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Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus and is the smallest
of the former Soviet republics. It is bounded by Georgia on
the north, Azerbaijan on the east, Iran on the south, and
Turkey on the west. Contemporary Armenia is a fraction of
the size of ancient Armenia. A land of rugged mountains and
extinct volcanoes, its highest point is Mount Aragats, 13,435
ft (4,095 m).
One of the world's oldest civilizations, Armenia once included Mount Ararat, which biblical tradition identifies as the mountain that Noah's ark rested on after the flood. It was the first country in the world to officially embrace Christianity as its religion (c. A.D. 301).
Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. From the 16th century through World War I major portions of Armenia were controlled by their most brutal invader, the Ottoman Turks, under whom the Armenians experienced discrimination, religious persecution, eavy taxation, and armed attacks. The most horrific massacre of Armenians took place in April 1915 during World War I, when the Turks ordered the deportation of the Armenian population to the deserts of Syria and Mesopotamia. According to the majority of historians, between 600,000 and 1.5 million Armenians were murdered or died of starvation. Turkey denies that a genocide took place, and claims that a much smaller number died in a civil war.
After the Turkish defeat in World War I, the independent Republic of Armenia was established on May 28, 1918, but survived only until Nov. 29, 1920, when it was annexed by the Soviet Army. In 1936, after a reorganization, Armenia became a separate constituent republic of the USSR. Since 1988, Armenia has been involved in a territorial dispute with Azerbaijan over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, to which both lay claim. In the years that followed, Armenia successfully fought Azerbaijan for control of Nagorno-Karabakh. In 1988, a devastating earthquake killed thousands and wreaked economic havoc.
An Armenian diaspora has existed throughout the nation's history. An estimated 60% of the total eight million Armenians worldwide live outside the country, with one million each in the U.S. and Russia. Significant Armenian communities are located in Georgia, France, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Argentina, and Canada.
One of the cradles of civilization, Armenia offers visitors
a refreshing experience.
AUA is located in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, considered
to be one of the oldest cities in the world, founded around
782 B.C. as the fortress city of Erebuni. Today, Yerevan is
an urban metropolitan center that is home to about 1.3 million
residents. It covers some 300 square kilometers and is surrounded
by beautiful hills and mountains. Mount Ararat is visible
from many parts of the city. The climate is generally temperate.
Winter can be harsh, particularly in the mountainous regions.
Spring is short-lived. Summer lasts four months. Autumn is
mild and sunny.
The city, like many other cities, is built around a central
downtown area. It has many squares and open spaces offering
travelers a chance to explore it by walking along parks, fountains
and numerous monuments. During the Soviet era, Yerevan became
an industrial and scientific center with research and development
in high technology and defense, thus enjoying a relatively
high standard of living. The city has many scientific and
educational institutes that provide a pool of highly technical
talent. Yerevan is also renowned for its active cultural and
artistic life with annual opera, ballet, symphony and theater
seasons. It is home to approximately 20 museums ranging from
modern art to history and culture. In addition, Yerevan houses
extensive public libraries, including libraries exclusively
designed to meet the needs of Armenia's children. Most
notably however, Yerevan is home to the ancient manuscript
library, the Matenadaran, which includes about 30 000 Armenian
illuminated manuscripts, some dating back to the fifth century
Outside Yerevan, Armenia offers many tourist attractions.
Geographically, the country occupies an area of approximately
30 000 square kilometers with the majority of its territory
lying at an altitude of 1,000-2,500 meters above sea level.
Mount Aragats, the highest peak in Armenia, reaches an altitude
of 4,000 meters. Having declared Christianity as its state
religion in 301 A.D., Armenia is an open-air museum with hundreds
of churches, historic temples, and fortifications, some dating
as far back as the first century A.D. While most Armenians
belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church, a small percentage
of the population adheres to the Catholic, Protestant, Jewish,
and Moslem faiths.
Armenians are known for their warmth and open hospitality,
making the stay of every visitor a very special experience.
Recommended websites for Armenia are www.virtualarmenia.am
and www.armeniainfo.am
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I don't mean to complain or anything, I am loving eating mostly raw! I am trying to up my greens more and more, and tonight's salad is absolutely delicious - loving every bite. However, I have been chewing for 2.5 hours, with a couple tiny breaks for my jaw to recoup, lol. I used -about- 4 cups of spring mix, 3 cups of romaine, some mushrooms (I know, I know these are NOT recommended here.. sorry, I plan on letting the 'shrooms go sooner than later!), some chopped green onion (only the green parts), and lemon juice.
It's delicious, only my jaw is getting quite tired! I also usually blend a few generous handfuls of greens into my breakfast smoothies... perhaps I should up my smoothie intake!
So I'm looking for tips, but at the same time very curious - what's the longest you've taken to eat one salad? And what is normal for you now, 30 minutes? 1 hour? more?
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it takes me about half an hour to an hour to eat a big salad. i only eat salad 2 or 3 times a week... i gotta eat more!
I'm having the same problem!! I'm pretty new to giant salads/giant meals in general, and I've been eating dinner for an hour and a half now with hardly a dent! I'm hoping this gets better with time hahah
I manage to chomp through my nightly salad in an hour. Maybe chop up your greens more?
Ouuh thanks for the tip! I'll try that next time for sure.
I also started doing what John from okraw suggested, blending up all the veggies/fruit I want to have in my salad to make it into the dressing, so having pretty much only the greens to chew on. That helps quite a bit!
I have the opposite problem: I eat them too fast - when the ingredients are so fresh & delicious (:
Hahah! I know where you are coming from. It can take a long time sometimes not only to prepare (so much water everywhere with the collider lol) but also to eat. The fastest way to eat salads in my experience is just to throw them in whole and eat them as they are. I find this is a nice practice to do sometimes and makes you appreciate the wholesomeness of the green/vegetable.
For example. Throw in a bowl 4-5 carrots, one head of lettuce, pack of tiny tomatoes, half of cucumber and see the difference compared to chopping them up :)
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Matt Andriese, a third-round draft pick out of UC Riverside in 2011, continued to shine early in the season.
The hard-throwing RHP worked six scoreless innings Wednesday, allowed just three hits, walked one and had seven strikeouts as San Antonio beat Frisco 5-3 in a Texas League contest.
Now in his second full season, Andriese is 3-0 with an 0.86 ERA. In 21 innings this season, he has allowed just 10 hits, walked four and fanned 21.
Aound the farm:
Triple-A Tucson (9-10): Had the night off.
Double-A San Antonio (9-10): MISSIONS 5, Frisco 3 – 3B Jake Blackwood (.347) slugged a three-run homer as the Mission scored all their runs in the first inning. RF Reymond Fuentes (.356) was 2-for-4. Jeremy McBryde (0-1, 1.17 ERA) earned his first save of the season by getting the last out of the game after Frisco had rallied for three runs in the ninth. McBryde had 13 saves last season.
