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Verizon's dominance of the North Central region extended to our drive through suburban and rural areas. Coming up from Oklahoma City, we drove past Wichita and up to Kansas City and St. Louis before heading down to Paducah. We also drove from Columbus, OH to Indianapolis, Chicago, and Detroit, and went past Toledo and Cleveland.
On those long drives, Verizon's speed outweighed AT&T's better reliability. (For more on how we calculated our winners, see our Testing Methodology). Verizon scored the best average upload and download speeds in the more populated areas of our drive, while AT&T had more consistently reliable if slower speeds. Sprint's strong performance this year surprised us, with spectacular download speeds, but both Sprint and T-Mobile still haven't filled in some of the rural gaps that Verizon and AT&T cover.
One of our readers asked me specifically about speeds in Mechanicsburg and Springfield, OH. A quick analysis shows that AT&T is the best overall carrier in those towns, with 23Mbps average download speeds, much faster than the competitors. That was only a small part of our North Central drive, though, and Verizon did much better elsewhere.


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Lahore (Staff Report): Applications under Government Hajj scheme will be received through fourteen designated banks from 25th of this month to 6th of the next month.
The selection of Hujjaj under Government Scheme will be made through computerized balloting on 8th of the next month.
According to Hajj policy released by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, At least 184,210 Pakistani pilgrims will perform Hajj this year.
Hajj dues under government scheme will be 436,975 rupees for Northern region, which include Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Sialkot, Faisalabad Multan and Rahim Yar Khan, while 426,975 rupees will be received for Southern region, which includes Karachi, Quetta and Sukkur.
Qurbani charges 19,451 rupees will be optional and there shall be no free Hajj this year.
Hajj scheme 2019 shall be implemented through government and private Hajj group organizers with a ratio of 60:40.
This year, 10,000 seats would be reserved for senior citizen above the age of 80 years.
Another 10,000 seats would be reserved for persons who have been unsuccessful in ballot continuously for the last three years.
Under the Government scheme, 1.5 per cent of the total seats will be reserved for hardship cases.
Five hundred seats will be reserved for labour and low paid employees of companies registered with Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) and Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) sponsored by their respective organizations under their Corporate Social Responsibility.

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General Information on Math Placement
All students at Saint Mary's College of California are required to take an appropriate mathematics course as part of their Core requirements and/or for their major. In order for you to be successful in these, you must enroll in a mathematics class for which you are prepared.
For incoming first-year and transfer students starting in Fall 2019: Your placement test is now available. Email instructions will be sent to you soon.
All incoming freshmen are required to take a Mathematics Placement Test. Transfer students should also take a placement test if they have yet to complete their required mathematics courses. Please see the instructions for taking the Math Placement Test. If you are entitled to accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact Student Disability Services (firstname.lastname@example.com, 925-631-4358) to make appropriate arrangements prior to taking the test.
Your score on the Math Placement Test, along with your high school record and your SAT/ACT mathematics score, will determine your mathematics placement.
Placement Levels and Registration Permission
Your placement level indicates the mathematics course in which you are prepared to succeed and therefore eligible to enroll.
- Level 1: You may enroll in Math 2, 12, and 10 (subject to prerequisites)
- Level 2: You may enroll in Math 3, 4 and 5 (as well as courses for Level 1)
- Level 3: You may enroll in Math 13 (as well as courses for Level 1 and 2)
- Level 4: You may enroll in Math 27 (as well as courses for Level 1, 2 and 3)
To determine whether your math placement is sufficient for your intended major, please consult this Guide to Majors showing the correspondence between majors and required placement levels.
Incoming first-year students are placed in appropriate courses as part of the advising/orientation process.
- First-year courses in the calculus sequence — Math 12, 13, and 27
- Courses for students who are not required to take calculus — Math 3, 4, 5/6, and 10
Math Readiness Courses
Regardless of whether you are an incoming or returning student, if your initial placement does not qualify you for the math course that you need to take, the best way to improve your placement is by completing a preparatory math course (Math 2 or Math 12) at Saint Mary's College.
- Math 2 (Math Readiness) is a preparatory course for Math 1, 3, 4, or 5.
- Math 12 (Math Readiness for Calculus) is a preparatory course for Math 13.
Note that neither Math 2 or Math 12 fulfills the Mathematical Understanding requirement for the SMC Core.
Students may also qualify to retake the placement test by enrolling in a preparatory course elsewhere. This course would likely be Intermediate Algebra (to reach Level 2) or College Algebra (to reach Level 3). Students planning on improving their placement through outside work must make a plan ahead of time with the Coordinator of Mathematics Placement (email@example.com) and will be required to demonstrate significant improvement by taking the placement test when their outside work is completed.
AP Credits:
A student who takes an AP exam will be awarded credit according to Saint Mary's policy. To receive credit for a satisfactory AP score, the score must be officially reported to Saint Mary's by the College Board. More information about how SMC uses AP scores can be found here. Note: Since AP scores are not reported until July, it is advisable to take the placement test in May or June just in case you need it.
AP Calculus: Students who earn a 4 or 5 on the Calculus AB exam or a 3 on the Calculus BC exam are awarded credit for Math 27 (Calculus 1). Students who earn a 4 or 5 on the Calculus BC exam are awarded credit for Math 27 and Math 38 (Calculus 1 & 2). All students who earn a 3 or better on either exam are awarded Level 4 math placement.
AP Statistics: Students who earn a 3 or better on the AP statistics exam are awarded credit for Math 4 (Introduction to Probability and Statistics) as well as Level 2 math placement.
- Which test should I take? The calculus readiness test should be taken by any student who wishes to take calculus. Calculus is required for all science majors, except Psychology, as well as the Bachelor of Science in Economics and the concentration in Business Analytics. Even if calculus not required in your major at Saint Mary's, it is required or highly recommended for admission to many related graduate and professional programs. A student who is certain that calculus is not in his/her academic plans should take the other test, which assesses algebra skills needed for success in non-calculus courses.
- Can I take both tests? Yes, there is never any penalty for taking both tests. However, the only students for whom this is specifically advised are students who need to take calculus but are concerned that the calculus readiness test did not go particularly well.
- Do I absolutely have to take a placement test? The short answer is that almost all incoming students need to take the test. Even if you think that you fit one of the exceptions noted below, a change in academic plans may result in the need to take mathematics courses not included in your prior plans. Thus, it is highly recommended that you take a placement test, no matter what your tentative plans might be. Below are the exceptions which allow you to skip the test:
- A student who already has college-level credit for calculus does not need to take a placement test. (If you take the AP calculus test this May, your score will not be reported in time to exempt you from the placement test.)
- A student does not need to take the test if they already have transfer credit for their SMC Mathematical Understanding course and for any math course required for their major. Note that Precalculus, College Algebra, Intermediate Algebra (among others) will not fulfill the Core requirement. Please consult with your admissions officer after enrolling to determine whether you will need to take math at SMC.
- What if I have other questions or problems concerning the mathematics placement process? Contact the Coordinator of Mathematics Placement, Prof. Michael Nathanson (firstname.lastname@example.com). Other resources for placement issues include the Registrar's Office (email@example.com, 925-631-4214) and the Office of New Student and Family Programs (firstname.lastname@example.com, 925-631-4647).


