bike Ride | Playa Vista to Manhattan Beach
Join us for our Weekly Road Bike Club Ride!
We ride from Bike Attack Playa Vista to Manhattan Beach. Have coffee and return. Repeat next week.
Our weekly ride team consists of various riders, men and women in their 20's to 50's who love to ride and enjoy the morning challenge. Bike Attack's early morning ride became an important part of the outdoor-loving community of Playa Vista and neighboring areas. Join us now!
Call 310-862-5001 to RSVP.
- 1


text:
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Spy Games
You know you do it. You know you want to. They know you're doing it and say it might be creepy but they do it too. What is this? Spying.
I've noticed that i love to watch people in the subway, the grocery store or even just spying on my neighbors. At first, I thought it might be a terrible thing to do- but everyone does it. From afar I will look into my neighbor's windows and see them preparing dinner, getting drunk, or at 3am- half naked running to get a glass of water after they've had a long night of ...well...you know.
It's not that we plan to do this or want ourselves to be spied on..(or so we say), but this innate feeling to see what others are up to. Many films have made this point such as Shortbus or Disturbia which leads me to believe that it's perfectly normal. (Especially if you catch a serial killer). My roommate and I will sit on the fire escape and make up play by play commentary as if it is a sport. It's simply fun.
Another aspect of this is on the train. Please, a show of hands, who has deliberately chosen a subway car just to be in the same relative space as some eye candy? I call this Transpor-candy. It isn't that we want to date them, screw them, or even talk with them- but simply just to watch them and not have to think about work, school, or that project coming up. It is that we'd rather have something hot to look at from point A to B. You see them listening to their ipod or reading and you want to be in their world. You are curious. I say stop being ashamed and break out those binoculars.
This leads me to our second mission:
Go on the subway or to a supermarket and watch one person for 10 minutes.
Bring a pad of paper or your nifty electronic notetaker and:
1) jot down what they do.
2) Bonus points for wearing sunglasses
3) Extra Extra bonus points for taking a picture of the person and posting it on this blog. If there is a technical issue. E-mail it to me.
If they notice you, keep doing it-even if they seem creeped out by it. Maybe you'll even make a connection or meet your future partner.
Good luck, BRETSA Nation.
Posted by Dan Schulman at 8:48 PM
2 comments:
- Paul said...
if you want to be spied on, thats called an exhibitionist... kinda kinky :)
- October 9, 2008 at 4:02 AM
- Paul said...
- This comment has been removed by the author.
- October 9, 2008 at 4:03 AM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
WHY DOES Baltimore city, which has population of 736,000, need 18 City Council members when Baltimore County, with a population roughly the same, manages to get the job done with pTC only seven? Simply put, the city doesn't really need all those council people. However embarrassing it may be to incumbents, a belated recognition of this reality is beginning to take hold atCity Hall, where in the last week three redistricting plans have emerged from the council.
One plan, sponsored by Councilman Wilbur E. "Bill" Cunningham, D-3rd, would create 11 single-member councilmanic districts whose members would elect the council president from among themselves to fulfil the office' charter-mandated responsibilities.
A second plan, sponsored by Councilman Carl Stokes, D-2nd, would create nine, two-member districts but leave the council president's office unchanged. The third proposal, offered by Councilman Anthony J. Ambridge, D-2nd, would retain the current six districts but provide for two members per district, rather than the current three.


text:
One of the great things about building a HTPC is that it can do so much more than watching videos. With Steam now pushing big screen gaming, the time is right to upgrade that HTPC and add a controller.
The Velocity Micro Raptor Multiplex is a pre-built system if you don't feel like building one on your own.
Velocity Micro Intros HTPC, Gaming Rig "Hybrid" – Tom's Hardware Guide
Velocity Micro Intros HTPC, Gaming Rig "Hybrid"Tom's Hardware Guide"Since our early days, Velocity Micro's focus has been largely in two categories – powerful enthusiast desktops and stunning home theater PCs," said Randy Copeland, President and CE …


text:
Research the other dramatic pieces
Research the different plays that are included in the compilation Krapp's Last Tape and other dramatic pieces, and search for objects, themes, or characters that also appear in Krapp's Last Tape. Write down your findings in 1-2 paragraphs.
Listen to the play
Listen to an old recording of the play in class.
Research the word fanny
Research the use of the word "fanny" in British terms and analyze Beckett's choice of the word in the play.
Research Beckett's cousin Peggy
Research Samuel Beckett's relationship with his cousin Peggy and note any similarities in relationships presented in the play.
Listen to an opera adaptation
Listen to one of the opera adaptations of the play in class.
Read another play
Read one of the accompanying plays that is printed in Krapp's Last Tape and other dramatic pieces choosing from All that Fall, Embers, Act Without...
This section contains 462 words
(approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)


text:
NGamer takes a look at the games bound for Nintendo's new WiiWare game download service, due to launch into action in the New Year.
Games Include:
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Little King and the Promised Country.
Dr Mario.
Pokemon Ranch Channel.
Mojipittan Wii.
Minna de Puzzloop.
Joy Sound.
Okiraku Ping Pong Wii.
Star Soldier R.
some of that stuff is looking GREAT
i just wonder how the FF:CC thing will play and how it will fit since it looks not so bad.. and i am for sure buying DR MARIO.. my mom loves it.. she still plays it on the NES!... so WIFI DR mario will be awsome.. and so will the face that you use MIIs now.. though i hope they have an option to just be Mario!


