text:
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. --1 Thes. 5:16-18
In yoga, there are certain observances taught that are called niyamas. One of the niyamas is samtosha or contentment. Contained in samtosha is the idea of practicing gratitude for things as they are. As a Christian yoga practitioner, I see the parallel between this niyama and Paul's exhortation to the Thessalonians to "rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances." Now, this habit is a difficult one to keep, even during the best of times. And that's why we practice spiritual disciplines regularly...so that we can learn to adhere to our principles in good times and hard times.
Over the last week and a half, life has tested my commitment to samtosha and to practicing gratitude in all circumstances.
Thirteen days ago, my lively seven-year-old came down with a fever. She spent a couple listless days on the sofa. The fever trended upwards. I took her to the pediatrician. Diagnosis: pneumonia. We were sent home with a bottle of pink goo, sure to have her feeling better in 48 hours. Forty-some hours later, the fever continued to climb. Shots in the butt. Heavier duty antibiotics. This will surely patch her right up. Thirty-six hours later, after fever spikes and what I can only describe as my internal Mommy alarm going off, we were in the ER getting an IV (it took them twice to get a line in) for electrolyte imbalance and another chest x-ray that showed the pneumonia was progressing, not abating.
Dear Jesus.
Somewhere in the middle of all of this, my three-year-old son starts with a fever and coughing. I take him in to the pediatrician. Diagnosis: Virus. Wait it out. Fever continues to trend upward. Give Tylenol for fever. Child promptly vomits Tylenol and contents of stomach all over me. Child breaks out in hives all over body. Call Pediatrician. Rinse and repeat...THREE TIMES. At some point, the doctors decided to prescribe heavy duty antibiotics for my son, reasoning after the course of his sister's illness, there's no reason to play it cool.
These things are happening simultaneously. LORD have mercy.
Over the last week, especially, I've been really challenged. In my faith, in my yoga practice, in my physical and emotional strength. I've cried a few times and experienced moments of terror (is this a life-threatening situation?), I've thrown a few pity parties, and I've been angry. I've yelled at my husband and my middle child, who told me I "never take care of her anymore." I could not believe the lack of empathy from a five-year-old! I've prayed angry prayers to God.
Yet, through all of it, I've felt the whispers of the Holy Spirit...give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God for you... I've remembered the gift of yoga that God has given me, and remembered that what I learn on the mat is useless if it doesn't translate into my life off the mat.
And so, I'm choosing to practice gratitude.
Thank you, God, for being the healer. Through whatever means you choose. At whatever pace you deem best.
Thank you, God, for wise doctors who care about our children.
Thank you, God, for friends who pray and trust and go to their knees on our behalf.
Thank you, God, for friends who bring care packages and meals and flowers and chocolate and wine.
Thank you, God, for pastors who come and pray and anoint with oil in the spirit of James 5:17.
Thank you, God, for health insurance.
Thank you, God, for my husband's flexibility to work from home.
Thank you, God, for my step-mom, a nurse and ER veteran, who doesn't mind staying up in the hospital until 3 am with us.
Thank you, God, for fellow yoga teachers who were willing to sub my classes on short notice.
Thank you, God, for pastors who bring coffee. Especially, God, thank you for that.
Thank you, God, for Facebook and for the way it meant that an army of people have been praying for our kids and giving me emotional support and encouragement.
Thank you, God, for Instgram so I can take fun pictures of my sweet ones, even in the middle of this nightmare.
Thank you, God, for a wonderful therapist who has taught me how to be present in the moment, so I haven't been caught up in anxiety attacks in the middle of this.
Thank you, God, for letting this happen in the summer, so that it didn't cause my girl to miss two weeks of school.
And, thank you, God, that it seems like today, they are both doing a tiny bit better.
It really does feel better to count your blessings rather than your sorrows. Life is hard. But it is also beautiful. What are YOU thankful for today?
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. --1 Thes. 5:16-18
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Practicing Gratitude
Posted by Crunchy Carolina Girl at 8:29 AM 4 comments:
Labels: faith, Holy Yoga, kids, life in general, prayer
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Matthew's Tree
Shortly after Matthew was born, our wonderful preschool gave us a white Crepe Myrtle tree as a memorial. It was a wonderfully touching, kind thing for them to do. We have it planted outside the kitchen window and right near where we park our cars. I walk by Matthew's tree several times a day and am able to stare at it as I wash dishes or cut vegetables. Most of the time it brings me a great deal of comfort...the tree is living and thriving (and hopefully will bloom in July, near his birthday) and reminds me that out there, somewhere, in a very real way, I believe, so is Matthew. Often if we have leftover water from a water bottle or cup, I use it to water Matthew's tree. I have this mental image that I'm not wasting the water because I'm nurturing this tree that represents my son's life. It's this one act of caring that I can do for my son. Maybe that sounds crazy to you, but somehow it feels good to me. Usually.
The other day I was pouring some water into the soil at the base of the tree and it hit me--that a tree is a lousy substitute for a baby. I wanted to have a baby, and instead I have a tree. And all of the sudden, like grief so often comes, I found myself sobbing and shaking and wondering how and if this all actually happened. It's been almost two years, and while the waves of intense grief hit the shores of my heart less frequently, they are still enough to knock me down when they come. I don't know if I will ever fully get used to being mama to this tree instead of that boy. But I will try, when I water that tree, to remember our time together and trust that in some cosmic way, in God's great big love, he and I are still united.
|Matthew's tree on his birthday last year
Posted by Crunchy Carolina Girl at 6:03 PM 5 comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
After a year, I had the opportunity to revisit Handeni. I was there 2 weeks ago for 6 days to participate in the consultative meetings with the stakeholders of CAN's (my organization) new project called "TUNAWEZA" (It's a Swahili word which means "We can" in English). I also took the opportunity to survey some primary schools with Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in the Handeni Town for my small project funded by VSO Tanzania. And a week ago, I was there again for 7 days to implement my OVC project and to assist a colleague to design some tools for the baseline data and Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E) of the TUNAWEZA project.
|common sight in Handeni - they are so young to do this but they have to
|During the survey of primary schools with OVC in Handeni Town
I want to have a picture with the children but they ran away
|Finally, they agreed to have a picture with me
The first time I travelled there last year, the road was totally dusty and bumpy. Now, the road is under construction. Some portions (maybe 75%) are already paved but not passable yet. The span is not more than 70 kms. to Handeni Town (just after the well paved road from Dar es Salaam; the total distance from Dar to Handeni Town is approximately 128 point something according to the google map).
|excavated area beside the road
From the bus window, I saw the same sights I witnessed during my 1st visit. I was engrossed of my thoughts when my colleague asked me to observe well on the areas that we will be passing through. When he asked me again, I said, there's a sign of progress as the district is becoming accessible through the newly improved road. But what he was trying to point out are the excavated areas beside the road where some segments are with visible glittering matter which I thought maybe an effect of the sunlight rays. He said that they are actually remnants of gold. Well, perhaps he is right. Since 2009, a foreign-owned company is engaged in gold mining explorations in the district located 35 kms. south of the Handeni Town (http://www.canaco.ca/). And some of the locals claim that there are new exploration foreign companies in the area.
I tried to search the web the specific number of these exploration companies but there is none. But I saw at least 6 different names of companies that are granted of a license to operate in the area.
I tried to search the web the specific number of these exploration companies but there is none. But I saw at least 6 different names of companies that are granted of a license to operate in the area.
|The Magambazi Hill in Handeni - this is the area of the on-going mining exploration activities
So, the most logical reason of this road improvement is the existence of the gold mining explorations activities in the district – which is not bad. It will surely create business activities and opportunities in the area. But I hope, it will benefit the locals and their environment will not be exploited.
Still Hamna Maji (No Water) in Handeni
|The bucket with tea-color water at my bathroom
Throughout my visits, I stayed in the same hotel. Every day and every night, I had to pester the staff at the hotel's reception to bring me maji moto (hot water) for my bath. One time, I was so annoyed that I had to remind the reception 3x to give me hot water for my morning bath and I had to go down from my room (located at the 2nd floor of the hotel) to go and tell them what I need. I forgot to push my tolerance and patience button at that time and had to remind myself always on the most common comment of mzungus (foreigners) living in Tanzania - "everything is pole-pole (very slow/no urgency) in Tanzania" .
Meat(Nyama) or Kuku (chicken) for Every Meal
|waiting for our roasted goat - for our lunch
The environment in Handeni is conducive for Pastoralism because of the vast areas of lands and hills densely vegetated with trees and grasses.
|the green surroundings in Handeni
|a maasai pastoralist selling his cattle
|a typical maasai hut
Therefore, the widely available food is just purely meat – beef, goat's or sheep's meat and indigenous chicken which is also very popular. Every lunch or supper – no other choice but only meat. The locals rarely or never eat fish, vegetables and fruits.
|with CAN Associates Family - after eating the roasted goat
Cold, wet or cloudy and Konyagi or Pombe or Bia
I like the weather in Handeni. Although it was always cold and wet or cloudy when I was there, it was a temporary break from the warm and humid environment of Dar.
The cold climate is so conducive to have pombe (alcohol drink) or konyagi – a local brand of alcohol beverage which has more than 30% alcohol content or beer (bia) anytime of the day especially during the night.
The TUNAWEZA Project and HIV/AIDS
The objective of TUNAWEZA is to mitigate the prevalence and impact of HIV/AIDS among the women, youth and young girls (adolescents). It is a project with muti-sectoral approach and strategies that include psychosocial services, social protection and network, HIV/AIDS counselling/ testing and skills development specifically entrepreneurship. Based on the UHAI-CT (Universal HIV/AIDS Intervention – Counselling Testing) project of CAN in Handeni District, 72% of the HIV/AIDS MARPs (Most-at-Risk Persons) clients are youth from 14-30 years old.
|These young people volunteered themselves to undergo HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing
|with the young people who were Counselled and Tested of HIV/AIDS
During the consultative meetings with the stakeholders, the FBOs (Faith-based Organizations) raised their concern on the effect of promoting safe sex (e.g. use of condom) to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. They said that it encourages the youth to engage in pre-marital sex –– it's about morality that people with religion convictions considered this (pre-marital sex) as a grave sin.How about our responsibility as adults? We can never dictate young people what they should do about their lives but we can guide them and present them the pros and cons of their actions or choices they want to have.
The OVC
|with the OVC and my colleague Redempta (CAN Associates)
Through individual donors in Tanzania, the VSO Programme Office was able to provide me a fund of GBP 500 to distribute school supplies (uniforms and assorted school items) to 90 OVC in Handeni Town. It was so touching to see the happy faces of the children after they received their school supplies.
|My colleague, John (CAN Associates) during the distribution of schools supplies to the OVC
The MarketIt was Sunday and my colleague toured me around the Handeni Town Market. Everything is there – live chicken, vegetables and fruits (nice to see those but I have no idea why locals here rarely eat them), cooked fish, mtumba (second hand or old) goods, etc.
|mtumba footwear
|live indigenous chicken
|peeled mbe (mango) with chili salt
|maasai sandals
|no buyers yet?
Back to Dar
Now in Dar. It's a totally different atmosphere – the noise, busy streets and humid weather did not immerse to my system for a while. But I realized how I missed the pleasure of washing my face every morning from a faucet with cold running water.
In life, there are trade-offs. It is suffice to say that we can't have everything in this world.
|What would be his answer if he would be asked to choose 1; "Pot of Gold or Well? "

