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How do you network without feeling sleazy?
Every Friday, we're answering your questions about business, startups, customer success and more.
Happy Friday!
This week's question comes from Alex M., who asks:
A lot of people think of networking as trading business cards.
It's not, and the reason why is that your business card has no value.
Relationships are built on adding value to each other's lives. Building your network is about delivering value to as many of the right people as possible so that when you need something, somebody in your network will be happy to help you get it.
Now, it's not transactional. You're not trading favors.
You might do something valuable for someone many, many times before you ask for their help (Gary Vaynerchuk calls this Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook).
But forget the conferences and the business cards, and think about who you want to meet that might be valuable to you.
Then you can do one of two things:
Reach out to them and help them with something, with no expectation of anything in return.
Reach out to someone that they know and trust and help them with something, with no expectation of anything in return. Eventually, you'll be able to ask for an introduction. Warm introductions are the best—and often only—way to get to the busiest and most successful people.
Here's the thing: a free sample of your product, or a 15 minute call to learn more about how you can help them, are not valuable to the people you want to network with. They're busy and they don't need discounts, so both of these are totally wrong.
Instead, ask yourself:
- Is there something you're good at (for example, design or conversion optimization) that they might not be experts at, and can you offer them free help on their site or a side project?
- Can you send them ideas for improving their business that they haven't thought of? James Altucher comes up with 10 ideas a day, and when he was getting started would often send them to companies for free. That's how he landed many of his paying clients.
- Are there people that you know that the person in question would like to meet? Can you make a warm introduction?
- Are there books or products (not yours) that the person could get a lot of value from? Noah Kagan, a master networker, used to send people Ex-Officio underwear.
Take any of these ideas, implement them, and repeat hundreds of times. Networking is a long-term effort, but it's the best way to open yourself to incredible opportunities, whether that's investment, advice or business deals.
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2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible R-Line SELPosted on July 13th, 2016
Open-air fun for four
By Nina Russin
Volkswagen is known as the most affordable of German performance brands. The R-Line version of its Beetle convertible brings this driver-focused approach to one of America's favorite drop-tops.
The third-generation Beetle maintains the classic lines of the original car but with a more aerodynamic focus. The convertible's folding soft top is actually lower when in place than the roofline of the hardtop car. A single button near the rearview mirror retracts the top and rolls down the windows in less than ten seconds and can operate at up to 30 miles-per-hour.
The R-Line SEL model tested gets the larger of two available engines: a two-liter turbocharged four-cylinder block rated at 210 horsepower, mated to a six-speed direct shift automatic transmission.
Standard convenience features include keyless entry and start, Fender premium audio system, climate control, tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, leather seating, satellite radio and Bluetooth interface. Volkswagen has expanded its Car-Net infotainment system options, enabling owners to access Android Auto or Apple CarPlay as well as a variety of smartphone apps though the car's head unit.
Base sticker for the upscale SEL is $36,050: final MSRP including destination is $36,870.
Test drive in Phoenix, Arizona
Mid-July isn't the ideal time to have a convertible in southern Arizona since triple-digit daytime highs make open-air driving uncomfortable. But I was determined to enjoy some time in the Beetle with the top down, even if it meant rising earlier in the morning.
The top deploys with ease as advertised. Because it rests on top of the boot rather than retracting into the trunk, owners enjoy a decent amount of storage space. A new split folding rear seat adds some additional storage inside the car.
The two-liter engine delivers the peppy performance Volkswagen is known for, with robust acceleration off the line and in the 20-to-50 mile-per-hour range drivers use merging into high-speed traffic.
The DSG transmission uses friction couplings to deliver crisp shifts closer in character to a manual gearbox.
Visibility around the perimeter is remarkably good with the top in place. The Beetle has a glass rear window that won't yellow and fog over time as plastic versions do. The window is large enough to offer decent rear visibility. Lack of B-pillars makes over-the-shoulder visibility a non-issue. Standard blind spot monitoring illuminates LED signals in the side mirrors when vehicles in adjacent lanes pass through the driver's blind spots. The rearview camera projects a wide angle view to the back on the center stack screen when the driver shifts into reverse, making it easier to monitor cross traffic in crowded parking lots.
Volkswagen engineers improved torsional rigidity throughout the body: thickening A pillars and a front cross-member. As a result, there's none of the dreaded cowl shake that is the bane of some open-air cars.
Engineers did a good job tuning the electric power steering system. There's a slight hesitation in on-center response, but drivers should enjoy the system's pleasantly heavy feel at speed.
A four-wheel independent suspension consists of struts up front and a multi-link setup in back, providing a firm but comfortable ride over a variety of road surfaces. During the test drive I drove through a section of the Gila River Indian Community south of town where roads in remote areas are rather rough. The suspension did a good job of absorbing bumps in the road.
Nineteen-inch wheels on the upscale model are an upgrade from 17-inch rims on the base car, giving it a more aggressive footprint. Four-wheel discs deliver firm, linear braking.
Phoenix summers are the ironclad test for air conditioning systems. This turned out to be the Beetle's single Achilles heel. It took quite a bit of time for the car interior to cool down in mid-day temperatures of 110 degrees.
Upscale interior
The Beetle convertible holds four adult passengers. Second-row legroom is limited, but works fine for trips around town. A flat-bottom steering wheel is a nod to the brand's performance focus.
R-line models get a three-gauge cluster at the top of the center stack displaying oil temperature, turbo boost and chronometer. The center stack screen and both gauge clusters are easy to read in a variety of lighting conditions.
While I'm normally a fan of manual gearboxes I was happy to have the automatic transmission in the summer heat. The metal shift knob gets boiling hot, making it necessary to use an oven mitt to shift out of park when the car has been sitting in the sun.
Music aficionados should enjoy Fender's premium audio system. Combined with standard satellite radio, drivers can rock the tunes in the most remote locations.
Trunk space is quite good for a convertible, with enough room for luggage or the weekly groceries. Adding in the folding second-row seats gives the Beetle convertible versatility most competitors lack.
Standard safety
The Volkswagen Beetle convertible comes with front and side airbags, antilock brakes, electronic stability control, tire pressure monitoring and an intelligent crash response system that cuts off the fuel and automatically unlocks the doors in the event of a serious collision.
The SEL grade tested adds bi-xenon headlamps with daytime running lamps, blind spot monitoring and a rearview camera. VW Car-Net includes emergency notification, remote access and vehicle health reports.
The peppy R-Line Beetle convertible is on display at Volkswagen dealerships nationwide.
Like: German performance in an affordable, stylish convertible with enhanced infotainment features.
Dislike: Air conditioner takes a long time to cool the interior down.
Quick facts:
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Beetle R-Line Convertible SEL
Base price: $36,050
As tested: $36,870
Horsepower: 210 Hp @ 5300 rpm
Torque: 207 lbs.-ft. @ 1700 rpm
Zero-to-sixty: N/A
Antilock brakes: Standard
Side curtain airbags: N/A
First aid kit: N/A
Bicycle friendly: No
Off-road: No
Towing: No
Fuel economy: 23/31 mpgLuxury, 2016 2016, Beetle, Convertible, Volkswagen, auto review, performance, pricing, standard safety

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Islam must do away with the dangers of extremism and present the religion's positive message, Saudi King Abdullah said as he opened a conference of Muslim figures aimed at launching a dialogue with Christians and Jews.
The three-day gathering in the holy city of Mecca seeks a unified Muslim voice ahead of the interfaith dialogue. In particular, Saudi Arabia hopes to promote reconciliation between Shiite and Sunni Muslims.
Abdullah walked into the conference hall Wednesday with powerful Iranian politician Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, sending a message that the Sunni kingdom does not have a problem with moderate Shiites like him.
Saudi Arabia and mainly Shiite Iran are seen as top rivals for influence in the Middle East, standing on opposite sides of political divides in Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories.
Moreover, Saudi Arabia's official Wahhabi interpretation of Islam considers Shiites as infidels - and days ahead of gathering a number of hardline Wahhabi clerics issued a statement harshly condemning Shiites and Iran.
Abdullah announced in March that he wanted to sponsor an interfaith dialogue between the world's monotheistic religions - specifically including Jews. It was the first such initiative from a nation with no diplomatic ties to Israel and a ban on non-Muslim religious services and symbols.
Participants say they hope the gathering will culminate in an agreement on a global Islamic charter on dialogue with Christians and Jews. They expect Saudi Arabia will launch its formal call for an interfaith dialogue at the conference's close or soon after.
Abdullah's message, which has been welcomed by Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders, is significant.
The Saudi monarch is the custodian of Islam's two holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina, a position that lends his words special importance and influence. Abdullah said Saudi Arabia's top clerics have given him their approval - crucial backing in a society that expects decisions taken by its rulers to adhere to Islam's tenets.
It remains unclear who will participate in the second phase of the initiative, in particular whether Israeli religious leaders would be invited. The kingdom and all other Arab nations except Egypt and Jordan do not have diplomatic relations with Israel and generally shun unofficial contacts.