text:
General Contact Information
We offer many resources online so you can obtain information from the comfort of your home. Of course, it's sometimes still necessary to come see us in person and we appreciate your visit. Stop by our office during regular office hours.
Click here to send us a message.
1801 12th Ave, Suite A
Seattle, WA 98122
E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
I have been meaning to make this for a long time now, and I am so very glad that I did! This stuff is amazing. It doesn't taste like cauliflower, it just tastes like regular pizza crust. So good!
Cauliflower Pizza Crust:
1 cup riced cauliflower
1 egg
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
italian seasoning
garlic powder
sea salt
Preheat oven to 450.
Rice your cauliflower. (To rice your cauliflower, add it to a food processor until grated into rice-like pieces. Then add to a microwave safe bowl and microwave for about 5 minutes. Add cauliflower to a fine strainer and drain out any excess water. Then use paper towels to remove any water left. (You will be surprised at how much water there is!) 1 head of cauliflower will make about 3 cups of riced cauliflower. The rest will keep in the fridge for a few days.
|Riced Cauliflower in the Food Processor
|Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Add sauce, cheese and veggies to your pizza and broil on high just until cheese is melted. Enjoy!
|Cauliflower Crust Pizza


text:
Dr. Edward Ray, president of Oregon State University, visited The Dalles and Hood River Thursday to talk about developing partnerships that will create more educational opportunities in rural areas of the state.
Toward that end, the university's Division of Outreach and Engagement is recruiting for a full-time employee who will work out of Columbia Gorge Community College. The Oregon Open Campus Education Coordinator will be charged with strengthening the bonds between businesses, industries, government and educational institutions in the region.
Dan Spatz, development director for the college, will be working closely with the new OSU employee. He and his counterpart will not only be looking for ways to enhance a college-going culture in Wasco, Hood River, Klickitat, Sherman and Gilliam counties in Oregon, but finding ways to meet the educational needs of Skamania and Klickitat counties in Washington.
"This will build on the effect we have been having; it magnifies it," said Spatz.
The collaborative goal, said Ray, is to find more ways to strengthen and diversify the economy in rural communities. To do that, he said training opportunities need to be set up that will enable people to meet the labor needs of new and expanding companies.
He delivered that message Aug. 8 in the lecture hall at CGCC to an audience of local officials, school administrators and representatives from the Regional Center of Innovation, Gorge Technology Alliance and other groups.
Following that gathering, Ray went to Hood River for the 100th anniversary celebration of the Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
During his visit to The Dalles, Ray said OSU is the state's largest public research university and already has a presence throughout Oregon to provide assistance with agriculture and forestry practices, as well as development for 150,000 children enrolled in 4-H programs.
He said outreach by the university had generated 55-60 new jobs in the Gorge and fed close to $4 million each year into the local economy.
Throughout the state, he said OSU research exceeded $281 million in fiscal year 2012 and private sector financing reached nearly $35 million, a 42 percent increase in the past two years.
He said OSU expects a 4 percent growth in enrollment this year because of its outreach to so many Oregonians. He said the new satellite campus in Bend and online learning programs are examples of how the university is taking steps to meet the needs of students who don't want to attend classes in Corvallis.
He said 3,400 students at OSU were now earning degrees online and an additional 11,000 are taking classes. The institute is rated fourth in the nation among research universities for its e-campus programs.
"I think the possibilities are going to get more exciting over time," said Ray. "I do not think this is a passing fad, it's here to stay."
Tailoring education to industry needs is a new focus among state lawmakers that Ray strongly supports. He said during a time of tight budgets and increased competition in the global marketplace, the U.S. education system needs to be "seamless" from preschool through age 20 to produce a workforce that meets industry demand.
He said Gov. John Kitzhaber's "40-20-20" plan will provide Oregon with a well-educated citizenry that enjoys a high quality of life by 2025. That plan was approved by the legislature in 2011 and has 40 percent of adults in the state earning at least a bachelor's degree, 40 percent receiving an associate's or postsecondary certificate and 20 percent obtaining at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
"I feel really good that we have an ambitious plan like 40-20-20 and Oregonians are at the heart of it," he said.
At the time the governor's guidelines were initiated, about 10 percent of working-age adults in the state had not completed high school, 42 percent had only a high school diploma, 18 percent had an associate's or some type of credential and 30 percent had earned a bachelor's.
The new focus on education unites schools at all grade levels, which are expected to coordinate curriculum to achieve the objectives laid out by Kitzhaber.
Ray said CGCC's Gorge Scholar program is one way to promote success and is being expanded as an "educational incentive" to include the university level. Under the plan, 24 students from area schools who maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average or higher are rewarded with two years of free college tuition for up to 18 credits per term.
"You help people best by listening to what their needs are and then respond where you have capabilities," said Ray.
Spatz said OSU's new outreach efforts runs parallel with the mission of the Regional Center of Innovation. That program seeks to protect the resources of the Gorge to preserve the high quality of life for residents while creating more jobs, specifically in the clean technology sector.
The idea for the program sprang from a series of regional forums throughout the Gorge last year, aimed at discovering roadblocks to economic development. Top issues are lack of housing, poor infrastructure and a need for a better-trained workforce.
Comments are subject to moderator review and may not appear immediately on the site. A user's first several comments must be manually approved by a moderator.
Please read our commenting policy before posting.
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Information from the News and our advertisers (Want to add your business to this to this feed?)


