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This should take around 8 hours for the roundtrip to Jubilee Hut or 2-day loop. With beautiful views, two backcountry huts (with water, bathrooms, mattresses) and easily accessible from Dunedin.
The trailhead is somewhat obscured on the side of the Mountain Track Rd - there is a sign that reads Silver Peaks Track. The rest of the trail is very well marked with orange posts and triangles.
The trail starts with a gradual incline for 1.5 hours or so until you reach the top of a ridge line. From here you continue downhill for a short while until you reach what is termed "The Devil's Stair Case". This is a short but extremely steep downhill portion of the hike. In winter, when there is snow on the ground, this section requires extreme caution. Once down the staircase you will find yourself on the valley floor, where you will continue for a bit until finding a junction that points you in the direction of Jubilee Hut (250 m/820 ft or so up hill).
You can spend the night at this hut, or continue hiking to either the ABC Caves or Philip J Cox Memorial Hut. The 3 km (1.8 mi) walk to ABC Caves has a steady uphill incline. From the caves, it is another 7 km (4.3 mi) to the Philip J Cox Memorial Hut. The trail continues up and down along the ridge line until you reach the hut.
After the hut there is an immediate steep downhill followed by a steep uphill. At the end of the hill you will reach the Mountain Track Rd. Follow the road for 6 km (3.7 mi) until you reach the starting point.
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This tramp is hillier and longer than I originally anticipated, but I loved it. I've done it multiple times as an overnight trip and twice as a big day run/hike. It can be muddy and unbearably windy, but on a sunny day it's magical. If you live in Dunedin it's a must do, but if you're tight on time and traveling then weigh your options since NZ offers some tramps that are a bit more epic terrain-wise. However, unlike those tramps, this track is rarely busy.
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Even with his wildly successful YouTube trick kick video and nearly monthlong training camp stint with the team this summer, the Detroit Lions still haven't seen enough of Havard "Kickalicious" Rugland.
The team invited the Norwegian web sensation, as well as fellow free agent kickers Olindo Mare and Justin Medlock, to the team's facility for workouts Monday. The move may signal that they are weighing cutting ties with veteran David Akers, who missed a 31-yard field goal on Thanksgiving versus the Green Bay Packers.
Rugland was three for three on field goal attempts in the preseason (including a 50-yard kick) despite having never kicked in an organized football game of any sort. It would certainly be a big risk for the NFC North's first place team to throw an extremely inexperienced kicker into a potential playoff deciding situation, but the 29-year-old's big leg might be worth the gamble for Lions coach Jim Schwartz, who isn't the most conservative strategist. Rugland's personality won over his Lions teammates in camp, especially after he told them he learned English by listening to Wu-Tang Clan albums.
Rugland detailed his training camp experience in a story in the November issue of GQ, telling the writer in September that he was working "one hundred percent on getting back in the league" and watching NFL Game Pass from his home in Norway every week.
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Azelastine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Azelastine nasal (for the nose) prevents sneezing, itching, runny nose, and other nasal symptoms of allergies. This medicine is for seasonal allergies in adults and children who are at least 2 years old, and for year-round allergies in adults and children as young as 6 months old.
Azelastine nasal may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Follow all directions on your medicine label and package. Tell each of your healthcare providers about all your medical conditions, allergies, and all medicines you use.
You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to azelastine.
To make sure azelastine is safe for you, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions.
It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
It is not known whether azelastine nasal passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using azelastine and call your doctor at once if you have:
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This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
Drinking alcohol with this medicine can cause side effects.
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Unless you've been living under a rock for the past ten years, you will have noticed the ubiquitous nature of superhero films like Batman, Iron Man, Spiderman, Superman–gosh, lotta men here (thank God for Wonder Woman)–The Avengers, Doctor Strange, and so on–as well as mega blockbusters like Transformers, Mission Impossible, Star Trek, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic Park flooding the film market.
For those who attend the cinema to escape the vagaries and anxieties of the modern world, this is most likely a good thing. These movies tend to be visually spectacular, if not mind-blowing, and the action and laughs just keep on coming.
But for those who go to the cinema to have their intellect challenged and to feel culturally enriched, this trend is probably not such a good thing. Take Jodie Foster; she recently stated rather emphatically in an interview with Radio Times, "Going to the movies has become like a theme park." And as not to be misunderstood, the two-time Academy Award-winning actress continued, "Studios making bad content in order to appeal to the masses and shareholders is like fracking–you get the best return right now, but you wreck the earth."
The Silence of the Lambs star summed up her thoughts with a brash and unambiguous statement: "It's ruining the viewing habits of the American population and then ultimately the rest of the world."
It's probably safe to say that most people don't go to Marvel or DC films to plumb the depths of the soul or to comprehend the mysteries of a universal mind. Chekov and Dostoevsky aren't necessarily well represented in the stark world of the hero and the supervillain. But to dismiss such films as common escapism is perhaps a miscalculation. Take Batman for instance. Bruce Wayne is dealing with the death of his beloved father, the trauma of a childhood event, as well as his savage craving for revenge; the Hulk's Bruce Banner is said to struggle with the after-effects of child abuse and latent Dissociative Identity Disorder; the Silver Surfer is a lonely old soul who generally chooses the path of peace; and Doctor Strange is an arrogant surgeon humbled by a horrifying accident. In fact, Strange ultimately battles an archdemon whom many consider a god. To some, this is pretty heady stuff.
In response to Jodie Foster's unforgiving examination of the film industry, James Gunn, writer-director of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy films, had this to say: "I think Foster looks at film in an old-fashioned way where spectacle film can't be thought-provoking. It's often true but not always. Her belief system is pretty common and isn't totally without basis. I say not without basis because most studio franchise films are somewhat soulless–and that is a real danger to the future of movies. But there are also quite a few exceptions."
What do you think about Foster's opinions? Are spectacle films pure shlock? Or do they offer some real drama within the strictures of a bombastic genre?