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Top 3 Secrets For Burning Belly Fat
Belly fat is, just as it sounds, a layer of accumulated fat that resides above the abdominal muscles. While no area of fat can be targeted specifically and exclusively for elimination, the following tips will help anyone to burn fat, lose weight and have a more defined, less amorphous abdominal region.
Tip One: Sleeping Enough, Maintaining Rhythms
The biggest "secret" to losing fat and being an overall more healthy individual is in allowing your body to enter and maintain the natural cycles it was intended to. The most important of these cycles is the circadian rhythm, a cycle controlled by the brain and external factors such as light and temperature. When the body is deprived of sleep or some other necessary function, the circadian rhythm is disturbed. As this rhythm is also crucial in controlling appetite and the desire to eat, one can easily start eating more unnecessary meals and gaining fat as a result. Working to maintain a healthy cycle of sleep, activity, and eating is crucial to lowering overall body fat.
Tip Two: More Exercise, More Frequently
Of course, no instructional on losing fat would be complete without exercise. There is simply no alternative to it: exercise consumes energy from the body, energy stored in fat cells. Contrary to popular belief, when fat is "burned" fat cells do not disappear, rather they become smaller and return to their pre-oversized state. As far as exercise goes – more frequent exercise is more beneficial and effective in burning fat then a simple once-daily set of exercise would be. Walking throughout the day, doing crunch during a free moment of time: the key to getting the most out of the activity you do perform is to do it often.
Tip Three: Eating The "Right" Things
When trying to lose weight and burn fat, avoid "empty calories" such as sugary snacks and candy. Sugar should not be eaten in excess. Instead, satisfy your cravings with proteins and, surprisingly, fats. As it takes fat to burn fat, fats should by no means be completely avoided. Additionally, vitamin C intake should be monitored to ensure that you are consuming enough of it as it is a vital component necessary for the body to be able to convert fat cells into energy expended during exercise. Again, the formula for weight loss and burning fat is simple: calories consumed – calories needed to sustain fat. If you eat less than is necessary to maintain your current level of body fat, the fat will begin to burn itself. Of course, this is a much more effective and faster process when combined with exercise.
Tip Four: Relaxation and Control Of Stress
Another commonly overlooked element that can frequently lead to weight gain is stress. While it is no secret that stress affects the body in many ways, the specifics of these effects remain a mystery to far too many people. Stress has similar effects on the natural rhythms and cycles of the body as sleep deprivation does. Stress can cloud one's mind and lead to overeating and a general sense of weariness which, in turn, frequently leads to the omission of exercise from an individual's daily routine. While the causes of stress are unfortunately quite unavoidable, their effects can be controlled to an extent. If you find yourself flustered and anxious throughout the day, ensure that you take deep breaths and think rationally about how to overcome the stressors that are making you feel so uncollected.
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Beckett Heads to Disabled List
Sitting on the best record in baseball at 7-0, the righty is recovering from a torn flap of skin on his middle pitching finger which he injured in the fourth inning of last Sunday's 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Beckett (2.66 ERA) is the first Boston starter to land on the DL this season.
In a related move, right-hander Devern Hansack will be recalled from the AAA Pawtucket Sox for his second stint with Boston. He was called up in the beginning of May when reliever Mike Timlin went on the DL, allowing one run in 2/3 of an inning in his only appearance.
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Calpe, Costa Blanca NorthThese exclusive contemporary villas are located in the beautiful town of Calpe. This urbanization is positioned in a unique area of the Costa Blanca that is surrounded by breathtaking nature, with phenomenal views of the sea and the Peñón de Ifach. A development consisting of various plots located in the Galeico Villa urbanization, selected for their impressive location, orientation and gorgeous sea views, each villa has been designed to give each home its own character, integrated into the environment and designed to enjoy the sea views in the beautiful Mediterranean climate.
These magnificent exclusive contemporary villas have 4 bedroom, 5 bathroom luxury villas are constructed over three floors with a vast amount of open area which gives the homes an incredible open plan living areas, with floor to ceiling windows that deliver an impressive architectural statement while allowing natural light to illuminate the home and emphasizes a direct connection between indoors and outdoors spaces. The clean cut lines give the house an elegant contemporary appearance.
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Dates available from 13th to 17th February.
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A 30 minutes romantic cosy punt tour for two for Valentine's Day. Please note that tours are priced per boat.
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Valentine's Tours are designed for two and include a beautiful long-stemmed red rose. These exclusive tours are only available from 14th February to 18th February 2018. Tours last for 30 minutes and leave from our Quayside or Mill Lane Punting Station, with online bookings available between 10:00 and 16:30 each day. Online bookings must be made at least 48 hours in advance. For late bookings or out of hours valentine's tours, please call our Bookings Team directly on 01223 359750.


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Courtney Dunlop is my supercool beauty friend who you guys need to know. I've known her for years--we were both beauty assistants around the same time and moved up in the ranks together over the years. She has worked as a beauty editor at Jane (R.I.P.) and YouBeauty.com, written for tons of magazines like Allure and Real Simple, co-authored a book with her sister about how to score a job in the beauty business called Break Into Beauty, and most recently, started a new blog called You Look Great In Green (more on that below).
She's also really cool and has the most incredible skin and hair ever. But, even though I've known her for years, I never knew her beauty secrets. So I recently demanded she share them with me (and you!) and she obliged. Read on for great products, editor-tested tips, and what may go down in history as the world's most insane skin-care routine. (Sorry, Courtney--you know I love you, but you skin-crazy, girl!)
First, tell me a little bit about your new site. "You Look Great in Green is my new financial blog for stylish people, targeted to creative types working in fashion, beauty, design, and the arts. No one in these fields seems to have any clue about what to do with their money, and it stresses them out. They know they should be doing something, but they don't know what it is, and all the financial advice out there is too boring or complicated or targeted to people in wildly different career circumstances. I love math and economics and do a lot of financial research for fun (I'm super cool), and on the blog I boil it down to only what you need to know so that it's simple and not stressful."
Tell me a little bit about your breaking-into-beauty book. Who should read it? "Break Into Beauty is for anyone who is looking to get his or her foot in the door in the beauty industry, whether it's at a magazine, in PR, buying, sales, and more. My sister and I wrote it (we both graduated from the cosmetics program at F.I.T), because so many people had been coming to us over the years for career advice. We're from Missouri and didn't have any connections, money, or clue what we were doing when we started out, so people always wanted to know how we did it. We realized that there were tons of resources for finding a job in fashion, but there was not one book out there for people who want to work in the beauty business, other than in cosmetology. So we wrote the first! It's packed full of very specific, detailed advice on how to find your dream job, from who to follow on Twitter to how to build up your resume when you have no beauty experience. There's even a comprehensive list of beauty companies across the U.S., categorized by state."
And now onto your beauty routine: What's your favorite skin-care product? "Ok, I'm afraid you're going to think I'm psycho. My skin is my biggest beauty priority, and I have a complex skincare layering routine based around nourishing serums, creams, oils, and sunscreen. In the morning, I rinse my face with water (no cleanser), pat dry, and mist with a spray like Tata Harper Hydrating Floral Essence. While my face is still damp, I apply Tata Harper Concentrated Brightening Serum. While that absorbs, I use Clinique All About Eyes Serum De-Puffing Eye Massage for my chronic puffiness, really going to town in a circular motion. Next is Dermalogica Pure Light SPF 50 moisturizer on my face and neck. While I wait for that to absorb, I apply Clinique Superdefense Age Defense Eye Cream SPF 20 to my brow bone, and all the way around the outside of my eye and underneath. I've been using sunscreen around my eyes for close to 10 years and no crow's feet yet! Now for the double sunscreen, which I do rain or shine. That's my skin secret. Since I've already applied chemical sunscreen and it's absorbed into my skin, now I do physical sunscreen with zinc oxide that sits on top like a little bodyguard. Either Dermalogica SkinPerfect Primer SPF 30 or Pratima Neem Rose Face Sunscreen SPF 30. Finally, lip balm with sunscreen. Ocean Potion Moisturizing Lip Potion SPF 45 is my favorite for everyday and the beach. It doesn't get greasy and run into your mouth like most of the others. For very cold winter days, I like Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25, which is more like a salve. If it's warm enough to show some skin, I use Pratima Neem Vetiver Body Sunscreen SPF 30 on my shoulders, back of neck, chest, arms and hands. I have a whole different routine for the beach and pool, but that's a different article."
Whoa. Okay, so now I'm almost afraid to ask, but what you do in the evening? "I always double-cleanse and I recommend everyone do it, especially if you have clogged pores. Regular cleanser is not enough to remove sunscreen, makeup, and pollution—you need something to dissolve it all first. I use cleansing oil from Boscia, Tata Harper, or Dermalogica. I massage a small pump onto my dry skin, including around my eyes, then I get in the shower (I am a nighttime shower-er) and wash my face with a really gentle, non-foaming cleanser. I love REN Evercalm Gentle Cleansing Gel. After the shower, I pat dry and mist (just like in the morning), then apply Dermalogica Pure Night, which is a brightening cream with a wonderfully soft, non-heavy texture. While that absorbs, I apply Fresh Black Tea Age-Delay Eye Concentrate. I can't use thick eye creams or else I get even puffier. Then I do another light mist and apply my secret weapon: Liquid Gold Cell Quench. It's a concentrated plant stem cell serum that makes your skin all dewy and plump. I love it. When I haven't used it for a few days I start to see faint forehead lines creep in. Can't have that! While that absorbs, I mist my neck and chest with the Evian or Avène water spray and apply NIA 24 Neck Sculpting Complex. I am super paranoid about getting a crepe-y, spotty chest and turkey neck. Then I massage on a small amount of Fresh Crème Ancienne Soft Cream on my face. It's so hydrating and the texture is to die for—kind of like spongy marshmallow whip. Now, sometimes, even after all of that, I will use either a face oil or a sleeping mask to seal it all in for the night. Tata Harper Replenishing Nutrient Complex roller ball is wonderful, or Tarte Maracuja Oil, which I've used for years and swear by, or Boscia Tsubaki Deep Hydration Sleeping Mask. By now my face is really sticky, but when I rinse in the morning, my skin feels like a baby's."
Do you do anything else for sun protection? "My life revolves around sun protection. I keep a foldable, canvas bucket hat from J. Crew in my bag so it's always with me on sunny days. Athleta UPF shirts are lifesavers—I wear them when I'm outside in the sun for any extended period of time, swimming, or if I have a long car ride. I only wear big polarized sunglasses from Oakley—once you go polarized you can never go back. And…please don't roll your eyes…I have a UPF sun umbrella from Totes! It saves my life in the summer when I'm walking around the city. If you see a girl with a hot pink umbrella on a sunny day, stop me and say hi."
Whew! Okay, moving on: What's your favorite lip color? "I take my lipstick very seriously. My favorite look is bold lipstick with a bare face and eyes. I either do bright red or very dark, almost-black purple, like a Peter Lindbergh photo of '90s models." [Note: Her favorite colors are above!]
Blush? "Besides lipstick, blush is my next favorite thing. All I ever want in life is to look like a flushed lady from a frothy Fragonard painting. I like bright pink cream blush, applied to the apples of my cheeks with my fingers, and then sometimes topped with a pink powder. Two favorites: Tata Harper Volumizing Lip and Cheek Tint in Very Charming and Laura Geller Baked Monochromatic Blush in Bora Bora."
Eye Shadow? "I wear eye makeup maybe three times a year, usually for weddings or fancy events. When I do, it's very pale, shimmery shadow rubbed on my lid with my finger. I like Make Glitter Eyeshadow in Alabaster and Surratt Beauty custom eyeshadow palettes."
Foundation? "Never. If I have to be somewhere and feel like I should wear makeup, I'll do the genius Dermalogica SkinPerfect Primer SPF 30, which has a slight tint. Makeup artist Emily Kate Warren turned me on to it and it's been a life-changing product. It makes your skin look flawless. I use YSL Touche Eclat under my eyes and around my mouth for brightening, and if I need to spot-cover something, Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Waterproof Concealer is the best.
Mascara? "Like the eyeshadow, maybe three times a year. I love the look of bare lashes. When I do wear it, I curl my lashes with the Rolls Royce of lash curlers from Surratt, and use Surratt Pointilliste Mascara because the tiny brush makes my lashes look long and inky. I hate the clumpy, fake look of most mascaras."
Your long hair is legendary. Talk to me about it. "I've had extremely long hair since preschool and the same hair color since birth. It's very fine and straight and it grows fast—right now it's touching the waistband of my jeans. Most people assume that I keep it this long because I'm afraid of cutting it or I don't want to change, but honestly, it's just so easy to take care of and I can't be bothered with my hair. The way it stays so healthy is that I never do anything to it! I don't own a blow dryer, I only wash it every seven to nine days, and I don't even brush it every day. The only high-maintenance thing I have to do is get the roots in my gray streak colored every six weeks by Mai at Bumble and Bumble Downtown. She's a genius."
What are some of your favorite hair products? "I really only use shampoo and conditioner. My requirements are that they are hydrating, smell good but not fruity, and leave my hair soft. I'll also load up on a hair mask now and then because my ends get tangly. The only two hair products I use other than shampoo and conditioner are both leave-in detangler/anti-frizz products that I use when I'm combing out my hair after I wash it. I'm currently loving Pureology Hydrate Hydra Whip, Aveda Invati Exfoliating Shampoo and Thickening Conditioner, Aveda Shampure Shampoo & Conditioner, Biolage Hydrasource Shampoo & Conditioner, Rene Furterer Naturia Gentle Balancing Shampoo (my husband loves this one!), Pureology Colour Fanatic, and MILK by Reverie (this product is amazing)."
|"Note the vintage bunny cotton ball dispenser," says Courtney. "His tail is where you pull out the cotton ball!" (All photos courtesy of Courtney Dunlop)
How long does it take you to get ready? 15 minutes.
What's your best time-saving beauty tip? "I get a gel manicure at Paintbox with an ombre design because it grows out and you can't tell. I can go four weeks!"
Take a guess: How many beauty products do you have at home? "Well, I just moved and cleaned out a bunch of stuff, so it's less than usual. I'd say 100, maybe 115."