text: BFI Southbank, 6 November 2015 Esteemed Kubrick Producer, Jan Harlan and actor Hannah Arterton presented the Filmmaking Diploma 25 & 26 Graduate Awards for Student of the Year to Francesco Vaira and Giovanni Compagnoni for their outstanding collaborative contribution to filmmaking as voted by their fellow students. LFA's Screenwriting Diploma Student of the Year was awarded to Chrysanthi Perry. The Audience Award for Best Film was awarded by Annual Showcase audience members at the NFT screening to Love's Vacuum, directed by Filippo Mira and written by Eli Hart.


text:
|Hailstones and Halibut Bones & Color Poems by Karen Grunder
That old Hailstones and Halibut Bones book motivated me to develop
a lesson for color poems!
We brainstormed ideas for one color (red) as a class, sense by sense.
The students would do it individually first on their own paper,
then we would share and record all ideas on chart paper.
The next day we picked the ideas for each sense we thought
were the strongest, and worked on putting a poem together
and making each image even more powerful. We balanced
the amount of sense images (didn't want to overload on the visual).
Hearing and feeling (emotion) were frequently the challenging
ones for 10 year olds, but sometimes ended up being very
effective parts of their poems when they later wrote their own.
"Showing, not telling" was a big part of this lesson. Finally,
the children got the chance to choose their own color, and
brainstormed their own ideas. Lots of excitement!
Yellow is....
the smile in my mom's eyes whenever she looks at me
the first notes of the ice cream song - "Run! Find the truck!"
huge fields of daffodils rippling like waves as each gust hits…
These poems were little treasures. The majority of children
in the class got their poems published in a poetry book through
a contest I entered. (Not a thing I regularly do, but someone
handed me the poetry contest sheet just as we were doing the activity).
This is an easy and effective way to get children to play with words
to paint pictures and evoke emotions. A lot of talk went into the
most effective way of sequencing ideas. Mood, balance, dynamics,
and the importance of leaving the reader with a strong, final
image/thought also came up. Such fun! So much covered in one
much enjoyed writing activity!
This year I'd like to get them to take digital pictures or use the web,
and create a collage of any images or emotions from their poems
that could be caught with a camera. I would tell them this after
they finished their poems, though. I wouldn't want their inspirations
to be restricted by practicality.
Karen Grunder
(Summer 2008: Teaching and Assessing Writing with the 6-Traits)
Lesson Extension from Read Write Think:
I'm always finding new 6-trait resources online. I'll include anything that will help writing instruction as well. Feel free to comment and suggest new resources! ~Den
July 21, 2011
Color Poems Word Choice & Fun!
Posted by Dennis Thomas O'Connor at 1:32 PM
Labels: "6 traits posters", 6 traits posters, 6-traits poetry publishing, ideas, word choice, writing process
No comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
We have a great selection of colors of felt fabric squares. Perfect for felt projects, felt patterns, jewelry, craft projects, padding for protecting delicate things and much more! Felt fabric squares are available in lots of brilliant colors, heathered colors and animal prints.
Microsoft VBScript runtimeerror '800a01f5'
Illegal assignment: 'ctr'
/includeLibrary/rightnav-test.asp, line 48


text:
« back to Woodworking Skill Share forum
|Forum topic by Chiefwoodworker
|posted 12-23-2010 02:25 PM
|898 views
|3 times favorited
|4 replies
I just released part 6 of this series. So if you have been following along you now have another video to watch. Go to http://www.srww.com/blog to view it.
Part 6 covers scene creation, dimensioning and labeling. Basically, everything you need to know to create shop drawings. It also shows you how to download and install a Ruby script that makes layers management much easier.
Part 7 will be out next week and will cover texturing that enables near photorealistic renderings.
The last installment, Part 8, will be a smorgasbord of things. Mostly details not covered in the series so far. It will demonstrate alternative ways of doing some things done in the tutorials, but for which I didn't have time in the constraints of a 40 plus or minus minutes video. It will also explain some key tools in much more detail. If you have a suggestion for this part let me know.
Happy Holidays.
-- Joe.....