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Winter Wear: Me and My Snow Bunny
Outfit Details:
Topshop hat – from men's dept, old. (similar ones here and here)
Anthropologie Toggle Trapeze Coat (on sale!)
Zara cropped turtleneck
Forever 21 plaid overall skirt
Ketzali scarf (c/o)
Lancaster Paris x Betty bag (c/o)
Alberto Fermani over the knee boots (old, but these are similar)
vintage gloves
MAC Russian Red
I already posted a few photos of this winter outfit on Westfield Style and my instagram, so some of you may have already gotten a peek at my strangely neutral outfit. In fact, that's what I touched on in my last Westfield Style article: embracing neutrals. Most of my winter wardrobe consists of bright colors – especially red – but there is something very easy about grabbing this tan toggle coat and having it match just about everything. But that's enough about the outfit, because what I really want to talk about is Miku. Did you see my video of Miku making snow angels? I wish I caught every moment on video, because that was the least of it. She was deliriously happy: rolling down hills, digging in the snow, and generally having a wintery blast. It's hard to believe that this little gal ever lived in Florida. She's a snow bunny; she was born for this weather. As for me, I'm staying bundled up. But whether in the hot hot heat or freezing snow, as long as I have little Miku by my side, I'm happy as can be.


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Riki talks with Martin Gero, a writer for HBO's Bored to Death and writer/director of Young People F**king, Canada's highest grossing comedy film. They discuss how he got his start, navigating Hollywood as a Canadian, the writing process and how being a nice guy pays off.
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The ORPHANetwork Local Church Initiative (LCI) After School Education Program (ASEP) builds upon the platform of health that our LCIs establish through nourishing meals and routine nutritional assessments. The purpose of the ASEP is to provide our children the skills and strategies needed to learn and advance in the public school system and break the cycle of poverty in their lives.
The broad goals of the program are to:
- Increase student aptitude and capacity while developing their faith in Jesus
- Improve student academic performance in reading and math
- Educate parents regarding their responsibility to participate in their children's development and educational success
Instruction takes place Monday through Thursday, 2 hours per day for a total of eight hours per week for the 2-3 levels (depending on needs) of instruction.
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The program strategically includes parents so that they can be empowered to take an active role in their child's education. Parent workshops help parents learn how to support their children's learning and parents have shared positive changes they've witnessed in their children, like better behavior and more self-confidence, since joining the program.
Last year the ASEP was piloted in 8 LCIs, impacting 300 students. In 2017, the program will reach 800 students in 16 LCIs!
Would you like to help a child break the cycle of poverty through our LCI ASEP? Each of our locations needs a mini-library and at a cost of $1,200, what a great thing to involve your friends and family in through a peer-to-peer fundraiser!
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Funcom is reducing its work force by about 20%. The planned launch for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures in Korea will continue as planned, but the development of The Secret World has been extended by several months as the company adjusts its schedule. The Norwegian-based developer will be cutting jobs mostly in its Norwegian subsidiary. Our best wishes go out to those affected by the change and potential loss of their jobs.
Funcom N.V has initiated a program of cost reductions, reductions in head count and use of forced leave (permittering) to better align the Company's operations to the current marketplace.
Around 20 % of the staff of the Company will be affected by headcount reductions or forced leave, mostly in the Company's Norwegian subsidiary.
The Company's development of the Age of Conan expansion pack and its preparations for launch in Korea will continue as planned, as will the preparations for the limited beta of its first free- to-play MMO scheduled to take place during Q4. The development of The Secret World will be some months extended due to the initiatives with even more focus on ensuring the delivery of a game that is fully in line with the high expectations amongst fans and gamers across the world.