High Single-A Lake Elsinore (5-14): Lancaster 8, STORM 4 - The Storm continued to struggle, losing their sixth game in a row. OF Kyle Gaedele (.242) had a pair of hits and drove in a run with a triple. 2B Cory Spangenberg also had an RBI triple. LPH Frank Garces (2-2, 5.82) was roughed up, surrendering five runs on eight hits and walking three in three innings.
Low Single-A Fort Wayne (10-8): TINCAPS 3, Bowling Green 2 – The TinCaps scored all their runs in the first inning as 3B Gabriel Quintana (.232) and RF Corey Adamson (.308) drove in runs. RHP John Hussey (2-0, 2.00 ERA) worked 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief to earn the win. Roman Madrid (0-0, 0.00 ERA) earned his fourth save.


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Sony introduced a new camera for the Xperia XZ Premium and Xperia Xzs, which fixed the corner softness that was so characteristic of Sony cameras. And now the company has fixed the remaining issue of the wide-angle lens it uses – the distortion.
Part of the Oreo update, the feature is hidden behind a toggle in the camera settings. If you've updated your XZ Premium, you can go ahead and enable it.
The Xperia XZ Premium gains an option to correct geometric image distortion
The new Motion Eye camera is also used on the Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact, which already run Oreo. These will get the distortion correction option with the firmware update to be released at the end of November. As for the Xperia XZs, that's bound to get Oreo at some point too and the fix along with it.


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IMF Issue Working Paper on Eliminating Cash*
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington has published a Working Paper on "de-cashing" the economies and the implications. This paper clearly demonstrates that this is the direction we are headed into. It provides advice to governments who want to join in the latest thing – abolishing cash. IMF-Analyst Alexei Kireyev recommends in his conclusions:
"Although some countries most likely will de-cash in a few years, going completely cashless should be phased in steps. The de-cashing process could build on the initial and largely uncontested steps, such as the phasing out of large denomination bills, the placement of ceilings on cash transactions, and the reporting of cash moves across the borders. Further steps could include creating economic incentives to reduce the use of cash in transactions, simplifying the opening and use of transferrable deposits, and further computerizing the financial system.
The paper does not advocate eliminating cash. It merely goes through the plus and minus to such a policy. While governments are pressing this using terrorism as the excuse, you do not eliminate the entire monetary system of the world to even catch 100 terrorists and their camels. This is all about the collapse in socialism and the desperate need to raise money.
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As a kid growing up in Ohio I started a door-to-door sled-pulled grocery service for elders during the Blizzard of 1978. In the early 90's I started the Chicago MadHousers to build small temporary shelter for homeless individuals. Ten years ago I started FiftyCrows Foundation to support documentary and photojournalistic photographers that document social issues. Renowned photographer and National Geographic Society Fellow, Chris Rainier, asked me to help him to start the NGS All Roads Photography Awards to support storytellers documenting their own culture. And here at liveBooks our philanthropic efforts are extensive, from supporting an orphanage in Mexico, to working in the local homeless kitchen, to donating over one hundred websites for organizations around the world.
But why? Why do these things?
Last week I had visitors from Iran. One, an outstanding Iranian photographer that had won an All Roads Award back in 2006. The other visitor was her husband, a Washington Post correspondent based in Tehran. I remember the first workshop for the All Roads winners, I was teaching them the basics of how to shake hands, how to create an elevator pitch, and of course how to put together their new liveBooks site. Now, four years later, I was the awe-struck student, listening intently to Newsha's tales of her assignments for The New York Times, exhibition opening under the terror of being arrested, awards and honors from around the world, and the evolution of her artistic vision.
I once heard that, "we are not looking for the meaning of life, but rather, the experiences that remind us what it means to be alive." For me, the experience of being of service for a fellow human is such a reminder. After Newsha and Thomas left, I smiled for days, knowing that in some small way I had contributed to her path.
This is why we do these things. This is why I suggest that you too find a path of service. Regardless of how small you might think it is, it can have a tremendous impact in ways you may never even know. The return on the investment is enormous, and it may even help your business in some way.
I would love to hear from you about ways you've blended your creative vision and your profession. Let's see how many of us are giving, and in so doing – receiving.
If you're in San Francisco this week be sure to catch Chris Rainier at the Herbst Theatre on Wednesday, April 6th as he discusses his efforts to record the remaining natural wilderness and the indigenous cultures around the globe by putting these wonders to film and using the visual stories to bring about social change.
And, please check out the website from my Visitor from Tehran. Keep singing Newsha – loudly!
April 16th, 2011 at 5:10 am
My wife recently died from cancer and life has come to a grinding halt. Before this she had encouraged me to return to photography. Engaging in life has become very basic. Still, when I leave the house, I try and shoot. When I can't, I try and print. I post this work on Facebook just to stay connected and I'm trying to develope a website.
I speak at grief meetings and other meetings and at least try to be open and honest. People remember these things for weeks and months. It is amazing to me how useful you can be in the smallest of things to others. When every breath is difficult, there is still some way to be of service.
April 28th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
I have written in 'giving back' as a part of the business plan for my destination wedding photography business. My expertise is in Mexico weddings and I am developing a concept whereby I donate my time to teach a photography course and host an exchange program for school children who live in Mexico and San Francisco CA. The course will illustrate how our perspectives as photographers, individuals, and cultures are different; how they contrast and make us unique. However, if we look a little closer, we also see that at the core our common emotions and human spirit make us 'one'. The intent of the course is to develop individual expression while teaching an appreciation for diversity.
May 23rd, 2011 at 6:24 am
Andy, it makes life a bit easier today just knowing others exist in the world that care as much as I do about the human condition.
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beautifully said buddy.
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Scripture: Lectionary 638. Memorial of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 78:1-2,34-35,36-37,38. Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17:
" We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you (praise you), because by your Cross you have redeemed the world." This is our prayer before the Gospel on this feast of our Lord. We may wonder why the reading from Numbers has been chosen, but after the Gospel for today we realize that Jesus is revealing to Nicodemus—a secret follower of Jesus—that he, Jesus, will be "lifted up" and that those who believe in the Jesus who is exalted on the Cross, they will be redeemed. John will make sure that we the readers and listeners will understand what this double meaning word refers to in his Gospel. He will use the same words in 8:28 and in 12: 32,34. By reading all three of these passages we will know why the fiery serpents in the desert bit the Israelites and those who later looked upon the serpent lifted up on a pole would be healed of the fatal bite. In8:28 we hear the second mention of Jesus' exaltation on the Cross: "When you lift up the Son of Man, you will come to realize that I AM and that I do nothing by myself. I say only what the Father has taught me." And in 12:32, 34: "…and I –once I am lifted up from the earth will draw all men to myself." The crowd objected to his words and queried :How can you claim that the Son of Man must be lifted up?"