text:
About GoI70.com
GoI70.com is a program of the I-70 Mountain Corridor Coalition. Because the Rocky Mountains along I-70 are one of the wonders of our world, they are in high demand at certain times. GoI70 shows you how to avoid peak travel times, connect with carpool and transit resources, shares real-time traffic resources, and highlights "Deals" that local businesses are offering to help you avoid the jam. Use GoI-70.com before and during your next trip along I-70. With just a little bit of planning, you can have "More Mountains, Less Traffic."
Watch Video
About the I-70 Coalition
The I-70 Coalition's mission is "To enhance public accessibility and mobility in the I-70 Central Mountain Corridor and adjoining dependent counties and municipalities through the implementation of joint public & private transportation management efforts." It is a non-profit, membership organization made of up of towns, counties and businesses along the mountain corridor who want a long term solution to I-70 capacity and mobility issues. While focused on the long term solution, the Coalition pursues strategies that can positively impact congestion in the short term. GoI70.com is our platform for these short term strategies. Learn more about the I-70 Coalition at www.i70solutions.org


text:
Interview on Hedge Funds
Hedge Fund Marketing and Sales PositionsBelow is a short video interview about the hedge fund industry, how it shrank by 14% last year. This brings the industry down to 2004 levels of employment. The interview does note that while hedge funds may loose another $200B in redemptions, they are outperforming again and this may offset some of these asset losses. More than ever if you are an expert in hedge fund marketing and sales there are many opportunities in the industry.
To view dozens of additional resources on marketing and sales please see our: Hedge Fund Marketing & Sales Guide.


text:
SHORT STORY GROUP All women are welcome on Friday, June 16th to join us at 10:00 am at Marilyn D's home. We will be discussing, "The Dwarves in the Stable" by Frederick Buechner" the second story in first book of the Listening For God series. Please call Marilyn to RSVP or for questions.
CAMP KNUTSON AIRPORT VOLUNTEERS: Assist children living with severe disorders of the skin as they navigate MSP airport on their way to/from Camp Knutson for a week of fun and friends! We have special need for more volunteers on June 18 and 23. Volunteers are needed for three-hour shifts between 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Sunday, June 18; Friday, June 23; and Sunday, July 2. Sign up at the sign up center; background checks required.
ECOFAITH NEWS: Did you know, our ECLC middle schoolers helped clean the Minnehaha Creek this spring, learning first-hand what it is to Care for God's Creation!
AN INVITATION FROM ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN: Our Peace Garden is growing! We've planted two fruit trees, started the small container demonstration plots, and sketched out where the meditation path will be. We are having a work day this coming Monday, June 12, from 3-6 pm at 2742 15th Ave S, Minneapolis. We'd love to have you join us. Children welcome. We will have snacks! -Patrick Cabello Hansel
STORY SONG & SNACK: Summer POP-UP stories, songs & snacks for all ages! Join us Sunday mornings at 9:30am to listen to a children's story, sing a children's song, and eat a healthy snack together. Sign up at sign-up center to help.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL: HELP NEEDED! Please visit the Sign Up Center on Sunday to volunteer for various tasks during the Ice Cream Social and Neighborhood Open House on June 14th. From serving ice cream to welcoming our neighbors, your hospitality and help is needed!
PACK MEALS WITH CES! Ages 5 through adult are invited to pack culturally appropriate groceries for homebound neighbors from 9-10:30 on Thursday, June 15th at Community Emergency Service's food shelf: 1900 11th Ave S., Mpls.
FROM THE ASHES FILM: Please join your EcoFaith team in viewing a National Geographic Film From the Ashes. A compelling look at the lives and issues behind the "war on coal." Tuesday, June 20 from 7:00- 9:00 pm atECLC. Invite all your friends who Care for God's Creation. Sign up at the sign-up center.
OBSERVE RAMADAN AT AN IFTAR DINNER: Join ECLCers on Thursday, June 15th at 7pm at Lutheran Social Service's Center for Changing Lives in Mpls to break the fast together during the season of Ramadan. Representative Ilhan Omar will be the keynote speaker and you'll learn about LSS' refugee resettlement program, followed by a special breaking the fast meal. Tickets are $25 by registering here and indicate that you'd like to sit with other ECLC members for the meal.
A GOOD TIME FOR THE TRUTH AT CENTRAL LIBRARY On June 12th from 7 – 8.30, Minneapolis Central Library will host threewriters featured in A Good Time for The Truth, IBé, Bao Phi and Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria will be discussing their essays and their experiences living in Minnesota as people of color. Free and open to the public! Q&A will follow the reading, hosted by the editor Sun Yung Shin.


text:
|Home | About | Contact | Vitamins for Schizophrenia
I attended a union meeting on Sunday. We discussed some union projects and I stepped down from union secretary and we elected new officals namely a new secretary and treasurer. We also met a new member.
I then went to school and returned two lecture tapes. I then slept for the rest of Sunday.Posted by petert at June 13, 2005 07:43 AM


text:
If you're an intermediate to advanced user of Google Analytics, you've likely used Filters to manipulate data into something you can understand and work with. One example would be the tweak I shared to demystify the black hole of Not Provided.
Earlier this week Google Analytics announced the availability of a whole herd of new filter fields. The new fields heavily target those with high-volume mobile traffic, but don't feel left out if that's not your niche, there are also some interesting non-mobile options, or options that can be combined with mobile if you like.
Here's the full list with some thoughts after the ones that stick out.


