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text: Having problems with your furnace? Furnace service may be the answer Posted December 8, 2016 We know you want to think about your furnace as little as possible. If it's running well, you probably aren't thinking about it very much. When things begin going wrong and your furnace is suffering problems, it's the only thing you can think about, along with all of the worst-case scenarios about what the problem may be. Put your mind at ease! A easy way to keep from stressing (or even thinking about) your furnace is to keep up with annual furnace service. Think of your furnace service as getting your oil changed in your car, it is necessary to keep your system running properly and extends the life of your investment. Our certified specialists will check to ensure that everything is working correctly, clean, assess your electrical connections and alter any of your system's parts or ducts if necessary. Throughout your yearly furnace service, we are able to discover any minor problems before they develop into future headaches. Along with the advantage of being less likely to have an unanticipated breakdown, a appropriately preserved furnace will also operate more efficiently. If you have been seeing an increase on your utility bills lately, your furnace may be to blame. A furnace in need of service has to work tougher to do its job and that can mean an increase in energy use. Something else to think about is your furnace's warranty. Depending on your system, not keeping up with scheduled furnace service by a licensed professional could void your warranty. Manufacturers understand the value of routine maintenance on your system's performance. Forgetting your furnace service could lead to messes down the road and it could get pricy. Let us help keep your furnace off your mind. If you've noticed any difficulties with your furnace or just haven't planned your annual furnace service yet, give us a call at 309-323-9584. Back To Blog

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Have your favourite fluffy or not so fluffy friend hand painted with watercolour and inks, on heavyweight A4 for a friend or loved one!
(If you have more than 3 pets please get in touch and I can create a custom listing for you, it will be roughly £5 for each pet added.)
Please select the options to choose how many pets below, and leave me a message: [email protected] to let me know what sort of design you would like.
Please send me some images of your dogs for me to work from and a few pointers that help me to make the portrait extra personal are:
– Gender (I give females pretty eyelashes!)
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More info on OLED - "The future's bright--the future's OLED."
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Good 'ol Gizmodo provided a link to the Australian version of ZDNet. More importantly, to an article about OLEDs. Now that a couple products (Kodak Camera) are coming around we can finally see some of the benefits this technology has to offer.
My favorite, besides the obvious less costly flat displays, is power consumption. I can't wait till they start mass producing these things. Too bad I have to.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man who told police in 1982 that he came home from work to find his wife dead with an ax buried in her head has been charged with murder.
The Democrat & Chronicle reports that an indictment was unsealed Friday against James Krauseneck in the Feb. 19, 1982 killing of 29-year-old Cathleen Krauseneck.
The 67-year-old Krauseneck pleaded not guilty. His adult daughter accompanied him to the court appearance.
His attorneys insist he is innocent.
Krauseneck told police in 1982 that he found his wife dead when he returned to his Rochester-area home from his job at Eastman Kodak Co. He scooped up his then-toddler daughter and ran to a neighbor's home to call police.
Authorities in 2016 conducted DNA testing on the ax handle and other evidence.


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Boxing is a sport full of intimacy. Intimacy with self and others. It brings us closer to ourselves. We head into the ring to descend into the depths of personal fear and unknowns and when we come out, we have a deeper understanding of who we are. We suffer in training to discover the gaps in our will and desire. We want to know these gaps at the deepest level, so when tested we can cross these gaps without thought. We are constantly looking for the perfect balance of humility and daring. We need this balance to be able to respond to the reality before us and not the expected situation we have over imagined! To know oneself allows for seeing from the inside out. It allows for the ability to be vulnerable and strong and to put aside false protection practices. We are drawn to boxing because of self discovery just as much as we are drawn to it for the visceral releases it provides our bodies. To box is to know intimacy, to box is to know oneself and to box is to connect to our deepest respect for the struggle it is to be human.
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Fundraising for The WNY Challenger Sports League!
Hosted by Calhoon's Pub, Newfane's Annual Bike Night is a gathering of motorcycles of all makes and models, to raise money for good causes!
This year, Bike Night will raise money for The WNY Challenger Sports League!
The Challenger Sports League is open to players of all ages. Each player has a physical or mental condition that limits their participation in other competitive sports programs. Games are structured to allow all players to be involved as they are able. Traditional rules are modified and the focus is always on having fun while learning the game.
Players are recognized for their efforts with a prize at the end of the season. Throughout the year, players enjoy pizza or hot dogs and a variety of other refreshments at their events. They also have a Christmas party, a valentine dance, an egg hunt, a summer picnic, a Halloween party and a "prom" experience. All sports games and events are currently sponsored through donations and fundraisers like Newfane's Bike Night!
Bike Night includes raffles, 50/50 Splits, Live Vendors and Live Music, Cold Beer, Food and BIKES!
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Tannins are the substances that can be found in plants like tea, citruses, apple, pear, plum, coffee, cocoa and grapes. Tannin is a natural ingredient of wines whereas, sulfur dioxide, in contrast, and is an essential additive added to all wines. It acts as an antioxidant and prevents attack of unwanted bacteria and yeast. In this study we have analyzed twelve wine samples for tannins as well as sulfur dioxide content. There are several methods used for determination of tannins and sulfur dioxide content even though the titration method plays an important role. Redox titration method was used for determination of tannins content and Ripper method for sulfur dioxide content. Tannins content were found in the range of 0.016 to 0.25% while free and combine: sulfur dioxide content is in the range of 4.78 to 12.5 ppm and 64 to 256 ppm respectively.
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When the Wii was released in November 2005, the motion controls were revolutionary. But that was then. Now it's 2009, and Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has seen the future.
The future? The future.
The PS3 already has motion controls with the SIXAXIS, but will be getting more exact motion controls with the wand-like controller. Microsoft's answer to motion controls is Natal.
Square Enix's Wada thinks the impact of motion controls might be "small". In an interview with The Financial Times, the exec said, "Present game machines already have a lot of functions: they are a network terminal, a Blu-ray or DVD player, and a gaming machine. Compared to these three pillars, the [new motion] controllers are quite limited, so the impact may be small. They are an extension of the gaming function."
This being said, Wada calls Natal's user interface "fantastic" and he thinks it will become standard.
According to Wada, the machine that started the recent motion controller craze, the Wii, will be getting a new version in 2011 with more PS3 and Xbox 360 and possibility a new controller — we're thinking this new controller with combine the traditional Wii Remote with Wii MotionPlus into a single controller.


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Wrist strain sidelines Gattis; Simmons exits
ATLANTA -- Catcher Evan Gattis was a late scratch from Tuesday's lineup due to a strained right wrist and shortstop Andrelton Simmons exited the Braves' 6-3 loss to the Red Sox with right ankle inflammation. Both players are day to day.
Gattis began to feel discomfort after his third round of batting practice and ended up missing his sixth game in the past nine days. He was sidelined from Tuesday to Friday after he began experiencing viral symptoms May 17 in St. Louis.
X-rays were negative for Gattis, who experienced similar discomfort in 2012 when he strained a tendon while playing for Double-A Mississippi. He missed just a couple of days after receiving a plasma rich platelet injection.
"It just came out of nowhere, so we took the day and we'll see where I'm at tomorrow," Gattis said. "We'll just go from there."
The Braves elected to pull Simmons from Tuesday night's game following the bottom of the seventh. The ankle has bothered Simmons off and on for the past couple of weeks, and he may have tweaked it during the top half of the inning.
"I feel OK, hopefully it goes away quick and the inflammation or swelling goes down," Simmons said. "Hopefully, I'll be ready to go tomorrow. ... It's not a terrible pain, it's just a nagging thing."
Grady Sizemore plated the go-ahead run Tuesday night by hitting a broken-bat comebacker to the mound. The bat distracted reliever Luis Avilan, who failed to field the ball cleanly. The ball hit Avilan's glove, causing it to change direction.
A charging Simmons was forced to cut right quickly as he barehanded the ball and threw to first to get the out.
"He moves around pretty good. He's pretty active out there," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Sometimes, he'll aggravate it and it swells up on him, but hopefully we caught it early enough. I didn't want him to have the rest of the game to hurt it, so I took him out of the game to get some treatment, and we'll check him again tomorrow."
Simmons added: "I just felt it today. It just started nagging me during the inning. It didn't want to go away when we got done with the inning. I tried playing on, but it just didn't feel like I was going to help my team."