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It's that time of the year again! Students are back to school during the day and busy competing in activities after school. It can get to be a LONG day. Don't worry about having an after school/after practice meal for your student anymore. Check out the great new After School Pack being offered through the High School Kitchen. The intention of this offering is to provide students with an affordable option for a quick, portable meal that can be ordered right at school. Students interested in either pack must order at breakfast (either first or second breakfast). Packs are then available to be picked up after school. On days that teams or organizations are leaving early (i.e. football dismissed at 3:20), the packs will be available when kids are dismissed for their activity. Since the school cannot submit either pack for reimbursement, all meals are full price. Students may use their lunch number to purchase a pack, but all packs will be billed at full price, regardless of meal benefit qualifications. Take advantage of a great offering today!
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In regards to this article - http://support.webvanta.com/article/77213-displaying-paginated-database-results, is there a way to set the page option so the items are paginated by date, rather than item numbers? For example, page 1 shows all items from 2010, pages 2 shows all items from 2009, etc.
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No, we don't have such an option. The pagination system requires a fixed number of items per page so there is no way to align it with dates.
You create a series of date links, that would be like the date pagination links you described, which would set up queries for items in a date range using URL parameters.
Thanks, Michael.
Michael - could you expound a bit on ..."which would set up queries for items in a date range using URL parameters"....? Thanks!
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You could set up URLs on your date links like January 2012.
Then, on the list-page, you can access those parameters using Webvanta's var syntax, to put them into an iterator condition, something link (untested):
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Many people have a lot of myths about what being an entrepreneur is and how it will shape/affect their life that are simply not true. Two Successful South African Entrepreneurs in Tips and these are the seven biggest myths that I continuously hear.
1. Being an Entrepreneur is too risky for me.
Starting your own business in these days is not too much more risky than trying for any other corporate job. At a corporate job you can be laid off at any time, Who Is A Successful Entrepreneur In South Africa have benefits cut with no reason, and work long overtime without being compensated for that. If you are student as well, the risk can't be that bad. It's not like you have a mortgage or family to support if it fails.
2. I am too young to start my own company
Being young is not a negative, in fact in most cases it's a positive! When your young you have the passion energy and enthusiasm that is needed to work 14 hour days day in and day out for a company you believe in. Most older people with more experience just don't want to do that any more.
3. I have no experience
Again, Two Successful South African Entrepreneurs this can work towards your advantage. Your lack of experience means that you are looking at everything with a fresh set of eyes. You wont get stuck in the "we have always done it that way" kind of thinking that can stop other entrepreneurs. Running your own company will also build much more valuable experiences than a job flipping burgers will at your age.
4. It is not the right time for me to launch a business.
As a student you have a schedule that is completely flexible and large blocks of time between classes and on breaks to start a business. Campuses have tons of resources you can harness as well, Who Are The Two Successful Entrepreneurs In South Africa so there really has never been a better time than now.
5. If I am running a business my grades will fall.
Running a business takes organization and discipline. If you are organized and disciplined in one area of your life it will probably pass over to the other areas of your life as well. Many student entrepreneurs I know actually report their grades increasing once they started a business.
6. Student businesses are just small rinky-dink operations
Some student business that started as just rinky-dink operations were Dell, Google, and Microsoft. You have probably heard of those companies right? That is because they were great ideas and hard work created products that had potential to expand from their small beginnings. Your business can too!
7. I don't have any money! I can't start a company
Everyone seems to think only millionaires start companies. This is simply not true. Most companies are started with the founders savings and no investment capital. Start with what you can and work hard. Things will come together if you want them to come together. You will be amazed at what you can do!
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I believe the spiritual aspect of life, especially to entrepreneurs, is very important. While business may be the focal point for an entrepreneur's life, it's your outlook on life that shapes what kind of person you are.
Having a strong sense of self can benefit your business in many ways. The down periods and business 'tragedies' are not so bad for the entrepreneur that is spiritually centred. Don't take life too seriously is a phrase that every entrepreneur should take to heart and remember during the ups and downs of business.
I just finished reading a blog post from an entrepreneur friend of mine about meditation. My friend is meditating, and he's doing it a lot, which I find quite admirable. If he isn't careful he might give up business all together and follow the path of the monk searching for enlightenment, which may not be such a bad thing and perhaps even more rewarding than business ever could be.
I've attempted meditation for many reasons but more often as a method to deal with tough times in my life. I realise the need for meditation and spirituality during all times of life but as I'm sure many of you can identify with me when I say I don't look for help when times are great, I'm too busy revelling in the excitement.
As an entrepreneur I consider myself quite a creative person. I'm not gifted in art or music but certainly as a writer and business creator/manager I feel that I am definitely more bohemian than most. I think most entrepreneurs feel the same because we are not following the same path a lot of other people take when they work a normal job. Often the thought of a 'job' is not appealing and the prospect of working 9-5 for a salary is daunting. We take a risk by being different and expose ourselves to the often adverse opinions of those that believe we are making a mistake by not seeking a standard career. It takes a person of strong character and personal convictions to stand up to what can be a barrage of negative feedback from your peers and family.
I'm also more sensitive to my environment and the people around me. I live a controlled life and make sure that I eat well, sleep plenty and by choice I don't drink any alcohol. I have nothing against drinking (in moderation), it's just a choice I've made. I don't party hard on weekends, again by choice because I prefer to get a good nights sleep so I feel good during the day. Because of this I don't get sick too often (touch wood) and I feel at the top of my game everyday. I'm not saying do what I do, it's possible to party and drink and have a good time and be a very successful entrepreneur, just remember moderation and balance and your health should always be your primary concern.
A spiritually fulfilling life can be very rewarding. It provides a strong personal framework that offers stability during tough times and allows you to keep perspective when business is booming. It's not easy to be disciplined but as usual, for those that put the effort in the rewards are there.
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Entrepreneurs make up only about 15% of the working population in the US. Far fewer actually succeed than those who attempt to become self employed business people and venture out on their own. So what makes people decide to take the entrepreneurial path, when so few actually make it a reality?
Is the American dream a possibility for anyone, or, does it take more than most to become a successful entrepreneur?
The success of an entrepreneur does depend on their mindset. A large percentage of business owners will quit in their first five years in business. What is needed is the fortitude and belief that goes with attaining success.
Entrepreneurs are risk takers and dreamers. The difference between the dreamer and the entrepreneur though, is that the entrepreneur takes actions based on their dreams. They persist through the hardships and never give up! Many entrepreneurs start with an idea. Their success is determined by their belief that they can create something greater than simple monetary success. Often, it is about creating something which will benefit the world.
James Dyson, for example, came up with the idea of the bagless vacuum cleaner. Despite multiple set backs, over 5000 prototypes and not being able to get any manufacturers or distributors to accept his idea, he persevered. It was over a decade after his initial idea when his concept came to fruition. Even then, it was after a lot of difficulties and hardship due to the vacuum replacement bag industry, which was worth £100 million in the UK.
In Simon Sinek's book 'Start With Why', he suggests that the biggest companies in the world are so because of their "why?" - their reasons for building a business in the first place. In all cases, it wasn't just to make money, or make technology better, or some whimsical ideology.
The Wright Brothers, for example, became known as the pioneers of the first manned flight. But their competition was much better funded and well connected - Samuel Pierpont Langley had worked at Harvard, had a number of powerful connections, including Andrew Carnegie and Alexander Graham Bell. The War Department funded his project with a $50k grant, a seemingly massive advantage to the unconnected Wright Brothers who had no money or influence. However, their passion and devotion to change the world with this new technology drove them to attain the first flight in history in 1903.
Desire for material things and monetary wealth can only carry someone so far. Unless you have a goal or passion which is bigger than that, you may lose the momentum and fail to maintain your enthusiasm for any length of time.
The entrepreneurial mindset is one which taps into your purpose. Without a purpose driven goal or aim, it can't take long before disillusionment kicks in. With a mindset which takes into account a larger purpose, entrepreneurs can build huge businesses because they 'saw' a vision of what they wanted to create. If the purpose is greater than the obstacles which lie in the path of attaining it, no amount of setbacks will stop you from achieving your goal.
On the other hand, if you set out to do something and something gets in the way and stops you, your initial reason, (your "why?"), may not have been strong enough to endure all the battles along the way.
Entrepreneurial mind frame (or mindset) therefore, must be aligned with both your vision, your values and your purpose. If your values are not in alignment with your purpose and vision, you'll come up against road blocks which will stop you from achieving your goal.
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I don't really have a post ready for today. I haven't finished any books to write reviews, and I couldn't find any tag posts that I could write up quickly. So… That means I'm going to share a book trailer with you!
This one's for The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli. It's about dragons!
I'm still not sure exactly what's going on in this book, but dragons and fantasy are kind of my thing right now. I already have this one on hold at the library, and I can't wait for it to come in soon.
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USGS Geology in the Parks
This region is one of the most geologically young and tectonically active in North America. The generally rugged, mountainous landscape of this province provides evidence of ongoing mountain-building.
The Pacific Province straddles the boundaries between several
of Earth's moving plates—the
source of the monumental forces required to build the sweeping arc
of mountains that extends from Alaska to the southern reaches of
South America. This province includes the active and sometimes deadly
volcanoes of the Cascade Range and the
young, steep mountains of the Pacific Border and the Sierra Nevada.
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Sierra Nevada
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Although the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range form a nearly continuous barrier along the western edge of the United States, the two ranges really have very little in common. They have been and continue to be formed by quite different geological forces and processes.
The rocks that form the backbone of the Sierra Nevada are mostly granitic rocks that formed during the Mesozoic Era, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. At that time, an arc-shaped chain of volcanoes, similar to the present-day Cascade volcanic arc, erupted where the Sierra Nevada now stands. Rising through older Paleozoic rock, molten rock erupted at the surface as lava, but most solidified deep within the earth, forming the gray granitic rocks familiar to any Sierra traveler.
Although from a distance the Sierran rock looks quite similar, it is actually made up of many individual rock bodies that formed from repeated intrusions of magma over many millions of years.
Even as they grew, erosion was wearing away these Mesozoic Era volcanoes. By Late Cretaceous time, about 70 million years ago, the once-deep granitic rocks began to be exposed at the Earth's surface. By a few tens of millions of years ago, so much of the upper part had worn away that the surface of the ancient range had a low relief of just a few thousand feet.
It wasn't until quite recently, geologically-speaking, that the Sierra Nevada range as we know it today began to grow. During the Miocene Epoch, less than 20 million years ago, the continental crust east of the Sierra Nevada began to stretch in an east-west direction. The crust broke into a series of north-south-trending valleys and mountain ranges—the beginning of the Basin and Range province.
The entire Sierra Nevada can be thought of as an enormous tilted fault block.
Less than five million years ago, the range that we now know as the Sierra Nevada began to rise along its eastern margin. Through a combination of uplift of the Sierran block and down-dropping of the area to the east, the Sierra rose upward. Rising far more steeply to the east than the west, the entire Sierra Nevada can be thought of as an enormous tilted fault block with a long, gentle slope westward to California's Central Valley and steep eastern slope.
Not long after the Sierra uplift began, the Earth cooled, marking the beginning of the Pleistocene (Ice Age) Epoch. Glaciers grew in the Sierra highlands and made their way down former stream channels, carving U-shaped valleys. The sheer walls and hanging valleys of Yosemite National Park are a product of this chilly past.
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Our power supplier, WPPI Energy, produces this newsletter that offers timely information about electric issues that affect Wisconsin retail customers.
Along with addressing topics relating to reliability and restructuring, this publication focuses on specific ways in which WPPI Energy and members are assisting large customers operate more efficiently in an increasingly competitive business environment.
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(1) Electrical and Electronic Equipment Finishing Operations (including motor and generator manufacture, and electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, not elsewhere classified);
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Milk: Does It Really Do the Body Good?
"Everyone that useths milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongeth to the that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."
- King James Version of The Holy Bible, HEBREWS: 5:13-14
Milk, in all its glory, has become synonymous with America, Mom, and apple pie. Too bad for us, because milk could actually be the cause of many ailments we suffer from as adults and more so as children. Were you ever told by your parents and teachers that milk does the body good? Were you ever told that milk builds strong bones and helps you grow? Were you ever told that milk is a good source of protein? Although we have been taught this since elementary school, here are some facts that are contradicting to the aforementioned statements.
Milk does the body good.
Children start to learn the Four Basic Food Groups in elementary school which includes: Protein, grains, vegetables/fruit and milk. They also learn that ice cream and chocolate pudding belong to the milk group. What they do not learn is that cheese is high in fat and cholesterol.
The consumption of milk and dairy products have been linked to a variety of problems. According to Dr. Frank Oski, "? the drinking of cow milk has been linked to iron-deficiency anemia in infants and children' it has been named as the cause of cramps and diarrhea in much of the world's population, and the cause of multiple forms of allergy as well ? " (3). Because of the lack of knowledge on behalf of the consumers, lactose intolerance has evolved to epidemic proportions.
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Your undead progenitor left you with more than a hint of vampiric nature.
Prerequisite(s): Dhampir.
Benefit(s): You gain a natural bite attack that deals 1d4 points of damage. Once per day upon making a successful bite attack, you can choose to deal an additional 1d4 points of bleed damage to the creature struck.
Special: You can only select this feat at 1st level.
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Two individuals have drowned to death in sea at Preethipura-Wattala beach.
The deceased youth are reported to be residents of Lindula, Thalawakele.
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|Essence All About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder
The Essence All About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder retails for $3.99 (0.28 oz) and is available at Ulta and Essence.com.
Let's get in to the review!
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This pressed powder by Essence is white in the pan but its transparent on the face. It is marketed as a matte setting powder, very similar to the Rimmel Stay Matte powder but without the color.
As you can see in the pictures below, mine cracked after about 2 months. While I loved that it made my face stay matte for about 5 to 6 hours, it made me break out in the areas I applied it. It is very powdery when you put your brush in it, but it does feel very smooth on the skin.
I used this to set my under eye concealer and it did a great job, my under eye area didn't look dry and it kept my concealer from creasing.
I do recommend giving this product a try if you have oily skin, and need a good matte setting powder. But if you have the choice, I'd go for the Rimmel Stay Matte powder instead. Those with sensitive skin, just be cautious that it could break you out. And be careful about applying too much pressure to pan, it's a delicate powder.
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Spring Pledge Class 2009 Finished
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Sigma Nu Alumni BBQ/Poker/Elections - Saturday, April 18th, 2009 - 1pm
We'll be electing our new Alumni Association President, since Warren will be stepping down. We'll also have a BBQ and probably have a Poker Tournament. We're open to other ideas. Please let me know if you can attend.
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White Rose 2009: Saturday, April 4th
I am pleased to announce that White Rose 2009 will be held on Saturday, April 4th, 2009 at the Regency House Hotel in Pompton Plains, NJ. Please see all the details regarding timing, the menu, hotel rooms, and pricing and payment information below the fold. Please reach out to Brian (bpodolsk -at- gmail.com if you have any specific questions.
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Pledge Night - January 30th, 2009
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Gamma Delta's Cook (1992-2001), Perina Braaten has passed away
Perina Braaten, our fraternity house cook, from 1992-2001 passed away last Tuesday (12/9) in Fort Wayne, IN. She was 73 years old.
Written by: Christopher X. Candreva Monday, December 22, 2008 17 Comments Print this
Alumni Board Elections: Saturday, December 13 - 3pm
We're having Alumni Board Elections at 3pm on Saturday, December 13th. They will be at the house. If you can't make it in person, you can dial in to a conference call. Details are in the full article.
Written by: Brian Podolsky Monday, November 24, 2008 7 Comments Print this
Thanksgiving Dinner 2008 - Wednesday, November 19, 2008
It's the Wednesday before the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Come, feast, belch, and hang out. More details to follow.
Alumni Day / Football Game - Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Drop by the house around 1pm for elections, food, and alumni/active football/deathmatch.
Stevens Homecoming/Poker Tourney - Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Come back to campus for a BBQ hosted by Stevens from 12 - 4:30pm at the athletic field. Come to the house afterwards for a reception and poker tournament!
Thanksgiving Dinner 2007: November 14
November 14th is the Wednesday before the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Come to the house and meet the actives and your fellow alumni.
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Population is rising day by day. As a result of this high population deficiency of living place is being noticed. On the other hand, the residential price is also increasing day by day, which brings a hard time before people. They fail to buy their own property and start to stay in rental houses. In such a situation, building your own self-contained flat is the best option.
In Australia, it has been noticed that over 240,000 people are searching for properties with granny flats. The primary reason to buy a house with such a flat is, you may provide elder members privacy and on the other side you can send young ones to live an independent life. Most of the retired persons like to stay beside a river side with a green surrounding.
In that case, portable relocatable granny flats are suitable for them. Many people like to lead an adventurous life with a lot of travelling. As they love changes, so a portable self-contained flat is just appropriate for them. If you have an enough budget, then you can have a large flat with the facility of a tennis court, bowling greens, bbq pavilions, and swimming pool and club houses and so on. People who like to lead a lavish life find this type of flat suitable for them. If you are judging the flat by its name, then you will be wrong. As it is named "granny", it signifies an old age home, but it is not at all an old age home. Yes, old age people can make its best use, but at the same time young ones, couples also use these flats for any purpose. Besides, houses having these flats add an extra value to the property. If you are running a company, then you can use the flat as a place to store the products or you may use it as a conference hall.
In Australia, building of such flats has been approved by the Government. But the government has signed some rules. Among them it is one, a home owner having a land of 450sqm with 12 meter plus frontage is only eligible for building a flat. If you make a survey on this type of flat you may know that ordinary flats need varieties of building materials, and this is quite expensive. But these flats demand lesser materials and give the finish of an insulated wall. There are ample of benefits of insulated walls.