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BE70-790 - Rear Axle Bearing
Rear Axle Bearing for Motrec model E-250, E-280, E-300, E-348, E-360 and others before serial number 0611210 with ten bolt differential cover.
BE70-800 - Rear Axle Repair Bearing
Rear Axle Repair Bearing for Motrec model E-250, E-280, E-300, E-348, E-360 and others before serial number 0611210 with ten bolt differential cover.
BE70-810 - Rear Axle Seal
Rear Axle Seal for Motrec models E-250, E-280, E-300, E-348, E-360 and others before serial number 0611210 with ten bolt differential cover.
AX22-370 - Input Shaft O-ring
Input Shaft O-Ring for electric Dana differential on 1988 & newer E-Z-GO......1990 to 2013 Columbia Par Car.......2006 & newer Cushman Titan, 1986 & newer Meex.......1990 to 1995 Hyundai.......1998 &newer Taylor-Dunn R-380.......1990 to 2007 Yamaha........All Motrec with Dana electric differential
BE70-710 - Front Wheel Bearing
Front Inner and Outer Wheel Bearing for Motrec models E-242, E-250, E-300 and E-348 with drum brakes.......Also E-302, E-330, E-348 and E-360 with front disc brakes
BE70-730 - Wheel Seal
Front Inner Wheel Hub Seal for Motrec.
BE70-750 - Front Wheel Bearing
Front Wheel Hub Bearing for Motrec.
BE70-760 - Front Wheel Seal
Front Wheel Hub Seal for Motrec models E242, E-250 and E-300 and others.
BE70-780 - Rear Axle Seal
Rear Axle Seal for Motrec model E-348 from serial number 0611200 and newer.
BE70-830 - Differential Carrier Bearing
Small Differential Carrier Bearing for Motrec model E-330 and others.......Also Taylor-Dunn, Nordskog & Columbia Par Car.......Measures 2.890" O.D.
BE70-840 - Differential Carrier Bearing
Large Differential Carrier Bearing for Motrec model E-330 and others.......Also Taylor-Dunn.......Measures 3.060" O.D.
BE70-970 - Spindle Thrust Bearing
Front Spindle Thrust Bearing for Motrec
BE88-090 - Pinion Pilot Bearing
Differential Pinion Pilot Bearing for 1981 to 1985 Taylor-Dunn models GT-370 and GT-371 and R-380 with F3 drive from serial number 130187 and newer, plus many, many other Taylor-Dunn models.......Also Motrec with Ford differential.
BE11-370 - Rear Axle Seal
Square Outer Rear Axle Seal for Dana differential on 1993 and newer Columbia Par Car electric Burden Carriers......Also 2005 and newer Cushman Industrial models 875, Titan and Personnel Carrier with Dana differential......Also outer rear axle seal on 1987 to 1990 E-Z-GO gas GXT-1500 and GXI-1500 .......Also 2000 and later E-Z-GO model 960 Cargo and Personnel Carriers.......Also 1994 and newer E-Z-GO Cargo and 1991 to 1993 Personnel Carriers......Also Taylor-Dunn electric with Dana differential.......Also 1992 and newer Legend Nordskog model 280A after serial number 280A92H019.......Also Motrec model E-302, E-330 and others.......Also Jacobsen.
BE88-091 - Pinion Pilot Bearing Retainer
Differential Pinion Pilot Bearing Retainer for 1981 to 1985 Taylor-Dunn models GT-370 and GT-371 and R-380 with F3 drive from serial number 130187 and newer, plus many, many other Taylor-Dunn models......Also Motrec with Ford differential.
BE88-110 - Pinion Housing O-ring
Differential Pinion Housing O-ring for 1981 to 1985 Taylor-Dunn models GT-370 and GT-371 and R-380 with F3 drive from serial number 130187 and newer.......Also Motrec with Ford differential.......Also Nordskog models 262/264, 280/282, 323 and others.......Also 2000 and newer Columbia Par Car burden carriers.
BE11-020 - Rear Axle Bearing
Rear Axle Roller Bearing for 1973 to early 1977 Harley Davidson gas models D and D4 and electric models DE, DEC, and DE4 from 1973 to early 1977 and 1976 to 1978 electric model DE-40.......Also E-Z-GO golf cart mid May of 1972 through October 1975 and Industrial model GXT1500 and 1991 to 2006 Personnel and Cargo Carriers and other industrial vehicles .......Also 2006 and newer Cushman Titan.......Also Nordskog, Toro, Also Westinghouse Marketeer models 436 and 437 with splined rear axle and Westinghouse HMK Marketeer models 438 and 439 from 1976 to 1978.......Also Jacobsen with Dana splined axle.......Also Taylor-Dunn and Motrec E-330 rear axle bearing.
BE44-000 - Rear Differential, Axle & Front Wheel Bearing
Outer Rear Axle Bearing for 1976 to 1984 Club Car.......Also Inner Wheel Bearing on 1987 to 1995 Columbia Par Car.......Also outer rear axle bearing on Terrill Differentials used on early E-Z-GO, Cushman, Pargo and Noland.......Also 1989 and newer E-Z-GO gas & electric differential input shaft bearing.......Also 1993 & newer Yamaha input shaft bearing on electric differentials on G9-G22.......Also 1990 to 1995 Columbia Par Car inner input shaft bearing on models P4E, E4S, EU4 and outer input shaft on C6E.......Also Rear Axle Bearing on 1991 to 1994 Cushman GT-1, GT America, Bellhop 2,3,4 and F-2 and F2J.......Also Yamaha front inner wheel bearing on 1982 to 2002 G1-G21 and 2003 electric front outer wheel bearing.......Also inner wheel bearing on 1990 to 1995 Hyundai.......Also 1986 to 1997 Taylor-Dunn front inner wheel bearing on model R-680 truck.
BE33-450 - Bearing, Transmission, Engine & Steering
Transmission Bearing for many Cushman models from 1965 to 1995........Transaxle Inner Input Shaft Bearing for 1988 and newer E-Z-GO electric and 1991 and newer E-Z-GO 4 cycle gas.......1984 to 1991 Club Car gas Dynamic Balancer bearing......Also 1990 to 2013 Columbia Par Car electric input shaft bearing and gas balancer shaft bearing.......Also 1986 to 2014 Yamaha electric input shaft bearing and electric steering pinion bearing.......Also Taylor-Dunn, Hyundai, Nordskog and Motrec input shaft bearing on electric Dana differential.......Also used on Toro with Dana differential..
BE22-270 - Inner Rear Axle Seal
Inner Rear Axle seal for 1976 to 1979 E-Z-GO golf carts models X440 and X444 and later model industrial carts with Dana differential.......Also 1989 to 1990 gas GXT-1500 and GXI-1500.......Also 2000 and later E-Z-GO model 960 Cargo and Personnel Carriers......Also 2005 and newer Cushman models 875, Titan, and Personnel Carrier.......Also Taylor-Dunn model B-150 & others with Dana differential.......Also Motrec model 330 and others with Dana differential.
BE70-720 - Inner Wheel & Differential Bearing
Front Inner Wheel Bearing for Motrec model E-330, Also Differential Bearing for Cushman, Davis, and old E-Z-GO with Terrell differential.
AX22-380 - Retaining Ring, Input Gear
Input Gear Retaining Snap Ring for 1986-1/2 and newer E-Z-GO electric.......Also 1993 to 2013 Columbia Par Car electric....... Also 1990 to 1995 Hyundai.......Also 1990 to 2008 Yamaha electric models G8-G27.......Also 2005 & newer Cushman Titan, 875 and Personnel Carriers.......Also 1986 & newer Melex electric models 412E, 512E & 625E.......Also 1998 and newer Taylor-Dunn model R-380.......Also 1992 and newer Nordskog model 280A.......Also Motrec 330-E and other models ......All with Dana electric differential.......Also Rear Axle Bearing Retainer for 1970 to 1980 Club Car Caroche, Pargo golf carts, early E-Z-GO golf carts and mid 1980s burden carriers, All with Terrill differentials.
AX22-390 - O-Ring Seal Kit
O-Ring Seal Kit for 1988 and newer E-Z-GO gas and electric.......Also 1990 to 2013 Columbia Par Car electric.......Also 2006 and newer Cushman Titan electric.......Also 1986 and newer Melex models 412E, 512E, 625E.......Also 1990 to 1995 Hyundai electric.......Also 1998 and newer Taylor-Dunn electric model R-380.......Also 1990 to 2007 Yamaha electric models G8-G27.......Also Motrec E-330 and other models.......All models above with Dana differential.
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Greta Conried, a resident of Santa Barbara, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University President's List for fall semester 2012.
Students must earn a 3.7 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed.
Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic university providing a Jesuit education to more than 7,500 students.
Situated along the Spokane River near downtown Spokane, Wash., Gonzaga is routinely recognized among the West's best comprehensive regional universities.
Gonzaga offers 75 fields of study, 25 master's degrees, a doctorate in leadership studies, and a Juris Doctor degree through its School of Law.