Returning to the plight of the Israelites in the desert who complained and sinned and were bitten by the seraph serpents we have this helpful commentary from a Jewish work: "Tradition has it that because the serpent caused Adam and Eve to transgress by means of clever words, the serpent would always be the instrument of punishing people who sin with words (Numbers Rabbah 19:22). Why did Moses' bronze serpent heal them? According to the Mishnah, it directed the people's thoughts heavenward as they looked upon it (RH 3:8), just as Moses raised arms directed people's attention heavenward in their battle with Amalek (Exodus 17:11). The Zohar explains that looking at the bronze serpent reminded the people of why they deserved to be punished, and that is the first step toward repentance and forgiveness (Sh'lah 175). Finally, Hirsch suggests that the image of the serpent reminded people how dangerous the journey through the wilderness was, and how much they depended upon God to guide them through it." (Etz Hayim, p.889).
St. John Chrysostom, whose feast day was yesterday, says that John's Gospel is the work of the Evangelist who is the theologian among the four. And in the third century Origen says, "the first fruits of the Gospel is that according to John, whose meaning no one can understand who has not leaned on the breast of Jesus and who has not received Mary from Jesus to be their mother." This takes us to the finalization and culmination of the exaltation of Jesus on the Cross with Mary and John standing by the cross (John 19:25-27). Here is where she becomes our mother and the mother of Church as she sees her Son lifted upon the cross and returning to the Father.
We see how the double meaning word "lifted up" is the suffering, death, and ultimate triumph of Jesus over death, sin, and evil as he returns to his Father.
We pray with the Marianist Family the Three O'Clock Prayer:
Lord Jesus, we gather in spirit at the foot of the Cross with your Mother and the disciple whom you loved. We ask your pardon for our sins which are the cause of your death. We thank you for remembering us in that hour of salvation and for giving us Mary as our Mother.
St. John, obtain for us the grace of taking Mary into our life, as you did, and of assisting her in her mission. May the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit be glorified in all places through the Immaculate Virgin Mary. Amen.
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She is young and beautiful. She is asking me something as she takes my arms and pulls me up from the bed. She holds on to me and asks if I can something as we walk towards the thing she places my "hands" on. It used to frighten me when I tried to remember what was there before the bird flew away. I stare into the blankness where words were. "Wall," I remember, they call that thing a wall. Continue reading
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For the Attendant Who Changes Me
1. It's been a while since I spent my time staring at the activity outside my hospital window— a seventh-story window— facing a parking lot below; a window that would not open because nurses never know when a patient will discover how they really feel. 2. I took long walks down short hallways lined with beige doors, walls interrupted by neutral art, fruit in baskets, earth-tone landscapes, calm colors captured in whitewash frames. There was always at least one cop sitting on a folding chair at the end of my hallway outside of a patient's door. I never found out which side of the law that patient was on, or what sort of secret those cops were guarding. Continue reading
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The Sandbox I traveled roads I carved with my fingers, I pressed Tonka treads across hills and valleys, I wore out that truck; it felt good in my hands. I don't know if I spoke to my toy or if it spoke to me but we talked, every day. When my truck died I dug a grave in the sand and buried it. I picked some weeds to place on its chest, made a cross out of Popsicle sticks and said a prayer: Here is your god. Here is your grave. There you go, now you are dead. My hands were always dirty. I rubbed fingers against my eyelids. Specks sparkled inside the blackness of me. Continue reading


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Psychotherapy is the act of exploring ideas and patterns through talk, interviewing, storytelling, testing, and even creative expression. This therapeutic act takes place between an individual or couple and the therapist.
There are a lot of different words that are often used interchangeably, though there can be subtle differences in approach or depth. Psychotherapy, therapy, and counseling are perhaps the three terms most often used, with counseling being the most searched term on the internet when looking for treatment for a mental illness, diagnosed or undiagnosed.
For as many terms as might be available for the concept of talk therapy, there are more misconceptions and misgivings about going for treatment. Stigma is still prevalent, though it is becoming less so over time.
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New Wednesday Nights in 2019. Each Wednesday night at 6 p.m., there will be a special group meeting in our church. Our Book Club, Prayer Team, a night for a special class, a Pastor's Strategy Team and 5th Wednesday Outreach nights! Please check the calendar for the schedule of each of these opportunities to come and celebrate together
Prayer Team
The first Wednesday of the month those who want to be Prayer Servants in our Church will come together in a Prayer Team to share joys, concerns and pray together for our Church, community and the world around us. We have a number of committed prayer warriors but it will be open to the public.
Special Class
The second Wednesday we will host or lead special classes (announced ahead of time). The initial 2nd Wednesday class will be "Where do Methodists come from?" Everyone is encouraged to come to classes that peak your interest.
Book Club
Third Wednesdays are given over to our Book Club. Each month we come together to share about an inspirational or entertaining book. We then choose another work of fiction or non-fiction from suggested writings as we explore new authors and new genres. Everyone is invited to participate.
Strategy Team
Fourth Wednesdays will be when a new "Strategy Team" will come together at our Church to discuss how things are going and what needs to happen next to achieve the goals of "Growing in Christ, Reaching Others" and remain true to the priorities we discerned during our Visioning Process in 2015. While there will be a core group of Church Servant Leaders, it will be opened to interested individuals.
Connect with the Community
Fifth Wednesdays will be special. These will be Outreach days where we plan, train and put into motion actual ways to reach out to the community around us in ways that help us to grow in Christ and provide opportunities to reach others for Jesus. If you would like to learn about innovative ways to share your faith, invite community members to worship with us and participate in fun nights out in our community, then this group will be for you.


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2kg (4lb 7oz) Rolled Pork Loin with crackling
2kg (4lb 7oz) Smoked Horseshoe Gammon Joint
48 Pork Chipolatas (1.36kg/3lb pack)
908g (2 x 1lb) Bacon
908g (2 x 1lb) Pork Sausagemeat.
Then choose between the following prime British beef steaks:
Sirloin Steaks, Ribeye Steaks, Rump Steaks, or Fillet Steaks.


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Lavender Muffins
Edible flowers are coming back to our menus but are nothing new if you look at the history of eating. Lavender is sweet, floral and delicate and can be used in both sweet and savory dishes. It is known for thousands of years. Light and relaxing energy captured in these… Read more »


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Suncorp Bank began operations in 1902. Now, the Suncorp Group has more than nine million customers, over 15,000 employees and in excess of $95 billion in assets. It is amongst the top 20 Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed companies.
In Australia, its offerings include solutions from realms such as personal banking, small and medium enterprise banking, commercial lending and agribusiness banking.
If you wish to trade in shares as part of your investment strategy you can consider opening a Suncorp Share Trade account. CMC Markets Stockbroking Limited provides this service. Along with Suncorp's investor directed portfolio service, term deposits and superannuation, this gives you the ability to keep all your investments in a single place.
What can I trade with Suncorp?