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Cross View is situated in the small village of Litton, a village of a few hundred people, with a village green, a shop and a pub.
Fifteen minutes' walk away is the large village of Tideswell, which has more of everything, as well as a beautiful medieval church known locally as 'The Cathedral of the Peak'.
Litton is situated in the limestone White Peak, with a wide choice of walks literally on the doorstep. Cressbrook Dale, for example, can be reached in ten minutes (five for children). To see its flowers at their best, visit in May or June, but it is unmissable at any time of year.
The gritstone Dark Peak is also only a short car drive away. Castleton and Mam Tor offer a different and wilder scenery.


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I'm sure we've all heard this one. The time-worn favorite of the armchair evangelical who exhorts us to pray for our nation in that email you are supposed to forward to 25 friends.
2 Chron. 7:14 – "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. "
We see this verse again and again when it's time for the National Day of Prayer, "See You At The Pole," or a variety of other times and events when people need to feel like they are DOING something.
However, like so many other things in modern day eschatology, I think we tend to skip over a lot in this verse and focus on the "easy" stuff.
Keep in mind that praying is only ONE of the things that the verse exhorts us to do.
Another is to humble ourselves, a third is to turn from our wicked ways. Understanding that "wicked" simply means "un-Godly." We tend to think of wickedness as those "evil" things like adultery and murder and stealing. But in God's eyes, "wickedness" is anything we do outside of His will. Anger, strife, jealousy…delusions of self-sufficiency. Even "good" things done with the best of intentions, if they are done based on our human (and thus flawed) intentions might ultimately be considered "wickedness."
Isaiah 46:6 – "For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away."
It is hard to truly understand "humbling" ourselves when we've never really lived under a King. We've never had to physically kneel before a throne, before a man who has the power of life and death in his hands, and whose very words become law the moment they are spoken. Humbling ourselves means giving up everything that isn't of God; giving up the demands that we get to live life like WE think it should be lived. It means giving up being mad at God when I don't get my way or don't understand my circumstance, and committing myself absolutely to accepting His sovereign authority over my life. "Seeking His face" involves a lot more than invoking his name like a spell from Harry Potter that will magically fix things. It means daily, moment by moment, wanting to know more about WHO God is and what than means to my life.
It's easy to say we will pray every day. It's easy to say that if the rest of the country would just straighten out and clean up their act…
However, is it as easy to say that we will pray…AND seek His face AND humble ourselves AND turn from our wicked ways? It's about more than praying for our leaders, it's about changing the way we live our lives in a very real and personal way. ONLY THEN does this scripture promise that God will heal our land. Prayer is certainly a great place to start, but I think it's a lot taller of an order and a lot more work than most people want to think. Myself included!!
I think it's important to remember that the context of this verse is God speaking to Solomon just after the completion of the Temple. God is actually speaking in the past-tense here. Because the people, after they had already endured droughts, plagues and disease, humbled themselves, turned from their wicked ways and turned their face towards God, He heard their cry and restored them as a nation, complete with a fantastic new temple.
However. Comma.
God IMMEDIATELY goes on to warn Solomon that (based on Israel's history I'm sure) their new-found providence is still very conditional (I paraphrase slightly here):
IF, and I repeat IF you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, then AND ONLY THEN I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, 'You shall not lack a man {to be} ruler in Israel.' (vs 17-18)
And then he drops the other shoe….
"BUT! If you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, then I will uproot you from My land which I have given you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
"As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?'
"And they will say, 'Because they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers who brought them from the land of Egypt, and they adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this adversity on them.' (vs. 19-22)
And you know what's sad? We see in Isaiah 64:10-11 that that's exactly what happened:
Your holy cities have become a wilderness, Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and beautiful house, Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned {by} fire; And all our precious things have become a ruin.
So what we have is a pretty clear "Either/Or" proposition. God says that either you humble yourself, acknowledge HIM and ONLY HIM as your God, or your land will be made desolate and your people scattered.
No middle ground. Not a lot of ecumenicalism or mutli-culturalism there. Doesn't seem to support the whole, "we all worship the same god, just with different names" thing. Kind of "intolerant" and "divisive" isn't it?
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Heb 4:12 NASB)
It's almost like God KNOWS the wickedness of our heart, the darkness of human nature, and our nearly inevitable tendency to follow our own hearts rather than His will. Almost like a theme, running throughout the Scriptures, as if some things never change.
Something to think about. And tell 25 of your friends.


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Attitudes amongst organic chemists who seek industrial positions really need to change...they shouldn't expect to land a dream job in a dream location immediately out of school. Which would you rather do: start building a professional track record at less-than-ideal job or continue indentured academic servitude while waiting for a dream job that everyone else is clamoring for?I think the answer is this: is there a career ladder that leads to the top or not? If smaller companies are like the minor leagues in baseball (where future talent is grown and developed over time) and assuming that there is a more-than-likely chance (unlike the minor leagues) that your experience will translate into a better-paying job in the future, then it's worth it.
If taking a job at a smaller startup or a CRO is more like joining an independent league American football team (where the chances of joining the NFL are vanishingly small), then no, it's not worth it and we're just keeping our jobs because we want to keep doing chemistry.*
*And much as I love chemistry, I love my family more.