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A picture is worth a thousand words, and a visit is worth a million reviews. Twice a year, we create a unique opportunity to experience AUBG student life and academics through Open House days.
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- Take a tour of the campus.
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Brandon decides the theme for this camp out was "Geek Out". We took a pair of 3D glasses (yes yes should have turned it in) and punched out the polarizers.
Relaxing before the drive
Peach Bottom camping site
Night falls as we arrive
First night camp fire
First night movie
The geek glasses frame still on, reading Lego encyclopedia
Morning - up at 6:30 AM
Getting ready for the flag ceremony
Color guards raising the flag
Flag ceremony
Scout Master Adam Peterson and Assistant Scout Master Jamie White
Yummy breakfast!!
Awesome food
Breakfast time
Bear scouts
Waiting for the hike
Brandon and Ben
Cabin arrangements are very organized
Schedule for the day
Brandon and Ben, scout BFFs
Ready to hike!
At the start of the suspended bridge
Den Leader Doug
Pack 231 bears
Pack 231
Ben and Brandon
What cool mustasch!!
Brandon walking across the bridge
Mika, Brandon, Ben
Falling leaf. Waited for 2 mintues to get the perfect position and lighting, yet still don't have it.
Master Adam explains serpentine the green stone
Pack 231 scouts!
Continue hiking
Hiking towards the Mason Dixon Marker
The Mason Dixon Marker, marks the line separating the North and the South during the civil war
Walking back, Brandon and Scotty
Roudy lunch bunch
Wonderful lunch being served!!
Yummy lunch
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Viewsonic takes LCD panel speeds to the next level, announcing record busting response times of just eight milliseconds.
Not only are LCD panels getting bigger and cheaper, it seems that they're also getting faster as well. Viewsonic has revealed that it will be releasing a 17in LCD panel with a record breaking response time of just 8ms. The panel will be based on Viewsonic's VP171 model, which is currently a 16ms unit.
Fast response times are an important factor for gamers and movie fans as it ensures that the action remains smooth on screen at all times, without the slightest hint of ghosting.
The 17in model was chosen first as it is the highest selling category of panel but 8ms technology will spread across other sizes over the next sixth months.
Pricing has not been confirmed but it should be similar to the current model, though a small premium for the high spec is likely at first. The panel is expected in Europe during November.