If you're hoping to reap benefits by dealing in shares as part of your investment strategy, Suncorp Share Trade can help keep things simple. This platform gives you access to a range of trading tools along with educational and analytical resource material.
Share trading
Suncorp Share Trade lets you invest in shares listed on the ASX. You get access to market information and company share prices in real-time. The online platform lets you create watch lists of shares you have or wish to track. It also lets you access important events such as IPO listing, reporting and ex-dividend dates.
You can use the Suncorp Share Trade platform to invest in mFunds. These are Australian unlisted managed funds that the mFund settlement service operated by ASX Limited settles. ASX makes use of CHESS, the electronic settlement system used for ASX listed securities, to record all mFund units. As is the case with shares, Suncorp Share Trade uses your Holder Identification Number (HIN) to settle mFund units. This brings your mFund investments under a unified investment portfolio.
Margin loans
You can get a margin loan through Suncorp to invest in shares and managed funds. You borrow this money against security provided by your investment portfolio, which can include shares, managed funds as well as savings.Back to top
What are the best things about Suncorp share trading?
- You get free market data and research. You can login to the Suncorp Share Trade platform at any time to access dynamic charting and live prices. You can also go through a number of analytical material and trading webinars to gain relevant knowledge and further your expertise.
- You can access your account from almost any device. You can access your account from any Internet enabled computer, smartphone or tablet, using the Suncorp Internet Banking or Share Trade platforms. You get to send your buying and selling instructions directly to the ASX. You can view and print your portfolio and statement history using the online platform. If you wish, you can receive price and company news alerts via email or SMS.
- You have a wide range of products. Through the linked order system you can make use of stop loss and take profit orders. By linking these to buy orders you can sell your shares at strategic times to lock-in profits or to limit the downside.
- You also get Home Package Plus benefits. If you're an existing Suncorp Home Package Plus customer, you would be eligible for discounted brokerage rates.
- Link your new or existing Wealth Cash Management Account. By linking your Share Trade account with a Wealth Cash Management Account you can look forward to seamless trading. The money in this account earns interest. You can get a linked Visa debit or transaction card as well.
What support and information is available with Suncorp?
Suncorp does not offer different service levels based on how much or how little you invest. As a result, you would get the same level of service as any other Suncorp Share Trade customer.
If you have any question about your Share Trade account, you can get in touch with a Trading Room expert over the phone. You can also send the Trading Room team a fax or an email. You have to direct queries about margin lending to a different department.
To look for required forms and documents, simply visit the Share Trade website. This website lets you go through answers to some of the most commonly asked questions. The website does not offer a live chat platform. However, you can consider walking into your nearest Suncorp branch to have your questions answered.Back to top
What are the fees associated when using Suncorp?
While opening a Suncorp Share Trade account is free, you'll have to pay fees from time to time. This is what the fee structure looks like.
Fees you can avoid
- There are no account keeping fees. You don't have to pay any ongoing account keeping fees.
- Free alert fees. Browser alerts are free. Email alerts attract a $0.11 fee per alert, which increases to a $0.22 fee per SMS alert.
Fees you can't avoid
- Brokerage fees apply. An online trade of up to $10,000 attracts a fee of $21.95. If the online trade is from $10,000 to $25,000, the brokerage fee is $29.95. For large online trades, over $25,000, a 0.12% fee applies. For an over-the-phone trade of up to $15,000, you'll have to pay a fee of $49.94. For phone trades over $15,000, a fee of 0.33% applies.
What are the good and bad points for using Suncorp for my next trade?
The good
- Link to your Suncorp account for instant transfers. When you link your Suncorp Share Trade with a Wealth Cash Management Account you can look forward to seamless settling of trades. With funds available at any time, you can carry out transactions as and when you like.
- Keep investments under one roof. Suncorp lets you invest your money in different ways. These include term deposits as well as a range of managed funds. By turning to Suncorp for investing in shares, you can keep all your investments in a single place.
- You get easy access to your investments. You can access your Share Trade account online from anywhere in the world. All you need is access to a compatible Internet enabled computing device.
And the bad
- Limited investments. Unlike many service providers that let you trade shares, the platform does not let you invest in International shares, bonds, floats, options and futures.
- Can only trade in the ASX. The Suncorp Share Trade platform only lets you invest in Australian shares. These include shares of ASX listed companies as well as unlisted managed funds.
What you need to know about the application process for Suncorp
You can apply for a Suncorp Share Trade account online. This will take you to the secure Share Trade website. If you don't wish to apply online, you can download an application, complete it, and send it over via mail or fax. You can open an account as an individual, as a joint applicant, as a company or as a formal trust.
To apply, you should be an Australian resident and over 18 years of age. The application should take no more than five to 10 minutes to complete, provided you have all the required information close at hand.


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Community Outreach
No matter where you are on you Faith journey, you are welcome here!
Your children are welcome to remain in worship if you wish or Nursery care is available for infants to 4-year-old children.
You may park in the parking lot and enter through the baker Entryway. (Also where the handicap lift is located.) Or you may park behind the church or on the Washington Street side. The building is handicapped accessible.
Dress is casual. Anything from shorts, to jeans, to your "Sunday best" will fit right in.
Coffee & Conversation
We invite you to join us for coffee and conversation after worship each Sunday. Usually, the 2nd Sunday of each month is a Fellowship Brunch.
If you would like a tour of the church — just ask!
Meditation Room is available down stairs in the Christian Education Wing
Church Usage Fees
New fees as of January 1, 2018
Dining Room/Kitchen Fee – $50.00 (Member)
$100.00 (Non-Member)
Wedding Fees
Member: $100.00
Non-member: $300.00
(A $50.00 nonrefundable deposit is required to hold date.)
This fee is for church use only. It does NOT INCLUDE the Minister or Organist's fees.
Current Outreaches of the Castile UCC:
A. A. Meeting – Every Sunday Evening at 7:30 PM (DOWNSTAIRS)
Autism Awareness SUPPORT GROUP – 7:00 PM
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Sea Glass Lamp
January 8th 2012 Posted for Wire Wrapping
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Sea Glass Lamp
A number of days ago I visited our local ReStore and purchased this lamp.
I wanted to make a Sea Glass Lamp and so we start with taking all the material off the lamp.
Then removing all the glue, what a job that was, FYI if you plan to make one of these buy a new lamp shade without any material on it from a craft and hobby shop.
The next step was collecting sea glass. My bh got excited thinking we were going beachcombing in January on a day -5 no not this one. Its not like I had to go to the beach to make this seaglass lamp as I have a personal collection.
But if you plan to make a lamp with seaglass you will need a number of sizes and shapes. Sea Glass can be found on the shores of Prince Edward Island but if you are not vacationing here just yet and you are in a hurry to make your lamp, you can purchase seaglass on the internet but it is becoming expensive as it is getting harder to find.