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How Eyebrows Made Millions For Anastasia Soare
Anastasia Soare is arguably the world's most famous eyebrow shaper — and she's built a multimillion dollar business through knowing how to make an already pretty face look stunning. But getting to the top wasn't an easy journey, as she explains in The Huffington Post. A Romanian immigrant, she worked 12-hour shifts at Beverly Hills beauty salons, taking only one day off each week. During those days off, she went to the library, where she studied da Vinci's sketches as her daughter did her homework. Her interest in understanding perceptions of beauty inspired her to begin her own business.
Like most entrepreneurs, Soare experienced quite a few setbacks and challenges. But she adapted quickly and didn't give up, even when an investor backed out at the last minute. "Early days were very tough, but when you choose to do something that you love doing you just don't feel it," she writes. "Rather, it's immensely satisfying knowing you're on your life's journey." This piece is definitely worth a read if you need a little inspiration for reaching your own goals — or just a kick in the pants to break out the tweezers, which is on today's to-do list.


text: Since upgrading to 4.3.3 my Ipad 1 crashes constantly. I've done soft boot, through restore with nothing working. This is not App dependent--it encounters problems with everything from heavy media-type app to simple solitaire apps. It acts like a memory problem (if it were a PC). Any thoughts? Ipad is only 5 months old.


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In a statement released to "Pokémon" players, Nintendo warned against using an unofficial mobile app that alters a Pokémon's stats on their handheld games.
Maybe they should discourage this practise by cutting out all the bullshit involved with breeding good critters instead of making empty noises like this.
What is the point of cheating? Where is the fun in that?
Why would anyone want to use that app anyway? Doesn't that take out the fun of being a Pokemon TRAINER?
This is the dumbest app I've ever seen. Makes the game completely pointless.


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Thuy's Modern Parkside Charmer
Name: Thuy Le
Location: Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Size: Probably around 700 square feet
Years lived in: 8 months
Thuy works long days and long nights (and often long weekends) as a lawyer so keeping a calming and clutter free home is a must for her sanity. Her discerning eye has left her with an apartment that is modern and well designed while managing to avoid becoming a slave to trends. And if her art adorned walls ever start to bore her, she can just open her curtains to watch all the happenings going on at Dolores Park across the street.
When Thuy took the HomeGoods StyleScope survey, her result fit her like a glove: "You keep up with culture, style, and trends, but have a classical appreciation for beautiful forms, simple lines, and well-made functional objects."
Her streamlined space features items she loves and classic furniture pieces. An avid reader (look ma, no TV!), Thuy uses her expanding library as a major decor element. Beyond her books, Thuy has a large collection of original art from a wide variety of Bay Area artists (you may recognize the Rex Ray in her living room) that she has been assembling for the last seven years. In a city where much of the art is influenced by the latest "it" movement, Thuy isn't afraid to buck the fads in favor of what she likes intuitively.
The architectural details and soothing paint colors of her apartment were an immediate draw when she decided to rent the apartment, but the "hideous" light fixtures and drab window treatments left much to be desired. After searching far and wide, she found solutions that match her design sensibility and add a bit of drama to her bedroom and living room.
The elusive "they" always says, "Less is more." In this case, we wholeheartedly agree!
AT Survey:
My style: According to the HomeGoods StyleScope survey: Elegant Modern. I'm not a fan of knick knacks, so the only things allowed in my apartment are art, books, and things that are functional.
Inspiration: The Case Study Houses.
Favorite Element: My art collection. Most of it is local, obtained as gifts or from Bay Area galleries, fundraisers for local art organizations, and SF/Berkeley Open Studios.
Biggest Challenge: Velcro (my kitty!). My apartment is small and he needed all the normal kitty things (e.g., scratching post, climber, litter box), so it was a challenge to find modern, chic cat stuff and to blend it into my limited space.
Biggest Embarrassment: My kitchen. There is not much space to play around with.
Biggest Indulgence: Rex Ray painting.
Best advice: My philosophy with design (in both fashion and home decor): avoid being overly trendy and trust your gut.
Dream source: Monument in the Mission, Propeller in Hayes Valley, 1stdibs.com.
Living Room
Art: Rex Ray, John Patrick McKenzie, Elisheva Biernoff, Matthew Tischler, Estandelau Passos, Kate Phillips, Rebecca Loyche, Truong Tran and more.
Couch: Blu Dot
Pillows: Etsy, Marimekko
Cat condos: Otis and Claude CLIMB
Chairs: vintage Herman Miller Eames desk chair and rocker were gifts, vintage black chair from craigslist
Coffee tables: 50's Danish purchased at Retro at Home
Console (converts to dining table): 50's Danish purchased at Klassik by Lynne
Desk: West Elm, traded from friend in exchange for a table and chairs
Rug: Crate and Barrel Outlet
Lamps: George Nelson bubble lamp, Artecnica pendant lamp, desk lamp from Crate and Barrel Outlet
Clock: Little Clock Shop
File cabinet, curtains: IKEA
Desk organizer: Design Within Reach warehouse sale
Art: Victoria Ngo
Shower curtains: Marimekko
Poem: The Poetry Store at the Indie Mart
Blinds, accessories: Target
Light fixture: IKEA
Orchid: best boyfriend ever
Art: Elisa Sassi, Peter Foucault, Rachel Austin, Pearlyn Tan, vintage 50's poster (which I had mounted) from Alamo Square Flea Market
Bed and dressers: American Modern Furniture
Bedding: West Elm, Marimekko
Bedside tables: EQ3
Lamps: bedside lamps are Pablo, lamp on dresser is from craigslist
Curtains, makeup holder, jewelry basket: Target
Rug, light fixture, jars: IKEA
Cat scratchers: ebay
Jewelry tree: Red Envelope
Art: Vicente Montelongo, George Rodrigue, Alan Lewis, Charles Kruger, Audrey Roy
Bookshelf: Blu Dot, purchased off craigslist
Sapein bookcase (used as shoe stand): Design Within Reach
Coat Rack: Design Within Reach warehouse sale
Plant composition: Flora Grubb
Art: Yijun Liao, artwork purchased at art market in Yerevan, Armenia
Cubitec shelves: Design Within Reach
Modernica Eames chairs
Table, light fixture: IKEA
Curtains: Target
(Thanks, Thuy! And we hope you have a happy birthday today!)
Images: Jessica Watson


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Floral Drink Dispenser from Classic Hostess
Want a beverage dispenser you can tote along to the park? Try this painted stainless steel dispenser -- so cheery and smart, with a no-break construction and carrying handle. This one is hefty, too, at 12" x 17" and with a capacity of 25 liters, about 6.6 gal.