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The Selmanaires have grown up in the burgeoning Atlanta indie scene nearly step-for-step with the Black Lips; playing the ego to the latter's id, the Selmanaires show off a (slightly) more civilized musicianship as they explore several decades' worth of genres here on their second album.
When you're essentially partners in crime with a band of bad boys like the Black Lips, it takes extra effort not to appear tame by comparison. The Selmanaires have grown up in the burgeoning Atlanta indie scene nearly step-for-step with the Lips, but while both bands brandish a renegade, devil-may-care ethos, they each come at it from very different angles. Playing the ego to the Lips' id, the Selmanaires show off a (slightly) more civilized musicianship, exploring several decades worth of genres versus hedonistically ripping through three-minute Stones and Motown throwbacks.
That's not to say The Air Salesmen doesn't also go down well with a lukewarm can of Milwaukee's Best. On this sophomore effort, the band offers plenty of opportunities for debauchery, though they're cribbed in a more nuanced tone. On one hand, you have a heedless lothario anthem like "Just to Get Yr Love", its skyscraping guitar wails and cocksure come-ons a friendly parody of chic retro bands like Wolfmother or the Darkness. That frat-friendly attitude gets turned on its head, however, by the sultry yet cautionary "Nite Beat", a dance-rock song steeped in Franz Ferdinand-style soap opera sex and violence: "Get on the floor/ There's no time to implore.../ We lay down our instincts."
The middle third of Salesmen stands as the album's most brow-raising section. Here the band flexes some unexpected intellectual muscle to tackle bookish post-punk in the tradition of Talking Heads, Gang of Four, and Throbbing Gristle. It's a Rubik's Cube the band doesn't quite crack, but there's still plenty of existential charm in the Go4 offshoot "Reason and Chance", whether in its pleasureless metallic drone or observations on human rationality and determinism. It's no secret "A Small Room" and "GMAFB" (short for "Give me a fucking break") strive to emulate David Byrne's televangelist bark and his band's intricate rhythms, even if the crass demeanor and ham-handed songwriting more closely resemble late-1980s Red Hot Chili Peppers.
While this jerky genre-hopping helps to hold the listener's attention, some dabbling passes by too quickly. The catchy "Verdigris Intrigue", for example, is a lone psychedelic daydream amongst rawkers and post-punk reincarnations, a sad fact considering it's the strongest four and a half minutes here. Still, Salesman makes a stronger case for these guys as serious musicians than their clumsier debut, and their enthusiasm, for whichever genre they're copping, remains irrefutable. Even when borrowing from a library of ideas, though, exceptional bands find a way to make it all sound exclusively their own, and that skill remains the Selmanaires's biggest hurdle to date.


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Today marks 20 years since the FDA officially approved Viagra as a treatment for male impotence. The drug was historic in that it was the first to be approved in the United States for the condition.
The pills effectiveness is evident by the fact that the Rush and Division area in Chicago has been nicknamed "The Viagra Triangle," from the propensity for horny, performance enhanced old men to chase young women in the local drinking establishments. The "little blue pill" has been enormously significant in restoring confidence (and boners) to men wearing designer jeans long after they should have started wearing casual trousers or khakis.
Often the question that scientist ask themselves is "Can we?" when they should be asking "Should we?" The uptick in 70-year-old dads at high school graduation should be significant in the coming years.


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John Richbourg was one of the legendary AM jocks that brought black music to every part of the eastern U.S. over the mighty 1510 WLAC. Along with Gene Nobles, Herman Grizzard, and Hoss Allen, they broke black artists onto the sales charts. Here's a live commercial done by John R himself. Listen to it here.
John left WLAC in 1973, about four years before I worked there. He battled cancer, and in 1985 a benefit was held for him at the Grand Ole Opry house.
There were over 30 acts, and each gave John credit for their careers. I had a program, but it's gone now. The acts I remember appearing were the Isley Brothers, James Brown, the Neville Brothers, Rufus and Carla Thomas, B.B. King, the Coasters, and Charlie Daniels. There were so many acts they had an intermission at 9pm, and the music continued til 1:30am, ending with a giant jam session that featured B.B. King and Charlie Daniels dueling guitars.
John was on the left of the stage from the audience view in a wheelchair. He was too weak to talk, but waved to everyone. He died the next year.
You can get more of the feel of those WLAC days by reading the story here.