subset: commoncrawl


text:
We are an experienced teamWith the right mix of skills
Mark studied computing science at RGU and has many years
experience of software development - 16 years of which have been
spent running Codify. He claims this would be nearly 25 years
experience if you counted all the weekends and early starts.
We would love to hear from you. Get in touch by email or phone us on 01224 261600.
Migvie House, 23 North Silver Street, Aberdeen AB10 1RJ • Registered in Scotland No. SC205314 • VAT No. GB751247540
Privacy Notice


text:
Put in perspective, the cost of posting the magazine accounts for roughly one third of all costs i.e. printing ST, getting it delivered to me, buying the envelopes I put it in. Other costs are also rising, but it's postage that seems set to keep rising, year on year, for quite a while.
I can't see any way to keep ST going other than by increasing subscription costs. I realise this will lose a few people, and that's perfectly reasonable. Everyone has different circumstances and not everyone can treat a magazine subscription as a minor indulgence. I know I can't.
There is an alternative. I could retain the current subscription but reduce the size and quality of the magazine to roughly where it was when it started i.e. a stapled booklet with card covers, running to maybe 75 pages. This would be much like the old Ghosts & Scholars magazine, of fond memory. I could even include the same amount of fiction by the simple expedient of reducing the font size (never a popular move, I know).
What do you think? Keep it as it is but increase the subs to around £16 for the UK and £20 overseas? Or make it a cheap 'n' cheerful production?


text:
In a speech to judges on Wednesday evening, Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf said "it must be a cause for concern" that the job was abolished "without any consultation with the judiciary".
Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday moved to defend what critics have called a "botched" reshuffle, and said there would still be proper consultation.
And new Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer told Wednesday's annual Judges Dinner in the City of London that the new arrangements are designed to provide the best possible justice system.
Constitutional worries
The Conservatives have accused Mr Blair of "tearing up a thousand years of constitutional history in a single press release".
Even supporters of the changes say the government should have consulted with the public and experts before announcing that the post would be scrapped.
Lord Woolf said the decision raises questions "as to whether our constitution provides the protection it should for our constitutional institutions?"
But Lord Falconer, who heads up the new Department of Constitutional Affairs, told the dinner the time has come for a "clear break with the past".
The UK needs a minister "able to focus exclusively on
delivering a better justice system for all", he said.
Lord Falconer insisted the drive for reform does not involve "rejecting the basic principles of our constitution".
Last week, he told MPs it would take about 18 months to scrap the post of lord chancellor.
On Wednesday, he added: "The sooner we make it clear you cannot combine being a judge with being a minister the better".
Blair's defence
The prime minister was pressed about the way he managed the reshuffle when he appeared before a "super-committee" of the most senior MPs on Tuesday.
He rebutted criticism of the changes, saying: "In this day and age it is pretty odd that a political appointee of the Prime Minister appoints judges.
"And secondly, the other great anxiety I have had is to make sure that the Lord Chancellors' Department, as it was, actually focuses on the court system, which is a vast undertaking.
"The court system, particularly the criminal courts, in this country is not yet operating in the way we would like to see for the good of better policing and justice. That's the reason for it."
Mr Blair added: "These things are going to go through a consultation process.
"There will be a process of parliamentary debate. Perhaps we should have drawn more attention to that at the time."


text:
Thunderstorm Dancing
A rollicking rhyming story about a family who dance up a wild storm while the wind and rain swirl outside. Rhythm, rhyme and family mayhem… Perfect for reading aloud, this playful, energetic story will have young children leaping into action.
'This is a vibrant, high-energy and love-filled book. You want to dive into its pages and dance alongside this fabulous family, as they rollick and romp about. Judy Watson's superb illustrations hoist the energy of the text and fling it on high, pulling the reader along at a breathtaking pace. I particularly loved the suspense-building beach scenes.' Kids Book Review
'From the lyrical, flowing language to the gorgeous illustrations, this was a sumptuous read.' Buzz Words
'The descriptions of the sounds, movement and lightning are very evocative and Katrina Germein's poetry makes for a great read aloud, she really captures the feeling of a summery thunderstorm and Judy Watson's illustrations dramatize the event with lots of exuberant joie de vie.' Readings
'Judy Watson's mixed media illustrations, with their defining ink lines and dramatic watercolour washes, are superb, highlighting movement and intensity and taking the rollicking narrative to another plane…. The elements feature large in these artworks which never lose touch with the human experience at the story's heart. The endpapers are worth savouring.' Magpies
Germein has gifted us with lyrical prose carefully constructed to create tension. Each word contributes to the intense drama of an approaching storm, and yet this is all language kids will understand and relate to. What fun they will have using words like "flicking and flashing – tricking and dashing – crackling zap! – sizzling snap!" in their own poems to create word pictures and sound bites for an audience!
The choice of Watson as illustrator for this enthusiastic text was an inspired one. She has chosen unusual backgrounds and perspectives to nudge us toward an understanding of point of view. There's lots to think about in each illustration. How has Watson used colour to communicate with us? How has she showed movement? What artistic techniques has she used throughout the book? Look carefully at the lines and decide what effect they have.
Germein has used lots of metaphors in the story: Granny is the sun, Mum is the rain. Can kids create metaphors about their own family members?
I love picture books that celebrate the sheer joy of playing with words. Watson's illustrations make Thunderstorm Dancing a visual feast as well. Do seek out this wonderful children's picture book for your home or school. It will make a fine text for reader's theatre and suits a unit on Families. I can visualise it being brought vibrantly to life as a performance by children using dance, body percussion, voice, language and art work. The Book Chook
With its fantastic vocabulary, rhyme, rhythm and repetition the story is the storm full of the most amazing and inspiring energy – you just want to get up and move and make noise and join in the fun. It is a joyous celebration of something that can be scary and intimidating and is the perfect example of how careful colour choice and the use of line and expression are integral to creating mood and atmosphere. Just like a storm, it builds to a crescendo and then suddenly there is peace and serenity until… Even without yet having read it to my Year 2 audience, I can hear it in my head and know they are going to adore this and it will add so much to what they have been learning about setting, characters and plot.
But apart from that it's just a rollicking good read that encourages us to embrace our fears, stare them in the face and poke fun at them by making ourselves their master. Barbara Braxton, Teacher Librarian, Cooma NSW
Written by Katrina Germein and published by Allen and Unwin, this book was named a Notable Book in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards, 2016 (early childhood) and achieved a Highly Commended Award, in the Illustrators Australia Awards 2015 (children's books).
Buy copies here.
Free printable stormy activities for kids here.
Goodnight, Mice!
Kiss Dad once.
Cuddle Mum twice.
′Goodnight, Mum and Dad.′
′Goodnight, mice.′
It′s time to say goodnight — but the four cheeky mice skittering, scampering and scurrying to bed don′t seem very sleepy!
This warm, affectionate story is the perfect bedtime book for the whole family to share.
'The collaboration of writer and illustrator in this case makes for an almost perfect bedtime book. Watts's words sing with rhyme and repetition, making them excellent linguistic tools for small children, while Watson's impish, affectionate illustrations speak to families from every type of background.' Judges' comments. Prime Minister's Literary Awards (Children's Fiction) 2012
′the perfect bedtime book … told at a cleverly thought-out pace that should ensure a yawn before the final page … Illustrator Judy Watson′s detailed expressions on the four mouslings are fun, funny and rewarding upon further visits′ Courier-Mail
′a story filled with warmth and family love … This is sure to become a book young children and parents will be happy to read again and again′ Aussiereviews
′Watts knows how to break up a story′s rhythm by using a refrain, making a story which will be read again and again. Watson′s mice are individuals and the many untold stories in the pictures will be pored over by avid three and four-year-old listeners.′ West Australian
Written by Frances Watts and published by ABC Books, this book won the Prime Minister's Literary Award (Children's Fiction) 2012 and was a Notable Book in the CBCA awards 2012.
Buy copies here


text:
Magnificent, sophisticated, lively and liveable … Renowned for its exceptional architectural, cultural, and historical heritage, Paris is also a green" city attentive to top quality of life and sustainable development. A trip planner or itinerary planner is an on-line tool which aids you strategy trip between two points of attraction applying particular search algorithms. A good travel organizing computer software also organizes trip primarily based on preferences and schedules by traveller. TripHobo's trip or itinerary planner give customized trip plans to travel enthusiasts. It is a fabulous on line trip planner that lets you program your dream itineraries- from a trip to Europe, to a scenic road trip planner, to a route plan of NYC, TripHobo has it all!
If you want to plan a trip to a city whose language you never speak, TripHobo comes to your rescue. TripHobo trip planner is free to use and charges definitely no charge for preparing your trips. Primarily based on the require of travellers, we created an intelligent yet simple trip planner tool – TRIPHOBO. TripHobo is a trip itinerary planner tool that incorporates adventure activities, sightseeing recommendations and quirky local experiences generating it a excellent pick for experiential travel. We fully grasp that a single of the most critical things to think about when arranging a trip is the price range.