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Assembling DIY Solar Panels
The material used for our panels is amorphous silicon 'glass' and it can usually be treated just like glass except for the special rear thin coating to which leads are attached.
In our small kits it has been 'cut' into 6" squares and arrives with steel clips, thin flex, etc along with a small sample assembled panel (as on right). This sample shows the size required for most 3v radios which is cut, as with ordinary glass, from a larger piece.
The picture below shows how simple this technique can be!
The ends of a flex are bared and held to the 'glass' rear with tape, etc after scraping away the tin plastic coating over a metal film. An even cheaper alternative, where plywood is unobtainable, is also available.
Obviously, there are far better ways of making solar panels, which we explain in our instructions sent with kits, but here we try to show how virtually ANYONE can have a simple solar panel to power their radio for very little indeed!
A 6" square is enough for most 6v radios. If a larger panel is used, it does no harm to the radio but is obviously wasting solar material!
For radio/cassettes the size of solar panel required is indicated in the instructions sent along with other useful information. The picture opposite shows a 6" square which will power most 6v cassettes.
Since not only the voltage but the power required varies from set to set, getting the right size of panel needs some thought. If too large, there is no danger only unnecessary wastage of 'glass'!
Where people can afford NiCds to go in the battery compartment and store, there is normally no problem.
If the set consumes more power than normal, the NiCds need more frequent solar charging.
pecial Conditions
The panel assembly technique above is the simplest low-cost method that we can devise for initial use and works well in most conditions. However under damp conditions other techniques are more reliable and we send details as required.
This solar technique, though aimed at developing countries, is sold to anyone interested in DIY. However it must be appreciated that solar electricity is rarely suitable in damp, cloudy climates and certainly needs a considerable assembly effort if electricity is required for more than just powering a radio.
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New Frontiers in Indian Corporate Social Responsibility
In the 4 years since the CSR law, companies have become an integral part of the development ecosystem. The mandate has opened up new streams of funding, and increased access to private sector support and partnership.
Despite corporate India's enthusiasm, CSR spending accounts for a small proportion of government spending. To give an idea of the disproportionate spending, in 2015-16 total CSR spending was 1 percent of public sector spending.
In such a scenario, for CSR to make significant impact, it must become more effective and efficient. In our recent article New Frontiers in Indian Corporate Social Responsibility, published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, we analyse how companies are evolving their approach to CSR to unlock greater impact and to support a robust development ecosystem.
We look at how companies such as Godrej Properties, Pratham, Viacom18, Capital First and others in corporate India are going beyond traditional and compliance oriented approaches to create 'catalytic' impact under three themes – financing, partnerships and competencies.
The article explores various blended finance models such as loan guarantee fund and syndicate fund, corporate-incubator partnerships, and unique programs that capitalize business competencies. Globally, these and other innovative models are being used to close the funding gap. In India, such interventions could expand funding, spur new thinking, and bring traction and support to traditionally ignored parts of the ecosystem.
You can read the article here.
We hope this article is of value to you. If you want to know more about these 'New Frontiers' or would like to provide feedback, do leave a comment on the article or email us. Our team would love to set up a time to discuss this in greater detail.