text:
ICA's 30th Annual Art Exhibition and Auction
95113 San Jose
|A Snowball's Chance in Hell, 2010, Mixed media, Courtesy of Steve Martin
Click on the image to get the back story.
Comedian, Actor, Musician and Performance Artist Steve Martin Donates Work to ICA's 30th Annual Art Exhibition and Auction
Art is the new 30! And so are we! Don't miss the Annual Art Exhibition and Auction -- the ICA's most important fundraising event of the year featuring more than 150 works by some of the hottest contemporary artists in the region.
The ICA presents its signature Annual Art Exhibition and Auction. This comprehensive exhibition presents more than 150 works by the finest contemporary artists in the Bay Area. The exhibition opens on October 1st with a lively reception featuring live music, wine and light cocktail fare. The evening culminates with a Silent Auction of a selection of incredible works in the exhibition that will excite new, novice and long-time art collectors and enthusiasts. Admittance to the Opening Reception and Silent Auction is free. To bid in the Silent Auction, guests must purchase a $30 bidder card.
The Live Auction Gala Event -- one of the Bay Area's longest standing and anticipated art events of the year will be held on Saturday, October 23rd. To accompany the Live Auction gala evening, champagne, wine and savory hors d'oeuvres donated by some of the South Bay's finest wineries and restaurants will be served. Admittance to the Live Auction is reserved for ticket holders only.
The Annual Art Auction at the ICA provides a unique opportunity to art lovers and collectors who are looking for world class artwork created by the region's most established artists and its rising stars whose work reflect the scope of the Bay Area's vibrant and eclectic styles and interest. Silent and Live Auction goers can bid on a range of work including paintings, photographs, mixed media and installation pieces, and sculpture. All proceeds from the auctions support the ICA's innovative exhibitions and educational programming.
Complete Event Details:
October 1 - October 23, 2010
Opening Reception & Silent Auction
Friday, October 1, 2010
Free Admission
Live Auction
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Doors open at 6 PM
Bidding starts promptly at 7 PM
Admission to ticket holders only
Featuring complimentary wines and
gourmet cocktail fare from the Bay Area's
finest wineries and restaurants
Tickets on sale now.
$30* to purchase a bidder card in the October 1 Silent Auction
* price will be deducted from Live Auction ticket purchase
$50 per ticket to bid in the October 23 Live Auction if purchased before October 23
$60 per ticket at the door on October 23
ICA Friend members may reserve two complimentary auction tickets (valid for bidding in the Silent and Live Auctions)
To purchase by phone call 408.283.8155
In person: at the gallery
View Auction Gallery
Come back often as we continue to add new images to the gallery.


text:
Typewriter SEO: An Introduction to an Experiment
*A brief note: This is the post, we have not made a mistake. If you'd like to read it offline, simply click for the image file and download....Read More
*A brief note: This is the post, we have not made a mistake. If you'd like to read it offline, simply click for the image file and download....Read More
Co-Laborers With Christ is a Christian organization that looks to equip the next generation of Pastors in Latin America & Spain. They're headed up by an amazing team - but they never wanted to share their website with those who asked...Read More
If you are a nonprofit organization that has not heard about Google's Nonprofit Grant program yet, let me catch you up to speed: What are Google Grants? The Google Grant program allows qualifying 501c3 nonprofits to utilize up to $10,000 in the Google Adwords platform at zero...Read More
The Southborough, MA-based mobile advertising company Cidewalk received a fresh web makeover from Mindbrew Creative last week, adding to an already exciting season for the offshoot of Chitika. In addition to the new look, Cidewalk announced they were teaming up with Constant Contact as a technology...Read More
Creative professionals occupy a unique existence. Our work can take time, but it needs creative ideas to back it up. Time does not always yield creativity, especially when you feel drained, hungry, and uninspired. Sometimes, your best ideas may come instantly. In order for you...Read More
Fall of 2015 marks a new chapter for Mindbrew Creative, and we're so excited to share it all with you. To fully understand our current enthusiasm, it's necessary to take you inside the conception of our creative agency over two years ago.Mindbrew was created in a...Read More