I then wirewrapped a number of pieces with a toggle at both ends so I had something to secure the wire to. I started wirewrapping then realized the glass needed to have a wire netting behind to hold it into place so I weaved wire one way then another to make a box pattern with the wire.
I'm making this lamp to go into a bedroom we just redecorated in our Bed and Breakfast. It is going to be a nice touch as the room is decorated with a nautical theme and a closer look you will see antique glass dishes filled with sea glass, an old barn wood mirror accented with seaglass and drift wood and now a sea glass lamp will sit on the end table. I just have to decorate the base with sea glass and driftwood.
The Finished Sea Glass Lamp
The Lamp Lit Up
I'm shutting out the light now, it is late and after three days the lamp is almost complete. I will add driftwood and sea shells to the base and then it is on display.
Thanks for stopping by my craft project with sea glass, visit again to see what the next seaglass craft will be.
Before you go! If you are new to Scrap'n and Wire Wrap'n, you might want to subscribe to Rss feed to get updates to my latest blog post.
Take care my friend ~ seaglass cindy
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Wow! What a lovely project! I love sea glass. Thanks for sharing!
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Quinoa Salad with Sugar Snap Peas
The nice thing about Costco is that they have such great produce at a value. The downfall, is that you have to come up with dishes to use up all the fresh veggies before they spoil! I'm still on my Quinoa kick, so I created this dish based mostly on what I had on hand!
Have you tried any Quinoa yet? Well, you may not have known that although it is cooked and eaten like a grain, quinoa is technically a seed, and is related to spinach, chard and beets. It grows best in mountainous regions, ten thousand feet or more above sea level, and thrives in poor soil (hmm, so do grapes and we love wine!) and it likes thin air. Quinoa stalks are three to six feet tall, and each plant can produce up to a cup of seeds! The seeds are round, about the same size of millet or sesame seeds and come in a rainbow of colors, from red to purple to green to yellow. I've only seen the red and yellow – off white really so far in our stores, but had purple in Napa! They say that the quinoa that is most commonly found in stores is the off-white color. You can look for quinoa in the bulk section of natural food stores, or in the organic section of conventional supermarkets.
This salad is fresh and delicious and I love the crunch from the pine nuts and sweet sugar snap peas!
In a small saucepan of boiling salted water, simmer the peas until bright green and crisp-tender, about 1 minute.
Drain and rinse with cool water. Spread out on a large plate to cool, then pat dry. Cut the peas on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces.
In a small saucepan, combine the quinoa with 2 cups of chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat until all of the broth has evaporated and the quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes. Uncover and fluff the quinoa, then transfer to a large bowl and let cool to room temperature. I used some cool refrigerated left over quinoa from the night priors dinner.
In a bowl, combine the oil and vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Add the cran-raisins.
Add the pine nuts, onion and herbs to the quinoa with the dressing and stir gently. Season with additional salt and pepper if necessary.
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My thoughts on "The Raven"
Last night, I watched The Raven on DVD.
It's no secret that I like the work of actor John Cusack, who wore the character of Edgar Allen Poe as if it were a second skin. I've enjoyed a number of Cusack's films, everything from rom-coms Must Love Dogs, Say Anything and Serendipity, to thrillers like Identity and 1408, to the odd and quirkier movies, such as Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Martian Child.
The Raven was a mystery-thriller-love story, filled with blood and gore. But, based on the works of Poe, really, how could it have been anything else? As I watched, though, I connected with this story on a level that I think is only possible when one writer observes incidents that occurred (or could have occurred) in the life of another.
Now, do I rank myself as an author with the status of Poe? Hardly. But his work was considered part of the 'pulp fiction' of his day, much like horror, sci-fi, romances and mysteries are today.
The Raven portrays Poe's understanding that he was forever subject to the vagaries of newspaper editors, critics, and his readers, who consumed his stories with a rapid and morbid interest one minute while considering him capable of serial murder the next. Poe also knew that his own dark thoughts had never translated into dark actions, but he still felt responsible when what he'd written prompted an evil mind to carry out the plots of his murders on real victims.
I can identify with this. I haven't plotted many murders in my stories, nor do I have any plans to…at the moment. But one thing that all writers need to be cognizant of is that the printed word, on paper or on a computer screen, has the power to touch others.
Are we, as writers, responsible for the actions of our readers? No, of course not. But when we see how the 50 Shades trilogy has sparked a mini-baby-boom, don't we have to wonder?
Or, to paraphrase Poe (the character) in The Raven, "If I'd known my work would have such an effect on my readers, I would have paid more attention to eroticism."


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Together we can make a difference.
We are a fast-growing medical robotics company based in Iowa City, IA and we're on the hunt for talented, passionate professionals who want to contribute in a start-up environment. We value innovation, diverse thought, and creative problem solving. Our work is meaningful… not just in industry, but in the quality of life of our patients. We want to hear from you.
Open Positions
iotaMotion is hiring a Robotics Engineer with extensive theoretical and hands-on experience in all facets of robotic applications. He or she will be responsible for designing, prototyping, implementing, and analyzing our unique robotic-assisted systems.
The individual should be creative, have strong organizational and communication skills, and be willing to work with enthusiasm in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment as a member of a small team. The successful candidate will be able to work independently to accomplish tasks and should be motivated and comfortable translating general directions into actionable tasks and deliverables.
iotaMotion is an early-stage medical device company headquartered in Iowa City, IA. The company is developing and commercializing robotic-assisted technologies that standardize cochlear implant insertion and expand access to cochlear interventions for surgeons and patients through innovative, surgeon-centric solutions. You will have the opportunity to impact the lives of millions with severe hearing loss and the future of surgery by leading the design and development of our unique robotic-assisted systems alongside world-renowned surgeons.
Who we are looking for:
A creative individual with deep knowledge of both traditional and emerging robotics techniques and skills. We are seeking an individual who can think big and then execute to push the boundaries of robotics. You should be comfortable working in a small team environment in which you are the primary expert on robotics, embedded systems, software design and implementation.
The individual should also have excellent written skills and be able to communicate robotics concepts to both clinicians and other engineers.
Desirable skillsets and experiences may include medical devices, underwater robotics, electrical control system design, embedded systems, wireless communications, PCB layout and design, mechanical design, fabrication, general knowledge of design process methods, quality systems, and GMP.