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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:33 am
Post subject: Experimental Campaign run by Wickedfox999
Starting Thursdays at 7pm after Thanksgiving I will be hosting my first game as DM......I know it's been a long time coming and I believe that I can do well with this game. So far we have a Cleric, Monk, Fighter, Wizard, and Rogue. I do have room for up to 2 or maybe 3 more players. The goal of this game is to see if the players can survive in RoA without the special equipment and I will force them to play on each other's strengths. I'm trying to do an old school approach to RoA so players can actually experience RoA from a mortal's point of view. The game will be very hard so if you can't take the heat...get out of my kitchen lol ^_^
Those that are playing please give a brief character description below.
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:17 pm
Post subject: Yoshimoto Nakamura
Yoshimoto, or Yoshi as he's known to his friends is a fighter that comes from a humble, but significant family somewhere in southeast asia.
While working along side his father in the family business, farming of sorts, he has seen both the good and the evil in people. Being a restless sort of soul, he's found himself in trouble a few more times than he'd care to admit and a few more times than his family would like. While not yet thrown out of his family for dishonoring it, he's very close to losing his position as the favored son.
Before continuing in his father's foot steps, Yoshi has decided, and his family has agreed, that he needs to see what the "real" world is like so he can fully appreciate all that he has and all that has been given to him by his parents.
Yoshi has always had a fascination with weaponry and with hunting. Given his Asian background, he has had ample opportunity to study ancient weapons as well as ancient warriors, and has learned much from studying those ancient masters. Like many Asian males, he dreamed of one day become a great warrior, but that is not likely to happen - unless his foray into the "real" world presents opportunties for him to hone his skills with a blade. It's possible, but not probable, that his feats will become legedary.
Yoshi has trouble with other languages besides his native tongue. While being part of a prominent family he always neglected his studies in favor of being outdoors and practicing with his various weapons. While he may not be able to speak your language, he's sure he can communicate with the universal language of combat.
Yoshi hopes to makes his family proud and regain his place as the favored son. He also hopes to gain notoriety and fame and perhaps enough wealth that he won't have to follow in his father's footsteps and take over the family business.
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:52 pm
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I think I might be available. Right after T-giving would be a slow start for me. But once through New Year's, I will only have to work one Thursday night a month.
If you'll have me, what type PC would you need? Class? Race?
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:57 am
Post subject: Nate Steele
Human Cleric
Nate considers himself an artist, making pottery and jewelry to raise money for his causes. He loves horses and will most often be seen with his. He is a devout follower of Athena.
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Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:14 pm
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You can be any class except Wind Sniper. As for race...that is for you to decide. I'm trying to have a well balanced group and I'-m looking for someone to play a paladin and a sorcerer. It's rumored that my wife may play as well. ^_^ I have ALOT of prep work to do it seems >_>
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:47 am
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I have a paladin already made, yet never played.
I'll show up with her.
Human, too, btw
Levitra, Follower of Mystra (Sorceress)
Acting as the hand of Mystra, Levitra roams the lands on her goddess' behalf searching for potential spellcasters and to oppose those who use magic for evil deeds. Levitra follows the laws of magic set by Mystra, which as any good spellcaster knows, can be transmutable.
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:28 pm
Post subject: Dante Goodwin
Lawful Neutral
Home: Abandoned and left at gates of Esterbury Elves Monastery when only a babe. Some say they saw some ragged woman leave the babe, but was never found. Only a note that said: "He's a special babe. Dontya think he's a Good'n?" This he found is where his name was derived. The elves took him in when the woman could not be found and raised him. They would not allow him to learn their arts, instead he was well taken care of and helped tend to the day to day needs of the monastery. He watched the monks and was impressed with their discipline and order. he was amazed by their feats and although he could not train..began to strengthen his body, train, stretch adn hone his physical self.
When old enough he set out and went to the Monastery in Bane, and petitioned Fergus to train him. Fergus agreed to begin him on his journey of balance and order. However, after a time, Fergus felt he would be best served in coming to Annakol and Sidonia Castle to train with the Sensei. He has been training their since. His reflexes, balance, speed and grace increase daily.
Dante is very concious of personal hygiene, keeping a clean shaven head and face. His clothes tend to plain but neat and clean. Dante is polite and friendly although when caught unawares his eyes tend to look fierce and penetrating before softening some. Although he is always searching and looking. He seems to be in a constant state of motion, bouncing on his toes, pacing, excercising....only when he meditates in the morning does he remain still...he struggles with stillness..but he is getting better. He does lapse at times into a depression of sorts regarding being abandoned as a baby. This can manifest itself in anger and frustration which disturbs his sense of balance and well being.
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:08 pm
Post subject: Equip wish list
Here is my wish list for Dante. robes of old order with max plus for a level 10 character. Periapt of wisdom. ring of prot, or regen. cloak of some sort that helps with AC or some other ability boost. Wouldn't mind boosting wisdom...and maybe strength. Would go about baking to get my shire brownies, rice pudding, hunni and berrie pies....will find time to do that before i guess. Belt of guiding light perhaps? Boots to boost hide or stealth maybe. And a pair of kamas perhaps with some enchantment on them. And ioun stone for wisdom, strength or AC...although I can hook myself up in the Shire with herbs for that. I would like to see if they have throwing stars or something for monks as my distance weapon...that would be cool. I was going to head the bane monastery to try and see whats available...just can't remember how to get there.
On a side note....not sure I don't want to delevel and go with straight monk instead of acrobat levels....just thinking as I have never played a monk before and would maybe be best to just go pure monk. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Also...I know its only a wish list so I won't complain with what you think is appropriate. I'm down with the whole "old school" campaign.
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:31 am
Post subject: Wish list for Yoshi
Hey Wicked,
Just letting you know I sent a PM to you with my list of stuff.
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:28 pm
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*butts in* Hey Boosieve
I tried a monk/acrobat with my Lathine Ranger and just ended up being very poor at both. I think you if you want to go monk you need to stick with the class, much like an arcane caster.
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Tolan Veir
Human Rogue - C/N
Tolan considers himself a jack of all trades mostly. All of the skills he possesses, he has developed on his own. Growing up in the slums and back alleys, he learned necessary survival skills and grew accustomed to using a blade. Fighting for necessities is all he's ever known and rarely takes the simpler things for granted. Because he had little growing up, Tolan is constantly searching for riches and the like. Although, he often gets board with gold itself, but in fact is more interested in the challenge that comes with acquiring it. Tolan often has difficulty containing his arrogance and rarely admits mistakes. He has no love for authority, but does admire leadership as he has never been good at such things.
Character wish list: Gloves of dex, some sort of rapier x2, amulet of the master or amulet of nat. armor, Studded leather, boots of haste or speed, cloak of protection or invis?, some wands and scrolls, belt = ??. Never played a rogue before so anything else you think would be good.
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I intend for tonight's game to be more of character setup and a bit of backstory before we jump in with both feet. I've been really busy as of late trying to get things done before todays game but I am running out of time. Things got hectic here so I'm sorry that I'm not completely ready to start yet.
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This Saturday, my office will be participating in the Village of Lindenhurst's Annual Earth Day Celebration. It's a great event with a variety of different things to do and opportunities to recycle household goods.
Stop by the recycling exhibition between 10:00am and 1:00pm at the Lindenhurst Village Hall, 2301 E. Sand Lake Rd, Lindenhurst.
I will have a booth at the event where you can recycle used eyeglasses and hearing aids, but you can also recycle books, shoes, clothing, wire hangers, textiles and plastic bags at other booths.