text:
Multiply your money
Terms deposits are the most familiar type of investments
paying interest. They are a savings product from a bank, credit
union or building society. Your money is invested for a fixed term
and you get a fixed rate of interest over that term.
Here are some suggestions on how to choose a term deposit and
what to do when it matures.
The benefits of term deposits are:
Only an Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) can offer
term deposits. Don't confuse them with less secure investments
where the interest rate is fixed for a number of years. The
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has a list of ADIs.
However, they do have their downsides:
Term deposit rates vary so shop around for the best rate for the
period that suits you. You can find this information online at
providers' websites and on comparison sites.
Term deposits are not a 'set and forget' investment. You
probably shopped around for a good interest rate when you first
took yours out, and it's just as important to shop around
when it's maturing and you want to invest for another term.
When your investment is maturing, your bank or
credit union will write and tell you how much interest you've
earned and explain what your options are.
If you do nothing, your term deposit may automatically roll
over into a new one. This may have a lower interest rate than the
original or other similar products.
Call your provider straight away if you're not happy with the
interest rate offered. You should be able to switch to a
more competitive interest rate.
If you don't call straight away, you will probably be charged a
fee to get out of the new term deposit. You'll also miss out on a
competitive interest rate in the meantime.
Term deposits are a safe and reliable way to
grow your wealth over time. At maturity decide whether it is still
an appropriate investment for your current circumstances and check
that the returns are competitive with other similar products.
Last updated: 15 Oct 2018
calculators &
more life events...


text: 2009/6/30 <perryh at pluto.rain.com>: > Jerry McAllister <jerrymc at msu.edu> wrote: >> > See subject >> It is impolite to expect someone responding to a message to >> have to go back to the subject line like this. >> > See subject >> is a very inadequate and somewhat tersely offensive. > > To each his own, I guess. In the case of a one-liner question > which is adequately asked in the Subject, some of us find it a bit > annoying to see the same question repeated as the only body line. > >> It certainly does not help those with a text based Email reader >> that does not show the subject in the included text for a response. > > I'd expect it to have been reused -- prepended with Re: if it didn't > already start that way -- as the Subject: of the reply. Assuming you hit Reply to every question like that.... Chris -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list?


text:
Ghost dogs
Last Thursday, the day of the electricity cut, we had a boar hunt on our land.
This was the best photo I managed when a hunter passed close to the house.
There were actually, I think, 6 dogs with him although only the dog in the orange jacket is distinguishable.
The rest look like ghost dogs milling around his feet.
Facing out
In the photo our dogs are in a triangle, each facing out from the centre, each differently engaged.
When it comes to the crunch (like when there's a cat up a tree or a wild boar trying to get into the garden) they're definitely a pack.
Otherwise they're individuals.
Golden light across the path
For the second time this year, Giovanni has strimmed the track that goes in a circle round a large part of our land.
It's like a long green carpet, lit here by the last rays of the sun.
The dogs love going round; I only had to go once for them to wait and watch for a repeat of the adventure.
Silver race track
The photo shows a tarpaulin previously covering the pool and now stretched out to dry. (The pool isn't uncovered yet, though; there was another tarpaulin underneath.)
Anyone would think I put it there for the dogs' benefit.
Taylor sees it as a venue for stick-chewing.
Galileo enjoys digging holes through gaps in the folds.
Florence has adopted it as her personal race track and is sprinting up and down its shining silver length.
Pellets for the stove
I went today to fetch more sacks of wooden pellets for the stove. We're stocked up now for a fortnight or so. These are actually the pellets which we bought in advance of last winter and never used because we were away. (More about that in a future post.)
The dogs lost no time in occupying their usual positions – Taylor on his mat and Galileo on a green blanket on the pool steps. For anyone who remembers our dogs: note there is no Joules. He contracted very aggressive prostate cancer (despite being neutered) in April of this year and had to be put to sleep – by chance on his birthday. He was exactly ten years old.
Galileo's pierced nose
In the photo is the 5-centimetre-long object extracted from Galileo's nose under general anaesthetic.
It's almost unbelievable that such a thing could have gone up one of his tiny nostrils and lodged there – and how uncomfortable!
It was just beginning to cause an infection but we caught it in time.
These seeds, from a type of grass called brome, are everywhere here in summer.
They're called 'forasacchi' in Italian which means 'sack-piercers' because they poke through bags of hay.
They're a great problem for dogs because they can pierce any part of their bodies, and they're consequently well known to vets.
A tenacious spider
Yesterday evening, looking for a perfectly balanced scabious flower to photograph, I spotted one with an angular whitish spider on it.
The perfect spice for a shot!
The dogs, however, weren't going to make life easy.
So often, as if disapproving of such a feeble pastime, they rush into the viewfinder at the last moment and trample my subject as they pass.
On this occasion each, in turn, hurtled against the scabious stalk so that the spider was swung in a violent arc as if being launched by a trebuchet.
But it didn't let go; far from it.
In the photo the poor creature clings on for dear life, its powerful legs camouflaged among the florets.


text:
< Back to All News
Beginning Friday, 12/16, parking rules will be relaxed for academic break.
During academic breaks, West Campus and Buckeye Lot permit holders may park in any Central Campus unrestricted C space 24 hours a day. Garages will remain in normal operation. Academic break rules do not apply to Summer Term or during finals week.
The parking system will resume normal operation on Monday, 1/9.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact our Customer Service Center at email@example.com or 614.688.0000.


text:
Volume 2, Number 5, May 2012
Download PDF: Microbehunter (May 2012) (3345 downloads)
Paper version: Order printed version
Welcome to MicrobeHunter magazine. You can download the PDF and order a printed version.
At this point I would also like to encourage all readers to participate by writing articles (short and long). Read the submissions page for more information.
If you encounter any errors or mistakes, please inform me, I will correct these and upload a new version.
Stereo Microscope: Part 4 – Conclusion
This paper completes a four part series on stereo microscopes, their history, design and applications. It presents concluding comments, and offers some
suggestions for potential stereo microscope buyers
R. Jordan Kreindler
Backyard Forensics: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Asbestos? Fiberglass? Amateur microscopy comes
to the rescue!
Johann Vogel
Images from Luca Monzo, R. Nassar, Manfred Rath and Oliver Kim
The Difficulty of Making Fluid Permanent Mounts
Here I would like to investigate the making of permanent slides using liquid mounting media.
Oliver Kim
Micrasterias rotata
Mike Guwak
Yeast CO2 Production
Carbon dioxide production by yeast can be observed under the microscope.
Oliver Kim


text:
Too much stuff can be stressful, embarassing and overwhelming. I help with the 'head' stuff (the psychological difficulties with attachment and anxiety) and the practical – reducing the acquring, organising, sorting and discarding! Clean ups don't work, the stuff isn't the issue. It's the over-attachment that creates too much acquiring, and also difficulties sorting and discarding. Professor Randy Frost (the hoarding guru and author) says "Clearing things out isn't going to solve that. The clutter will come back unless something is done to change the person's behavior".
I'm support people to make the changes they want to (hence the NDIS category in "individual counselling"). I'm based in Melbourne but can do phone and Skype support across Australia.
I recently spoke to Emma Nobel, an ABC journalist who wrote this piece about hoarding, genetics and why there is no quick fix "Hoarding symptoms can start as early as childhood, and often run in the family, researchers say"
As an NDIS provider for many years, I've learnt a bit about how it all works. There are 3 types of support, core, capacity building and capital. My support is under "Capacity Building", improved daily living skills, individual counselling. My NDIS number is 4050006301.
Information ndis flyer for professionals and flyer for clients/participants
I'm Tania Reid and whilst working in the community and mental health sector, I became involved in the Department of Health Hoarding and Squalor Discussion Paper 2012 and the Hoarding and squalor – a practical resource for service providers 2013. I then started For the Crowded House in late 2012. I provide specialist support to people living in cluttered or hoarded homes.
In 2014, I self-published "An Ordinary House", the first children's picture in English that explores the experience of children living in hoarded homes. I've been interviewed on Radio National, Life Matters (8:30sec into the podcast). Konrad Marshall from The Age wrote
"This book is her passion though" in this article.
The book was lauched at the 2014 National Hoarding and Squalor conference.
In 2016 with artist Sandra Fiona Long, we presented at the last National Hoarding and Squalor conference "Birdcage Thursday" which explores the tensions between a mother who hoards, her daughter who has tried everything and the worker who understands – here's a 3 minute clip.
The clutter or hoarding is usually created by some or all of these;
- anxiety
- depression
- trauma
- feeling overwhelmed
- perfectionsim or
- procrastination.
Contact me via
e: firstname.lastname@example.com
p. 042 777 0510
Thanks – I will get back to you asap, usually within 1 day.