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The Mediterranean is a Helluva Holiday. Now I Need a Nap.
Air Transat had lost mom's luggage on the flight over, so we had to search for toiletries for all of us, since Mom was bringing them all. Our flight over was fine, although the website said to arrive 3 hours early and they wouldn't let us start checking in until 2 hours before the flight. We had dinner at the hotel upon our arrival. They didn't have a lot to offer for vegans so we had salad then headed to bed.
The next morning (July 5th), we called Air Transat to see what was going on with Mom's luggage and they said it would be on a flight the next day, and that they would get it to our next port (Naples) on the cruise. We checked out of the hotel and caught a cab to the cruise terminal.
|Driving to the terminal
|Approaching the ship!
We got to the terminal and checked in. We had to go to guest services to tell them about Mom's luggage so they could track it and pick it up on her behalf when it arrived at port. This was a great service to have on board as the guests don't have to track their own luggage and can enjoy their stay.
|Our bed for the next week.
After we put our stuff in our rooms we headed to the top deck for some breakfast and to find the head waiter to tell them we were Vegan. When booking the cruise we put in a request for vegan meals and they had placed a letter in our room telling us to go to the main dining room to put in our dinner orders.
|View of Barcelona from the ship
|Adults only zone, and pool
|Starter: Butternut squash soup
|Main: Veggies and Tofu stirfry
|Dessert: Fruit
|Main pool deck at night.
|The secret pool we couldn't access. (We are peaking over the wall)
|Dueling piano bar
The next day we were at sea. The ocean was stunning. I love looking out to the water.
|Played in the Game Arcade.
|Bucket of Beer!! You saved $5 by buying the bucket.
|Main: Burritos
|Dessert: Peach Cobbler
It was a great tour of the old city. When we got back to the ship we looked to see if Mom received her luggage. She did not. We went back to guest services to find out where it was. We had to phone Air Transat again, and they said it was in Barcelona, then they said it was in Livorno, then it was in Rome and had been for two days... They couldn't seem to get their story straight and we had no idea when to expect it. They promised we would get it tomorrow in Rome. This was hard to believe.
We went back to the gift shop and mom bought a couple things. She was able to get some swim shorts so we got ready and headed to the pool for the rest of the day, since most people were off the boat. It was quite relaxing. We just relaxed and tried to not let the luggage fiasco bother us.
After "pooling" we got ready for dinner. I forgot to bring our camera to dinner. For starter we had Miso soup and the Main dish we had was a vegetable and tofu noodle bowl. It was amazing. We ordered it again later in the cruise and I did take a picture then. For dessert we had strawberry cobbler.
Then we wandered around the ship and found entertainment. We went to bed early as the next day we were exploring Rome!
Our second port was Citavitavecchia, we did the excursion Rome on Your Own.
Rome was such a long hot day. When we arrived back at the ship we showered and got ready for dinner.
|Starter: Pea Soup
|Main: Roasted Vegetables with rice.
|Dessert: Raspberry Cobbler
July 9th, we arrived in Livorno, Italy. Our excursion was Pisa and Beach. We arrived back at the ship after the excursion. Mom got her luggage and was beyond thrilled, so we got ready and went to the pool for a couple hours. Then we got ready and headed to the theatre for the show called Legends in Concert. It was okay. They played it up as if we were going to see Madonna, Elvis and Michael Jackson impersonators. We saw Rod Stewart, Sting, and Gloria Estefan impersonators. After the show we ran to the dining room, as they were closing in half hour.
|Starter: Mushroom soup
|Main: Tofu noodle dish.
After dinner we were finally able to relax.
July 10th we arrived in Cannes, France. France was absolutely beautiful. The excursion we did was Monaco and Monte Carlo.
After the excursion we got some dinner. They sat us in the centre on the dining room which was kind of like being in a fish bowl.
|You can stand and look into the dining room from two levels.
|Starter: Butternut Squash soup.
|They brought out empty plates for us along with Mom's dinner.
|Main: Vegetable Indian curry with rice
|Dessert: Lemon Sorbet
|The Epic Beatles.
July 11th, Our port of call was Palma, Majorica, Spain. The ship wasn't to arrive until 2pm, so we didn't book an excursion.
We spent the morning walking around the ship exploring places we hadn't been yet. Also trying to attend stuff going on.
|Pool deck band.
|A chef did an ice carving demo
|It's a Dolphin
|Lamp shade horse.
After a day by the pool side, we headed down for dinner. We dressed up and went to the posh dining hall for our last dinner of the cruise.
|Starter: Mushroom soup
|Main: Red Thai Curry
|Dessert: Lemon Sorbet.
The next morning we had to disembark. We grabbed some breakfast and packed our bags. We caught a cab to our hotel in Barcelona, Spain.
After a few days in Barcelona, we flew to London, England.
We made it home safely after our two week holiday with Mom.
Thank you for reading. If you enjoyed this post and want to see more on cruising, check out our post on "Epic Cruise Through the Iberian Peninsula"


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Every year for the past several, my cartoonist group, C.L.A.W. has participated in Wayzgoose, which is a local hand-press and bookmaking festival celebrated at King's Books in Tacoma. There are local printing and hand-press artists and enthusiasts, showing and selling their work, letting people run tabletop presses and there's even a t-shirt print shop that has a silkscreen press set up that prints t-shirts right on the spot!
But the undeniable glory of the whole event are the groups that get to produce the giant 4'x 4' steamroller prints and the CLAW has always been one of the teams allowed to work with this medium! We create a design, carve it out in a large block of linoleum, and in the parking lot next to the King's Books building a steamroller waits to drive over the inked panel and large sheet of dampened paper (pressed between a sheet of plywood and padded mats, of course) and impress as well as emboss the image into the paper! The final printed pieces are beautiful things!
This year, however was particularly exciting for me because I finally had a design chosen to be our print for 2016! And what's more--our theme for the design was Tacoma-born, science fiction master, author Frank Herbert, the creator of the "DUNE" saga! Now, I didn't carve the block by myself--several members of CLAW, including me< worked on it in the week prior to the event. I fretted and worried about it though! I didn't want mine to be the first CLAW print that didn't come off right!! I had also had this stupid idea to use a second ink color to make the eyes blue, in honor of the "blue-within-blue eyes" of the Spice addicted Dune characters! And I had no idea if that was going to work either! So I worried!
But everything went wonderfully smoothly! We cranked out our allotted 5 prints in record time and the admittedly crude method I chose to do the blue eyes special effect worked perfectly well! I turned out to be a fantastic looking print and the splash of color really made it pop! Anyway, here are a few photos from the event, including one of fellow CLAW member James Stowe and I manning the CLAW table inside Destiny City Comics (right next door to King's Books). If we look like we're having fun--that's because we are!