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Are you familiar with the TV show The Big Bang Theory? If so, I think you find Sheldon and Amy's relationship a bit weird that they have a relationship agreement. But I will let you in on a secret.
Kei and I actually have a relationship agreement! (But not like Amy and Sheldon's.) We made it a week after we decided to be a couple. It contains all our promises to each other and we still go back to it from time to time to see if we really do what we promised to each other. We add to it, we improve it and it kind of grows with us and our relationship.
Truth is it took us forever to get together. We have known each other since grade school. That was it. It was not till after college…that our paths crossed again. Kei asked me out 8 times, before I finally agreed to meet him. After seeing him, it took us 6 months or more to decide if we do make sense together. And also determine if we are really attracted to each other.
*Imagine what if Kei stopped asking me out after the third no. Our lives will be so different from what we have today.
In that span of time (is our courtship stage) we got to study each other. What makes each other tick, pet peeves, and rational/ emotional levels.
*At this time, I am still unsure about Kei but would like to know him better without the pressure of coupling up.
So, in my case: What I did was unusual. I insisted that when we go out, we always split the bill. In case the getting to know stage does not proceed to an actual relationship, I do not have any debt of gratitude or in Filipino "utang-na-loob". And he will not feel like I am taking advantage of the date (hello! free food). He does however fetch me from home to where we want to go and accompany me back home. From time to time he gives me flowers and chocolates.
At this time, I am shifting the focus from myself to listen to him then reveal and share opinions after. Basically, I am learning about him the same way as he learns about me, getting to know what our negotiable and non-negotiable/s as well as the compromises we agree upon.
*Obviously the dream girl or guy profile you created in your head is usually not the one you meet in real life, Maybe close but not exact. There is bound to be differences. Kei scored 7 out of 10 in my dream guy checklist. But now I couldn't imagine anyone better suited to me. If I remember correctly I got 8 on Kei's dream girl checklist. Yet here we are.
It is not only attraction; it is also a meeting of minds. This is analyzing people exactly as they are – the good, the bad and all the crazy in between/s. This is two different people trying to see if they can look at things in the same perspective, meld their ideas and complement each other. This is also the acceptance stage.
In example: his ideal girl is 5'4", your height is sadly 4'11". Would he be ok with that? Her ideal guy earns 50k a month, you earn 20k a month. Would it be ok? Would that matter? Is it a deal breaker? Do you really need that?
*And realistically, are your standards even possible? You got to ask yourself that. Example: You want a rich, athlete boyfriend with a hot body, are you yourself rich? Are you an athlete with a hot body to match? If not, you might want to rethink your standards. This also applies to those seeking to find a rich partner, Do that person even know you exist? Frequent the same places? Obviously its only in fairy tales that peasant girls marry the prince. Again are your standards realistic?
Because, imagination and real life will never be the same, it will always have differences and sometimes glaring differences. *Saying this again as this is important.*
You learn from each other and show an effort to understand the likes, dislikes and favorite activities/food/interests of each other. Who knows you might just have a new hobby/skill/interest!
Next, Attitude. This is the make or break in all relationships. This is a deal breaker.
Basically this plays a huge role whether or not your relationship will make it or not. To place it no one wants to be in a relationship with someone conceited, selfish, bossy, fussy, vain… etc. There is no use being with someone who requires you to change yourself/ your friends or your life in order for them to fit into it. That person is a big NO. You need someone who appreciates you for being you.
*Being good looking is a surefire way to get lots of attention; but if that is coupled with an attitude problem, people will stay away from you. Sure, they will tolerate you for a while, but its only just a matter of time till they leave.
Nobody has time to be with someone who makes them feel bad about themselves. If that person makes you feel more insecure about yourself, that one has to go. A relationship consists of two persons who support each other so there must be harmony between the two.
*Do not expect the other party to give out more, because while it may be fine for the first few times, it will soon be a cause of resentment and then may eventually lead to a huge row or a gradual separation. You get what you give. Learn to appreciate all the little things the other party does for you. He is lucky to get your time and attention yes, but you are lucky he gave you his time and attention also. When they could be with anybody else or go on with their normal lives they made an effort to be with you. Instead of looking at it as: the other party must be thankful, reverse it. You must be thankful.
Frankly, a one sided relationship won't last honey.
Next, packaging. How do you present yourself? So, you want an executive? Do you dress like a executive yourself? If you do want an executive (obviously he is wearing button down polo and slacks) and then you dress up yourself in a tight t-shirt and skimpy shorts, would it look like a good match? A tip: Men don't really notice what you wear, unless it's really colorful, too revealing, or he is gay. (Don't dress revealingly as is known to attract those people with not so good intentions. Ok?) What men notice is if you are smiling or not. A smile is equivalent to being approachable. And approaching you is the first step yes?! So, smile on!
Dress your age, and dress for your body type. Remember the time when juicy couture tracksuits were all the rage and we see old aunties wearing sweatpants with the world lovely on the bum? Not cool.
If you want to be taken seriously, you have to dress seriously.
Got all that? Maybe you already caught someone's eye.
*On the meantime that you are waiting for Mr/Ms right to come along improve yourself! Remember like attracts like. So while waiting for your ideal girlfriend, make yourself into the ideal boyfriend. And vice versa.
-Taken from our (Kei and Me) recent musings while on a bus ride home. With inputs from our friend Matti. #tamanglandilang #atadcoquettish


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The laminated hazard warning tape will quickly bring attention to any workplace hazard. Warning tape will adhere to most any clean, dry surface. Great for use on floors, walls, pipes and equipment with the warning tape.
- Black and yellow diagonal stripes pattern
- Perfect to pay attention to any workplace hazard
- Great for use on floors, walls, pipes and equipment
- Roll Outside Diameter: Approx. 3.8 inch / 96 mm
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Eek! There's a Mouse in the House!
7 comments:
- Michele Kovack said...
They are pretty cute, even if they are rodents! I teach 5th grade and we often have lil' furry visitors in my room.....the kids name 'em and would be devasted knowing that we have traps everywhere to kill these little guys!
- January 17, 2011 at 10:33 AM
- cnelson said...
He is absolutely adorable and absolutely more adorable living outside and not in the attic!
- January 17, 2011 at 10:58 AM
- Jenny said...
LOL! I had one in our pantry about three years ago...cute but not fun to try and catch!!
- January 17, 2011 at 11:00 AM
- Vera Yates (Ling) said...
Kathy, that's one cute mouse. Almost cuddly looking. LOL, not that I want to cuddle it. But, it sure looks cuter than most mouse. :)
- January 17, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- Audrey Pettit said...
He is such a cute little guy for a varmit. ;)
Had such a great time yesterday. Must have bought out half of Selma between the 3 of us. Mom and I have everything unwrapped and are in the washing up stage. Mom put together a little vignette on my kitchen table last night, she was so excited. think she's getting bitten by the decorating bug.
- January 17, 2011 at 12:31 PM
- Suzanne C said...
Sweet little field mouse. Not so sweet when they are running through the house. :)
- January 18, 2011 at 9:49 PM
"I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve;
What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!
A daimen icker in a thrave
'S a sma' request;
I'll get a blessin wi' the lave,
An' never miss't."
What a beautiful (and lucky!) little field mouse...
- January 19, 2011 at 1:50 AM


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CSI Compressco has provided numerous rotary screw compressors for the refrigeration process in the Oil & Gas industry. From natural gas engine driven packages that can operate in remote environments where power might not be available, to NEMA tunnel mounted electric driven packages mounted on horizontal separators for smaller installation areas, CSI Compressco can provide it all. CSI Compressco can also provide assistance in the design of, and even supply the condenser for your refrigeration project. All CSI Compressco packages can be configured to match the customer's specific requirements.
All CSI Compressco refrigeration packages are equipped with automatic Variable Volume Ratio (VI) control as well as automated capacity control to provide a seamless transition from season to season and as the refrigeration demands change. This eliminates any power consumption penalty associated with over or under compression.


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The wrist-worn water bottle
October 30, 2006 The current global innovation tornado seems to touch every conceivable niche and one which touches us all – keeping the body optimally hydrated – has resulted in some ingenious solutions (no pun intended) of recent times. First there was the GEL-BOT for providing energy and/or hydration during endurance sports, then the recently announced Hydracoach Intelligent Waterbottle. Now HydroSport USA has announced a wrist-worn water bottle developed so runners don't need to hold their water bottles while they run and it is hence potentially applicable for other activities too. Each HydroSport holds 160 ml of rehydration liquid (aka water, electrolyte drink) and weighs about a half pound (225 gms), a size Hydrosport arrived at after balancing the conflicting aspects of weight at the wrists and the amount of liquid needed by the body. The Hydrosport is strapped on to the wrist and has a pull top and retails for US$10 a pair.