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Juliette Hogan is Hiring
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We are on the look out for an exceptional Retail Manager to head up our beautiful Newmarket store located on Osborne Lane. If you have experience with luxury fashion, are enthusiastic, dedicated and pride yourself on your immaculate personal presentation then we would love to hear from you.
Please review the job description below and if this sounds like you, send your CV to firstname.lastname@example.com
- Drive selling and customer service standards and staff competence in all areas, to optimise and sustain sales performance through store targets, profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Drive staff sales incentives
- Aim to achieve 100% Mystery Shopper results
- Weekly sales meetings with part time staff
- Performance manage staff where necessary
- Review month to date sales against target and develop ways to improve results
- Send daily email reports on sales, customer feedback and any events on in the area
- Meet with Sales Manager and Area Manager to review sales achievements and any strategies to put in place
- Recommend to Area Manager and Business Manager any opportunities to hold special customer events and sales evenings.
- Seek and continuously develop knowledge and information about competitor activity, and communicate this to relevant departments in the company.
- Drive and maintain bridesmaid section of the store with the goal to grow bridesmaid sales figures.
- To manage and motivate Newmarket staff, train and develop staff according to the company policies and procedures
- To ensure Newmarket staff are trained in accordance to the company sales program with customer service and standards.
- Complete understanding of stock control and security requirements
- Product Knowledge training to all staff, creating outfits, mix and match, add ons
- Hold staff meetings with all staff to continuously review all training and development areas
- Attend Meetings, contribute to company strategies and policy making as required. Develop personal skills and capability through on-going support and training.
- Send daily email reports on sales, customer feedback and any events on in the area
- Manage all cash handling and payment systems in accordance with the company procedures and policies at all times.
- Ensure daily banking is actioned as per company policy
- Ensure the store merchandising and layout is to maximise sales, customer satisfaction, and represents the brand well.
- Manage all stock processing and in store levels, with 100% security awareness at all times. Stock taking to take place monthly in both stores.
- Stock take counts to be accurate and all staff fully aware of correct procedures
- End of day procedures are completed as per store closing checklist ready for next day trade
- Work with Area Manager for any store needs, stationery, stock needs etc
- Maintain clean and tidy stores at all times
- Possesses outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Proven track record of transferring knowledge to others in a meaningful and successful manner.
- Knows how to drive and inspire a team to achieve results
- Possesses professional business acumen, uses business judgement in all situations
- Has strong logical problem solving skills
- Has proven success in a Store Management capacity
- Has the ability to work alone
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Yesterday, NASSCOM Unveils key findings of India Start-up Report 2014 at the 11th edition of its annual flagship Product Conclave in Bangalore. The conclave builds on the fast growing product and startup ecosystem in the country and provides a platform to engage with thought leaders in the product space, discuss issues of common interest and network with startups and partners to create a common framework for the future of the product startup ecosystem in India. The event will feature 225+ international and national speakers, showcase of 120+ product companies and curated 250+ meetings.
The NASSCOM top Emerge 10 companies will also be showcased on the sidelines of the conclave. These success stories are a mixture of burgeoning product innovations and exciting new solutions.
Key findings of India Startup Report 2014 by NASSCOM
- ~3100 startups present in India, 3rd largest base in the world
- 800+ start-ups setting up annually
- By 2020 there would be ~11500 startups; employing over 250k people
- ~300 VC/ PE & ~225 angel investment deals worth over USD 2 billion
- Over 20 M&A's worth ~USD 1 billion in last 3 years
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Expressing his views, Mr. R Chandrashekhar, President, NASSCOM, said, "The Indian startup ecosystem is rapidly evolving driven by an extremely young, diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial landscape. This is leading to emergence of focused domain solutions for verticals like healthcare, agriculture, and education etc. An additional driving force is a four-fold increase in access to capital through VCs, angel investment and seed funding is allowing Indian entrepreneurs to work on building tailor-made products for their customers. Simultaneously, we need to also work addressing challenges on creating supportive government policies in terms of ease of doing business, tax incentives, participation in government contracts, availability of risk capital etc. NASSCOM will continue to actively engage with stakeholders across to address these challenges."
Speaking on the sidelines of the conclave, Mr. Ravi Gururaj, Chairman, NASSCOM Product Council, said "Scaling up, Design and Growth Hacking are the key priority for startups today. On the innovation front, it is imperative to increase collaboration and partnerships for product companies with platform players, IT Services, Global MNCs and CIOs. The conclave this year will showcase interesting technologies that are evangelizing the product space and that are poised to become ubiquitous across both the consumer and industrial fabric of our society."


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JMSN continues to pick up the promotion for his upcoming It Is album as we near closer to its May 6 release date. Following up last week's video for "Most Of All," the Michigan native decides to come through tonight and drop off another leak for us called "Hypnotized."
Taking us to the islands, JMSN delivers a feel good, reggae-sounding record that showcases his soft vocals & multi-talented production skills. It follows up other It Is records "Cruel Intentions" & "Most Of All." Hit play and let us know what you think.
It Is available now pre-order on iTunes (and his website here).
Quotable Lyrics:
In the beginning it's new and exciting (brand new, so brand new)
And you can feel it like thunder and lightning (thunder and lightening)
See, it's all about the moments and timing (moments and timing)
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" . . so that an angel can proportionate this power to a greater or smaller part of corporeal substance; for if there was no body at all, this power of God or of an angel would not correspond to any extension whatsoever" *
I place this here as a memento: the founder of modern science was still capable of arguing how many angels might dance on the head of a pin.
*Descartes' second letter to Henry More, cited in Koyré, Closed World, 191.
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Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Source: Purchased
*Some possible spoilers for Matched*
When Cassia is sent to the Border Provinces, she hopes to be able to find Ky. She finally makes her way to the Outer Provinces, with a new companion, But will she be able to find him before they are all caught, and will it be enough to be together when she does?
Things I Liked:
I simply fell in love with this book. It is not what I'd call a typical dystopian full of action and excitement, though it does have some. What I love most is the quiet nature of it, the slow development, and especially the layered symbols and meanings that I see in nearly every sentence. Condie's writing seems simple, but it also has depth and measure that belies its simplicity. It was such a beautiful experience to just feel like there was more than the story going on with deeper feelings and ideas. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but somehow I felt like I was floating along on an undercurrent with Cassia and Ky in this gorgeous alien landscape (it helps that I adore the geography of Southern Utah). The character back stories and the delicious depths of the Society and Aberrations and all that stuff just made this a rich and moving experience for me. I also really enjoy the thought that goes into the love triangle - the feelings Cassia still obviously has for Xander and his own frustrations at being left behind. Just really well done! Here are some of my favorite parts:
I thought it was having the picture that made it special, but it's not even that. It's looking at something without being watched, without being told how to see. That's what the picture has given us. p 12
Because in the end you can't always choose what to keep. You can only choose how you let it go. p 21
This happened to him, while I sat in my house on the very same street, eating my premade food and listening to the port and daydreaming about the perfect life that was about to be delivered to me, the way everything always was. p 262Things I Didn't Like:
I can definitely see how there will be things people don't like about this one: the viewpoints are very similar, the plot is pretty slow sometimes, it seems like the whole book is kind of one big circle and back where they all started, but I was not bothered by any of these things. I enjoyed it all!
Read Matched by Ally Condie first
Other dystopians are kind of similar like Delirium by Lauren Oliver and Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
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mrg-factor: none
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some, but not graphic
Overall rating: *****
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How to Talk About Your Previous Job in an Interview – A How-to Guide
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You may wince when a hiring manager asks, "Tell me about your last job."
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Focus on yourself. If your previous work experience was negative, your reasons for leaving or looking for a new job should focus on you, not the company. Avoid coming across as a problem employee and don't bash your former job or manager. It is OK to say that a company culture or management style wasn't an ideal fit for you, but leave it at that. Take some time to think about how leaving your previous position helped you grow professionally.
Stay positive. No matter what your reasons for leaving a previous position, avoid being bitter about it. Think about something you got out of the experience that can make you a better professional and use it to think about your previous job more positively. Focus on the future.
Talk about your accomplishments. Even if you disliked your last job intensely, you surely had accomplishments that brought good results. Keep a running list of accomplishments with results you can quantify. This will help you to focus on the work you did, not on the people. If you don't have a list of accomplishments, check your performance reviews to help refresh your memory.
By putting these tips into practice, you will have many good things to talk about when asked about your previous position.