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Godzilla's Gang
Godzilla's Gang was a little known toy line from 1978 mannufactured by Japanese toy maker Popy and sold in the USA by Mattel. These figures were sold bagged with header cards and retailed for about a dollar.
Ironically, only the Godzilla figure itself was from the Godzilla franchise. The remainder of the figures were all Ultraman Villians.
- King Joe
- Bemustar
- Godzilla
- Noko-Girin
- Micras
- Eleking
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Tamale, June 30, GNA - The Ghana Health Service will soon absorb beneficiaries of the Health Assistants Module of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) into mainstream nursing for them to become professional nurses.
A list of over 7,000 beneficiaries covering 60 per cent of the total membership of the module has been forwarded to the Ghana Health Service to offer them professional training and put them in mainstream nursing to supplement the inadequate number of nurses in the system. Mr Adam Mohammed Aminu, Northern Regional Coordinator of NYEP, disclosed this during a mid-year review meeting of Zoomlion Ghana Limited in Tamale.
He explained that the measure would help reduce the woefully inadequate nurse-patient ratio in health facilities and provide permanent employment for the youth. Mr Aminu, however, made it clear that the percentage indicated did not include those who were academically qualified and were already leaving for further studies.
He expressed gratitude to the Zoomlion Company for maintaining a good relationship with the NYEP, saying "I must state that our relationship is beyond imagination and that is why my outfit and yours keep making the progress in our areas of operation". Mr Aminu called for greater collaboration, dedication and cooperation between their two organisations in their quest to ensure a cleaner environment for Ghana. Mr Atieku Gzandu, Head of Research and Development of Zoomlion, said it was prudent for staff to follow rules of protocol and abide by laid down procedures to be able to excel and achieve better results for the company. He directed that all Zoomlion property in the regions should be labelled and numbered for inventory purposes. Mr Gzandu was happy that staff of the company all over the country were putting up their best to move the company forward and warned that any worker found to be incompetent and non-productive will not be entertained by the company.
The Northern Regional Operations Supervisor of Zoomlion, Mr Daniel Martey, said the company had accorded the various regional branches autonomy and therefore urged staff to give of their best to be able to achieve the company's aims and objectives. He stated that the company would not tolerate any laziness and commended the staff for a job well done during the first two quarters of the year.


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The UMBC Department of Athletics will provide a bus for any fan wishing to travel to the University of Hartford for the top-seeded women's basketball team's America East Championship quarterfinal game on Friday, March 4, at 6:05 p.m. The bus will depart from the Stadium Lot (formerly Lot 17) at 9:30 a.m. and will return to Baltimore following the game. A seat on the bus is free; however tickets to the game are not included. Please contact assistant director of marketing Kristen Alexander at firstname.lastname@example.com by 4 p.m. Thursday to reserve a seat on the bus. Tickets to the game, which can be purchased by calling 860-768-HAWK or visiting AmericaEast.com, are $15 for bleacher seating or $25 for reserved chairback. UMBC student seating is $10 with a valid ID and can be purchased at Hartford's Chase Arena at the Reich Family Pavilion.
The Retrievers (19-10, 13-3 AE) won their first-ever America East regular-season title and will face the winner of Thursday's first-round game between No. 8 Stony Brook and No. 9 Maine. With a win, UMBC would take on the winner of Friday's quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 Hartford and No. 5 Albany on Sunday at 1:34 p.m. Should the Retrievers emerge victorious, they would host the America East Championship game on Saturday, March 12.


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Apple does a good job of hiding all the nerd magic that goes on behind the scenes in their devices and for most people that's a good thing. If you want to get your geek on and see what your mac is really doing behind that grey fruit, open terminal and type this command.
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Two months before 17-year-old Alexa of northern New Jersey—a national merit scholar, Girl Scout Gold Award recipient and standout soccer player—planned to submit her application to Amherst, anxiety set in. Even though she met all the requirements to land her on the college's competitive playing field, she wanted an independent education counselor (IEC) to give the final nod on her application. It didn't matter that her parents, guidance counselor, coach and teachers invested more than 100 hours steering her through the college process.
Her parents contacted a pricey New York City college-planning service and, after relating Alexa's long list of achievements, they agreed to "fit her in," starting off with a 90-minute consultation and then a six-hour boot camp so a counselor could review her essays and Common App. Price: $10,000.
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If you have never made a business plan it may seem impossible. Fortunately a template will walk you through the process. While you can make adjustments as necessary, the sooner you start using your plan template, the more you will get to know how it works. As you adjust your ideas they will be reflected in the plan. When your plan is complete you can use it to present your case to possible investors. If you can, get an experienced friend or business acquaintance to look it over first.
There are a number of ways of going about the process of writing a good business plan. One of the most tried and time tested ways that works well is using a business plan template. While these are easily available online, some of them are way better than the others. A lot depends on the approach that goes into writing the business plan. However, the best business plan template is that which meets all your business needs and requirements by offering you a high level of customization and a professional layout of all the content that you would like to include. So, rather than looking around for an existing plan and then designing your own plan along the same lines, it would be a better idea to use software that allows you to create your own template.
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Chairman of the Football Association Greg Dyke has told a Department of Culture, Media and Sport Committee that the English FA won't bid for any more tournaments while the game's international governing body Fifa is led by Sepp Blatter - who he compares to North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-Un.
"We have already made a decision that we will not bid for Fifa tournaments while Sepp Blatter is there because we won't win," said Dyke. "Mr Blatter sees the allegations as an attack on Fifa by the British press. Our decision is to try and concentrate in the years ahead on hosting Uefa tournaments."
Dyke was referring to allegations of corruption over the awarding of the 2022 tournament to Qatar. Sepp Blatter said before the Brazil World Cup Finals that the British press were motivated by racism.
"We've seen what the British press has published," he said in June, referring to major investigations by the Sunday Times. "I don't know what the reasoning is behind this but we must maintain unity. They want to destroy, not the game, but they want to destroy the institution, because our institution is strong, and is so strong we are sure they will not destroy it."
Dyke said he was astonished at what he witnessed at his first Fifa congress in Sao Paulo. "It was like something out of North Korea. It was all 'Hail to the leader'. The British aren't like that, quite the opposite really."
Now Dyke believes the relations between the FA and Fifa are so poisonous there is no point even attempting to mount another bid for a World Cup Finals. That means if Russia are stripped of the tournament England will not step in as a replacement.
Dyke said it was too soon to decide if Russia should be stripped of the 2018 tournament after being suspected of involvement in the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines MH17 on 17 July with the loss of all 298 on board. Labour's shadow health minister Andy Burnham is one of those who are calling for Fifa to rethink whether Russia should remain hosts.
"I think it has to be looked at in longer terms than a week or two," said Dyke. "We wouldn't have a view yet. I think we have to wait and see how things play out."
Dyke also had kind words for England manager Roy Hodgson after what has been called England's worst-ever showing at a major tournament. Hodgson, said Dyke, did "quite a good job." Dyke had been criticised when England's draw was announced for pretending to slit his throat.