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In a recent blog post I discussed how a few new videos have appeared in recent months related to oral and maxillofacial surgery Videos Related to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) has also updated several sections of their website in the last year or so. They now have a section titled Orthodontics and Oral Surgery where they have videos related to showcasing various techniques that oral and maxillofacial surgeons and orthodontists perform. In addition they have updated and written a new page titled "Culture of Safety". The page is a welcome addition and discusses how safety is the number one priority in the oral and maxillofacial surgery office.
Now I wanted to take a moment to respond to this page and some other developments I have seen lately across the blogosphere.
1) The first point to address relates to the issue of safety versus appropriate treatment. Much of the of the motivation for my website was based on the fact that it was never discussed to me back in 2006 that no scientific evidence supported or refuted third molar extraction. In addition, many of the complications that can occur from wisdom teeth extraction were conveniently not mentioned. Furthermore, AAOMS was actively promoting the extraction of healthy wisdom teeth. AAOMS in September, 2007, placed a 4-page advertisement supplement in USA Today urging the extraction of wisdom teeth without mentioning any possible risks and complications that could occur from their removal. In 2010, they held a third molar conference with the intent of the press conference to provide media with a chance to write articles and perhaps discuss on a TV news segment the potential problems with leaving healthy impacted wisdom teeth in hence why they should be removed. (see Third Molar Multidisciplinary Press Conference, Multidisciplinary Conference on Third Molars (Wisdom Teeth) , and Wisdom Teeth Removal Controversy) It is only recently in late 2011, that AAOMS reversed course (see Advocacy White Paper on Third Molar Surgery by AAOMS )
Hence, my one of my motivations was to get people to question whether or not removing healthy impacted wisdom teeth is the correct treatment choice or not. AAOMS seemed to be promoting a strategy of having most wisdom teeth extracted and not mentioning any scientific evidence to patients and failing to disclose many of the risks, so I was frustrated. In order to help to get people to think about risks and benefits of third molar surgery I looked a numerous articles and lawsuits to find some data. This is discussed on the complication, death, and lawsuit pages in most detail.
Now in my mind the idea of safety and the idea of appropriateness of treatment are two separate distinct issues.
2) The second point to address is on the culture of safety discussed to occur in AAOMS offices. The webpage states
"While the culture acknowledges that as human beings, we are all capable of making mistakes, it further holds that we are capable of recognizing our errors and identifying ways to prevent them from happening again."
In my mind it is great to see openness and transparency about this issue. Unfortunately, in my experience as described in 1) AAOMS seems to have a history of not being transparent and open about many issues. When I was conducting research on wisdom teeth on the internet prior to my surgery in 2006, many of the relevant facts I would have like to know were not at all open and easily available. I have created an extensive complications page in order to determine if I had overlooked anything that could have caused me to have a 24/7 headache since 2 days after having 4 wisdom teeth extracted. The question that always ran through my mind when I was conducting this research was isn't it important for treating clinicians to know what problems in the past have occurred so they can be better rectified in the future. Unfortunately, I was not seeing any large effort of this underway at the time of the updating the bulk of the complications page a few years ago.
AAOMS discusses creating transparency and establishing accountability. Unfortunately they seem to be ignoring the main reason as to why a culture of safety has been slow to come about in medical practice which is due to the legal system. I have discussed alternatives to the medical legal system before. Kevin from the popular KevinMD.com blog has recently written a post on improving patient safety.
"…[while] openly talking about errors needs to come from inside the medical world, she neglects another important factor: the medical malpractice system. It's confrontational, a quality that impedes openness. It's also why some hospital lawyers encourage opaqueness after adverse events, not only within the medical community, but to patients as well…until our malpractice system encourages that same transparency and ceases to be adversarial, any gains in patient safety will continue to be limited."
I have also talked about this issue before when I talk about the U.S. Legal and Medical Malpractice where I say
"Understand that the current medical malpractice climate in the U.S. provides very little incentive for health care professionals, physicians, and hospitals to disclose errors, learn from them and improve quality, and apologize to patients that have been injured. Patients and doctors need to be in an environment where they can work together that is mutally beneficial"
In the past AAOMS has focused on trying to get legislation passed that limits non-economic damage caps nationally to $250,000 see
The War on Healthcare: Patients Who Hate Doctors. I wondered to myself why the focal point is not on trying to get legislation passed that will change the medical malpractice system to some other form.
On the culture of safety page AAOMS has the following quote
"The culture of safety concept was first conceived by the aviation industry. In the 1970s, the industry suffered a number of accidents attributable to human error. In response, the industry changed its standards and operations drastically. By implementing cross training, checklists, and better communication channels for now-empowered crewmembers, the safety record of the aviation industry today is an enviable one."
As I have mentioned before in this post alternatives to the medical legal system the airline industry is very different than the health care industry as the doctor usually does not have his or her health and well being on the line. When a pilot operates a plane if it crashes they might get hurt or killed, so they have a strong incentive to correct any mistakes. In the case of a surgery, if the surgeon makes a mistake only the patient may get hurt or killed, so I suggested a way to have doctors have more skin in the game so to speak.
Nonetheless, it is nice to see some efforts being undertaken to attempt to improve quality and patient care.