text:
Today I'm excited to share one of latest additions to my shelf: Missing Buildings by Thom and Beth Atkinson.
First, lets start with the concept, the story. This is the kind of photo book I love – it combines beautiful, sensitive imagery with a fascinating historical story. During the course of WWII, over a million buildings in London were either destroyed or damaged by German bombing. These bombings were often very erratic and the targets chosen at random to install fear in the hearts and minds of Londoners. The result was mysterious gaps in the built environment all over the city – from the suburbs to the inner-city.
Many of these sites were rebuilt, but the scars remain – and this was the focus of the Atkinson's images. Working with a large format camera, they traversed the streets of the capital searching for evidence of the blitz that still stands today. As they explain on their website, they did this so "that we might memorialise what remains and contemplate its effects upon the British psyche".
The book is designed subtly – the focus of the project is not instantly clear when you first leaf through the pages of the book, although the title does give you some indication of the subject, but not its relevance. Each image is carefully composed to show an absence, and this is where Thom and Mary really excel. How do you photograph something to show what is not there?
The locations range from all over the city, showing different places that were bombed and either rebuilt in another fashion, or left idle. I came across this book at Urban Spree in Berlin, although I had heard about it online previously, and I felt it was the perfect title for my new home. One of the most striking things I've noticed about Berlin so far – especially the area I am staying in – is the sudden change in building styles on a street. On the street next to me for example, there are many apartment buildings typical of the late 1800s, and right next to them are apartment buildings built when this part of Berlin was part of the GDR. Did these buildings fall victim to bombings too, only to be rebuilt in a more Soviet style?
The most important thing is that Thom and Beth's images do justice to the story they are trying to tell. Many a photo book has a great concept behind it, but the images can't live up the standards – but thankfully not in this case. The images are just as mesmerising as the story itself.
But more than this, this book is a story about London, its past, present and future. As Them mentioned in an interview on Paper Journal "London's landscape is changing incredibly quickly as property values have shot up. Even while making the work, we'd go back to sites and find they'd been demolished or there'd be hoarding for new builds where there used to be a gap. This evidence is threatening to disappear; but that's part of any city; there are other traumas buried and long lost underneath the city we have now: plagues, fires, battles, lives lost. It's just that this one still feels within reach; it's still in living memory."
I, for one, am thankful for this project and the story it tells about London's past and present. Having lived in London between 2009 and 2013 I saw how fast it was changing. Thom and Beth's work is a testament to the city and its legacy, no matter what its future holds.
Missing Buildings Standard Edition Book
Edition of 600
With an Afterword by David Chandler
Printing: Full colour offset with spot machine varnish
Binding: Debossed hardcover in Havanna
Trim Size: W 245 x H 285mm
Extent: 96 pages
Plates: 42 colour
Interested parties can read more & purchase by visiting Hwaet Books website.


text:
Last week, one of our long time faithful members of our church was taken to the hospital and would probably not live through the night. Her husband of 71 years, stayed home from exhaustion, which is where I first went. I arrived about 10:00 pm. It was one of those moments we live for as pastors. It was hard. It was painful to watch this man hurt with a depth few do.
Yet, I felt so honored to be there in this moment to care for this man in his most desperate hour. This man is a pillar in our church. A faithful leader for over 50 years. Drew the plans for our current building built in the 1950's. Here he was looking at someone young enough to be his grandson for the answers on how to face life knowing as we sat there his wife would probably not live through the night. Here are a few thoughts I had during our time:
1) Never presume to know what it is like to be him. The worst thing you can do is presume to know what it is like to have to give your wife of 71 years up, when you have not. Just look them in the face and tell them, "Dear brother, I have no idea what you are going through at this moment, but I am so sorry for the pain I'm sure you feel at this moment." Sympathize, do not rationalize.
2) Ask him to tell stories about his wife. Don't be afraid to ask bold questions about his wife. That is a part of the grieving process that is good and healthy. You need to see what he is willing to share, but ask the stories of how they met, married, and special wedding anniversaries. It is cleansing, even in this pivotal moment.
3) Remind him God still has a purpose for his life. At one point he looked at me with tears in his eyes and with the most sincere tone said, "What am I suppose to do now?" Don't try to answer. Simply say, "I don't know, but if God is leaving you here after she is gone, then God still has a great Christ-honoring purpose for your life. Assure them you intend to walk through this valley with them to figure it out.
4) Comfort him with the hope of Christ. This man's wife was suffering miserably and had been for almost a year. In fact, his exhaustion came from being her primary care giver at the young age of 91 years old. He watched her suffer. Remind him that those who are in Christ are no longer suffering and are now in the presence of Christ, Himself. Those who watch their loved one suffer, find comfort in this hopeful relief the gospel brings.
I left this man's house to go see his wife at the hospital and although she lived through the night, she died that next evening. The kindness of the Lord is so apparent in this moments as this man who once struggled to see me as his pastor, was looking to me with a trust and vunerablity like a child to a father.
This is why, dear brothers and fellow pastors, these moments are what we as pastors live for. Not to preach to large crowds or make a name for ourselves, but to look for and seize these precious moments to care for our people in their greatest times of need. You will find, as I anticipate with this newest widower, your relationship with these you care for will never be the same.
Pray for me. I bury his wife later today.


text:
Copy the Structure of an Application
Say you have an existing Quick Base application that you love. In fact, you think that the application would be a perfect tool for managing your new project. But the existing application is already filled with data, none of which relates to your new project. You want a way to copy the shell of this application, but you want to leave the data behind. No problem. You can create a new application by copying the structure of an existing application.
Note: You can also create a sandbox application you can use to develop and test changes you want to make to your application. Use a sandbox application rather than an application copy if you want to make and test changes in the sandbox, and then apply changes to the live application. See Updating your Quick Base application using a sandbox application for more information.
To copy the structure of an application:
Open the application that you want to copy, click Settings, then click App management.
Click Copy app.
Note: If Copy app doesn't appear, you do not have permission from the Application Manager to copy the application.
Enter a new name and description (optional) for the application.
Click one of the following options:
Copy this application without data – Copies only the shell of the application and leaves its data behind.
Copy this application with data – Copies the application and its data.
Choose one of the following options to assign roles to your list of users that Quick Base brings along for the ride or leave them in their current roles:
Copy users in their roles – Select this option to duplicate the list of users and keep their existing roles in the new application.
Note: When you copy users in their assigned roles, you automatically grant them access to the new application. But users aren't aware of this until you invite them to access the new application.
Copy users and roles separately – Select this option if you don't want to share the new application with anyone, or expect to invite a different set of users. Your user list appears in the new application, but no user has access. The same roles are available but they aren't assigned to any users yet.
When you've made your selections, click Copy Application.
The new identical application (empty of data) opens for you to work with.
After you copy an application
Once you create a copy of an application, you may want to take some additional steps:
Invite users. Say you've created an empty application so your users can fill it with new entries. Even if you chose to grant users of the original application access to the new one by leaving their roles in place, you should bring the new application to their attention. To do so, go to the Manage Users page and invite them.
Activate existing emails. When Quick Base copies your application, it copies any automated emails you've set up, but deactivates them in the new application. If you want Quick Base to start churning out emails from your new application, you must actively activate them. (Read how to activate and deactivate notifications, subscriptions and reminders.)
Note: If the application you're copying has a field that gets its values from a field in another app, the field will still get its values from the field and app you specified when you set it up. However, if that field gets its values from a field in another table in the same app, that setup will be copied so that the field gets its values from the copied app rather than the original app. Read more about shared value fields.
Related Topics:
Updating your Quick Base application with the developer sandbox
Did this help you? Give us a rating:
© 1999-2019 QuickBase, Inc. All rights reserved. Legal Notices.


text:
Since he took over an almost bankrupt Fiat, Sergio Marchionne has been perceived in his native Italy in three, very different phases:
1. Who is Marchionne? After emigrating from Italy to Canada with his family when he was 14 and spending his business career in Canada and then Switzerland, Marchionne was largely unknown when he was brought in to rescue a struggling Fiat in 2004.
2. Marchionne the savior: By 2006, Fiat was again in decent financial shape and Italy celebrated him as the savior of a national industrial icon.
3. Marchionne the American: Since Fiat took management control of Chrysler in June 2009, Marchionne has repeatedly clashed with Italian unions and politicians. Critics in Italy now call him "Marchionne the American" in a negative way, because he is accused of putting Chrysler ahead of Fiat and thus of Italy.
The likely appointment of a boss to run the European side of the Fiat-Chrysler alliance looks like an acknowledgment that the clash between Marchionne and Italy has now gone - particularly with one key union - too far and is now too personal to repair.
Nevertheless, saying that Marchionne and Fiat are abandoning Italy is very wrong. Fiat is in the driving seat in the Fiat-Chrysler alliance, with a 53.5 percent stake in the U.S. automaker that is set to increase to 58.5 percent by year-end.


text:
Smart logistics as a continuous driver for growth – we've made it our business. While we focus on your logistics, you can focus on the work that is important to you. What matters is the ideal solution in each situation, and results are the only thing that counts. Our promise to you: carefree logistics, more control over your supply chain and guaranteed lower costs.
We are Caroz. The new standard in logistics.
Scheduling transportation, making sure everything arrives on time, billing and complaints – they are all part of the daily business of logistics. This type of work has a way of taking up a lot of time and effort. Wouldn't you rather use that time to focus on your company's core business?
Dr. James is your personal transport manager. We organise your (worldwide) logistics – completely independently. Think of us as an extension of your own internal organisation. Together we will raise your logistics to a higher level. With your personal dashboard, you are always in control. Our independent coordination centre makes everything transparent at a glance. That's what 'completely carefree' is all about: crystal clear and stress-free.
Our experts are the driving force behind our independent coordination centre. They are specialised, flexible and have years of experience in logistics – making them the ideal sparring partner. We will work with you in examining how to organise your company even more efficiently and cleverly. We have the right focus and attention to detail to connect all the right links.
Ready to say goodbye to logistics headaches? Let us know – we're ready and waiting.
Caroz brings together people who are each talented in their own field. We can work magic with numbers and like to think in terms of processes. We approach challenges differently to the rest: we are analytical, pragmatic, project-focused and have a no-nonsense mentality. We step back from side issues and concentrate on key issues and visualise the way ahead in a single, organised roadmap.
Looking for the ideal partner for your logistics challenges? We're it. And we go further: we not only promise logistics improvements and major savings, we will also help you to make them a reality. Together we will raise your logistics to a higher level, because together we are stronger.
A few examples of the logistics challenges we have solved for our clients through the years:
We solve your logistic challenges.