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Why The Big Calls Bought on Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX)
The big options trade so far this morning appears to be in Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE: NFX). NFX is seeing a lot of action by some large single entity with an opening buyer of 5000+ Jan $55 calls for 50 cents, 5000 Jan $45 calls at $3.00, AND, 2400 Jan $42 calls at $4.20!
These were all opening buys, so I think it's safe to say that someone close to the company is trading on some not so widely known info. Surprise! Another example of rampant insider trading with zero SEC enforcement? Possibly.
Or, it could just be the fact that Jefferies Group raised NFX price target to $61.00 from $41.00 just yesterday. While this is an obvious factor in the buy, why did they wait until today to make the trade? We expect some news will come out in the next week or two that will spike the price up, long before January expiration.
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confession: i read your words, but heard it outloud in my head in viggo's voice with full-on return of the king costume.ReplyDelete
anyway, big yay(!)for lilycat on your perfectly rumpled sofa.
will she be staying???
why? they just get wrinkled again!ReplyDelete
..what a regal lady ..she belongs right there
I must admit that I like it all wrinkly... and I love those green green eyes.
Looks like lilycat might be the one speaking those words from her expression.ReplyDelete
Love it.
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Lilycat sent me a text saying "beg her NOT too, PLEASE".ReplyDelete
She is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
A coat of many colors.
I have this great excuse for putting off vacuuming -- my Kitty doesn't like the machine one bit.
It looks cozy and comfy exactly like it is.ReplyDelete
That day will never come for us. We are getting new white slipcovers made, though. Our old ones gave up the ghost after 11 years. Not bad.ReplyDelete
Oh my word, she is perfect, and this is a perfect photo.ReplyDelete
She looks very comfortable, and in charge too.ReplyDelete
I do believe you are right.ReplyDelete
You've created the first laugh out loud of the day. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Ahh..why bother...they are meant to be crumpled right away again anyway. Right?ReplyDelete


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Chivas USA, the Colorado Rapids, Toronto FC and Columbus Crew juggled their rosters Thursday afternoon with a flurry of trades.
Chivas acquired Honduran international Marvin Chávez (above) from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for striker Luke Moore and forward Ryan Finley from the Columbus Crew for a conditional second-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
The Rapids then flipped Moore to Toronto FC in exchange for young US international defender Gale Agbossoumonde.
In Chávez and Finley, Chivas USA have added much-needed help to an attack that has generated nine goals in nine games, seven of which have come from forward Erick "El Cubo" Torres.
"We are very happy to add Marvin Chávez and Ryan Finley to our club as they will immediately bolster our attack," Chivas USA head coach Wilmer Cabrera said in a statement. "Chávez is one of the best wide midfielders in the league and is very versatile at creating scoring opportunities. Finley will fit perfectly in our plan as a center forward, as his mobility and approach to the game will support and complement Erick Torres' skills up top."
- Get the latest Chivas headlines at CDChivasUSA.com
Following their May 17 match against FC Dallas, Chávez, who has made just two appearances for the Rapids this season after joining the team over the offseason in a trade with the San Jose Earthquakes, will join the Honduran national team in Miami in preparation for the World Cup. He will then participate in the Road to Brazil 2014 series of friendlies, where Los Catrachos will face Turkey in Washington on May 29 and Israel on June 1 in Houston.
Finley, who was most recently on loan with USL PRO side Dayton Dutch Lions, came into the league as a rookie in 2013 and recorded a goal and assist in 14 games with the Crew.
Agbossoumonde (at right), a central defender who has made an appearance with the US national team after coming up through the youth ranks, joins Colorado after a brief stay with TFC since the start of 2013 after playing for clubs in Portugal, Sweden and Germany.
"We're excited to welcome Gale to our squad, as he's a talented young player who can add depth to our back line," Rapids VP of soccer operations Paul Bravo said in a statement. "He has a great deal of experience for a player of his age, both on the club and national level. We want to thank Marvin for his hard work during his short time with us, and wish him the best of luck with Chivas USA."
- Get the latest Rapids news at ColoradoRapids.com
Agbossoumonde was a regular for the US Under-20 national team from 2008-11, and played all three matches for the squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt as a 17-year-old.
In Moore, TFC are getting a veteran attacker who made just six appearances and two starts for Chivas USA after being acquired over the offseason from Turkish top-flight club Sanica Boru Elazigspor.
"With our current depth in defense, we felt that the opportunity to acquire an attacking player like Luke Moore was the right decision to make at this time for the club as we approach the World Cup break," Toronto FC general manager Tim Bezbatchenko said in a statement.
"With Luke's experience, he will be a welcomed addition to our squad and provide more options for us upfront. We'd like to thank Gale for all of his contributions both on and off the pitch and wish him well in Colorado."
- Get the latest TFC news at TorontoFC.ca
Moore began his youth career at Aston Villa FC and spent the majority of his career with Aston Villa in the English Premier League from 2003-08.