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Wild Yam
Wild yam, Dioscorea villosa, is a species of a twining tuberous vine that is native to and found growing wild in North America. Its fame is based on its steroid-like saponins which can be chemically converted to progesterone contraceptives and cortisone.
Wild yam is believed to be helpful to the liver and endocrine system. It regulates the female system, particularly during menstrual distress and menopause and is used in treating infertility. Used with chasteberry and dandelion it is an effective treatment for morning sickness.
It has been hypothesised that wild yam ( Dioscorea villosa and other Dioscorea species) possesses dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)-like properties and acts as a precursor to human sex hormones such as oestrogen and progesterone. Based on this proposed mechanism, extracts of the plant have been used to treat painful menstruation, hot flushes and headaches associated with menopause. However, these uses are based on a misconception that wild yam contains hormones or hormonal precursors - largely due to the historical fact that progesterone, androgens, and cortisone were chemically manufactured from Mexican wild yam in the 1960s. It is unlikely that this chemical conversion to progesterone occurs in the human body. The hormonal activity of some topical wild yam preparations has been attributed to adulteration with synthetic progesterone by manufacturers, although there is limited evidence in this area.
Wild yam has a traditional use as an aphrodisiac and chemical analysis shows that it contains chemicals that can increase sensitivity in the genitals. It also has a reputation for inducing erotic dreams, when drunk at bedtime, although it has not been proven in clinical trials.
There are few reported contra-indications to the use of wild yam in adults. However, there are no reliable safety or toxicity studies on use during pregnancy, lactation or childhood.
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Communication and feedback on performance should happen every day where people are working together effectively, but regular structured appraisals are also important to enhance individual and business performance.
Structured performance appraisals are a review and planning process. An employee and their manager meet at regular intervals to review all aspects of the employee's job including their work performance (behaviour and performance results), to plan activities and targets, discuss any workplace issues, and identify opportunities for on-going education, training and development.
The process aims to:
And by repeating the cycle regularly, it becomes a systematic and valued way of helping people develop and improve performance.
Performance appraisals are best held at least every 6 months. More frequent appraisals might be important if someone changes role (even temporarily) or during times of rapid change or unusual activity in the business. For new staff, you may want to have monthly meetings followed with a review at the end of the probationary period (see our recruitment section for information on probationary reviews).
Once the appraisal process is established, consider a specific focus rather than a general appraisal. Choose areas that will add maximum value - e.g. animals and pastures, people and relationships, maintenance and development. This enables you to go to work on specific areas where performance or the relationship can grow.
Plan to hold meetings at a time when the workload is not at a peak. It is important to show that appraisals are part of the normal operations of the business and won't be put off simply because another job comes along. There should be adequate notice given to the employee about the purpose and process involved, as well as inviting them to think about issues they would like to discuss.
Ensure the meeting is held in a comfortable and private space so the discussion can be honest, constructive and without the risk of interruption. For the first few meetings allow sufficient time to get used to the process – you are starting with a blank page.
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Employers should assess how well the person has performed against the position description using a performance appraisal sheet. Employees should prepare for the appraisal through a 'self review' - ideally using the same performance appraisal sheet that is used by the reviewer. This will prompt them to think about their achievements and save time in the meeting.
This process may identify a performance gap, requiring both parties need to agree on the gap and how to fill it.
In the week before the meeting, the manager should consider:
The individual is responsible for:
Information from 2 documents will help guide and focus the preparation:
If these are not available, the first couple of meetings are an opportunity to set them up.
You can build position descriptions for every person on the farm by selecting the appropriate duties and responsibilities and customising them to your farm situation.
The Performance Appraisal Sheet for Assistant Farm Hands to Production Managers provides prompts for discussing the actions of the previous review period as well as enabling you to document agreed actions for the next review period. Note: this should be adjusted to complement the position description.
To communicate effectively, the key elements of meetings (whether formal or relaxed) are:
Where possible use the previous appraisal to guide the discussion.
This is the time for the individual and the manager to share their evaluation of how the role is going against the position description. The priority should be to compare the performance ratings. Most discussion should be focussed on areas where performance ratings differ.
A positive rating from the individual compared to a lower rating from the manager suggests that the individual may not fully understand the expectations of the role. A high rating from the manager and a low rating from the individual could indicate a lack of confidence. This is the time to be objective and listen for indicators of what may be limiting performance.
Most importantly, it is an opportunity to assess whether a lack of skills or inappropriate attitudes are limiting performance. Skills can be developed through training. The limitations of attitude can only be overcome by the person who owns them.
Remember that equal opportunity and discrimination laws apply.
People may not have fully understood (or agreed) with what is expected. Perhaps they lack the right tools, skills, knowledge or support to get the job done or there are other things going on (on farm or personally). Or maybe the expectations of management are too high. See Managing under-performance for ideas on how to work through this type of issue.
The manager will have a strategic farm vision and a team plan for the next few months to meet the core needs of the business. The performance appraisal process is a way of planning areas of work and activities and individual responsibilities to make the 'big picture' achievable and ensure their workload is do-able.
In its simplest form the planned actions can be a list of tasks that clearly describe the person's role within each task (especially whether they "are responsible for" or "assist") and date for completion of the task. This list can be recorded in the 'Action' column of the Performance Appraisal Sheet
The way the actions are described should reflect any agreed changes in the approach or arrangements that have just arisen from the performance review. It is also important to ensure the planned actions support on-going skills development (see skills development and mentoring for ideas).
People new to the farm will be relatively unfamiliar with procedures and cannot be expected to work efficiently and effectively without some on-the-job training.
As well as a description of the agreed actions, you can develop more sophisticated plans by:
If the plan is good, the person it belongs to will consider some elements challenging and that, as a whole, it is very achievable. No one should leave the meeting feeling overwhelmed. If there is any suggestion of this check that:
Not all appraisals include salary reviews; however, all appraisals should include an opportunity to discuss the application of agreed terms of employment. Use this opportunity to confirm that salary and time off requirements are being met. Also include questions regarding accommodation or other aspects of the package.
Salary reviews are usually carried out annually. If this is to occur at an appraisal, let the individual know this will be a topic for discussion. The priority is to deal with this in the context of the role and the individual's performance.
To assist the discussion, the individual can be invited to think about their expected reward level and employers can carry out an investigation of market rates. Comparing each party's position in a constructive and transparent manner enables this important aspect of the relationship to be maintained.
When pulling the discussion together:
It is important to follow-up issues that arise during the performance appraisal discussions so the whole process can fulfill its basic function of improving work performance. This includes documenting what has been agreed and having both the individual and their manager sign and date it (this is not a contract but shows commitment to an agreed plan).
And for managers, the performance appraisal process itself should be reviewed. Ask your employees if the process helps them to clearly understand what you want them to achieve and how. If your performance targets are not being met or you are not seeing the results that you expected, question whether you are measuring the right things or rewarding the right behaviour. Don't abandon the process, make the necessary changes to get it right.
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There are many things which we require for temporary use, maybe even for few hours. For these minimum requirements, we cannot invest in or buy everything. Tipper hire is about the hiring of trucks or vehicles. Sometimes we will need to shift our houses because of the transferable job; we need to remove the heavy stuff from one area to other for export or import. To eliminate waste material out of dwellings or godowns, we want some heavy vehicles. All these purposes can be solved through this kind of trucks. There are various types of trucks, like tipper trucks, trailor and trailors, tipper tandem, bobcats, excavators etc. there is a wide range available. Few of them are used to remove waste substances, few are for export and import of heavy products, other for shifting purposes and such pursuits. These trucks are of different sizes and capacity. So they can be selected based on the kind of use. These sort of trucks are less in use for social functions. Their full utilisation is for commercial purposes. Are you searching for Rubble bags? Look at the before discussed website.
Those companies or organisations that are involved in this type of business where these trucks are always in requirement, it would be good for them to buy their own trucks. And the other who need them at regular intervals, or after a particular period of time, then they can hire these services. There are various agencies or contractors that provide such services. Even online directories are also available, from where one can collect all the necessary information, compare the quality services and prices and can also approach for their nearby agent. So you can hire these trucks according to their own budget and advantage. As these are large and heavy vehicles, are generally used at construction sites. Frequently it occurs that driver is unable to operate them. Sometimes they could not handle the heavy steering, and accidents happened. So while hiring them make sure about the truck is equipped with all security measures and take the services of those agents who employ the expert drivers to avoid the accidents.
The tipper rental truck is especially useful in waste removal and dumping of the waste in a proper way. How, it works is that the lorry first arrives on the site. The lorry is then filled and transferred to a location where it dumps the waste. Thus, it keeps continuing the same way until all the waste is removed. Now, especially with respect to these heavy vehicles enjoys tippers and lorries, there are different rules followed in various countries. So, when you will need to use such transportation service, start by looking at all the different alternatives. Taking into consideration the various options available can help you get to your destination faster. The distinct heavy vehicles like tipper, truck, and Pantech are used in various parts of the world. There are also different service providers of commercial transport. Thus, you have the choice to pick from different alternatives. This gives you the chance to select one that suits and meets your need at the best manner. With the improvement of technology, there are becoming more efficient. So one can by just hiring them can do their work in less time.


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Whenever you hire any property, you have to be vigilant because you do not own the property. When you come in to the empty home early within the morning and walk to the bottom of the stairs and see something furry run throughout the upper corridor, it kind of makes you want to stay downstairs! If you're studying this article secretly hoping to search out property in a specific location within the UK, chances are you'll choose to take a look at county by county home price opinions. There could be people with Aquarian suns, however Venus in Pisces & Mercury in Capricorn.
Most of you understand that we've got been in our little home eight now for a couple of weeks and in that time we've got created give up a mess! Just one thing – the shorter the lease, the upper the hire – that's the one downside. Ideal tourist points of interest are The Roman Baths and Abbey, the rooftop pool at Thermae Bath Spa, Jane Austen Centre, Stonehenge, Avebury, Lacock, Longleat Safari & Adventure Park and Castle Combe. Made of chipboard, this dream house could close up into a conveniently handled play set, in case younger ladies felt the necessity to bring every part to a friend's house or Grandma's. The was an extention built before we moved right here 2.5 years in the past and there was damp once we moved in. We fixed the guttering and thought that had fastened it but having taking off the wall paper today I can see an enormous patch of it, half on an exterior wall and half on an internal wall.
It was not seen until the odor led us to find the horrors that surrounded us. The roof was rotten and needed changing and after investigating additional, found there had been a house flood that was lined up by low-cost flooring, base boards and new paint. A request for public data held by House Audio/Video Services may be despatched by fax to (512) 463-5729 or by mail to Texas House of Representatives, c/ Video/Audio Services, P. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768-2910.
Listing agent's really cannot do a ton to sell a home apart from record it on the MLS and act as a go between/not say anything stupid. The wall separates our home and nextdoor (additionally the downstairs rest room) and having spoken to them they have no issues. Then there may be Christmas-the unbelievable generosity of the families, organizations and companies that adopt" a Hope House household and make a Christmas for them. Though the Mason Bee House was produced from salvaged pieces of weathered wooden, the completed piece looked higher after a quick sanding to melt the sharp edges, easy out the noticed cuts and to round over the corners of the submit.
To be honest, even with good ventilation, should you stay in an area of excessive rainfall, you will more than likely still have damp problems until your house is trendy or has been modernised to successfully wick the moisture out of the rooms and thru the walls of the building. Face the opening away from strong winds and oncoming storms, and away from the harshest solar rays.