text:
BABSON PARK, Mass.—Senior Kelsey DePorto had a match-high 16 kills while freshman Rebekah Muller had 15 kills and 14 digs as Coast Guard became the first ever sixth-seed to advance to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Volleyball tournament semifinals with a 3-1 win over third-seeded Babson.
Coast Guard won by game scores of 25-21, 23-25, 25-20 and 25-23 to avenge an earlier loss during the regular season when Babson beat Coast Guard 3-2 (25-18, 25-19, 25-27, 20-25, 15-13) on October 1st in New London.
The Bears advance to the NEWMAC tournament semifinals for the 13th straight season and improve to 22-8 on the year while Babson, which was trying to get to the semifinals for the first time in program history, drops to 18-12.
Coast Guard will now take on second-seeded Wellesley on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in the semifinals at top-seeded Springfield. The Blue beat Coast Guard 3-0 on Oct. 29th at Wellesley. The top-seeded Pride will take on fourth-seeded MIT in the other semifinal at 1 p.m. The championship match is Sunday at 1 p.m.
Coast Guard started quick in the opening set jumping out to a 7-2 lead. The Bears led 12-6 before Babson responded with eight of the next nine points to take the lead 14-13. The set was tied 17-17 when the Bears ran off three straight points to ignite a 7-2 spurt giving Coast Guard a 24-19 edge. Babson fought off a pair of set points before the Bears won the opener 25-21.
The Bears led 8-5 in the second set before Babson scored seven of the next ten points to take its first lead of the set 12-11. Coast Guard led 16-15 when the Beavers scored four straight on three kills by sophomore Mary Donahue for a 19-16 lead. Coast Guard answered with three straight as freshman Rebekah Muller had a pair of kills to tie it a 19-19. With the score tied 21-21, Babson scored the next two and held on for the 25-23 win.
In the third set, Coast Guard scored three straight to open up its largest lead of the set at 15-10, but Babson answered with three straight of its own to make it 15-13. The Bears then counter punched with four in a row increasing their lead to 19-13 en route to a 25-20 win.
The Beavers began the fourth set with three straight aces from sophomore Krissy Robertson, but with Babson leading 7-6, Coast Guard used an 8-2 run to take a 14-9 lead. With Coast Guard leading 15-10, Babson scored four straight to close to 15-14. The Bears never gave up that lead and led 24-21 before the Beavers fought off a pair of match points before falling 25-23.
Freshman Susan West added 11 kills while sophomore Maggie Hine led the way with 41 assists.
"Tonight was an exciting night for the Bears. We played as a team and that really showed," said Coast Guard head coach Aylene Ilkson. "To be able to beat a quality team like Babson on road, after losing to them in the regular season is a great stepping stone heading into the semifinals on Saturday."
This is just the second time in the 16-year history of the NEWMAC tournament that the top four seeds will not advance to the semifinals. In 2004, fifth-seeded Wellesley beat fourth-seeded Smith in the quarterfinals.


text:
hewlett-packard issued an earnings warning/downgrade and announced management position cuts today, and also delayed new high-end systems because intel's ia-64 itanium chip is expected to hit the market sooner than anticipated.
hp's fiscal second quarter runs from february 1 to april 30, and chief executive carly fiorina blamed "the extent of the u.s. consumer and commercial downturn" and its "impact on other regions and the continuation of adverse currency effects" for a projected 2-4% revenue drop that will yield 13-17 cents/share instead of the 35 cents/share expected by wall street. hp will also be cutting up to 3,000 management jobs to improve its financial situation.
hp also scrapped its plans to resell high-end unisys machines powered by current intel 32-bit chips because the second generation, 64-bit itanium processors from intel are making excellent progress. because intel is now predicting that itanium chips will be in systems next year (with pilot chips ready later this year), hp wants to get ahead of its rivals by starting to optimize its products and software to take advantage of ia-64's power. new high-end hp machines with itanium processors are expected to run unix and high-end windows (i.e., xp), and hp expects the "market softness" currently affecting its revenue not to be a factor in sales of those new machines.
for more information on the earnings warning and layoffs, please see this reuters item. for more on the itanium and hp's plans for it, please see this reuters item.
sam's opinion
well, an earnings warning and downgrade certainly isn't surprising coming from hp, since the company really hasn't had a good enough year to avoid the problems every other tech company has been facing. i'm a little concerned that the projected earnings per share are less than half of what the thomson financial/first call consensus on wall street was (13-17 cents/share vs. 35), but the market is sure to use any downgrade as an excuse to batter the stock, so that significant reduction probably won't make that much of a difference.
while 3,000 management layoffs will certainly help hp's bottom line, i wonder if ms. fiorina is going to get axed by the hp board. i think she's doing the best she can in tough economic times that are causing problems all across the tech company gamut, and her high public profile certainly helps the company, but if things don't pick up soon i have a feeling the board will go looking for a scapegoat, and she might end up being the one to take the fall.
news of new high-end machines based on the itanium is also good, but if those workstations don't sell well (the "tech downturn" may be over by the time they actually do come to market–like most of you i take intel's "the chip will be ready at this time" announcements with many grains of salt) i think there will be a big management shuffle at hp. carly came in and did those commercials where she talked about bringing the spirit of hewlett and packard's innovation back to the company … if a new, innovative product doesn't improve the company's fortunes, she'll have to bring that spirit elsewhere, i think.
user comments 7 comment(s)
|carly fiorina (9:37am est wed apr 18 2001)
i fear that sam may be right about ms. fiorina's future. i also think that this would be most unfortunate.
carly fiorina has done great things for hp. much more than simply high profile commercials. she has proven to be an astute and cunning business woman. she has done more for hp than the ceos of most other tech companies have done for their respective corporations.
|hehe (9:42am est wed apr 18 2001)
windows xp is a highend os? i wonder how much m$ is going to charge for a legal license of xp-64?
between xp and office xp the price of a computer will at least double.
thanks m$
oh and carly is doing a good job with a shitty company. maybe she should go somewhere that deserves to have a good person like micro… – by dredly
|crapper packard (9:53am est wed apr 18 2001)
is losing money?! so what? if carly fiornia is such a great buisness women how come she allows so much junk to hit store shelves? – by ..
|california is bad for business (6:31pm est wed apr 18 2001)
it costs too much to run a business out of california these days. sure the weather is great, but it stops there. today it's the power problem, tomorrow it'll be the indoor plumbing problem. hp should move their headquarters to a cheaper state that can supply the basics of life. then they can start spending money on improving the quality of their products. – by the truth
|ha! (8:19pm est wed apr 18 2001)
dredly, i'm with you man. xp a high-end os? hahahahahahahahhahahahahha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! – by lt cox
|c4u999er9z (9:44am est sun dec 18 2005)
zim7qga3gfn tcn2dydtub scauipqrqmcf – by c4u999er9z
|mhuumf887r (1:00am est tue dec 27 2005)
debb48fbvz s7w0i9z7z72ev6 z7k73fbwmf – by mhuumf887r