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Cherry Icebox Pie w/ White Chocolate {splurge}
If life is a bowl of cherries then what's a cherry icebox pie with a helping of white chocolate and whipped cream? I decided to text that to 20 of my friends and here are their responses:
- "heaven?"
- "the universe"
- "Richard Branson's life?"
- "Hm...A cold, sweet and creamy life...Whatever that means"
- "De-f***ing-licious!"
- "a great night of sex"
- "huh?"
- "Mmmmmmm!!!!!! Yummy. :-p"
- "Gloriousness"
- "An amazing life"
- "Love it"
- "?"
- "Nirvana? Cherries Nirvana."
- "going off the rails on a cherry bomb!" and "All-Cherry American Pie Bomb"
- "amazingness"
- "Heaven!!"
- "did you just make some?" and "can I come over?"
- "R u drunk in Europe? J/k...Sounds very yummy...all American dessert...."
- "Is this for reals? That's called living!"
- "A life sentence"
Thanks friends...thank you for not ignoring my tough, real-talk questions.
Well, I concur. Sometimes more is MORE. Sometimes life calls for cocoa fat and whipped cream.
Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart
INGREDIENTS: (makes six 5" tarts)
- 18 graham crackers (2 ½ by 5 inches)
- 8 tbsp. sugar
- 12 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
- 3# fresh bing cherries, stemmed, pitted and cut in half
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 oz. good quality white chocolate (in a bar or block; I used Valrhona)
For the crust:
-Preheat oven to 350° F. -In a food processor, blend the graham crackers with 4 tablespoons sugar until finely ground. -Add the melted butter and pulse until crumbs are moistened. -Press mixture into the bottoms and sides of six 5" ceramic tart containers. -Bake until crust is lightly browned, 15-18 minutes. -Let cool completely.
For the filling:
-Stem and pit the cherries using a cherry pitter. Cut cherries in half to ensure there are no pits. You should have approximately 8 cups.
-In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine 3 tablespoons of sugar, 4 cups of the cherries and salt. Continually smash with a potato masher and cook 10 minutes; the cherries will release liquid.
-Reduce to low heat and add the cornstarch and vanilla extract and cook another 2 minutes, stirring, to thicken and cook out the cornstarch flavor (you should 2 cups after cooking).
-Stir in remaining 4 cups of cherries and let cool.
For the whipped cream:
-In the bowl of a mixer fit with a whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream and remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar until soft peaks form.
To finish:
-Using a vegetable peeler, shave the white chocolate; reserve shavings.
-Chop the remaining white chocolate and melt over a double boiler; disperse evenly amongst the 6 crusts, covering the bottom of each.
-Spoon the cherry filling mixture over the white chocolate.
-Refrigerate until filling is chilled (about 2 hours).
-When ready to eat, garnish with white chocolate shavings and whipped cream.


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Fly from DC to Lima for $354 round-trip, including all taxes, on AeroMexico. This fare is good for travel next November/December. We even found seats available in the last week of November, returning in time for Thanksgiving.
This fare won't last, so hurry! For booking info, see our fare details.