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NY Court
Finds EPA Rules Fail to Protect Children from Rat Poisons
(Beyond Pesticides, August 17, 2005) New York City's federal court recently ruled the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to protect children from exposure to chemical rat poisons (rodenticides). Reported in the press release issued by the Natural Resources Council (NRDC), tens of thousands of children are poisoned by rodenticides every year, and African-American and Latino children suffer disproportionately.
The ruling is the result of a lawsuit filed in November 2004 by West Harlem Environmental Action (WE ACT) and NRDC in response to EPA's reversal of the child safety measures, allowing the rodentcide manufacturers to rescind the bittering agent and indicator dye requirements (see Daily News). The groups challenged EPA's regulations under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Administrative Procedure Act.
The EPA issued safety regulations in 1998 that would have protected children from the poisons, but it revoked them in 2001 after coming to a "mutual agreement" with chemical manufacturers. New York City federal court Judge Jed Rakoff rejected the agency's reversal, finding that its justification for dropping a key safety measure "lacked even the proverbial 'scintilla' of evidence."
"This is a major victory for children's health -- and for common sense," said Aaron Colangelo, an NRDC attorney. "Parents now will be able to protect their kids and deal with rodent problems in their neighborhoods at the same time. There's no reason why any of our kids should be accidentally poisoned, because it's relatively easy to protect them."
According to Peggy Shephard, executive director of WE ACT, "This court victory marks an important step towards protecting children in communities of color. The basic safety measure required by the court today will protect children from poisoning while still allowing communities to control rats." Studies have found that the safety measures help prevent child poisonings without undermining the effectiveness of rat poisons. A number of leading manufacturers already include a bittering agent in rat poisons sold in the United States.
Millions of pounds of rat poisons are applied nationally every year. In New York City, for example, rat poisons are used heavily in public housing, public schools and city parks. To learn more about rodenticides, see our factsheet. Also see our alternatives factsheet for ideas about least toxic ways to control a rodent problem.


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Decorating Courses-Handmade Wallpaper
Making Hand Made Wallpaper
DURATION - 2 Days - Weekdays or Weekends
PRICE - £399 including a £10 materials recycling charge
Multiple Course Discounts are Available
Fire Brigade, Ambulance, Police, NHS & HM Forces Discounts
This course is for those people who want to have a go at a true artisan craft of printing their very own wallpaper, using the silk screen method of printing.You will learn how the designs are made and put onto silk screens ready for printing .
You will choose from numerous designs and then learn the art of screen printing them onto your chosen colour of wallpaper base, which you can take away with you at the end of the course.
This is a bespoke course, run in a design studio and print workshop. Please contact us for more details as places are limited.


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You might remember this tune from a post back in October 2008. What sounds like a Bugz in the Attic production was indeed produced by duo of Blakai, which consists of fellow bugs Mark Force and Kaidi Tatham.
That Rhythm was produced for singer Kele Le Roc, who previously lent her voice to Basement Jaxx or Shy FX & T Power. It's supposed to come out some time this year.
December 9, 2010 Apparently, Kele's single is out now on iTunes (and everywhere else?)


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Welcome to the Parish of East Ham
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ST MARY MAGDALENE SERVICES ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON YOU TUBE Click here
We are part of the Church of England in the Diocese of Chelmsford
Sunday worship takes place in our three churches, St Mary Magdalene's, St Bartholomew's and St Edmund's and a wide variety of community activities in our buildings across the parish.
Our Parish Vision
adopted in July 2006
In the light of God's call and our situation here our vision is that East Ham should be a place where the signs of God's kingdom are discerned and nurtured,
and where people, in all their diversity, share in the abundant life of God's creation.
We seek to worship in ways which honour both the long tradition of Christian witness here and also our constantly changing and very mixed congregations.
We strive to be inclusive and hospitable, to serve and learn, reflecting God's love for the world through the work which takes place in our buildings and in our lives beyond the buildings.'
We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults.
The PCC has adopted the Church of England's policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England's website: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding


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What is a Volunteer Station?
Any place a RSVP volunteer works that helps address community needs is called a station. It can be a public, private non-profit organization or health care facility. Each station must sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the RSVP office and provide a copy of their 501 (c) (3) if applicable. A MOU establishes working relations, cooperation and communication between the volunteer station and RSVP.
Volunteer stations provide volunteers with supervision and materials necessary to work effectively. They also explain the job assignments, answer questions and sign the volunteer timesheets.
RSVP volunteers do not replace paid staff at a station. No one at a volunteer station will ask you to do anything that the staff is unwilling to do.
Station Benefits
Volunteers:RSVP stations have access to more then 740 RSVP's active volunteers when looking for volunteers to help meet their needs. Being a Caddo/Bossier RSVP station also allows you to take advantage of RSVP's networking and community partnerships, giving stations addition access to more then 1,500 other community volunteers.


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Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wikipedia.
damascening(dăməsēn`ĭng) or
damaskeening(–skēn`–), the art of decorating iron, steel, or bronze with inlaid threads of gold or silver, or producing a watered effect in forging, as in sword blades, gun barrels, and various metal objects. The method, long practiced in the Middle East as well as in China and Japan, was highly developed in Italy. The inlay forms a delicate and intricate pattern upon the contrasting background. The whole fabric is penetrated by the ornamental treatment, so that grinding does not remove it.
a technique for decorating metal, wood, bone, and horn. A design is etched on the surface of the material, and a fine wire (gold, silver) is inlaid into the etched design. Damascening produces a supple, delicate, and shimmering pattern, often forming an ornamental web over the entire surface of the article. The art has been known since early antiquity in India, Middle Asia, the Near East, and the Caucasus. Damascening was particularly popular during the Middle Ages and is still done today.


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San Jose's inaugural "VivaCalleSJ" event on Sunday will use six miles of roadway as a public park for the community.
The event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. will feature activities for people of all ages from downtown to East San Jose, city recreational supervisor Ed Solis said. People can walk, bike and skate on the route that starts downtown at St. James Park, goes down through Market Street and First Street, continues into the Calle Willow Business District, heads east to Keyes Road and Story Road before ending at Emma Prusch Park.
"This is not a race. People can start from wherever they like," said Carlos Velazquez of Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, which is partnering with the city for the inaugural event. The event will allow people to see the city in a new way by going out along the 6-mile route that can be filled with 30,000 to 40,000 cars, Solis said.
The program kicks off at 9:15 a.m. at King and Story roads with an address by Mayor Sam Liccardo and other elected leaders including council members Raul Peralez, Magdalena Carrasco and Tam Nguyen in addition to a performance by San Jose Taiko.
Afterwards, a "Heroes Ride" will dedicate the first mile of the route to fallen Officer Michael Johnson, who was killed by an armed suspect while responding to a call for service on March 24.
At 10 a.m., the program will begin with a performance by Mariachi Azteca.
"The 50 Tour: Champions of the Bay" will display Super Bowl trophies won by the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders at St. James Park.
As part of the tour, Olympic gold medal-winning ice skater Kristi Yamaguchi and former 49er cornerback Eric Wright, a four-time Super Bowl champion, will host a story time and sign autographs.
The tour also includes a science, technology, engineering and mathematics exhibition to show how the four different fields intersect with football. The event also features activity hubs where people can find live music, food trucks, hydration stations and bike repair services.
Animals will be brought out from Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, a small library will also be available downtown and yoga classes will be offered at St. James Park, Solis said.
Solis hopes the event will break down stigmas people have about certain neighborhoods and built city pride and civic engagement, he said.
Similar events have been held locally in San Francisco and internationally in places such as Columbia and Guadalajara, Mexico, Solis said.
San Jose is a large city with a rich diversity of neighborhoods people rarely explore, Velazquez said.The route covers Little Saigon, which has one of the largest Vietnamese communities outside Vietnam, Velazquez said.
A "historic Latino community" can be found at King and Story roads and Calle Willow district, which also has restaurants and businesses some people have never seen, Velazquez said.
People can travel to the event on light rail or buses through the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority or take Caltrain to the San Jose Diridon station, VTA spokeswoman Stacey Hendler Ross said.
Attendees can also get to the event along the Guadalupe River Trail and exit West Julian Street, West San Fernando Street or Willow Street, Ross said.