text:
Business to Business (B2B) self service web solutions have streamlined the way companies do business with their suppliers, distributors and customers. LANSA customers achieved efficiency improvements and significant Return on Investment, usually within a few months of implementing their LANSA developed eBusiness solutions. Key to success in any industry is tight real-time integration between the web solutions and the core operational system.
- Allianz Ireland
- Allied Beverage Group
- Alpura
- Apria Healthcare
- Barrus
- BAS Insurance Services
- Bidfood
- Blackmer
- Bonn Tatje Fackiner
- Brewers Distributor
- Carole Fabrics
- The CBH Group
- CH Jones
- CHP Consulting
- Chunghwa Picture Tubes
- College of New Rochelle
- Co-operative Bulk Handling
- Daihatsu Holland
- Dean Supply
- Diversified Information Technologies
AGUNSA, headquartered in Chile, is a leading maritime port service provider with over 35 offices throughout the Latin American region. AGUNSA started its operations in the sixties as shipping agency, and has since expanded its business through natural growth and acquisitions to act as agent, administrator and operator in a multi-modal transport chain and in diverse terminal stations. AGUNSA is now also active in the airline and cruise passenger transport tourism sector. With the help of LANSA business partner Ingenieria De Software of Valparaso, Chile, AGUNSA has web extended and redesigned large parts of its core shipping system with LANSA. Now local and remote users have intuitive web access to a complex billing system that includes, complex price calculations, multiple contract types, customer specific import & export specifications, and issuing of digital invoices.
Allianz Ireland, one of Ireland's largest multi-line general insurance companies, is part of the Allianz Group, Europe's leading global insurer and financial services provider with a turnover of Euro 82.6 billion and 180,000 people in over 70 countries. Allianz chose LANSA as their strategic web development tool for B2C and B2B projects. B2B projects include a household insurance site to the largest mortgage provider in Ireland, a site to 400 brokers who handle Mid Market Commercial insurance, and a site to 200 brokers for personal lines general insurance. Read the Case Study
Allied Beverage Group, LLC, New Jersey's largest distributors of wines and spirits, provides a LANSA-based web solution to its customers and sales representatives. The site, developed with the help of LANSA business partner Strategic Business Systems, offers sophisticated facilities for ordering, managing retail incentives, customizing ShelfTalkers and access to accounts receivable, invoice images and product content. The site helps Allied to excel in service in an extremely competitive market. Read the Case Study
The Alpura Group is one of the top Mexican dairy food producers with around 160 dairy farms producing more than 2 million liters of milk per day for two processing plants. Hundreds of supermarkets in Mexico carry Alpura's wide variety of dairy products. Alpura has implemented a LANSA-based web solution that consolidates order, distribution and billing information between Alpura and its distributors. The solution helped Alpura to increase its business volume by 50% without an increase in administrative staff. Read the Case Study
Apria Healthcare, America's leading provider of home healthcare products and services, used LANSA to build a fast two-way XML interface between its business systems and the heterogeneous systems of its business partners, as well as its externally hosted B2C eCommerce site. Apria also offers physicians a secure LANSA based pharmacy website that allows them to order respiratory solutions for their patients online. Read the Case Study
E.P. Barrus Ltd, located in the U.K., designs and manufactures engines and distributes a diverse range of products including MTD lawn and garden machinery, moto-roma scooters and motorcycles, Mercury, Mariner and Yanmar marine and industrial engines. Barrus dealer website, built with LANSA Commerce Edition, allows dealers to order parts, check stock availability, track order status and view order history. One special feature of the site is that it allows dealers to search for parts without having to know the part number. Barrus uses LANSA Integrator web services to link to and pass parameters to Epitomy's website, where dealers can select the diagram of the engine and dissect it till they arrive at the part they need. Once the part is selected, a SOAP message is relayed back to Barrus' website, where the dealer can continue with the order. Read the Case Study
BAS Insurance Services Limited (BIS) based in Essex in the U.K., offers specialist insurance, marketing and administrative services. BIS is a market-leader with their AllClear Travel insurance, which provides cover irrespective of age, medical condition or disability. BIS used LANSA to take their AllClear Travel insurance product to the web and to develop and run nearly 20 branded travel insurance sites for other insurance companies. BIS also used LANSA Commerce Edition to develop and run about 10 member benefit sites. BIS can setup a new site from scratch in three days. Read the Case Study
Bidfood BV previously Deli XL, is part of the Bidcorp international foodservice group. Bidfood offers an assortment of over 60,000 food items and related services to its 25,000 customers in the hospitality, catering and institutional care markets. Bidfood's internal team of developers, who also look after the in-house developed ERP system, used LANSA's low-code development platform to deliver a loyalty app that has led to a 15% sales increase of participating products. Having gained the confidence to deliver well integrated and attractive responsive web apps, Bidfood's IT team is discovering a large number of business cases where they can bring improvements. Read the Case Study
Blackmer, a Dover Company, incorporated in 1903 and located in Michigan, North America, is the world's leading manufacturer of positive displacement pumps, centrifugal pumps and compressors for the transfer of liquid and gas products. Through a global network of distributors and OEMs, Blackmer serves a wide variety of industries. Blackmer uses LANSA Commerce Edition to give distributors online access to orders and account information in its BPCS ERP implementation. The solution includes a LANSA developed rules-based configurator for ordering custom assembled products. Read the Case Study
Bonn Tatje Fackiner (BTF) is one of Germany's largest wholesalers of electrical goods. BTF is the first and only electrical wholesaler in Germany to offer web-based order entry facilities and access to real-time stock and price information to over 8000 resellers.
Brewers Distributor Ltd. (BDL) is Western Canada's leading distribution and container return service for the brewing industry. BDL uses LANSA to provide web self-service and real-time machine-to-machine integration to over 7,000 customers. High volume customers can send orders in a variety of formats directly from their POS system, while a rapidly growing number of smaller customers are using the web order facility. Both solutions integrate in real-time with BDL's JD Edwards system. Read the Case Study
Carole Fabrics, Inc., a Hunter Douglas company located in Augusta, Georgia in the USA, manufactures custom draperies, bedspreads, window coverings and other quality home decorations. Carole's workroom, distribution centers, customer service facilities and showrooms comprises over 250,000 square feet. Carole used LANSA Commerce Edition to provide its customers with online order entry and inquiry, including a web-based configurator for custom orders. Previously over 40 percent of Carole's custom orders could not be completed without calling the customer, now the smart question-answer script helps Carole the get the order right first time. The web solution integrates with Carole's MAPICS solution. Read the Case Study
The CBH Group is Australia's largest grain co-operative with operations extending along the value chain from grain receival, storage, handling and transport, to marketing, shipping and processing. CBH's core grain handling and storage system IBIS is developed with LANSA. External parties have access through a LANSA-based web solution called LoadNet. Growers use LoadNet to provide harvest forecasts, register their vehicles and view their load details after delivery at a receival site. Growers can also transact through LoadNet, for example sell, transfer or contract their grain. LoadNet integrates with a price discovery application called DailyGrain. LoadNet also has links to other in-house applications for 'Online Contract Writing' (which allows growers and marketers to arrange contracts) and PayRite where contract information is stored and payments to growers are calculated. Transporters use LoadNet to register their trucks for the transport of grain between sites and the ports. Read the Case Study
CH Jones Ltd, UK's leading fuel bunkering company through its Keyfuels and Diesel Direct cards, manages in excess of 1.8 billion liters of DERV annually. CH Jones provides www.efuels.co.uk to its customers and dealers for on-line fuel management services, including controlling fuel resources and costs. Read the Case Study
CHP Consulting, established in 1990, is the leading provider of software and consulting services to the global asset finance industry with headquarters in the U.K. and offices in USA and Australia. CHP's ALFA Systems solution, with its business logic built using LANSA, has grown to become an industry standard in supporting asset finance, vehicle finance and consumer finance operations at top banks, equipment manufacturers and finance companies, including Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Hitachi Capital Business Finance, Lloyds TSB Asset Financing, Siemens Financial Services, Société Générale Equipment Finance and Toyota Financial Services. Since 1998, the ALFA solution has been extended with eBusiness functionality and a browser interface to allow clients' remote staff, brokers, car dealers and other parties web access. Read the Case Study
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) in Taiwan, with over US $3 billion annual revenue one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer displays, makes monitors for Compaq, HP, IBM and other leading computer companies. CPT uses a LANSA-based B2B procurement web solution that gives over 1,000 suppliers self service access to purchase orders, order references, order replies, material acceptance status and expected/paid payment information. The solution has dramatically streamlined and accelerated communication with suppliers and reduced the printing and mailing of order sheets and other paperwork. The solution was developed with the help of LANSA business partner Innatech Co. Ltd in Taiwan.
The College of New Rochelle (CNR) in New York USA was founded in 1904 and has seven campuses and over 6,000 students. CNR runs its administration with College Administrative Processing System (CAPS) from LANSA business partner DB Systems Corporation. CAPS is a browser-based ASP solution and gives staff and students easy browser access inside the college and at home. Read the Case Study
Co-operative Bulk Handling (CBH) receives, stores and outloads up to 12 million tonnes of grain per year, 40% of Australia's production. CBH uses LANSA for the web to collect harvest estimates from its 10,000 growers. The site integrates with a Synon system and was developed in 5 weeks by partner Lateral. Read the Case Study
Daihatsu Holland has implemented a real-time LANSA web support system to over 100 dealers. The system, developed in just 27 days, allows for ordering and inquiry of spare parts and soon cars and a warranty system. Many showrooms are open on the weekends and 7X24 availability has boosted service. Read the Case Study
Dean Supply Co., a leading commercial foodservice dealer in the Northeast Ohio region, has extended its B2B customer service with www.deansupplyco.com. The site allows customers and sales staff to enter and view orders, check order status, convert open quotes to orders, and setup item preferences and repeat orders for easy manipulation. Customers can access A/R information and sales staff can inquire into their customers. The site also offers an online shop with over 30,000 items. The Commerce Edition built site is fully integrated with CB Software's Distribusmart ERP solution.
Diversified Information Technologies are headquartered in Pennsylvania, USA. Diversified provide document storage and record management services to over 450 corporate clients with over 4 million cubic feet of archival records spread over 18 locations. Diversified developed a LANSA-based website, in only 6 weeks, to give customers fast access to their archive files that contain on average 10 million records. The LANSA site replaces a Java-based site. Read the Case Study


text:
Music As Mountain Railroad: Jeb Loy Nichols' Favourite Records
Andy Thomas
, April 12th, 2017 08:53
Musician and crate-digger extraordinaire Jeb Loy Nichols tells the stories behind the stops on his musical railroad, from a deep friendship with Adrian Sherwood and the heroes of Muscle Shoals that led to a love of bluegrass, country, reggae and soul
Culture - Cumbolo
In 1981 I came to visit my friend Neneh Cherry and found her in a squat in Battersea. Ari Up lived there and so did a man whose first words were, "do you drive"? I answered yes and he said, "you're coming with me." And so I met Adrian Sherwood. It was the start of a life-long friendship.
We drove to a reggae shop and dropped off several boxes of records. While Adrian did his business I picked through the merchandise. I found a Count Ossie record I wanted and, as we left, Adrian held it up and shouted, "I'm having this". I was, in my jet fatigued and sleep deprived way, instantly in love with Adrian Sherwood. I still am. Adrian was the first person I met that was my age and making important music. He was, and still is, the real deal.
Six years later I had a record stall on Portobello Road. A friend and I sold mostly reggae singles. During the week we trawled charity shops, boot fairs, jumble sales and street markets. You could still do that back then. Buy rocksteady singles and Black Ark twelves; there were boxes of records everywhere. All it took was time. Every week we'd meet and go through what we'd found. We always had stacks of stuff; Jamaican releases, white labels, rare groove, soul and funk. The difficulty was not keeping all the good stuff for yourself. This record reminds me of that time.
Joseph Hill, the singer and songwriter in Culture, sang like a country singer. A raw intensity that never faltered. This was church music, roots music, music that came from the South, from African, from Jamaican, from family gatherings; the album Cumbolo was one of my favourites. It has some of Joseph Hill's best song writing; songs like 'Innocent Blood', 'They Never Love In This Time', and 'Natty Never Get Weary'. It also contains his version of 'This Train', a song I knew from The Delmore Brothers and Hylo Brown's country records.
If you love our features, news and reviews, please support what we do with a one-off or regular donation. Year-on-year, our corporate advertising is down by around 90% - a figure that threatens to sink The Quietus. Hit this link to find out more and keep on Black Sky Thinking.


text:
Despite the fact that a lot of folks want perfect hair, not a lot of know how to make it happen. Now you can be 1 of people number of. This write-up has some excellent hair treatment suggestions that can aid you to get the appear you want. Nobody wants lack-luster locks, that is why you need to bear in mind the issues you find listed here to get excellent seeking hair.
Location your ponytail in a slightly distinct place each and every time you use a ponytail type. If you continuously put on your hair in a ponytail, your hair is probably to break. If you have to maintain your hair again throughout perform several hours, be sure to give it a relaxation, and put on it down when you might be off the clock.
Blow drying your hair could in fact hurt it. It is very best to do this by employing the amazing air placing and continuously move your blow dryer around. Use your fingers to untangle knots, and then dry your hair gently before you brush it.
Audio dietary practices can assist you attain beautiful hair. Given that your hair is a dwelling issue, it demands crucial vitamins to boost its expansion. A deficiency of essential nutrients can end result in brittle, weak and unattractive hair. A critical deficiency can even lead to hair loss. Remember to eat the right meals in order to have healthier hair.
Do not use a blow dryer too typically. Heated air that comes from dryers can trigger wonderful hurt, so air drying is greatest. If you need to blow dry it, use its great setting and will not have it hover more than a one spot as well lengthy. You can reduce your use of the blow dryer by towel-drying your hair first.
Even though many people declare they would do something for extraordinary hair, not every person is aware what they have to do. This article probably altered all that, and now you have an notion of how you must continue to get the gorgeous hair you have often desired. Start off putting these suggestions into practice, and you will have fast, incredible results your buddies will commence inquiring about!