• A passion for creating innovative, elegant, and reliable products
• Ability to work independently as well as lead a small team
• Masters or PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
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• Ability to travel as needed
• US Citizen or permanent resident
• Salary commensurate with skills and experience
• Eligible for employee stock options
• Flexible benefits plan
We are seeking highly motivated and adaptable individuals willing to work though problems that arise while building and growing an investor-backed company. Interested and qualified applicants please submit cover letter and resume to firstname.lastname@example.com
iotaMotion is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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I have spent a lot of time these last few months spinning my wheels, doing nothing. The tv is a nice mindless activity to get me through the bulk of my day without requiring a lot of energy out of me. This works because getting around has largely been hard for me to do as my back and hips continue to heal from the cancer. I sit in the nice chair my in-laws brought over for me with two main things in my lap – my dog and the remote. The problem is that it really doesn't require anything out of me except a commitment to only the tv and nothing else. Ever notice how easily we go from one episode to the next while watching something on Netflix and before we realize it, several hours have passed and we have nothing to show for ourselves? They want this to happen or they never would have created the auto play option. And honestly, the last time I ever spent this much time binge watching tv was before I met my husband, before I got saved. I've had more important things to do. So why do I sit here now and consume so much that does so little for me?
The answer is really very simple. Call it avoidance of the big and little feelings that I have to still deal with lurking on the back burner of my mind. Or laziness to dive into something that will require a bigger commitment than I feel I can commit to. Maybe a bit of both even. There was a time when I longed to spend my days reading the bible all day instead of working. Now that I am home all day, this couldn't be further from the reality of my current situation. Before an hour ago, I hadn't opened my bible in weeks. Sure, I've listened to a few sermons but it's not the same. Before today, I haven't listened to worship music in weeks. Why? Because being well takes me forward a few steps and being unwell takes me back a few. There have been moments on this journey where I have really seen God's hand, and then the rest of the time it seems like just deafening silence. And having to deal with things you don't really want to deal with is sometimes enough of a reason to pull away from someone like Jesus, even when in my heart I know that He is the answer, the solution to everything I am dealing with. I'm not proud saying this but even I am not a person with perfect faith and perfect obedience to Him.
Why am I telling you this? Because the struggle is real. Every day is a battle to get back to Him, to get back to His word. The devil doesn't want me to rely on Him for strength. In fact, the farther he can get me from the word of God, the more he can try and fill my head with nonsense. I know the truth but it's still easy to take me away from God when I give in to the bleakness of my situation, when I let go of Him and hold on to the sickness my body is battling. I don't want to live my life spinning wheels and just taking up space. Yes, there are still a lot of things I can't do but there is plenty I can still do for the kingdom. Sometimes, it just takes me to wake up from my slumber and remember this isn't about me. This whole cancer journey is not about whether I live or die, but about whether others live or die knowing Jesus. It's time I remember my part.


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Detailed anatomical information and optimal patient doses with Planmeca ProMax® 3D X-ray units
Blog post • May 25, 2016 10:29 UTC
Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has quickly become the new standard of care in digital dentistry. The 3D imaging technique provides a vast array of invaluable information compared to traditional 2D panoramic X-rays. CBCT images allow dental professionals to gather a perfectly detailed 3D view of a patient's anatomy with a single scan – revealing intricate structures that otherwise remain hidden.
True all-in-one units
The Planmeca ProMax® 3D family consists of five industry-defining CBCT units, all top-of-the-line in their respective market segments. Each Planmeca ProMax 3D unit has been designed to meet the strictest of requirements in maxillofacial imaging. They are the only X-ray devices on the market to bring a CBCT image, a 3D face photo and a 3D model scan together into one 3D image. This unique combination of 3D data is utilised to create a virtual patient to assist in various clinical purposes, such as treatment planning, implantology and other restorative treatments.
Planmeca ProMax 3D all-in-one units support three different types of 3D imaging, and also extraoral bitewing, cephalometric and digital panoramic imaging. This flexibility between 2D and 3D allows clinics to optimise their imaging procedures, and select the techniques that work best with each case – at an optimal patient dose.
See more at a lower dose
As dental imaging continues to evolve, questions regarding reduced doses and patient safety are set to take on an ever-increasing role. According to the well-known ALARA principle, imaging doses must be kept as low as reasonably achievable; patients must not be exposed to a higher dosage than needed to acquire images of sufficient diagnostic quality.
The effective patient dose of CBCT imaging is closely related to the protocol used for scanning. Planmeca has established itself as the industry leader in pioneering ultra low dose imaging. The innovative Planmeca Ultra Low Dose™ protocol available in all Planmeca ProMax 3D X-ray units reduces the effective patient dose in CBCT imaging significantly – without a statistical reduction in diagnostic image quality. At best this means lowering patient doses to levels below even that of traditional 2D panoramic imaging.
With Planmeca ProMax 3D units and the Planmeca Ultra Low Dose protocol, patients can benefit from CBCT imaging and three-dimensional diagnostic accuracy with a significantly lower patient dose than in traditional imaging.


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Is the Atonal Hexed?
By Joe Kennedy.
David Stubbs, Fear of Music: Why People Get Rothko But Don't Get Stockhausen, Zer0 Books, 2009.
Not long ago, a friend of mine was telling me about an afternoon he spent watching the contemporary classical composer Pierre Boulez conduct his own work. Despite his longstanding preference for the aesthetically challenging, he was disappointed by the performance. For some time, he struggled to explain precisely what he had found disquieting about it. Eventually, he looked up from his lunch and articulated the problem as best he could. 'There was no…window,' he said. 'There just wasn't a way of looking into it.'
That someone equipped with an advanced vocabulary for approaching the abrasive, anxiety-inducing complexities of modernist music should be able to express their frustration towards a concert only by falling back on a metaphor of obstructed sight is intriguingly consonant with the thesis of David Stubbs's short book on the comparative fortunes of the sonic and the visual in terms of how experimental works have been received since the early twentieth century. According to Stubbs, modernist painting and sculpture have been embraced by the public to the extent that their initially traumatic force has been almost entirely absorbed. Modernist music, however, has remained marginal, resistant to convenient frameworks of 'understanding', and subject to popular derision. Although Picasso's radical break from figurative painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, occurred almost simultaneously with Schoenberg's tentative shifts away from traditional tonality, attitudes towards innovation in the visual and the musical have subsequently diverged so markedly that, as queues for a new exhibition at the Tate Modern snaked out of the building and along the South Bank, Karlheinz Stockhausen's death in 2007 was attended by a fusillade of media cynicism posing as good-natured satire. Quips comparing Stockhausen's output to random clusters of unpleasant sound presented themselves as justifiably unimpressed retorts to elitism whilst furtively opening a linguistic 'window' into his unforgiving sound-worlds. With the handle of tonality wrenched off, it seems that, for many, mirth is the solitary space in which the experience of experimental music may be comfortably discussed.
Since the first instantiations of modernism, its detractors have dismissed it on the grounds that its variously non-figurative, dissonant, and paratactic 'strategies' do nothing more than lend spurious legitimacy to an apparently inexorable decline in craftsmanship. At best, the experimental is framed as a baffling diversion; at worst, it is pilloried as high-minded laziness buttressing itself with theoretical cant. Modernist music, where the relationship between theory and practice has been particularly intimate – Theodor Adorno, notable for his celebration of Schoenberg, harboured serious aspirations towards becoming a composer – is perhaps uniquely vulnerable to this kind of attack. Early on in Fear of Music, Stubbs sympathetically announces his intention 'to highlight the overwhelmingly rational and coherent reasons why a number of people have chose to make, and to listen to music which to uninitiated ears sounds cacophonous [and] atonal'. Of course, this raises questions about how one becomes 'initiated' and how far this process is related to the forming of a cultural elite, but the initial rejection of the belief that modernism is nothing more than the charlatanry of the contingent is gratifying in the context of a culture which seems increasingly to be shunning difficulty.