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Zeus Quest Remastered
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
'Zeus Quests Remastered' is a silly point and click adventure game with light-hearted humour. It combines Greek Mythology with Sci-Fi in a twisted way! This remake is fully animated with 60FPS, silly vector FHD graphics and super silly dialogs.
You control Zeus (Boss of Olympus) which is a wacky character. He tries to fix a time machine to save the planet from explosion. Everything happens in Greek mythology timeframe. The characters and dialogues are silly and translated into 6 languages. There is English Voice over in some cut scenes. Everything is fully animated with 60fps. We use Vector art, a unique cartoonish style.
Zeus, the boss of Olympus is summoned back to earth by an ancient security mechanism. The story starts with Zeus flying his spaceship and landing it in the bottom of the Santorini Ocean. In Santorini he will interact with dozens of crazy characters and solve many smart puzzles. The game is big, full length. He will visit Oia, Akrotiri, Fira, Caldera, Volcano and many more places until he finally discovers his super weapon, the thunder and the time machine box. But even then the task is far from over, he will have to set sail to another cluster of Greek islands, Milos, Karpathos, Mykonos and Delos. There he has to find the scattered pieces of the time machine so that he can use it to save the planet. There he will even abduct Europe transformed into a bull (mythology) and take her to Minoan Crete in the Knossos timeframe. There he will enter the famous labyrinth of Knossos, go to Festos and find the missing pieces to complete the mission.
• Silly 'Point and Click' Adventure game, Old-School.
• Silly 60FPS fully animated characters.
• Silly plot & dialogues translated into 6 languages.
• Silly vector graphics in Full HD.
• Free Cloud Sync. Sync multiple devices. (Start playing on your PC and continue on your tablet or phone).
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|German, Greek Modern, English, Spanish; Castilian, French, Italian
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I was originally just going to write this as a straight interview with Maude Raymond about her coaching week at Camp Of Champs, but I realised this was a perfect opportunity to not only address the so-often-discussed topic of women's skiing, but to offer some solutions.
In an industry where women are constantly reiterating that a support network or community is sorely needed, here we have a camp providing just that. It is not solely a ski camp, but an all day program in which Maude herself provides all sorts of coaching, support and encouragement, on and off the hill.
Creating an environment in which women are self-sustaining is vital. So many girls will ride with boys to push themselves (I have no complaints with this), but what would be truly fantastic is to have enough women in the industry with the capabilities to push each other. I think the deficit in women's skiing could be chalked up to two things: 1) not enough women/girls in the sport and 2) a different mental game to boys.
Okay, so, solutions! For one, MAAD week at COC. Here you have one of the most OG skiers in the game. Maude's name and branding is known by everyone in the industry and she has built all of this on her skill, dedication and passion for the sport. She's notorious for her collaborations with other female skiers on projects, which is what the industry needs. She is a huge campaigner for women's skiing and in a time where more and more all female projects are emerging, you'll find Maude front and centre.
Hey Maude! How's it going? How was Japan?
Hey Maddie! You are a legend with that backflip! All my respect. Japan was great! I just can't get enough of that place!
Haha, thanks so much! So, COC Maad week! What can girls expect from you as a coach?
I will be coaching and hosting all week, on and of hill! So I will accompany the girls the entire week! I get the girls to set up goals for the week and help them achieve. I guide them to find their strength, their own style so they can love what they do while to progressing fast!
Maude with her campers
What was your highlight of MAAD week last year?
Well I was impressed with how fast all of the girls progressed, ladies night was a success but I mostly looooooved getting all of them to come bungee jump with me! It was so much fun.
What would be the 3 main things you focus on during the camp?
Fun, Solid shredding, Lifestyle.
Doing what she does best
What type of goals do you help these girls achieve?
Their own ;)
Do you feel any personal responsibility to help push and guide the female side of the ski industry?
Yes!!! I wish I had that opportunity when I started and it gets me so stoked to do so! I also want to help to keep the roots of Freestyle alive!
Tramp coaching
What are some of your goals (on and off snow) you're aiming to achieve within the next year?
- Finally find the structure and people to help build the webseries I'm trying to do! I see it, just need to find a way to bring it to reality!
- Also get my little clothing brand a little bigger
- Make a winter camp!
What is something you'd like to see happen for the first time in women's skiing within the next year?
A jam format contest on a jump and a street set up jam like redirect, that is based on creativity where girls are having fun shredding together!!!
Women's skiing is definitely moving in the right direction, in the last year, off the top of my head, I've seen Lisa Zimmerman nail both way super-feds, Johanne Killi has the illest cork 9 blunts, Coco Ballet-Baz a laced back 3 swap, not to mention what Maude and Anna Segal were up to in Japan... I could go on and on! The progression is there! I know how much those girls named ski with other girls, and it's easy to see how fruitful it is. We are such a small community and we need to band together even more and push our wonderful sport.
So, if there is anyway you can get to COC for MAAD week, do it, not just for you, but for women's skiing. If you can't get to COC, grab your nearest girlfriend and go skiing, skating, bounce on some trampolines, or jump off some rocks. Not just for you, but for women's skiing.
MAAD week is week B (same as Newschoolers week) July 3-10
Sponsors: Armada, Spy Optics, Oyuki, Vans, Billabong with more to be announced.


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Ooops! A spreadsheet was left in the office copier! Whose is it? If a page falls out of a 100 page spreadsheet report, can we tell where to refile it?
5 Second Excel Rule: a total stranger can see your spreadsheet and know where it goes within 5 seconds. With a printed spreadsheet in hand, you should be able to open the computer file in 5 seconds. In 5 seconds of opening the computer file, you should know the latest status of that project.
- Title. Make sure you title tells the who, when, and what of the spreadsheet's purpose. If the title only appears front center of page 1, then have it mentioned in the header of subsequent pages.
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- File Name. Include the file name in your headers or footers. List a file path or a department name if needed.
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Appraised value and fair market value both take on the task of determining the worth of a business or property in a free market. An appraised value is an expert's best estimation of what the entity is worth, while the fair market value is what it should sell for. The appraised value and the fair market value, in theory, should come out to the same amount. However, that often proves not to be the case in practice.
Valuation Basics
The basic equation for all business valuations involves adding the earnings value and the asset value to get the total entity value. However, this can be calculated in different ways depending on the purpose behind the calculation. A valuation conducted for liquidation purposes will place a higher value on the present value of the assets, for example, and less on their future value within the business. Most valuations, therefore, are conducted for a specific purpose at a specific point in time.
Appraised Value
Appraised value is the dollar amount an item or business has been valued after being examined by a qualified expert, who comes up with a figure she considers to be the true market value. Professionals use financial information, industry data and other figures to come up with this final number. The appraiser calculates the intrinsic value of the business, based on fundamentals and operational performance. It has the advantage over other valuation methods, such as owner's estimate valuation, adjusted book value valuation and capitalization of income valuation, in that it's a more comprehensive methodology that does not rely solely on owner-provided information and accounts for both present and future value. If financing is required, appraised value often is what lenders use to decide how much may be borrowed to purchase the business.
Fair Market Value
Fair market value refers to the price a particular property or business would be expected to sell for given a willing seller and a willing buyer, in an open and unrestricted market, when neither is compelled to act and both have reasonable knowledge of the facts. The number of prospective buyers has a big impact on fair market value. If a lot of people are interested in a business, it's presumably got a higher market value.
Key Differences
The big difference between appraised value and fair market value is that the latter is more of a hypothetical figure. A qualified professional can look at the data and provide an appraisal based on standard formulas, but the fair market value calculation is open to interpretation. You don't know the true fair market value of something until it's sold, and even then it's tough to tell, because no buyer and seller have perfect information on the other. A seller may secretly be desperate to sell his business because of an undeclared illness that will keep him from running it. A location that may be seen as a negative by both a professional appraiser and a seller may be a positive in a buyer's calculations because of its proximity to her other operations, such as a warehouse or manufacturing facility.
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Monday, May 26, 2008
confessions of a perfectionist...
I like everything to be perfect. Everything. Me, my apartment, my job, my friends. I like it the way I want it. Which, naturally, causes a multitude of problems. Earlier this month, I finished the hardest semester of school I've ever had. The material was brand new and challenged a lot of my previous philosophies of teaching. The professor was wonderful, but demanding. In a life already filled with a full time job, family, and friends, I was trying to be the perfect student, too. There were times when I failed at all of it miserably.
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