text:
Ah, the start of a new week.
I'm less than thrilled.
I feel like I accomplished practically nothing this weekend. I never feel I accomplished anything, but that could very well be true.
And this is a huge week for me. I have my craft fair on Wednesday (you want to come. You know you do!), and then my mom comes for a visit this weekend because of fall break here. Guess I'll have to find a place for all of those kegs...
What might help is to actually take a very deliberate break and come up with a plan of attack. I've accomplished part of that plan by cancelling class on Wednesday and not rescheduling. I'm such a little rebel. Though I still have piles of grading to accomplish.
But I'm not here to ramble on about the pile of crap I need to get done sooner rather than later.
In fact, I don't know what I'm writing about. My brain is failing me. I'm quite overwhelmed by it all.


text:
Image: Carolita Johnson
My lipstick is on, my dress smoothed, my heels buckled tight. My timing is perfect. I grab my bag, my keys, and I stride into the night. I am hungry. The night is an open plate: filled with promise.
I'm going on a date. With myself.
I'm not a particularly "zen" person. I don't do yoga. I don't meditate. I don't particularly like green tea.
My "zen" is dining alone.
Some people look at this as weird, antisocial. They think I must be lonely, self-hating, or, most commonly, crazy. It's not, and I'm not. In a world of tests, papers, roommates, parties, classes, libraries, and dining halls, on repeat, spending time alone is therapeutic. Spending time alone is necessary.
So just as some treat themselves to a new pair of shoes, or a slice of cake, I treat myself to a quiet meal. I choose the place, I choose my drink, I choose my food. The night is, quite literally, mine.
Don't get me wrong, dating, or going out with friends, are pleasures unto themselves. This, though, is a different kind of fun: a quiet fun, a mature fun. There are no Facebook albums to show for it, no group Foursquare check-ins, no Twitter handles to grab and say "Best din ever!".
So shut off your phone. Bring a book, or don't. Sit, eat, drink, and savor it all. It may be just what you need: a night out on the town, a night that is yours – only yours. A new kind of date.
**Tips and Tricks**
Feel Good. This is your time to feel good about yourself. Dress the part. Whether that means your brand new dress or no makeup (or both), feel happy and comfortable in what you're wearing.
Learn something. I like to go to places where I can learn something new: a wine bar, perhaps, or a restaurant with an open kitchen. Talk to the bartenders and waiters. Ask questions. You have nothing to lose, and knowledge to gain.
Put away the phone. Constantly texting or checking your Twitter feed defeats the whole purpose of going out alone. Calm down. Nobody is judging you. Put your phone in your bag; the others can wait.
Be nice. Give out good vibes, and I promise you, your waiter and/or bartender will give them right back. Smile at other diners. Leave a nice tip. You'll leave feeling even better about your evening, and if the bartender has some extra wine leftover at the end of the bottle, he may just give it to you on the house.
Brette Warshaw is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is a student of European history, creative writing, and jazz studies. She will be eating her way through Rome during the fall semester, leaving a wake of empty plates, flabbergasted waiters, and ripped skinny jeans behind her. Read more…
Originally posted on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
[...] Tips and Tricks on How to Dine Alone — Small Kitchen College [...]
[...] Table for One: The Pleasures of Dining Alone — Small Kitchen College [...]


text:
We look forward to speaking with you about the many ways you and Georgia Tech can work together to tackle tough challenges and create new opportunities.
You are encouraged to contact the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research directly, or you can fill out the quick response form below, which will be directed to the expert who can best assist you.
John Toon
Director of Institute Research & Economic Development Communications
All inquiries are confidential; the information you provide will only be used to direct you to the best resource available.


text:
Aigle Azur A330-200
French leisure airline Aigle Azur has operated its first long-haul flight, linking Paris Orly with São Paulo in Brazil. Throughout its 71-year history, Aigle Azur has focused on short- and medium-haul routes. However, in December 2017 the French carrier ordered two Airbus A330-200s to branch out into long-haul. On July 5, Aigle Azur performed its inaugural commercial transatlantic flight with the first of its A330s, which was delivered two months ago. This kicks off ...
Subscribe to Access this Entire Article
"French leisure carrier Aigle Azur goes long-haul" is part of ATW Plus, our online premium membership. Subscribing will provide you access to exclusive news, carefully researched airline financial, fleet and traffic data, plus the option to receive our popular, award-winning print magazine. To learn more, click here. If viewing via ATW Mobile, please login and click "Read web article" to view fully. Questions? email@example.com.


text: Here in my little corner of the world, all of the schools are closed, businesses are closed. difficult child's PO called to tell me that they closed the courthouse today so the probation appointment will be rescheduled (yay cause I completely forgot about it! lol). Hubby was sent home from work and the shopping center that his store is in was closed. Basically everything nonessential is closed or closing and they've even sent nurses home from some of the hospitals in the area. That one kind of worries me as aren't those people who we would WANT at work??? That would stink getting stuck at work but at least in a hospital there are beds, extra scrubs to wear, showers and food. My friend's husband could even get sent home and he is a mail man. And yes we cancelled our car seat check! I'm surprised my boss even came into work today. He didn't stay long and we talked on the phone and he told me not to bother even coming in. He lives 45 minutes out and I'm only about 5 minutes from work. Hope he made it home ok!


text:
I must apologize to everyone. My dreaded day job has gotten in the way of my creativity this week. For those who don't know I prepare taxes to support my writing fix. This week is turning out to be more difficult than usually for the end of tax season.
Why you ask? Well, saturday is also senior prom for youngest daughter. And I am also trying to get graduation announcements done this week. Yes, I am late. No, you don't have to tell me that I procrastinated (she tells me every day).
So, I am sorry but the wickedness will have to resume next week, when I can breathe again.
Thanks for understanding and for stopping by…..


text: Gift your chocolate loving partner, a special Anniversary Chocolate Cake this year, with online delivery from MyFlowerApp. Select from our wide range of designs, including heart-shaped cakes, photo cakes, 2-tier cakes, 3-tier cakes, truffle cakes, and so on and we will deliver anywhere in India. Make the surprise extra special with our express, midnight, and same-day delivery services.


text:
The experimental
program with the HRS will address scientific questions related to all four
scientific challenges posed in the National Research Council's Decadal Study Nuclear physics: Exploring the Heart of
The HRS will be key to experiments covering 13 of 17 benchmark programs for FRIB introduced by the 2007 Nuclear Science Advisory Committee's Rare Isotope Beams Task Force. The HRS will deliver on the scientific reach and discovery potential of FRIB by enabling experiments with the most exotic beams up to the highest rare-isotope beam energies (~200 MeV/u) available at FRIB. Through precise exit-channel selection, the HRS will also increase the scientific discovery potential from other state-of-the-art and community-priority devices, such as the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array (GRETA) and the Modular Neutron Array (MoNA-LISA), in addition to other ancillary detectors. The scientific opportunities with the HRS are described in more detail in the whitepaper: "HRS – A High Rigidity Spectrometer for FRIB".
HRS White Paper, submitted as input to the 2014-2015 Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) Long Range Plan.


text: Share: Comments Print April 30, 2014 at 6:00 AM NBA can fix 2 wrongs by selling the Clippers to Seattle's group Posted by Don Shelton BY PAUL L. WILLIAMS The NBA regular season is a lot like the straight-haired Sandra Dee: nice but nothing special. The NBA playoffs, however, are the curly-haired, leather-clad Sandra Dee smoking a cigarette and demanding your attention. And this year's playoffs have certainly done that, with thrilling matchups that might be largely ignored by this market because of the Sonics leaving. However, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has yanked the spotlight from the eye-opening play with racist remarks he allegedly made during a dispute with his girlfriend. As a result, Sterling was banned for life by NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday, fined and will be persuaded to sell the Clippers. Simply put, Sterling got clipped. Reports have a group with former NBA star Magic Johnson the leaders to acquire the Clippers, but I know just the group he could sell to. The best way for the NBA to get out of this mess is for Sterling's fellow owners to convince him to sell the team to the Chris Hansen/Steve Ballmer group from Seattle, which would be the perfect follow-up to Silver's swift hammer of justice. Does anyone else find it odd that the two people of interest in this one are named Sterling and Silver? For Seattle NBA fans, it's a win-win. It not only would undo a wrong created when the Sonics left town in 2008, it would be a very easy move. The NBA could keep the Sonics in the same division and conference. Finally, it would spawn intriguing rivalries with the Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder (for obvious reasons). And, boy, would it be a win for Seattle. The Clippers are young and talented and have two of the top five players in the league at their respective positions – point guard Chris Paul and power forward Blake Griffin. Add emerging center DeAndre Jordan and one of the league's top coaches in Doc Rivers and Seattle would land an instant contender. And if history (and the Seahawks' Super Bowl run) has taught us anything, it's that when a Seattle sports team is good, fans really get behind them. Granted, the Hansen/Ballmer group would be a longshot. Magic Johnson's group is reportedly interested in buying the Clippers and could keep them in Los Angeles. Above all, a team moving from the second-biggest market to the 13th biggest market isn't considered good for TV contract negotations. Any scenario that involves Sterling selling the team is a good one. But this scenario is an opportunity to put a Band-Aid on a fresh wound (the Sterling situation) and an ugly scar (Stern helping grease the Sonics' exit to Oklahoma City in 2008). Paul L. Williams is a network cost analyst for a Vancouver telecom company and is a former reporter/editor foe several publications in the Northwest. He now writes a blog called "From The Cheap Seats" for The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash. Want to be a reader contributor to The Seattle Times' Take 2 blog? Email your original, previously unpublished work or proposal to Sports Editor Don Shelton at firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. Not all submissions can be published. The Times reserves the right to edit and publish any submissions online and/or in print. Comments