Two of the ways in which this apparently cacophonous music has been rationalised stand out in Stubbs's account. Schoenberg's decision that the work of his sometime mentor Gustav Mahler could not be developed upon without making some kind of break from tonality is the first of these, and its inclusion in the narrative is significant in that it allows the reader to distinguish between the desire of the Second Viennese School to replenish Western music via a fundamental break with tradition from the more nihilistically-inclined experiments with noise made by the Dadaists and Futurists. Already, we're being shown how the history of noise and atonality cannot be understood as monolithic: while the Dadaists were known to play Schoenberg pieces at their gatherings, he saw them 'as faddists and saw no crossover between his own work which only sought to "destroy" the great classical tradition in order to save it, and the anarchistic antics of the Zurich hell raisers.' The second rationalisation is one with which many have become familiar through a trickling-down of Adorno's 1938 claim that 'every pleasure which emancipates itself from the exchange-value takes on subversive features'. Stubbs glosses this idea by noting that modernist music's harshness made it 'useless, in the most sublimely useful sense of that word.' The Nazis could mobilise the eye-catching simplicity of modernist graphic art for their cause, but atonality possessed no populist application; likewise, it would take an implausible upheaval in the common understanding of what is considered 'listenable' for Iannis Xenakis to soundtrack a Renault advertisement.
For the most part, experimental music has required some form of dilution in order to meet with public approval. As Paul Morley demonstrated in his strangely esoteric 2003 work Words and Music, Luigi Russolo's Futurist noise machines are genetic precursors of Kylie Minogue. However, Morley's collapsing of twentieth century musical expression into a plane on which anything can be celebrated in the same terms is a move Stubbs avoids in favour of maintaining the alterity of the radically experimental. That there is a 'fear of music' is, on one level, encouraging, as it ensures a cultural space – effectively evacuated by visual art in the post-Warhol age of the Saatchi collection – in which exchange-value is meaningless. Stubbs doesn't seek to completely extinguish the listener's anxiety when confronted with the improvisations of AMM or the intricate structures of Ornette Coleman but to show how these experiments make sense within the cultural landscape of modernity: while this isn't a demand for a reappraisal of Stockhausen in which his work is, pace the subtitle, suddenly 'got', Fear of Music serves as an effectve rebuttal of the idea that music in the modernist tradition is nothing but self-indulgent cacophony.
Joe Kennedy is an academic and poet.
First published in 3:AM Magazine: Wednesday, July 14th, 2010.


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Over the past couple of days, the number one story on CBS4's website has been...CBS4 -- and the possibility of the station being dropped from DISH Network, headed by Charlie Ergen, who Forbes recently placed on its list of the five richest Coloradans. "Our viewers should be prepared to lose CBS from their DISH systems on Thursday evening at 7:00 PM/ET," notes the station, whose list of features that could vanish begins with Broncos games and ends with CBS4 news. What's the deal?
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Here's the explanation shared under the banner "DISH May Drop CBS From Its Lineup Tonight:"
For six months, CBS has been vigorously attempting to secure fair carriage deals with Dish. During that time, Dish has clearly not been operating with the same sense of urgency. In the last few weeks, we have granted two extensions, in the hopes that this would give both parties sufficient time to come to a resolution. The second extension, which protected Dish subscribers' programming over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, was the final one. We would very much like to avoid going dark, thereby joining the more than 120 stations Dish has dropped since 2013 alone. Unless agreements are reached, however, our viewers should be prepared to lose CBS from their Dish systems on Thursday evening at 7:00 PM/ET.
These public games of chicken over broadcasting rights have generally been resolved without major networks like CBS getting the heave-ho -- but the prominence of the pitch on CBS4's site suggests that the latest face-off may be the most divisive yet. So, too, does this video, which emphasizes the possible disappearance of football, then entertainment programming and -- oh, yeah -- local news. Check it out below, followed by CBS4's list of frequently asked questions.
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Frequently asked questions:
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Q: Why might Dish stop carrying CBS?
Cable, Satellite and Telco companies come to agreements with each network and cable channel for the ability to include that channel in the packages they offer you. While CBS has been able to reach agreement with all other major carriers of our stations, we are finding it difficult to reach agreement with DISH, which is why we felt it necessary to alert DISH subscribers in our stations' markets that they may soon not have access to view our programming.
Q: What can I do to help stop Dish from dropping CBS?
Call your local DISH office to demand they keep CBS on their line-up. You can also call 855-5 Keep Us (855-553-3787) to be directly connected to DISH or send them an e-mail, tweet or Facebook post using the links on this site.
Q: Which stations could I lose?
Please find your market below to see which stations could be lost. You may also lose the ability to watch programming on Showtime and CBS Sports Network.
Atlanta WUPA-TV/CW
Baltimore WJZ-TV/CBS
Boston WBZ-TV/CBS WSBK-TV/My Network TV
Chicago WBBM-TV/CBS
Dallas KTVT-TV/CBS KTXA-TV/Independent
Denver KCNC-TV/CBS
Detroit WWJ-TV/CBS WKBD-TV/CW
Los Angeles KCBS-TV/CBS KCAL-TV/Independent
Miami WFOR-TV/CBS WBFS-TV/My Network TV
Minneapolis WCCO-TV/CBS
New York WCBS-TV/CBS WLNY-TV/Independent
Philadelphia KYW-TV/CBS WPSG-TV/CW
Pittsburgh KDKA-TV/CBS WPCW-TV/CW
Sacramento KOVR-TV/CBS KMAX-TV/CW
San Francisco KPIX-TV/CBS KBCW-TV/CW
Seattle KSTW-TV/CW
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This store bought costume for babies entered our 2014 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Kristine, the 'Owl' costume creator:
My 22 month old son Landon loves owl! I searched for a cute boy owl costume (that was fun!) and got this one! I love it!!!


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Other activities Gaaltije is a southern Sami cultural centre that seeks to develop Sami society and industry. We have a shop where you can buy Sami literature, Sami carpentry, clothes and reinde... Read more
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Dr Lu Li
University position
Research Associate
Dr Lu Li is pleased to consider applications from prospective PhD students.