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Charles E. Hupp
age 70, of Louisville passed away Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Graysville, Ohio to the late Lawrence and Wilma Hupp. Chuck was retired from Republic steel after 34 years of service. He was a member of Fairhope United Methodist Church and the Mahoning Rd V.F.W. He was also an avid bowler.
Chuck was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon in 2010. He is survived by two sons, Keith and Korey Hupp; his sister, Brenda (Billy) Arnolds; two brothers, Gary (Connie) Hupp, Terry (Joice) Hupp; and his grandson, Tyler J. Hupp.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Stier-Israel Funeral Home in Louisville with Pastor Joe Wright officiating. Calling hours will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Louisville, Ohio.


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Jim Marino Crowned Champion at Disc Golf's 2012 Feather River Open - Yahoo! Sports: "The 2012 Feather River Open took place in Oroville, California over the weekend of March 24-25, 2012 at the Riverbend Park Disc Golf Course. With 57 disc golfers competing in this PDGA sanctioned B-tier event it was Jim Marino who captured the victory in the open division with a final score of 26-under par."
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Have you been hearing a lot more buzz about Columbia, SC lately? Well, you're not the only one. Columbia hosted 14.7 million out-of-area visitors last year and the numbers are on the rise. Find out what Experience Columbia SC is doing to attract tourists to the region, including hosting press trips for travel writers, working with culinary, lifestyle and travel influencers, spreading the word on social media, promoting local artisans, businesses and products and forging innovative advertising partnerships – all wrapped up in a successful new tourism brand.
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Kelly Barbrey has worked for Experience Columbia SC (formerly the Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports & Tourism) for 14 years. Prior to her move to Columbia, SC the Georgia native worked for the Athens GA Convention & Visitors Bureau for three years. Kelly holds a journalism degree from the University of Georgia and prior to her work in the destination marketing industry was associate editor for a business and lifestyle magazine in her hometown of Atlanta. Kelly and her husband Jonathan have two daughters, ages 10 and 7. Her stress releases include shopping for local finds, writing, running and enjoying a cold glass of Sauvignon Blanc…but not all at the same time.
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The Church of England today moved a step closer to ordaining women as bishops after the Archbishop of Canterbury warned against dropping the issue into the "difficult basket" and further delaying resolution.
After almost two decades of infighting, posturing and politicking over the issue among traditionalists and liberals, a fragile peace has emerged, with both sides accepting that local arrangements should be made for Anglicans wanting to exempt themselves from female leadership.
At the meeting in York of the General Synod, the ruling body of the Church of England, more than 370 of the 480-strong membership voted in favour of diocesan bishops being able to decide what provisions should be made for traditionalists.
It was not what the conservative evangelicals or Anglo-Catholics wanted. But after four days of bloody noses and bruising debates, it was all that was left.
Representatives from Women and the Church, the campaign group for greater equality and inclusivity for female clergy at all levels, said it was delighted with the outcome.
Rachel Weir said concerns about sacrifice and accommodation had been met. "This overwhelming majority gives us a strong mandate to take this compromise to the dioceses, and it stands a very good chance of staying in the legislation."
Traditionalists opposed to the compromise nevertheless supported it, fearing that the legislation would contain no provision for them at all.
On Saturday, the Synod rejected their demands for extra dioceses and access to a class of male bishop who had never ordained a woman.
The Rev Rod Thomas, from the evangelical group Reform, said: "We were happy to vote for the compromise. Unless it got through, there would have been no proper basis for the dioceses to decide what sort of provision should be made. As long as that compromise is there, the issue will stay live. We would have been left with a single clause measure [with no provision]. One option was to join our opponents."
He denied traditionalists had capitulated to the strong liberal sentiments of Synod, or that their fight was over.
"It does not mean that we will vote for this legislation when it comes back to Synod in two years time. We will vote against it."
Earlier in the day, the archbishop of Canterbury made an impromptu presidential address calling for a cessation of hostilities between factions.
He asked them to work in the interests of "those who will be taking different decisions from our own, different paths from our own", and urged them to resist any procedural devices wrecking or stalling the legislative process.
"It's very tempting at times of stress and difficulty, such as we have been through in the last couple of days, to think: 'We'll drop it in the "difficult basket"'. I don't really think that's an option."
Leading evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics made last-ditch attempts to stall the legislation, asking for more time to debate it, but members shouted down their pleas.
In a few weeks, the archbishops of Canterbury and York will send the draft legislation to the Church of England's 43 dioceses for discussion and scrutiny.
The process, which can take up to two years, does not allow them to substantially change it, but they can propose major amendments, which would then be debated and voted on at General Synod.
There is a chance the draft legislation could still fall without majority approval at regional level or at General Synod in 2012. If it is approved then, the first women bishops would be appointed in 2014.
The air turned sour in the chamber when a fractious, prolonged discussion broke out over whether clergy leaving the Church of England over the ordination of women as bishops should receive financial compensation.
Over 500 clergy have left the Church of England since the 1990s, when Synod agreed to allow women into the priesthood, receiving payouts totalling £27.4m. Some of them later returned to the fold.
In 2008, around 1,300 clergy threatened to leave if Synod removed legal obstacles barring the ordination of women as bishops.
It is not clear how many of this group, which includes serving 11 bishops, may have converted to Roman Catholicism. A Vatican initiative to allow Anglican communities to convert en masse and join a special structure within a church represents a lifeline to disaffected Church of England clergy.