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Your anxious fingers are tapping the end of your pen against your temple. On the ground next to you is an expanding mountain of crumpled paper that you had ripped out of a notebook, balled into your ink-stained fist, and chucked onto the floor in frustration. Every time you thought you had an idea and jotted it down, you just as quickly changed your mind.
"It's not good enough," you growl.
Just not good enough to be the book that you want to write!
Take a long deep breath through your nose and expel it slowly out of your mouth. Your fairy-writing mother is here, and she has come to wave her wand before you and remind you to be patient. If you don't have an idea for your story yet, don't sweat it! Think about what you know and go from there.
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But when I say, "what you know" that doesn't necessarily mean you have to be a cop to write a story about one. You could know enough about police work from watching popular television shows like CSI or Flashpoint to be able to right a convincing book with a cop or detective as your main character.
I write supernatural thrillers where the main character is a tough crime-fighting woman. I am not a cop nor do I have a degree in criminal justice, but I have a knack for this kind of writing. Perhaps I was a police officer in another life?...
If you do have a degree, (GREAT!) use that valuable knowledge to write your novel. A degree in the medical field can help you to write a thrilling book about a doctor's life (or if you're a huge fan of Grey's Anatomy, that can help too).
You can even turn a hobby into a story idea: Do you know how to knit? There are many heart-warming stories about women in knitting clubs. If you love to cook, could you write an interesting novel about a chef or baker?
The possibilities are endless!
So search far and deep to find a subject that you are passionate about. This can be the idea for your novel. Easy, right?
So search far and deep to find a subject that you are passionate about. This can be the idea for your novel. Easy, right?
QUESTION: Other than writing, what are your hobbies and interests?
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No good deed goes unpunished.
With thanks and apologies to Walter Mirisch, John Watson, Trilogy Productions, CBS, and Warren Zevon, and proceeding under the assumption that forgiveness is easier to ask than permission...
It's none of my business
Maybe you simply criticized
How you gonna pay for
THE SIN ~ Warren Zevon
Such days did not come often to Four Corners, but the crossroads was at the end of a long, wearing week of them. A hot dry desert wind blowing down out of the malpais had scoured people's nerves as raw as the clapboard buildings, sparked static electricity that shocked the unwary with every touch of metal to metal, and drove gritty dust into everything ... buildings, clothing, gun barrels, eyes.
The seven men who watched over the town were not spared the edginess blown in on that unrelenting wind. The saloon was no longer a cool, dark haven in which to while away a summer afternoon, but a watering hole where wild animals maintained a grudging, uneasy truce. Most patrons kept one hand on their drink and the other near their gun, and the bartender found himself wishing he was in another line of work. But it was more than the hot wind and the driving dust that fueled Chris Larabee's foul mood as he stood on the boardwalk and watched Ezra Standish hand Mary Travis up into the Butterfield stagecoach. He did not miss the small smile and the squeeze of the hand that the gentleman in the burgundy coat received before he closed the stage door and latched it tight.
The widow was travelling to her in-laws' for a few days, ostensibly to spend time with her son Billy, but also to get away from memories for a while. The anniversary of her husband's death was a difficult time for Mary her red-rimmed eyes and her less-than-perfect hair betrayed what her determined composure tried to conceal. Chris Larabee was well aware of the date, and had been avoiding Mary because of it. The pain in her eyes made him far too mindful of his own ... it made the devils whisper harsh words in his brain and, worse, sometimes made him speak those words out loud.
"Your friend Buck told me you lost your wife and son in an accident. I lost my husband. I know something of what you've been through."
"No, ma'am. You don't."
She did, of course. Chris knew it. But the devils whispered nonetheless....
Watching Ezra Standish heft Mary's bag up into the boot of the stage, Chris' guilt was overcome by a simpler emotion, one with which he was far more intimate, almost comfortable with after all this time ... anger.
As the coach passed, Mary glanced up and, by chance, met Chris' eyes. Taken by surprise at the emotion in her gaze, he returned her look with a cold stare, a cover for his embarrassment at being caught watching. Mary cast her own eyes down and the cloud of dust thrown up by iron-shod wheels filled the widening distance between them as the stage headed off down the road out of town.
Chris' carefully casual posture did nothing to hide his agitation from the two men who walked up behind him. Buck stepped forward to put a hand on the black-clad shoulder, but Vin stopped him with a tight-lipped expression and a shake of his head. Wordlessly Buck acknowledged the tracker's wisdom, and the two instead disappeared together into the dark of the saloon, leaving Larabee standing alone on the boardwalk. Chris' jaw worked as the bar doors' hinges creaked, aware without having seen it of Buck's advance and the pair's retreat. Just as well ... his knuckles were white inside his leather gloves, and he wasn't altogether sure he wouldn't have taken a swing at his friend.
The hinges on the saloon door continued to complain after Buck and Vin pushed through them, as the wind teased them in and out in small arcs. The two men blinked in the dimness before spying Josiah, Nathan and JD; their boots raised a low haze of dust as they walked over to their friends' table. JD had his leg up on an extra chair, nursing a bruise on his shin from the hoof a cranky horse. His pride had been wounded as well, as the faint smell from his dungarees bore witness to where the kick had landed him. He and Nathan were watching Josiah worry a splinter out of his knuckle with the tip of his long knife. Josiah looked up from his task to peer from beneath his prominent brow at the newcomer. Seeing Buck's face, the corner of the preacher's mouth quirked into a bitter grin.
"I'd steer clear of Chris for a day or two, if I were you," he said.
"Yeah, well, you ain't me," Buck shot back. "If we don't do somethin', he's gonna climb into the bottle until she gets back."
"If that's where he's comfortable, then leave him be," Vin said softly. "He'll be this way as long as she's gone." Neither Buck nor Vin mentioned a name, but all five men knew who they meant. Josiah nodded and turned his attention back to the stubborn sliver of wood.
"Hey, can we get some beers over here?" Surprised at the harshness of the demand from normally easy-going Buck Wilmington, the barkeep hurried over with five foaming mugs. He placed them carefully on the table, collected those emptied by the three earlier arrivals, and retreated. Buck took a long pull at his glass and looked back over his shoulder at the saloon doors. But it was Ezra Standish who made the hinges groan next as he entered the darkened room. Buck scowled, and turned back to his beer. "Jeezus! Josiah, can't you do somethin' about them goddamn doors?"
"I repair God's house in penance for the sins I commit here, Buck. It don't work in reverse. Hey, Ezra, come on over," he invited.
The gambler removed his black Stetson and regarded it unhappily ... a gentle tapping against his shirt sleeve threw a small cloud into the air where it swirled gracefully in a shaft of sunlight. He hung the hat carefully on the pegged board by the door, shook his head in decline, and instead took a seat at the card table in the far corner. The bartender brought him a full glass and Ezra emptied it in a single swallow, set it on the table and said softly, "Bring the bottle back with you." He ignored the men he had just snubbed.
"Well hell, ain't we good enough to sit with?" Buck growled.
"Guess not," muttered Vin, turning his back on the gambler.
"Get the burr out from under your saddle blanket, Buck," murmured Josiah.
"Leave him be," said the big man, fixing firm blue eyes on Buck. "Chris Larabee ain't the only man who has ghosts. Ezra shows us the courtesy of keeping his to himself most of the time ... when they do insist on coming to call, let him deal with them alone."
"Ezra?" muttered Vin derisively. "He's lived the good life ... gamin for a living, no responsibilities ... nothin to worry about but one of his swindled marks catchin' up with him."
"Walked a mile in his moccasins, have you, Vin?" questioned Josiah. The tone of his voice made it clear that he thought Vin had not.
"Don't have to," Tanner shot back. "I've known a hundred men like him. He'll light out of here one of these days ... he's done it before. When the pickin's at the tables get slim and his fancy duds start wearin' out, he'll disappear. We'll be lucky if it ain't right before a big dust-up."
Josiah's mouth twitched into a hint of a humorless grin, and he turned his attention back to his wounded knuckle.
The saloon doors groaned again. Chris Larabee walked into the bar and stopped just inside the door, scanning the room.
"Chris," said Josiah, nodding. "Join us?"
Ignoring the preacher, Chris walked to the bar and took a stance at the end closest to the table at which Standish was keeping company with his bottle.
The gambler seemed not to hear him, instead focusing his full attention on pouring a fresh drink. The bottle recorked, he lifted the glass and regarded its translucent contents with humorless eyes.
"Yes, Mr. Larabee?" he said finally.
The man in black was blunt. "You were with Mrs. Travis at the stage."
"Indeed." Ezra emptied his glass and refilled it with studied care.
"Why, sir, do you ask?"
"Answer me. Why were you seeing her off?"
"I think a more pertinent question might be, why weren't you?"
"That ain't your business."
"You seem to think that my business is open to inquiry," replied Ezra dryly. "But I'll answer your question, Mr. Larabee. Mrs. Travis lives alone, and as no other 'gentleman' in town had offered to assist her," his southern drawl wrapped itself around the word 'gentleman,' and for the first time he looked up and fixed his eyes on Chris, "I put myself at her service. And, being the lady that she is, she kindly overlooked the fact that I am no gentleman myself, and graciously accepted my help." Ezra lifted his glass and drained another drink.
"You got something to say to me, just say it," growled the man in black. But the man in burgundy turned his attention to his empty glass, turning the bottle upside down over it to drain the last drop. "Barkeep," he called, "I've a dead soldier here. Please send another forward from the ranks."
With a worried look at Larabee, the barkeep placed a fresh bottle in front of the gambler and retreated hastily behind the bar. Ezra lifted the bottle, but seemed suddenly transfixed by the sight of the big turquoise ring on his right index finger. He stared at it, but his eyes seemed to be looking at something far away. Finally he spoke.
"I've known many women in my lifetime, Mr. Larabee." His tone was pleasant, but distant. "But I've only had the pleasure of knowing a few women like Mrs. Travis."
"Don't doubt that."
"I daresay it's a rare privilege, Mr. Larabee, whether we are respected members of society or tread the lesser boulevards of this life," drawled Ezra, pouring himself another glass. "There are very few women like her. Their civility is their misfortune ... too proud to ask for help when they need it, too well-bred to tell a man that he's the one they want that help from. And so they suffer as lesser women never would, struggling along on their own. Do you know what all too often happens to women like that, Mr. Larabee?"
"No." The tone of Chris' reply made it clear that Ezra was not being invited to explain. The five men sitting nearby watched as men without weapons might watch a rattler coiling in the road, powerless to prevent its strike.
"I can tell you what happened to a few that I've known," Ezra continued. "One of them was a rancher's wife. After her husband died, she tried to keep running the place on her own. A neighbor found her dead one afternoon ... it seems she'd been trying to chop her own firewood. Did you know that Mrs. Travis often chops her own firewood, Mr. Larabee? You probably didn't ... at any rate, this lady was a slender woman, sir, not unlike Mrs. Travis, and the axe was difficult for her to handle. It slipped and hit her leg. She bled to death, alone, there in her own backyard."
Chris turned away, but Ezra continued to speak in a quiet, detached voice.
"Then there was the wife of a man I used to turn a card with, now and then, back in St. Louis. Of course, he was a successful businessman, not a member of my profession. But he treated me with respect nonetheless, and I dealt with him in kind. He often invited me to his home, and his wife welcomed me there. When he died of the influenza, she took over the business. One night she stayed late in the office to go over the books ... in the morning, neighbors found the place rifled. She was never seen again."
"That's enough."
"Another delightful woman of my acquaintance, a widow I knew in Charleston, was beaten to death by--"
"Goddammit!" Chris reached out, grabbed Ezra by the lapels of his coat and dragged him from his chair. "What's your point? Mary ... Mrs. Travis will never come to harm as long as I'm in this town."
Blue eyes met green eyes, cold and hard. "A woman like that needs more from a man than his gun, Mr. Larabee. Unfortunately, you're too damned yellow to offer her anything else."
It was over before the others could get to their feet and stop it, mostly because Ezra did not resist but simply surrendered himself to Larabee's rage with an apathy that went unnoticed by his assailant. Nathan held JD in his chair while Buck and Vin leapt at Chris, grabbing his arms and pulling him back. But blind fury had already done its damage.
Chris stood, chest heaving and fists still clenched tight, looking down at the man sprawled on the floor at his feet. Without a word, Josiah crossed the room in measured steps, tension visible in his big frame. He stalked past Chris, close enough for the breeze of his passing to cool the sweat on the dazed man's face; kneeling, he reached out and gathered up the limp and bloodied gambler as gently as if he were a sleeping child. Ezra groaned softly, and Josiah settled the weight of the semi-conscious man more easily in his arms, then stood and faced Chris.
"Sometimes, tellin' the truth will buy a man just as much trouble as tellin' a lie will. Happened to Mrs. Travis' husband. I'll wager it's not a common experience for Ezra." The big man spoke softly, but the edge in his voice was clear.
He looked across the room and met Nathan's eyes. After a moment's hesitation, the healer left JD at the table to follow behind as Josiah carried Ezra Standish from the saloon.
Silence settled with the dust around the four men left behind.
Ezra woke to the sound of water splashing in a basin. It was a pleasant sound ... cool and soothing. He concentrated on it, trying to ignore the less pleasant sensations that were overwhelming his slow return to consciousness.
"He's waking up." Nathan's voice sounded far away.
"You go on and get some dinner, Nathan," murmured Josiah. "I'll sit with him a while."
Ezra felt a cool cloth on his forehead. It hurt ... that didn't make sense ... then a pungent scent invaded his nostrils, and he snorted. That hurt too. He tried to protest.
"Tell Nathan to keep ... his noxious weeds ... out of my ... washbasin."
Josiah's quiet laughter rumbled in Ezra's sore ears. "Glad to have you back with us."
"Have I ... been away?" Ezra couldn't figure out why his eyes wouldn't open. He tried to sit up, but changed his mind immediately and fell back with a low groan.
"Be still. You've been foolish enough for one day," chided Josiah.
"I thought ... I was being ... gallant," Ezra protested through swollen lips.
"Same thing, a lot of the time," Josiah said, with a touch of humor in his voice. "Gallantry has many rewards, some in heaven, some on earth. You got the usual earthly ones. Whatever made you think Chris would take kindly to your advice?"
"I regret to admit ... that my bottle ... was doing my thinking ... for me."
"So I thought. Be still, I said.... You know, in my experience, the bottle may occasionally do the talking, but it rarely does the thinking. What was that all about, Ezra?"
The patient groaned again as herb-infused water was sponged onto his bruised jaw. It stung, and the fragrance made Ezra dizzy. "No good deed ... goes unpunished," he murmured.
If Josiah replied, Ezra did not hear him.
When he woke the second time, Ezra found he was able to open his eyes, but he still could not see. After a moment of panic, he realized that night had fallen, and relaxed.
In a corner of the room, the subtle clink of metal ... instinctively, Ezra reached out to slap his right wrist. But his Derringer was not there, and the movement cost him an inadvertent yelp of pain.
"Easy," said a low voice. "Just me."
Chris Larabee. If Ezra's blackened eyes had felt better, he would have narrowed them. He said nothing. An uncomfortable silence settled around the two men ... after a while, it began to feel heavy to Ezra, as if it were physically pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe, causing his bruised ribs to ache. He was almost relieved when Larabee spoke again.
"How you doin'?"
"I don't mean to disparage Mr. Jackson's skills, but I've felt better," the gambler replied.
Silence settled in once more. After a moment, Ezra heard the chair scrape on the floorboards as the visitor got to his feet.
"I'm sorry."
The spurs clinked again, the door to Nathan's room opened and closed, and Ezra was left alone in the dark.
Even after ten days, the cuts on his lower lip still stung in protest. But Ezra had concluded that coffee without chicory was not to be settled for, and stubbornly took another sip. One of the five men sitting with him in the row of chairs outside the saloon wrinkled his nose.
"That stuff stinks, Ezra," complained Buck. "I don't know how you can drink it."
"Ever tried it, Buck?" asked Nathan, taking a deep whiff of his own fragrant mug. "Mighty fine on a cold mornin'."
"Well, it ain't cold, and it's damn near ten o'clock ... that's only barely still mornin'. I'm gonna go get a beer, myself."
"I'll join you, Buck," said Vin. The two of them stood and stretched, and Nathan rose with them. JD, ever Buck's shadow, got up from the boardwalk steps. "You comin', Josiah?" asked the boy.
"Perhaps later," replied the preacher. "I think I'll wait around for the stage." He looked expectantly down the street.
The jingle of harness and the rumble of wagon wheels preceded the coach as it rounded the corner and approached the hotel, drawing up with a squeal of the handbrake. Buck settled his hand casually on his gunbelt. "You expectin' trouble?" he asked.
"No," replied Josiah, smiling. "I'm expecting ... a miracle."
Buck snorted, but Vin elbowed him in the ribs and tilted his head, directing Wilmington's attention to the other side of the street. "Holy cow," breathed JD.
Down the boardwalk walked Chris Larabee. His boots were polished, his spurs were shining, and his hat was newly brushed. A black string tie was neatly knotted at the throat of a spotless brown shirt, and his black duster was nowhere to be seen. In one hand he carried a bouquet of wildflowers.
The coachman tied the reins to the armrest of the driver's seat and climbed down, patting one of the blowing horses on its lathered flank before rounding the stage and opening the door. Mary Travis, looking windblown and weary, blinked in the harsh sunlight, then blinked again when she saw the man waiting to greet her.
A strong hand reached out to help her down from the stage, and the flowers were offered with a few murmured words that the six men watching from across the street couldn't make out. Neither could they hear the reply, but the glow that burned the weariness from Mary's face spoke volumes. Chris extended his arm almost shyly, and after a moment Mary slipped her hand into the crook of his elbow. Digging in his pocket, Chris flipped a coin at the stage driver and spoke a few words. The man smiled and nodded, then started pulling Mary's luggage from the stage boot.
Arm and arm, Chris Larabee and Mary Travis walked off down the boardwalk together.
"'... and some have entertained angels without knowing it.' Hebrews 13:2," murmured Josiah, looking pointedly at Ezra.
The others didn't notice. After a moment of shocked silence, Buck let out a whoop. "Well, this calls for a drink!" He clapped JD on the back so hard that the young man nearly tumbled off the boardwalk. "Hell, it calls for a lot of drinks! On me!"
"You've got no money, Buck," Vin reminded him.
"Don't matter. We'll put it on Chris' account!" laughed Buck. "Come on, friends!" He ushered Vin, Nathan and JD through the saloon doors.
Josiah stood and looked down at Ezra, still sipping his coffee in silence. He placed a broad hand on the gambler's brocade-clad shoulder. "You've made two people very happy, my friend," he said softly.
After a moment, Ezra nodded. Pouring the remains of his coffee out onto the dusty boards, he got stiffly to his feet and looked after the couple walking arm in arm down the street.
"Well, Josiah, I guess two out of three isn't bad," he said, and walked slowly in the opposite direction, toward the hotel, alone.
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Skating through the dark
Every autumn, as I watch my gardens, technicolor and elastic in summer, stiffen and brown, I ask myself the same question. Winter in Vermont: how do we do it?
Then, muscle-memory kicks in. I find myself standing over the stove, experimenting with soups and sauces, listening to my favorite public radio programs on the old Panasonic. I find myself digging in storage spaces, bagging up cast-offs for Goodwill. I find myself at potlucks, and skating parties, or curled up on the couch, watching Downton Abbey, with fingers crossed. (We do not have cable...so I need the luck...will the tinfoil attached to the curtain-rod hold the signal so I can find out what happens to Mary?)
I am scalier, plumper, and generally chapped. I am cursing under my breath, as I chip ice off the locks on the chicken coop. I am peeling splinters out of my gloves, after trips to the woodshed to fill the stove. It's very dark, but the night sky is often brilliant and clear.
When we are lucky, it stays cold and predictable. Brief bursts of warmth do little to cheer us, but do quickly melt the blanket of snow covering the vast farms fields. These snow covered fields are where my senses wake back up. I strap on my skis, and skate across the white expanse, racing against myself. Cold air fills my lungs, and the tips of my ponytail freeze. I feel smooth and slippery against the unyeilding everyday.
Some nights, after dinner, I go for a ski. Lighted by my headlamp, I tread across the open fields. Poles, skis. Poles, skis. 1, 2. 1, 2. Faster and faster, until my wool layers feel too warm. My headlamp makes a tunnel of light in front of me. The beam stretches out for about fifteen feet, then drops off in the blackness. My eye focus on the small, bright patch of snow in front of me.
What is beyond that? I'll know when I get there. Faster and faster. 1, 2. 1, 2...wind whipping my cheeks, breathing deeply, into the unknown.