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Free Cities
The Free Cities Initiative: Let A Thousand Cities Bloom (here). In every way an excellent thing to be happening, and crucially aligned with the deep planetary current.
This is the idea:
What is new about free cities is not the policies they will likely implement, but the manner in which those policies are implemented. The traditional model is that the nation state creates a legal baseline. Cities and towns can add to that baseline, increasing taxes or regulatory requirements for example, but not opt out of it. A special economic zone is an institutional arrangement which allows territories to opt out of aspects of the institutional baseline. […] A free city is an institutional arrangement which allows a territory to opt out of most aspects of the institutional baseline. In recent history, this is a radical change. However, it is a radical change necessary to import good institutions; rule of law, property rights, and economic freedom. We already know what works. Free cities offer a path to get there.
And this is the trend:
… free cities are by and large inevitable. … Two trends, which are not yet common knowledge, point to the emergence of free cities. Those trends are the creation of special economic zones (SEZs) and new cities. … SEZs are forerunners to free cities, they are pockets of autonomy where certain national laws and regulations do not apply. Of course, they differ in several important aspects. First, SEZs are typically small, rarely encompassing a city. Second, the autonomy for most SEZs is relatively minor. Such autonomy might encompass lower taxes or expedited customs, but does not represent a new legal system, merely slight alterations to the existing one. […] Nevertheless, SEZs represent something of a challenge to the traditional notion of a nation state, an area where a sovereign body sets the baseline legal standard. As such, it is reasonable to suggest that the number and trend of SEZs is roughly correlated with the likelihood of building a free city. A world where minor autonomy is acceptable is more likely to accept major autonomy than a world where no autonomy is acceptable. […] The trends of SEZs suggest that autonomy is becoming increasingly acceptable. …
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Ryan Rajkumarsingh is the newly appointed director of the government's Department of Commerce and Investment. Here he talks with the Journal about how the DCI facilitates business for Cayman and he speaks about his hopes for the development of the department under his directorship.
Before his transition to the DCI, Ryan Rajkurmarsingh, a qualified accountant and certified fraud examiner, was the finance manager with H.M. Customs, and a senior internal auditor with the Internal Audit Unit with the Cayman Islands government. Prior to that, he was employed as a senior audit analyst and a senior accountant in the oil and gas, stockbroking and insurance industries in Trinidad.
"While in Trinidad, I also had a small part-time accounting practice that specialized in tax work," he says. "In that capacity, my responsibilities partly involved advising small business clients on growth strategies and financing options for their business."
Now he oversees a government department that has a broad mandate, providing business advisory services to its clients and arranging training workshops for small business owners and budding entrepreneurs. In addition, the department coordinates all trade and business, liquor and tobacco licensing functions on behalf of the government and monitors compliance in those areas. The department also manages the administrative functions of the Special Economic Zone Authority, through the Special Economic Zone Secretariat.
Facilitating business development
As a general overview, Rajkurmasingh explains that the DCI helps business development by providing advice and technical assistance to businesses that create employment and generate income and competitiveness in the local economy.
"With input from relevant stakeholders, the department also routinely reviews the laws that impact commerce to ensure that the right framework is in place to support fair and responsible business practices," he says. "For example, after a series of consultations, DCI has made recommendations for enhancements to both the Trade and Business and Liquor licensing laws."
A simple and hassle-free business registration process also furthers development, he says, as clients and the government alike benefit from straightforward and consistent processes that save time, reduce resource requirements, and lower administrative costs.
"In the past three years, TBL has implemented several process improvements that have resulted in faster turnaround times for licenses, easier access to data and ultimately, improvements in customer service. For example, the turnaround time for processing and issuing a trade and business license has been reduced from three months, to two to three weeks," he says. "Since acquiring liquor and tobacco licensing functions in July 2013, we also have begun the process of streamlining operations in those areas."
Future growth and development
Rajkurmasingh says he anticipates the DCI will continue to build on its capabilities as a driver of commerce and investment, to be achieved in a number of ways.
"I want us to work closely with our key stakeholders to get a better understanding of the needs of the local small business sector, and using those insights to create a strategic plan for future growth and development," he says.
Other areas of focus include ensuring that all laws relevant to commerce and investment are conducive to fair and responsible business practices. Moving toward more online services such as 24-hour access to filing applications and online payment is another important concern for him.
"International research shows that 45 percent of online access to government websites occurs outside normal office hours," he ventures.
Rajkurmasingh wants to see Cayman benchmark itself against other jurisdictions and learn from best practice. He also wants to see the department sharing more data on its website.
"For example, continuing to post valid trade and business licenses as we started in October, and eventually posting lists of liquor licenses and tobacco permits. We also intend to upload minutes of board meetings and lists of expired licenses in the near future," he adds.
Rajkurmasingh says the department has begun to have discussions with the Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Association to gain further insight into the needs of small and micro businesses. Another objective of the meetings is to determine if there are potential avenues for closer collaboration on projects or initiatives that will contribute to economic growth.
The DCI also plans to continue to work with other government departments, such as Immigration, and the Departments of Tourism, Environmental Health, and Planning, to improve the services they offer, he says.
As far as the long-term is concerned, he would like the DCI to establish an avenue for consumers and business owners to voice their concerns when misleading, deceptive and unfair practices take place.
"Coupled with that, we would need to set up the legal framework and authority to take appropriate action when infractions occur," he says.
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What We Read and Learned from The Deepwater Horizon Disaster
A year ago today, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and setting off a chain of events that would eventually become the worst oil spill in the history of the United States. In order to better remember this terrible disaster and remind us of the lessons we should have learned in the aftermath, we're building a list of the best writing about the BP oil spill. Below is a start to that list, but I hope you will help us expand it by suggesting your own additions. Some of the best pieces of journalism are visual, and we'll gladly accept a photo or video suggestion, whether it's an early report from just days after the initial explosion, an update from months into the cleanup process, or a great overview from just this week. Post submissions as a comment below, on Twitter with the hashtag #OilSpillJournalism or email me at chris at treehugger dot com to suggest an additional link to add. We'll update the list as new submissions are received.
The Best Writing on the BP Oilspill
Abrahm Lustgarten, "Chemicals Meant To Break Up BP Oil Spill Present New Environmental Concerns." ProPublica, April 30, 2011.Joseph Romm, "Is BP's remedy for the spill only making it worse?" Salon, May 5, 2010.
Greg Palast, "Slick Operator: The BP I've known too well." Truthout, May 5, 2010.
David Biello, "Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" Scientific American, May 7, 2010.
John McQuaid, "Anatomy of the BP Oil Spill: An Accident Waiting to Happen." Yale Environment 360, May 10, 2010.
Ariel Schwartz, "Former Shell Oil Chief, Engineer: Supertankers Could Save the Gulf, So Why Won't BP Listen?" Fast Company, May 13, 2010.
Elizabeth Kolbert, "Oil Shocks: BP and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill." The New Yorker, May 31, 2010.
Marian Wang, "Former Valdez Cleanup Worker Warns of Toxic Dangers in the Gulf." ProPublica, June 4, 2010.
Karl Tate, "Infographic: Tallest Mountain to Deepest Ocean Trench." Our Amazing Planet, June 7, 2010.
Tim Dickinson, "The Spill, The Scandal and the President." Rolling Stone Magazine, June 8, 2010.
Ariel Schwartz, "Read This Before You Volunteer to Clean Up the BP Oil Disaster." Fast Company, June 8, 2010.
David Roberts, "Retrofitting 75,000 houses would save as much energy as in the Gulf spill." Grist, June 15, 2010.
Christie Wilcox, "Reflections on the Gulf Oil Spill - Conversations With My Grandpa." Science Blogs: Observations of a Nerd, June 15, 2010.
Alex Steffen, "Seeing Past the BP Spill." Worldchanging, June 16, 2010.
Joe Romm, "Conservatives to Obama: Leave BP alone!" Climate Progress, June 17, 2010.
David Biello, "Is Using Dispersants on the BP Gulf Oil Spill Fighting Pollution with Pollution?" Scientific American, June 18, 2010.
Sean Flynn, "BOOM." GQ Magazine, July 2010.
Ben Jervey, "How Much Oil Spilled in the Gulf? Less than Six Hours' Worth." GOOD, July 21, 2010.
Jeff Goodell, "The Poisoning." Rolling Stone, July 21, 2010.
Mac McClelland, "Mainstream Media Helps BP Pretend There's No Oil." Mother Jones, July 28, 2010.
Philippe Cousteau, "Dispatches from the Oil Spill." TreeHugger, May 24 - July 29, 2010
Brian Merchant, "Why the BP Spill Hasn't Invigorated Environmentalism." TreeHugger, July 29, 2010.
Brooke Jarvis, "A Crisis of Democracy: Riki Ott on Real Solutions to the BP Oil Spill." YES! Magazine, August 23, 2010.
Julia Whitty, "The BP Cover-Up." Mother Jones, Sept./Oct. 2010.
Jennifer Washburn, "Big Oil Goes to College." Center for American Progress, October 14, 2010.
Abrahm Lustgarten, "Furious Growth and Cost Cuts Led To BP Accidents Past and Present." ProPublica, October 24, 2010.
Terry Tempest Williams, "The Gulf Between Us." Orion Magazine, Nov/Dec 2010.
David Barstow, "Deepwater Horizon's Final Hours." The New York Times, December 2010.
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, "Final Report." OILSPILLCOMMISSION.GOV, January 12, 2011.
Riki Ott, "Diary of a Disaster: 6 Months in the Gulf." YES! Magazine, January 11, 2011.
Farron Cousins, "What Was Missing From the Oil Spill Commission's Report." DeSmogBlog, January 14, 2011.
Janet Raloff, "Gulf Floor Fouled By Bacterial Oil Feast." Science News, February 20, 2011.
Bryan Walsh, "A New Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico--and Insight into the Causes of the Old Spill." TIME, March 23, 2011.
Story Corp, "Stories From the Gulf." NRDC, Bridge the Gulf, Planet Green, April 2011. (DVR alert: Watch on Planet Green, Saturday, April 23rd at 2:30 pm e/p.)
Kate Sheppard, ""Safety" Bonuses for Deepwater Horizon Rig Owner?" Mother Jones, April 4, 2011.
Antonia Juhasz, "BLACK TIDE: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill." April 2011.
Chris Kromm, ""WHAT SPILL? Congress has done 'virtually nothing' to address issues raised by BP disaster." The Institute for Southern Studies, April 11, 2011.
Rep. Ed Markey, "Opinion: Safety helps energy independence." Politico, April 15, 2011.
Rocky Kistner, "Gulf Residents: Please Take our Dolphins and Turtles Away." Switchboard, from NRDC, April 14, 2011.
Suzanne Goldenberg, "Emails expose BP's attempts to control research into impact of Gulf oil spill." The Guardian, April 15, 2011.
Katie Howell, "A Year After BP's Oil Spill, Congress Sits Idly By." The New York Times, April 15, 2011.
Craig Pittman, Sick fish suggest oil spill still affecting gulf." St. Petersburg Times, April 17, 2011.
Campell Robertson & John Schwartz, "Victims of Gulf Oil Spill Feel Caught in Legal Limbo." The New York Times, April 18, 2011.
Daniel J. Weiss & Valeri Vasquez, "Fossil Fuels: A Legacy of Disaster." Center for American Progress, April 19, 2011.
Kate Sheppard, "10 Reasons to Still Be Pissed Off About the BP Disaster." Mother Jones, April 19, 2011.
Eric Niller, "BP Oil Spill Anniversary: Where Are We Now?" Discovery News, April 19, 2011.
Brian Handwerk, "Gulf Oil Spill Surprises: 6 Things Experts Got Wrong." National Geographic, April 19, 2011.
Editorial page staff, "The Deepwater Horizon's first victims were our people: An editorial." The Times-Picayune, April 20, 2011.
Dahr Jamail, "BP's criminal negligence exposed." Al Jazeera English, April 20, 2011.
Rep. Ed Markey, "One year after the BP oil spill, drilling is no safer." Grist, April 20, 2011.
Jessica Marshall, "BP-Like Spill in Arctic Would Be Disastrous." Discovery News, April 20, 2011.
Jeff Donn, "3,200 Gulf wells unplugged, unprotected." The Associated Press, April 20, 2011.
Brian Merchant, "The BP Gulf Spill Was Our Fault, and We're Going to Do it Again." The Utopianist, April 20, 2011.
Sue Sturgis, "Poisoned in the Gulf." Institute for Southern Studies, April 20, 2011.
Allie Wilkinson, "Guest Blog: Seafood At Risk: Dispersed Oil Poses a Long-Term Threat" Scientific American, April 20, 2011.
How to Submit an Article
This is a working list, so please suggest other pieces of journalism that should be added using one of the following methods.
Twitter: Tweet @TreeHugger with a link to your suggestion and include the hashtag #OilSpillJournalism
Comment: Leave a comment below.
Email: Send a link to chris at treehugger dot com
I want to note that this post format is inspired by a list Kevin Kelly built and curated called The Best Magazine Articles Ever, which is remarkable and worth bookmarking. We thank Kevin for giving us his permission in putting this spin on his idea!
And thanks to everyone reading that will submit articles for your help in curating this important collection of historically significant and inspiring writing!
Like this post? Follow me (@ChrisTackett) on Twitter.