text:
… And Guilt in General
Maybe it's a cultural thing, being Canadian and apologetic or regretful, if you haven't heard jokes to that effect you really haven't lived… but it's been kind of a problem for me.
Something I immediately noticed when I became a Mom was the term 'Mom Guilt' dun dun dun… and to be truthful I dove head first in to major guilt with having to supplement my son with formula (you can read about that here) and it took me almost the first year of his life to get past it. That guilt took away from a lot of joy I was feeling, and let me tell you it was just the first of just so many things to beat myself up about.
So I've decided to stop. Just like that. Who has time for guilt? Before you know it, you could be beneath a huge mountain of guilt & the guilt can turn to anxiety, fear of doing anything in case you do it "wrong" and it can kind of incapacitate you. Blah. No thank you. Not that anything is quite that simple when it comes to changing the way you think, but once I came to the realization that I was sick and tired of feeling badly about so many little things, I knew something needed to shift in the way I was thinking.
I am not saying that if something big and life altering happened I wouldn't feel bad, I've just tried to shift my thinking about the "little things", and if I do feel bad about something, I have been making a concerted effort to change it. My son fell going up the stairs on the slide at swimming lessons, it was 100% my fault for not helping him all the way up and I felt awful, but he was okay so rather than dwelling on how badly I felt, I will just make sure to not put him or me in the position for it to happen again.
This seems to be such a common thing, for Mom's especially – and I was doing it all the time myself, standing around talking about how bad we feel about so many things pertaining to our kids, and almost each and every thing discussed is something within our control to change. I was feeling guilty about all of the screen time our little guy got when he was sick a couple weeks ago, but now I see that as an option – 1) stop doing it or 2) accept that screen time is inevitable and let it go. Feeling bad about unhealthy food options for you or your kiddos? Same thing, either make a change or let it go because there is no point beating yourself up over something you aren't willing to change, in fact feeling badly about it for me only causes me to eat even more unhealthy foods – it is a weird negative cycle.
How about this one? I see it all. the. time. Moms feeling badly for having time to themselves, whether it's a night out with friends or… even, wait for it, a hair appointment. (I'm not saying this can't apply to Dads too by the way) I know I am a much better Mom when I have had some time to do things I enjoy with people that I enjoy. This one was really hard for me for a long time even when I knew he was being left in great hands I would want to hurry back. That isn't even about my son though, that's some weird need to be needed that I know most people feel but guess what, your child is fine without you while you are gone (9 times out of 10), and will still love and need you just as much when you get home. I know for me, 5 minutes back in the door and he is whining and trying to climb my leg and I wonder what the rush was to get home ;)…
So the moral of my little rant is to go easy on yourself, or make a change. For me it has been, and will be, a work in progress but I knew that I needed to make a change and work on focusing on the positive, the things I am good at both as a Mom and as just me, and I have felt a huge shift in my thinking and the way I feel about myself.
I would love if you would comment below about some of things in life you have let go of, or are changing whether it is a parenting thing or just life thing!


text:
p. 79 Orphan's Court Docket Book M or N #248
Order to sell Real Estate of Irvin Johnston, Late of West Twp., 1880
Was sold privately to Albert Myton for $4150. confeyied absolute Nov 12, 1880
J.W. Johnston ex makes the report
Orphan's Court Docket Book M or N
Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania
Johnston, Irvin
1881 #147 Page 166
Executor ordered to invest $784.34
Account and Report Docket, Book 5Final Account of J. Wesley Johnston, Executor of Irvin Johnston, Late of West Twp. Book 5, 1881 No. 205, page 412
The complete Executor's report is recorded.Irvin Johnston's five children, as listed, W. A. Johnston, T. F. Johnston, Howard Johnston, J. Wesley Johnston, and Mary M. Baumgardner, received distributions of 1/5 of 2/3 of his estate, in the amount of $313.93 each.
Signed by William A. Johnston for himself and as Grantee of Interest of T.F. Johnston and Howard Johnston; J. Wesley Johnston; and Mary M. Baumgardner.


text:
Routes : North America : United States : Maryland : Western Md. : Locus Grove : Green Wall Area : Unknown, 5.9
Unknown, 5.9 - 5.9Average Rating : 0.00 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right):
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (0)
Premier Sponsor:
Rock (Trad)
A full rack, nuts, small cams, and cams up to 3".
Description:Follow the right facing dihedral above the the Unknown, 5.10a, 3 bolt sport climb immediately to the right of the approach trail for this area. If climbed in 1 pitch, this makes a nice long route. The finishing part is pretty cool. It's an overhanging finger crack supplemented with nice face holds.
Descent Options:rap from tree at cliff top. No slings or anchor.
Submitted by: jersteck on 2008-11-29
Views: 390
Route ID: 97194


text:
City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation
Here's a sample of our volunteer opportunities:VIEW AS
Please wait . . .
Mission Statement
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs' mission is to provide all residents and visitors with the highest quality parks, facilities, recreational programs and cultural experiences.
To enhance the quality of life for all through nationally acclaimed excellence in Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.
This information
Might be out of date
Do you work for this organization?
Request administrator status and update its information!
Would you recommend City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation?


text:
Five Facts About New Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model Irina Shayk
She's a coal miner's daughter from Russia, dates Cristiano Ronaldo and never diets.
Below, five surprising facts about Irina Shayk, the new cover model for Sports Illustrated's 2011 swimsuit issue:
1. She is a coal miner's daughter from a tiny Russian village called Yemanzhelinsk. "I'm from a very, very small city in the middle of nowhere; it's actually like one street, and everybody knows everyone," Shayk, 25, said on NBC's Today show Tuesday.
2. She's appeared in the magazine's swimsuit issue since 2007. Discovered in 2004 while on a three-day train ride from Chelyabinsk to Moscow, Shayk has gone on to grace various magazine covers and headline ad campaigns for Lacoste and Guess. After posing for SI's Swimsuit issue for the past five years, she said on the Today show: "To be on the cover of Sports Illustrated is a dream come true."
3. She wasn't expecting the cover. She didn't learn the big news until she appeared on CBS' Late Show With David Letterman Monday. "There were 10 models there to do the Top 10 List, and nobody knows until the last minute who the cover will be," she told the Associated Press. "And then I saw it, and I couldn't believe it."
4. She's dating international soccer sensation Cristiano Ronaldo. She played coy when asked about the romance on the Today show. "You can ask, but I wouldn't respond," she said. "We Russians, we like to keep secrets — you know, KGB, Russian spy!"
5. She never diets. "I do work out five times a week, but I'm never dieting," she said. "I try to be healthy because to be happy and healthy on the inside shows on the outside."