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Micromax silently released another Bolt series android smartphone, in India with a price Rs 5301. Notably, the phone is listed in various eCommerce online sites as well as official website also.
According to the official website listing, the Micromax Bolt A069 comes with 21 pre-loaded languages. The handset sports a 12.7cm (5-Inches) FWVGA capacitive touch screen and 480*854 pixels resolution with 16.7 M colors depth.
The dual SIM (dual standby / GSM+GSM / dual 2G) cellphone boasts a powerful battery of 1800mAh capacity, capable to deliver 7 hours talk-time and 210 hours standby.
The Micromax Bolt A069 is powered by a MediaTek MT6572 dual core process which is clocked at 1.3 GHz of speed, coupled with 512 MB of RAM.
The Bolt A069 has Light Sensor, G-Sensor and Proximity Sensor.
The Bolt A069 Smartphone runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS out-of-the-box.
The Micromax Bolt A069 houses a 5 MP rear camera with flash (720p Recording & playback), and also 0.3 MP VGA frontal camera is available on-board for video calling.
Connectivity options 2G/Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/USB, GSM 900/1800MHz, 2G, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, 3.5 mm ear jack and Micro-USB are available in Micromax Bolt A069.
The Bolt A069 has 4GB ROM (internal storage), can be upgraded with up to 32 GB of external microSD card.
MAD, Kingsoft Office, Opera, Getit, M! Live, Reverie Phonebook, Reverie Smartpad, Games club, Mi Games and Games : Bounce ball classic/Bubble X Slice/Zombie smasher are pre-loaded applications in this Bolt A069.
The main features and specifications of Micromax Bolt A069 :
- Screen Size : 12.7cm (5inch)
- OS Name : Android 4.4.2
- Processor : 1.3GHz Dual core
- Camera Resolution : 5.0M FF(REAR) & FRONT 0.3MP
- Battery Capacity : 1800mAh
- Connectivity Options : 2G/Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/USB


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Romney's openly gay spokesman Richard Grenell resigned from his position on Tuesday following an onslaught of criticism over his sexual orientation, according to The Washington Post's Right Turn blog.
"I have decided to resign from the Romney campaign as the Foreign Policy and National Security Spokesman," Grenell said in a statement. "While I welcomed the challenge to confront President Obama's foreign policy failures and weak leadership on the world stage, my ability to speak clearly and forcefully on the issues has been greatly diminished by the hyper-partisan discussion of personal issues that sometimes comes from a presidential campaign. I want to thank Governor Romney for his belief in me and my abilities and his clear message to me that being openly gay was a non-issue for him and his team."
Bryan Fischer of the conservative American Family Association had suggested Grenell was at risk of leaking sensitive information because of his allegedly promiscuous lifestyle, which Fischer claimed was "endemic" to the gay community. Other conservatives had warned that Grenell could abandon the Romney campaign if the Democratic National Convention adopted same sex marriage legalization on its national platform.
The Log Cabin Republicans said Grenell was a "well-known advocate of conservative ideas and a talented spokesman" who was "hounded by the far right and far left."
"Ric made the choice that he feels is best for the Romney campaign, and I respect his decision," said R. Clarke Cooper, Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director. "It is unfortunate that while the Romney campaign made it clear that Grenell being an openly gay man was a non-issue for the governor and his team, the hyper-partisan discussion of issues unrelated to Ric's national security qualifications threatened to compromise his effectiveness on the campaign trail."
Liberals had also criticized Grenell, accusing him of sexist attacks against women on Twitter. However, that criticism was not a factor in his decision to resign, according to Right Turn.
"We are disappointed that Ric decided to resign from the campaign for his own personal reasons," Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades said. "We wanted him to stay because he had superior qualifications for the position he was hired to fill."