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surf trip in dec jan feb« on: March 06 2005 19:03:00 »
g'day, im looking at spending my summer holidays in taghazout.since im a university student from australia im looking to do it as cheap as possible!!! can u walk to good point breaks from this town e.g killer's, anchor point etc and do u know what would be the cheapest accomadation e.g sleeping on a cheap hotels roof (name of any)?
RE: surf trip in dec jan feb« Reply #1 on: April 08 2005 05:04:00 »
hey dude,
one of my mates spent last december living in rented "flat", basically just a room and nothing else on anchor point for about USD$50 a week.
if ur up for a surf i'm planning of hitting Morocco for Jan 2006, also a student for oz so looking at doing it on the cheeep, let us kno if you here any good deals/info
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RE: surf trip in dec jan feb« Reply #2 on: November 23 2005 14:11:00 »
gday mate,
im also an aussie surfer going to taghazuote in feb and looking for cheap accom let me know if you need a roomie?
cheers keaton
RE: surf trip in dec jan feb« Reply #3 on: December 05 2005 21:12:00 »
Gday ,Im from OZ and are planing heading morroco for new years for a month or 2 ,so if you have any info or would like someone to share a flat or something ,give me a yell.....cheers mate
RE: surf trip in dec jan feb« Reply #4 on: December 28 2005 05:12:00 »
Hey bro im thinking of heading out at the end of jan or feb so if your still around or have any pointers would be great to know, such as what soughta prices im looking to spend on food and bed? Cheers mate...
RE: surf trip in dec jan feb« Reply #5 on: January 14 2006 10:01:00 »
im a Ozzy in London from the gold coast..i would be keen on a morroco trip..anyone got any plans yet for feb? i would be keen to meet up there and get some waves..get the fuk outa here for a while! email me if anyones keen..elk
RE: surf trip in first week of feb« Reply #6 on: January 14 2006 11:01:00 »
hey man, im livin in newquay, im form the goldie, ill be there hopefully on the 1st of feb untill the 8th
let us know if your around, an wanna hook up, i mon me own, share the costs foos travel surf etc etc.
RE: surf trip in dec jan feb« Reply #7 on: January 14 2006 21:01:00 »
hi mate.i was in tagazout a couple of years ago now.what a top spot.head straight to the bloke who owns the laundry in the main bit of town there.its on the beach side of the street.he owns the whole buiiding and will give ya a good price.can walk or hitch to anchors and killers.but when its flat you'll need a car to get ya to the beachie a bit further north 30 min drive.dont forget about boilers to.a great wave with heaps of urchins...haha
RE: surf trip in dec jan feb« Reply #8 on: January 26 2006 02:01:00 »
Hi guys, i see that you guys are from Newquay...went there in sept, Fistral, the locals were really cool. if i can return the favor no prob. i'm staying in Casablanca till mid Feb 2006. I will be regularly heading to Jack Beach spot i will have a car so if you guys wanna hook up and experience the local life. no prob.
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