text:
Highlights of the federal, provincial and territorial budgets for 2012
PDF Version
Every year we publish an overview of the federal, provincial and territorial budgets, with an emphasis on measures that could potentially affect group benefits plans. This year, the focus of all budgets has been on sustaining the momentum for economic recovery and introducing measures to return to balanced budgets, while maintaining or enhancing vital public services.
Here's a look at the 2012 budgets, by jurisdiction.
The federal budget – March 29, 2012
Employer contributions to a group sickness or accident insurance plan
The budget proposes that employer contributions to a group sickness or accident insurance plan be included in an employee's income for tax purposes. Subject to a number of exceptions, if an employer contributes to a group sickness or accident insurance plan in respect to an employee, an amount will be included in the employee's income when the employer contributions are made to the plan.
It appears this proposed legislation will include products such as accidental death & dismemberment, critical illness insurance and long term care Insurance, but not wage loss replacement plans that are payable on a periodic basis or products that meet the definition of a private health services plan.
This proposed measure is effective for employer contributions made after March 29, 2012 relating to coverage in place after 2012.
We are monitoring the development and implication of this proposed legislation. More details will be provided when it becomes available.
Protecting long-term disability plans
The government announced its commitment to introduce legislation requiring federally regulated private sector employers to insure, on a go-forward basis, the long-term disability benefit coverage offered to employees.
This proposed legislation will impact our group benefit plan sponsors who are considered federally regulated private sector employers, those who currently have their long-term disability benefit plans with Sun Life on an administrative services only (ASO) basis.
We are monitoring the development and implication of this proposed legislation. More details will be provided when it becomes available.
For more information you can visit the Government of Canada website.
Here's a look at the British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan budgets:
British Columbia– February 21, 2012
Reinstating provincial sales tax (PST)
British Columbia confirmed its plans to reintroduce the PST at a rate of 7% plus federal goods and services tax (GST) by April 1, 2013. This proposed change will impact group benefits goods and services where the harmonized sales tax (HST) currently applies.
We will communicate the impact of this proposed change closer to the effective date.
For more information you can visit the Government of British Columbia website.
Manitoba– April 17, 2012
Insurance premiums subject to provincial sales tax
Manitoba announced in its budget that the provincial sales tax of 7% will apply on premiums of certain insurance contracts, including group life insurance. The proposed effective date for this application of provincial sales tax is July 1, 2012.
We are reviewing the implications of this announcement and seeking further clarification. We will provide you with updates as soon as possible.
Drug announcement
As part of the government's goal to strengthen health care, the budget included an announcement with respect to providing free cancer drugs for all patients, allowing more patients to remain at home.
We will monitor any new information as it becomes available and will inform you accordingly.
For more information you can visit the Government of Manitoba website.
Nova Scotia– April 3, 2012
Harmonized sales tax
Nova Scotia announced its plans to reduce the current HST rate of 15% by 1% in 2014 and another 1% in 2015. These proposed changes will impact group benefits goods and services where the HST applies.
The impact of these proposed changes will be communicated closer to the effective date of each change.
Fair drug pricing program
In their budget, the government mentioned their "fair drug pricing" program which started effective April 1, 2011. With this program, the province states that it is aiming to protect families and seniors from unfair drug prices. As of July 1st 2012, prices payable under the program, will go down to 35% of brand-name drugs, which is where the government is planning to keep them.
For more information you can visit the Government of Nova Scotia website.
Ontario– March 27, 2012
Changes are being implemented to the Ontario drug benefits (ODB) program
The ODB program helps seniors with the cost of their prescription drugs. All seniors are eligible for the ODB, regardless of their income level.
The 2012 budget announced changes to ensure the program is effective, properly administered and provides the most help to those in the greatest need. The fairness of the program will be improved by asking the highest-income seniors to pay more of their own prescription drug costs.
Starting August 2014, high-income seniors will pay a new income-tested deductible. The change will affect only about 5% of senior ODB recipients — those seniors with the highest incomes and greatest ability to pay their own drug costs.
The new deductible will increase gradually with net income:
- For high-income single seniors with income over $100,000, the deductible amount will be $100 plus 3% of income over $100,000
- For high-income senior couples with a combined income of over $160,000, the new deductible for the couple will be $200 plus 3% of their family income over $160,000
- These seniors will also continue to pay a co-payment of $6.11 per prescription after the deductible amount
- Income thresholds will not be indexed for inflation
These changes will not increase drug costs for seniors with net incomes below the $100,000 or $160,000 thresholds who already obtain their drugs under the ODB program:
- These seniors will continue to pay only the first $100 of their drug costs each year, plus a co-payment of $6.11 for each prescription after the $100 amount
- The $100 deductible will continue to be waived for lower-income seniors. Lower-income seniors who currently pay the $2 co-payment will continue to pay $2 per prescription
Based on data from Statistics Canada, it's estimated that approximately 5% of the population in Ontario aged 65 and older will likely have an income over the $100,000 / $160,000 income threshold by 2014.
Most Ontario residents over the age of 65 will therefore be unaffected by the new deductible. As a result, most plan sponsors of retiree health drug coverage will not see any material impact to their plan costs as a result of this measure.
However, further analysis regarding the impact on specific groups can be provided on request.
Review and update Ontario's Insurance Act:
The Ontario budget also noted the government's intention to review and update Ontario's Insurance Act. Further to this, the government is:
- proposing amendments to the life insurance and accident and sickness insurance parts of the Insurance Act to enhance consumer protection, reduce regulatory burden; and harmonize with other Canadian jurisdictions; and
- enhancing the effectiveness of its insurance regulation by proposing amendments to give the Superintendent of Financial Services the authority to impose administrative monetary penalties in the insurance sector.
We are actively monitoring the Insurance Act amendments through our participation in the Canadian Life and Health Insurance industry (CLHIA, and will report further on these amendments and the impact on group plans.
For more information visit the Ontario Ministry of Finance website.
Prince Edward Island– April 18, 2012
P.E.I. announced it is entering into formal negotiations with the federal government to implement a harmonized sales tax (HST), effective April 2013. The combined HST rate will be 14%. The provincial rate will be 9% plus the federal goods & services tax (GST) rate of 5%. It is anticipated these proposed changes will impact group benefits goods and services where HST applies.
The impact of this proposed harmonized sales tax will be communicated closer to the effective date.
For more information visit the Government of PEI website.
Quebec– March 20, 2012
Quebec reconfirmed their plan, as announced in September 2011, to adopt many of the harmonized sales tax (HST) attributes. In addition, as a result of the Quebec Sales Tax (QST) harmonization, the Quebec premium tax rate will be reduced in a phased approach.
The impact of these proposed changes will be communicated closer to the implementation date.
For more information visit the Government of Quebec website.
Saskatchewan– March 21, 2012
Expanding their diabetes program
The Saskatchewan government announced the expansion of its diabetes program which includes covering insulin pumps for residents up to the age of 25. The cut-off for the program was previously age 18.
Residents will first need to meet the provincial diabetes program criteria in order to qualify for coverage of an insulin pump. For residents with insulin pump coverage under their Sun Life Financial group plan, claims for these expenses not covered first by the provincial plan can be submitted for reimbursement.
For more information visit the Government of Saskatchewan website.
Other budgets
Although the remaining provinces and territories are directing money to health care initiatives, committing to decreasing wait times, and increasing access to health professionals, their budgets do not contain any issues relevant to group benefits.
More to come
We will send out updates as we work through the impact and implementation of the changes included in each budget listed above.
Please contact your Advisor.