Home page
Research Themes
Systems and Computational Neuroscience
Drug induced neuroadaptation, which underlines the long-lasting changes in brains and behaviour, relies not only on chemical adaptations but also on the morphological alterations of neurons and modifications of synaptic connections. The repeated administration of drugs causes dopamine to project predominantly to the striatum, where dopamine afferents and glutamate afferents from the cerebral cortex converge. Thus, it is most likely that dopamine produces various neurological effects through mediating glutamate transmission. I am interested in revealing possible roles of glutamatergic and dopaminergic integration in reward and neuroadaptation by computational modelling approaches. A quantitative multi-compartment model based on dentritic spine of the striatum is under construction, including detailed interacting signalling events which lead to spine functions.
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Computational modelling
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Andres Sarda makes a journey through time this season, reinventing all the codes of glamorous 60'S to design an extremely seducing lingerie.
You can have a different view of these dessous chics on our post about the Andres Sarda catwalk.
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At the same time is presented the Sarda collection, a little bit less surprising and quirky than past season collections but however absolutely charming:
Winter 2011 Andres Sarda collection presented on www.andressarda.com
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Last night's adventure in the mesh grid consisted of another meeting with a stranger. I'd just rezzed that lighthouse (by Alice's Garden) in a sandbox, and someone wafted by and peeked within.
"What are you doing?" He or she asked curiously.
"Photographing for a blog," I said. I sent over the link to my website. "Been doing it for a few years now."
"Never heard of it," She or he said, and I laughed.
I never expect people to know my website. It's a dorky romp through an MMORPG, after all. Anyone who thinks that they're remotely cool because they blog needs to remember that it's a breath away from writing quest play-by-plays in WoW.
Despite that, I love blogging, and I love the outfit that I'm wearing. This month I decided to return to my roots and write about the store that inspired me to dress my avatar up, photograph her, and blog the experience. Yes, that's right -- it's ~silentsparrow~ December. (SLURL to ~silentsparrow~)
***Ears: SLink Sachara Elf Ears Outy Chains & Rings
***Hat: Schadenfreude Owls Chapiteau Chapeau - loli
***Hair: Lamb Lost in Milk
***Boots: Lassitude & Ennui Imogene ankle boots in grey
***Skin: Tres Blah (Pale) Jejune Halah - light thick brows
***Outfit: ~silentsparrow~ Severin Suit in (Kohl)


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A Lens on Efficiency
When it comes to thermal imaging, Enertechnix's roots run deep, particularly in the pulp and paper industry. The company has made several advances since the early 1990s and has extended its technology to waste-to-energy plants and, just recently, its first woody biomass power plant—the Factory Sales & Engineering-supplied boiler at Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas.
Via a specific infrared wavelength, Enertechnix's PyroOptix camera filters all combustion gases common with the boiler, providing biomass plant operators with advanced views of material feeding on the biomass grate floor, temperature profile information regarding the impact of potential slagging in the upper furnace, and clear images and crucial data to indicate what's happening throughout the boiler combustion process. "Just as you'd be able to see with your naked eye," says Dave Suplicki, director of sales and marketing. "In the biomass arena, we can now look at actual feed chutes and what's going on in the waste streams being burned. Prior systems used video cameras to look at flame patterns. Now, if there's a fireball, we can actually study the health and management of the process."
As Suplicki points out, thermal imaging, in terms of heat patterns or heat signatures, is very common in the power industry and has been used for 20 years. "But we work at this specific wavelength, combined with some very advanced optics and optical lenses, so the camera can provide views through smoke and ash in very hot environments, anywhere from 500 degrees (Fahrenheit) up to 3,200 degrees."
The camera uses lens tubes that can be inserted into the boiler observation windows/doors and manipulated, which greatly expands areas that can be observed. "We've brought into play the ability to view the upper furnace, where a lot of boiler cleaning activities are done," Suplicki says. "Using image processing, we can take snap shots from when it's clean and as slag builds up in different areas over time. By recording it pixel by pixel we can do a comparison of what it should be, and what it is, and create a slag index, which can tell you where to clean instead of trying to guess."
Enertechnix's technology is relatively new, and as Suplicki points out, things don't move quickly within the industry. "It takes time to introduce new process stuff, but slowly and surely, we're expanding upon the fact that we can provide better input. Boiler operators are able to see things they never have before, and can make decisions from them. By providing specific information used in cleaning decision making processes, it can result in cost savings. Right now, decisions are based on inputs that are nonvisual, such as pressure and temperatures, common recipes that have been put together and traditionally used."
Video Vs Thermal Imaging in Boilers
While thermal imaging may provide advantages over traditionally used video cameras, there are upsides to both, according to Sonnick Clausen. For one, the video camera is typically smaller and significantly cheaper than a thermal camera. "Most customers go for an inspection system with a video camera unless features of the thermal camera are needed," Clausen says. "Nevertheless, the image quality is mostly superior to the thermal camera in boilers, due to scattering of light by fine particles and light from soot particles."
Thermal imaging is a nice tool in grate-fired systems, as the view is far better than using video, according to Clausen, and it provides details and behavior during the whole cycle from inlet to outlet.
Color video cameras are mostly used in situations where visible light is emitted—flame light from soot—or light from a bright source is reflected or absorbed by surfaces or particles. "The video camera can be used in most situations in boilers, if features can be seen by the human eye," Clausen says.
As a rule of thumb, operators of boilers with soot and small ash particles will have a view 10 times better with IR than VIS.
Clausen's company Pyrooptic is manufacturer of high-quality industrial rigid endoscopes for looking inside high temperature processes, an instrument used to examine the interior of boilers, burners and flames during operation. Clausen says the best solution for burner and flame optimization is an inspection system combining both video and thermal imaging. "Technology has advanced to a level that permits high speed visual and thermal videos to be obtained simultaneously using the same endoscope optics," he adds, "for example, snap-shot infrared images of the turbulent mixing of gas and fuel in small and large power plant flames can be recorded together with visual image showing ignition details."
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Waterfront Capital Grants Stock Options
West Vancouver, British Columbia, October 16, 2017 – Waterfront Capital Corporation (the "Company" or "Waterfront") announces that in accordance with the terms of the Company's stock option plan, the Company has granted 75,000 incentive stock options to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants, at an exercise price of $0.125 per share for a term of 5 years.
For further information, contact Mr. Clive Shallow, Shareholder Communications, at 604-922 2030 or visit the Company's website at www.waterfrontcapitalcorp.com.
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Hello all,
I am currently researching the possibility to grabbing data from the Tableau report(s) via the JavaScript API but the closet I can get to grabbing values from a graph after filtering is selecting the value via the selectSingleValue() method.
For example: JavaScript API Tutorial
In the API tutorial tab called 'Select'. One of the examples selects the row "Marcao Sao, China". Is it possible to extract that numerical value of $52.0k ?
I have tried looking into the Objects returned (via FireBug) but I cannot seem to locate the right object. My recent location was in getActiveSheets().
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Arif Z
Hello Arif Zaidi,
I'm not sure if this is possible but I am moving this question to the Developer community where someone is more likely to answer a question related to the JavaScript API.
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