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By Mahmoud Reza Golshanpazhooh, Executive Editor of Iran Review.Org
As was expected, Iranian people created a new epic event through their massive turnout in presidential election on Friday. Although most analysts speculated before the election that as a result of inconclusive votes won by candidates, there would be a runoff, the final result clearly proved that Mr. Hassan Rouhani had won an absolute majority of the votes as a result of which the presidential poll reached the finish line in the first stage. I had already mentioned a number of important points about the presidential election in Iran in my previous article . Here are a few more notes on this issue:
1. Although some analysts are trying to argue that the vote for Mr. Hassan Rouhani was, in fact, a negative vote to the Islamic establishment's policies, it was, in reality, a vote to moderation and foresight. These two concepts were major components of Mr. Rouhani's election campaign as well. The high vote garnered by Mr. Rouhani was the result of the collective effect of a number of variables as follows:
- His fair - and at the same time categorical - criticism of certain policies followed by the incumbent administration;
- His finesse in defending his own viewpoints, track records, and policies in televised debates, especially in the second and third debates;
- The full and all-out support provided to Mr. Rouhani by former presidents, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami;
- The smart move by the other reformist candidate, Mohammad Reza Aref, in withdrawing his presidential bid without declaring his official support for Mr. Rouhani. As a result, the clear demarcation between Mr. Aref's purely reformist attitude and Mr. Rouhani's moderate views was maintained;
- Increased political understanding on the part of the Iranian people as they were well aware that they could only play a crucial part in determining their own fate through participating in the political process, not by boycotting it;
- The great effort made by Mr. Rouhani and his election campaign to carefully observe the rules of the political game and their clear commitment to pursuing any possible protests to election process through legal channels as specified by the Iranian Constitution. This was very important because it redirected the votes of the mostly traditional sectors of the Iranian society toward him as they were afraid that voting for the reformists would only increase conflicts and tension in the society.
- Another important factor was the clerical nature of Mr. Rouhani, which played an effective role in attracting the votes of a large part of the religious people to him as well as the votes cast by the ordinary people in villages and small towns. There were also many other, less significant factors at work.
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2. Mr. Rouhani never crossed any of the Islamic establishment's red lines throughout his election campaign and in none of his public speeches in order to win more votes. He clearly proved that although he was dissatisfied with some existing policies and procedures, he would do his best to calm down his audience when part of that audience shouted slogans about the events which followed the previous presidential election in 2009. In the meantime, the logic he used to defend the nuclear policies which he pursued when heading Iran's nuclear negotiating team was totally documented. Even after winning the poll, he urged his supporters not to pour into the streets to celebrate his victory without obtaining necessary permits from legal authorities. This, certainly, has been a very important effort to draw the attention of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution who, throughout the past months, had put regular emphasis on the need for candidates to abide by the law. By the way, let's not forget that Mr. Rouhani is actually one of the two people who represent the Leader at the Supreme National Security Council, which is the highest ranking Iranian institution in charge of making decisions on matters of national security. Mr. Saeed Jalili, the current secretary of the Council is the other representative of the Leader.
3. It would be a grave mistake to believe in a sharp dichotomy in the Iranian society, by dividing that society into two distinct parts calling one part the conservative camp with the Leader, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, the security institutions, the Guardian Council, and similar bodies in it, and considering the other part the reformist camp, consisting of all the reform-minded groups including all the opposition groups and all the people who have voted for Mr. Rouhani. Such a mindset would only lead to the repetition of the same mistake which the Western media have persistently made when analyzing the Iranian society during the past years. In my opinion, neither the Iranian society, nor any other society in the world could be considered to be so distinctively divided in such a black-and-white manner. The ideas of Messrs. Rouhani, Qalibaf, Rezaei, Jalili, Velayati, and even Gharazi - who has apparently won the smallest share of the votes - have their own special influence and supporters in each and every layer of the Iranian society as well as the government structure. As before, some analysts believed that the votes cast by people in villages and small towns would be directed toward such candidates as Mr. Jalili (due to his special views and approaches), or Mr. Qalibaf (because of his vast and organized campaign). However, during the early hours after the vote counting began - when the vote count for villages and small towns becomes known first - the votes won by Mr. Rouhani rose at an unprecedented pace.
4. At present, Iran has reached a turning point in its history. The next government, backed by high votes and categorical support of people, will do its best to both solve the domestic problems and test its viewpoints and approaches in the area of foreign policy. I hope that the neighboring countries, Europe, and the United States would be able to correctly understand the message of this election. As for the United States, it seems that the US Congress has apparently made ratcheting up sanctions against Iran, without attention to their impact on the attitude of the Iranian public opinion toward the United States, a regular item of its weekly agenda. I hope they would understand the message of the recent election better than the others.
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The "Sanitation for All' Resolution (A/RES/67/291) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in July 2013, designating 19 November as World Toilet Day. The Day is coordinated by UN-Water in collaboration with Governments and relevant stakeholders.
2.5 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation, including toilets or latrines, with dramatic consequences on human health, dignity and security, the environment, and social and economic development.
The theme in 2016: Toilets and jobs
This year's theme focuses on how sanitation, or the lack of it, can impact on livelihoods. Toilets play a crucial role in creating a strong economy.
A lack of toilets at work and at home has severe impacts upon businesses through problems in the workforce: poor health, absenteeism, attrition, reduced concentration, exhaustion, and decreased productivity. Loss of productivity due to illnesses caused by lack of sanitation and poor hygiene practices is estimated to cost many countries up to 5% of GDP.
The global demand for water and sanitation services is worth over $50 billion (Freedonia 2013). Treating sanitation provision as a long-term business opportunitys, could help attract investment.
Making it easy for people to set up sanitation businesses, as part of a bigger plan, will help
entrepreneurs to flourish and could accelerate progress. Particularly in the towns and cities of lowincome countries, populations are growing fast and their need for toilets and waste removal is already desperate. Small-scale service providers could play a vital role in getting toilets to people quickly and beginning the transformation of slum areas (WaterAid 2016).
• In the EU, there are more than 2.5 million jobs in the wastewater and solid waste management sectors (Ernst and Young 2006).
• The International Water Association (2014) assessed the capacity gap for trained water and
sanitation professionals to achieve universal water and sanitation access across 15 countries to be over 750,000 individuals.
What can you do to help make 'sanitation for all' a reality this World Toilet Day?
1. Run in The 'Urgent Run'
Participate in The Urgent Run or host your own event for this year's UN World Toilet Day. The Urgent Run (www.urgentrun.com) is a global mobilisation event to draw attention to the urgent calls for action to end the sanitation crisis. Sixteen events have been registered in 12 countries including Singapore, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Ghana, Italy, Senegal, and Mozambique.
2. Do a 'Big Squat'
Hold a big squat and raise awareness of the more than 1 billion people who face the indignity of open defecation, which spreads diseases including cholera, typhoid, hepatitis and diarrhoea. Stop, drop, squat and share! Get friends, colleagues, classmates or family together, invite people in the local community and squat in a public place. Take photos or video, and share them on YouTube, Vimeo, Vine, Instagram, Flickr, Facebook or Twitter. Use the hashtags #bigsquat, #worldtoiletday and #opendefecation.
3. Share
Access to sanitation would make life safer and healthier for 1.25 billion women. Join the global movement for toilets and sanitation for all, and raise awareness by posting on Facebook, Instagram, Google+, posting a Vine or Tweeting this World Toilet Day. Show that you give a crap about toilets and sanitation, and raise your voice to call for action. Use the hashtags #wecantwait #worldtoiletday #opendefecation #sanitation and #igiveashit.
4. Become a public toilet advocate
Clean and safe toilets are fundamental for health, dignity, privacy, equality and education. Contact your local representative, community leader or member of parliament and let them know you care about public toilets in your area. Does your town need new public toilets? Are the toilets safe and accessible, clean and well-maintained? Is there an appropriate ratio of toilets for men and women, or 'potty parity'?
Talk toilets with your local representative today.
5. Watch
Watch a World Toilet Day playlist and share videos on Facebook or Twitter to join the call for toilets and sanitation for all. Here's one to start with – meet Mr Toilet. Jack Sim is a man on a mission to end the sanitation crisis, and he started by tackling the toilet taboo. Meet the man behind the World Toilet Organization who is proud to be called 'Mr. Toilet'.
6. Talk crap!
Have a conversation with neighbours on sanitation. Send an email, send a text, post to Facebook, and raise awareness of the importance of action on sanitation.
7. Toilet Selfie
Encourage your friends to join the sanitation movement with a toilet selfie. Share news about developments in toilet designs etc.
8. Donate and Invest in toilets and sanitation for all
One third of the world's population still lacks access to adequate sanitation. Donate to support the work of the Social Organizations involved in building toilets.
9. Learn
Did you know that toilets and sanitation are considered a human right? In 2010, the UN General Assembly recognised sanitation and water as a human right, essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights. Visit the UN World Toilet Day website unwater.org/worldtoiletday to learn about the sanitation crisis and how you can get involved.
10. Write a blog post if you are a blogger.
17 November 2014
Modi urged the diaspora in Australia to build at least one toilet in the village of their origin in India.
March 2014
The details of the grant recipients for the "Reinvent the Toilet Challenge: India" are as follows:
Eram Scientific Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Kerela in collaboration with University of South Florida: A field trial grant to test off-grid, self-sustained, modular, electronic toilet for houses and communities with solar energy for Indian weather, integrated with mixed waste processing unit. The project will couple a modern, public toilet with an advanced onsite, biological treatment system. It will be housed in a standalone unit that will be initially field tested in a suburban slum.
Amrita School of Biotechnology, Kerela: A proof of concept grants to use viral agents to target and kill pathogens and odour-producing bacteria in fecal waste and also develop for a way to integrate this into waste treatment systems. This is a proof of concept grant.
Pradin Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore: The project will test the concept of using ultra-sound to reduce water use in a toilet. It will also test the ability to enhance the settling of fecal particles in a storage tank using ultra-sound. This is a proof of concept grant.
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in collaboration with Fresh rooms Life Sciences: The project will develop a single household container that will cultivate Black Soldier Fly larvae, using human faeces, which can be processed into valuable products. The project will also demonstrate the market potential for these products. This is a proof of concept grant.
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai: The project will evaluate the concept of using fine sand-like material and an air blower to create a water-free toilet interface that is free from odour and flies.
BITS PILANI K. K. Birla Goa Campus in collaboration with Ghent University and Sustainable Biosolutions LLP: The project will demonstrate a novel septic tank design that integrates electrochemistry to reduce organic pollutants and improve the quality of effluent discharged. The system will be demonstrated at a single household and society/gated community. This is a proof of concept grant.
Reinvent the Toilet Challenge: India
Updated 13 December 2016, 19 November 2014