text:
StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 35 – Making Change Work: If Decisions Are Always Rational, Why Are Changees Resisting?
StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization's alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.
Episode 35 – Making Change Work: If Decisions Are Always Rational, Why Are Changees Resisting? explores the rationality of decisions and their impact on change management. During our discussion, Sharon Drew Morgen, the New York Times bestselling author of Dirty Little Secrets, shares with us her insights and illustrative examples regarding:
- why decisions are always rational
- what causes resistance to logical change
- what benefits can be gained from resistance
- how resistance can be avoided when making a change
Additional Information
In addition to the outstanding insights Sharon Drew shares in Dirty Little Secrets and this edition of the StrategyDriven Podcast are the resources accessible from her websites, www.NewSalesParadigm.com and www.BuyingFacilitation.com. Sharon Drew's book, Dirty Little Secrets, can be purchased by clicking here.
Making Change Work!
This podcast is the fourth in a series that teaches leaders how to make change work. Coming editions of the Making Change Work series will explore the steps to gaining the buy-in and committed effort needed to implement change successfully. We'll cover topics including:
- Why is buy-in necessary and how to achieve it?
- Putting it all together, a radical approach to change management: real leadership
Final Request…
The strength of our community grows with the additional insights brought by our expanding member base. Please consider rating us on iTunes by clicking here. Rating the StrategyDriven Podcast and providing your comments online improves our ranking and helps us attract new listeners which, in turn, helps us grow our community.
Thank you again for listening to the StrategyDriven Podcast!
About the Author
Sharon Drew Morgen is a New York Times bestselling author and developer of a change management model based on buy-in that she's written about in her latest book Dirty Little Secrets. She is the visionary thought leader behind Buying Facilitation®, a decision facilitation model that focuses on helping buyers and those who would be impacted by the accompanying change manage their internal, unconscious, and behind-the-scenes issues that must be addressed before they purchase anything or buy-in to the requested change. She has served many well known companies including: KPMG, Unisys, IBM, Wachovia, and Bose. To read Sharon Drew's complete biography, click here.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:58 — 44.0MB)