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Ever noticed your workouts are better when you've got a friend motivating you? Others have as well, and there are scores of apps that focus on building online communities around health and fitness — but Cody might be positioned to overtake them all.
With a firm resolution to make tracking fitness more fun, approachable, and social than ever, Cody launched earlier this year to rave reviews. Why? They've deliberately distanced themselves from most fitness apps, which creak under the weight of their tables, metrics, and graphs, by targeting those of us who don't want to overcomplicate their workouts. With some calling it "the least intimidating fitness coach you'll ever encounter," the company knows that most people don't want to meticulously log the details of their lifting cadence and macronutrient intake — they just want buddies to encourage them and provide simple, helpful tips.
Cody delivers workouts, articles, and playlists based on the user's goals, but the new redesign, to be released on October 24th, is dramatically increasing the influence of its own community. When it was first released, workouts and programs were only provided by "Cody," a friendly robot who acted as the voice of the app. Come this Thursday, however, trainers will be able to put their own programs on offer for users to pick and choose, most of which are full of media and free of charge. Want to strengthen your abs and improve stability? Try a 20-day plank challenge. Ever wondered what foam rolling is all about? Pick up Andrew Bueno's mobility guide. The programs, while comprehensive, are also dynamic; their creator can add to them as they see fit and have conversations with their followers.
Cody isn't the first app to try and meld social media and exercise. Fitocracy, Daily Mile, and Endomondo have all tried different methods to tap into that oh-so-profitable Facebook mindframe. But if it sets itself apart, Cody does so with its informal, all-are-welcome approach and its strong emphasis on social sharing.
In essence, they're aiming to become the Facebook of fitness — hashtags, friends, and all. "It's a social-first fitness app," says co-founder Pejman Pour-Moezzi. "The first thing you see when you log in is a feed of what your friends are up to. Initially, that was so people could encourage each other, but we found that people love doing the same programs as their friends, so the new design is aimed at building that sense of community."
For instance, when somebody posts a sweaty photo of themselves as they complete day five of an endurance running program, it appears on their friends' feeds for them to like or share — and perhaps they'll decide to join the program themselves. In a manner more or less identical to social media and memes (or a marketplace, to take a different slant), the best workouts spread across the community, and the cruddier ones die out. "Cody isn't just a virtual coach anymore," says Pejman. "It's your fitness community."
While for now, only Cody's editorial team can decide who gets to release their own promotable workout plans (anyone can apply for consideration), they envisage a community where every user can devise and share their own programs. If Thursday's update is well-received, there might be no stopping them.


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So why not take the opportunity this February to cleanse your winter weariness with a bit of uplifting travel! The Travelling Times Team looks up some likely destinations around the world.
Carnival of Venice – 1st to 12th February 2013
Carnevale is known for its elaborate baroque costumes with masks and its origins can be traced back to at least the 15th century. The festivities begin on the Friday afternoon with la Festa delle Marie, a grand procession through the city. Over the next 12 days there are jousts and other mock-military tournaments, as well as musical and theatrical performances throughout the city. Watch or partake in calcio storico – a medieval team sport that seems to be a cross between football and rugby with a bit of bare-knuckle boxing thrown in for good measure! Definitely, not one for the faint hearted... but the real showpiece is the Grand Masked Ball held inside a classical Venetian palace and anyone with a proper costume and mask is allowed in!
Super Bowl XLVII – 3rd February 2013
Widely regarded as the marquee event in American professional sport, this year's showpiece of the NFL season will be staged in New Orleans (the 10th time the city has held the event) and sees the Baltimore Ravens clash with the San Francisco 49ers for the prized Vince Lombardi Trophy. What's more, it's being held right in the middle of The Big Easy's carnival season with Mardi Gras (or "Fat Tuesday") falling on 12th February. As they say in New Orleans, laissez les bon temps rouler (that's "let the good times roll!" - considered to be the city's unofficial motto). Maybe, this could be that unique St Valentine's treat for you!
Rio Carnival – 9th to 12th February 2013
The first festivals of Rio date back to 1723 and although carnivals are held in towns and villages throughout Brazil and other Catholic countries, Rio's is considered the biggest, boldest and brightest in the world with two million people each day on the streets. Although colourfully-clad women and pulsating rhythms are what first come to mind when you think of the Rio Carnival, the true heart of today's celebration is the Sambadrome (official name: Passarela do Samba Darcy Ribeiro), designed by world renowned architect Oscar Niemeyer in 1984 and built in a record 110 days! Prior to the construction of the Sambadrome, the parades were held on Avenida Presidente Vargas, one of the largest streets in Rio's downtown area.
Chinese New Year – 10th February 2013
The origin of the Chinese New Year Festival can be traced back thousands of years through a series of colourful legends and traditions; nowadays it's arguably the most widely celebrated holiday worldwide! One of the liveliest parties in the world can be found on the small island of Hong Kong where the New Year is kicked off by the Night Parade, as traditional floats and performers in lion and dragon costumes follow the route around Tsim Sha Tsui, set to a backdrop of loud percussion music and the pop of firecrackers! The second day of the three day holiday is marked by an enormous fireworks display as pyrotechnics are launched from barges in Victoria Harbour. One thing's for sure, you won't be getting an early night!
Sky Lantern Festival – 24th February 2013
In Pingxi, a little mountain town in north-eastern Taipei County, Taiwan, sky lanterns used to have a practical application whereby those who worked or farmed in the mountains used them to inform their families that they were safe. Today, the act of sky lantern launching has evolved into an all-out celebration with people writing wishes on the lanterns before releasing them! Lanterns are launched throughout the 15 days from Chinese New Year and peak on Yuan Xiao, the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year (this year it's 24th February), when more than 1,000 lanterns are launched simultaneously - a truly spectacular sight! This festival normally has a theme and this year it is 'love' because 2013 is a homonym of "love you for a lifetime" in Mandarin. Maybe, your loved one deserves a break?