text:
The plasterwork ceiling and frieze, with attenuated acanthus, paterae and urns, are a modern interpretation of Wyatt's work of the late 1770s. The contemporary chimney-piece, with inlaid marble fluting and a central plaque of Diana the Huntress, was brought from a house in London, demolished in the 1930s.
Furniture, Ceramics, Glass and Silver
The late eighteenth-century extending dining-table and the leather-covered chairs, part of an exceptionally large set, were commissioned by Thomas Chinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle (b.1794), for Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire, a house later demolished in 1938. The mahogany table displays highly unusual figuring bordered by a band of inlaid rosewood.
The mahogany side-tables in the curved recess, created specifically to accommodate them in the 1930s, were made for Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn for his London house at No.20 St James's Square, to the designs of Robert Adam. Their honeysuckle friezes and central plaques, decorated with an amphora among vine-branches, are almost certainly the work of the specialist carvers, Robert Ansell and Richard Collins who were working 1767-1780, and show how by the late 1760s Adam had so brilliantly formed his own Neo-Classical vocabulary.
The three Japanese Imari dishes on the left side-table are part of a set of four (the fourth is on the far table in the West Passage) and date to around 1700. The pair of Chinese iron red and gilt ovoid vases and covers on the right side-table are eighteenth-century.
On the bow-fronted mahogany sideboard are a number of pieces of early eighteenth-century Chinese Export armorial porcelain, bearing the arms of Stephen Sulivan, a director of the East India Company and an ancestor of Lord Faringdon.
Either side are a pair of William IV cut glass five light candelabra circa 1830. They are part of a series of lighting supplied to the 6th Duke of Devonshire in 1831 for use in his London residence, Devonshire House, by the leading manufacturer of chandeliers, W. & H. Perry. Payment is recorded in the 6th Duke's accounts for the supply of lamps in 1831 at a total cost of £60.7s 6d. This figure was not only for this pair of candelabra but also included the supply of other candelabra and at least three chandeliers, one of which hangs in the Yellow Drawing Room here at Buscot Park. This pair was purchased by the Trustees at the Chatsworth Attic Sale organised by Sotherby's in October 2010. The left-hand candelabra has been extensively restored.
The chandelier is a fine example of English red flushed overlay (strawberry glass) of about 1860. On the mantelpiece is a French nineteenth-century clock with a barley-sugar glass mechanical waterfall.
The tenebrous painting above the sideboard is by the Welsh landscape painter Richard Wilson and has been identified from a bill in Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn's possession as A View in the Villa Chigi at Ariccia (No.18). It was originally part of Sir Watkin's collection at this country house in north Wales, Wynnstay.
George Lambert, one of the earliest painters of natural landscape in England, is represented above the Adam tables by a pair of classical views belonging to the category of copies and variants that he made of Claude and Gaspard Poussin (Nos.98, 99).
On either side of the fire place are two of the earliest known oil paintings by Abraham Bloemaert: 'Ceres' was purchased in 1993, and now for the first time in many years it may be viewed with its companion tondo 'Bacchus' , as originally intended (Nos. 184 and 181). Over the mantelpiece is Roelandt Savery's 'Temptation' (No.21) dated 1620.
The rare pair of Chinese Imperial kingfisher feather panels above the doors to the Saloon are eighteenth-century and came from the Ionides Collection. The panel on the left depicts a phoenix standing beneath leafy maple trees surrounded by bamboo, rockwork and lingzhi and showing the moon in the night sky. The right hand panel depicts phoenix standing beneath bamboo trees surrounded by rockwork. The zitan frames are carved with peaches, bats, lingzhi and other auspicious Chinese symbols.


text:
Taxis in Stockholm
|Taxi Stockholm: a good option!
- Stick to the larger taxi companies. Taxi Stockholm is my favorite, otherwise there are a few other good companies... Taxi Kurir, Taxi 020, Airport Cab, Taxi Transfer and Top Cab.
- Avoid hailing a taxi on the street. Always have a hotel, restaurant, store or museum call you a taxi. That way you will be sure to get a good company. At the Rival Hotel we call Taxi Stockholm unless a guest asks for a different company.
- Taxis are all required to have a sticker in their passeger, side window with a unit price based on a 10km, 15 minute journey. This unit price should be between 290 and 390kr for a good taxi. Anything above that will be expensive!
- If you choose a taxi from a taxi line/queue then remember that you aren't obliged to choose the first car in line, you can choose the taxi company you want... even if the car is further back in line. At some locations, like the Arlanda airport, each of the large companies have their own line marked with their name. The riskier taxis have their own line marked "other".


text:
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Gastrointestinal Low Fat dog food is a complete diet food for the nutritional management of dogs, containing low levels of fat and high levels of fatty acids
Please note that all food items will be sent separately from other goods ordered.
Royal Canin Canine Gastrointestinal Low Fat is a veterinary diet which is specially formulated for dogs suffering from digestive problems including diarrohea and pancreatitis. Canine GastroIntestinal (G/I) Low Fat is lactose and wheat gluten free to reduce the risk of food allergies. Canine G/I Low Fat is low in fibre and in fat but high in digestible carbohydrates to compensate for the lack of digestive enzymes produced when dogs are suffering from specific digestive disorders. To be fed under the guidance of your veterinary surgeon.
* We don't sell food to non-UK addresses. If you order food & non-food lines these orders will be shipped separately. A delivery charge will still be applied.
** Includes N.Ireland, Scottish Highlands, UK Offshore Islands, Isle of Man, Scilly Isles
UK, Channel Islands, N Ireland, Highlands and Islands - Standard delivery arrives 2-3 days after dispatch or for heavy parcels Courier next day after dispatch Mon-Thu.
Europe - Royal Mail International Services or Courier arrives 7-10 days after dispatch.
Express delivery arrives 1-2 days after dispatch or for heavy parcels Courier 1-2 days after dispatch Mon-Thu. Saturday delivery is not available.
24hr MON-FRI DELIVERY:
Non-Food - Light parcels, delivered Tue-Fri, signature required or for heavy parcels Courier next day Mon-Thu delivery after dispatch^.
Food Mainland UK - If ordered before 12pm, next day courier delivery.
Food Other UK - Two day courier delivery service.
^ Please note - Items usually dispatched within 24 - 72 hours. This is to factor in weekends or stock needing to be ordered in the next day, this time is in addition to the courier service you select at checkout.
Payment & Security Information


text:
A perfect party drink that can be prepared well in advance, as the name suggests, great to share with friends.
- Peel of 2 lemons
- 4 full bar spoons of sugar
- 300ml Rutte Old Simon Genever Gin
- 60ml Maraschino
- 400ml Earl Grey tea
- 90ml lemon juice
Muddle the peels with the sugar in a bowl large enough to take all the ingredients, add the rest of the ingredients and stir. Cover and leave to rest for at least half an hour. Strain into a clean bottle and chill. When ready to serve pour into a punch bowl, add ice and slices of lemon and lime and fresh mint leaves to give extra flavour and colour.


text:
Clergy plans Holocaust remembrance service
The Ridgefield Clergy Association (RCA) invites the entire community to participate in a Holocaust Remembrance Service, Yom HaShoah, Sunday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Stephen's Church, 351 Main Street.
Yom HaShoah (Hebrew for Remembrance Day for the Holocaust and Heroism) marks an observance by Jews all over the world and has been a national holiday in Israel since 1951. Under the leadership of Rabbi David Reiner and Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray, both of Congregation Shir Shalom in Ridgefield, the RCA-sponsored service will include prayers, readings and music related to the Holocaust. The 40-minute service will remember the 6 million Jews and 5 million others who were killed under the Nazi regime with a memorial candle lighting.
"The Ridgefield Clergy Association is pleased to bring Yom HaShoah to the community," said the Rev. Whitney Altopp, the current chair of the RCA. "History lessons forget to remind us that in addition to the 6 million Jews who were killed, there were 5 million other victims, largely people of conscience, people who recognized the wrongness of the Nazi regime and knew that they couldn't stay silent. We want to honor them all."


text:
Peace Action West is the region's largest peace and social justice lobby, working to abolish nuclear weapons, end international arms trafficking, and cut the military budget to allow investment in education, health care, and other community needs.
The Communications and Political Outreach Associate position will work on Peace Action West's communications and organizing strategies. The individual job responsibilities for the successful applicant will be tailored to the experience, skills, and goals of that person. The responsibilities below are some candidates for inclusion in that final job description.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
Political Outreach
The ideal candidate will have some of the following qualifications:
Qualities we look for in applicants:


text:
Where Would You Like To Start?
Embrace the role of inspiring others to share your vision... WATCH THIS
Design the culture of your business and align your team to get results... WATCH THIS
Understand financials and KPIs well enough to drive all decisions... WATCH THIS
Identify and execute the key strategies with the greatest impact... WATCH THIS
Set clear expectations with frequent, effective team meetings... WATCH THIS
A clear marketing message that attracts your ideal customer... WATCH THIS
Meet Your Guide
It's common for a business to hit a plateau. Often it's the result of a busy leader not making time to think, plan, and act strategically.
Let's work together to identify what's most essential in your business, then implement a plan to accelerate results.
Seeking to gain better control? Read this...
Responsibility and accountability are the yin yang of performance management. They work well together, but they don't mean the same things.
Responsibilities are how you expect your team members to act in their position and within the business. Accountabilities are the outcomes you expect from the actions they take. READ MORE...
Fast-Track Your Ability To DRIVE Your Business...
Start by reading, watching, and downloading all the valuable free content you find here. All this will help you work ON your business!
When you're ready, schedule a strategy call. Together we'll identify what's most essential for your business and align your activities to drive results!
As you work ON what's most essential for your business, you'll soon find yourself in control, driving results, and accelerating growth!
FREE Business Building Tools
How ARE you feeling about your business?
Click the image that best describes your feelings then watch the video...