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Filosofi & religion
A Hedonist Manifesto
Michel Onfray
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Michael Onfray passionately defends the potential of hedonism to resolve the dislocations and disconnections of our melancholy age. In a sweeping survey of history's engagement with and rejection of the body, he exposes the sterile conventions that prevent us from realizing a more immediate, ethical, and embodied life. He then lays the groundwork for both a radical and constructive politics of the body that adds to debates over morality, equality, sexual relations, and social engagement, demonstrating how philosophy, and not just modern scientism, can contribute to a humanistic ethics. Onfray attacks Platonic idealism and its manifestation in Judaic, Christian, and Islamic belief. He warns of the lure of attachment to the purportedly eternal, immutable truths of idealism, which detracts from the immediacy of the world and our bodily existence. Insisting that philosophy is a practice that operates in a real, material space, Onfray enlists Epicurus and Democritus to undermine idealist and theological metaphysics; Nietzsche, Bentham, and Mill to dismantle idealist ethics; and Palante and Bourdieu to collapse crypto-fascist neoliberalism. In their place, he constructs a positive, hedonistic ethics that enlarges on the work of the New Atheists to promote a joyful approach to our lives in this, our only, world.
- Format: Inbunden
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 232
- Utgivningsdatum: 2015-11-10
- Översättare: Joseph McClellan
- Förlag: Columbia University Press


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The Darkness II Formally Announced.
When The Darkness was released in 2007 to rather favourable reviews and sales it was a surprise that a sequel wasn't immediately announced as the gaming industry tends to do. Well 2K Games and Digital Extremes, the developers behind Dark Sector and the multiplayer portion of Bioshock 2, have announced that they are indeed working on The Darkness II which will continue the storyline of Jackie Estacado and the supernatural force known as The Darkness. Read More.


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The cost of renting office trailers will depend on many factors. These include which company the trailers are rented from, how long the trailers are rented for, the size and type of trailers rented, etc. Thankfully, no matter what type of office trailer is being rented from Cassone, it is possible for a company to save money by taking the steps outlined below.
Pay Attention to Insulation
Insulation (or the lack of it) will have a large bearing on the company's energy bill. When possible, rent a trailer that has proper insulation and an efficient central HVAC unit. If such a trailer is out of your price range, take simple measures such as covering the windows with clear plastic and installing under door weather stripping.
The location where the trailer is parked will also have a bearing on how much energy is used for heating and cooling. A company owner who can choose where to park the trailer should pick a spot that is not too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter.
If a portion of the office trailer is used for storage and/or is used by a colleague who only comes to the office part time, then invest in a simple partition. Doing so can save a lot of money that would have otherwise been spent on a high energy bill.
Write it off
Many business expenses can be written off at tax time. While laws vary depending on how, when and where the trailer is used, a company owner who uses office trailers solely for business purposes can claim deductions. It is also possible to claim deductions on the cost of purchasing and installing equipment for the trailer.
Using rental office trailers does not necessarily have to be expensive. A business owner who implements the tips outlined above can not only save a considerable amount of money but create a more pleasant and enjoyable work environment for everyone.


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City Clerk Confirms 9,200 Signatures Submitted for Downtown Plan Referendum; Verification Process to Begin
The Berkeley city clerk's office confirmed Thursday evening that approximately 9,200 signatures were submitted to her office on Thursday afternoon on petitions calling for a referendum on Downtown Area Plan.
Berkeley City Councilmembers Kriss Worthington and Jesse Arreguín, the two lone dissenting votes when the council passed the Downtown Area Plan last month, immediately declared victory in the petition drive.
A minimum of 5,558 valid signatures of registered Berkeley voters are needed to invalidate the plan.
City Clerk Deanna Despain said that the petition signatures are being turned over to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters for verification, with a completion deadline of Oct. 2.
Berkeley Planning Commissioner Patti Dacey, a member of the Downtown Area Plan Advisory Committee that wrote the original version of the Downtown Area Plan and an opponent of the version passed by the council, said her official response to the successful completion of the petition drive was "Yay!" Dacey said by telephone on Friday morning that she believed "this was the most signatures ever gathered in a petition campaign in Berkeley. The people of Berkeley stepped up to the plate. I couldn't be more pleased."
Dacey expressed confidence that the Registrar of Voters office would certify a valid number of signatures to overturn the Downtown Area Plan, saying that "we did our own verification as we went along. We had way more than we need."


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Jewish World Review Sept. 9, 2011 / 10 Elul, 5771
Lean Forward? You First!
By Jonah Goldberg
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com |
During the recent
The long-running "Lean Forward" marketing campaign features different MSNBC hosts waxing poetic on the glories of government and liberalism. The ad they kept running during the debate features
But the real joke of the commercial is the argument behind it. Maddow objects when "people tell us no, no, no we're not going to build it. No, no, no, America doesn't have any greatness in its future. America has small things in its future. Other countries have great things in their future.
The reason the ad is so funny is that nobody thinks liberals such as Maddow would support anything like the
Indeed, look at all the activists attacking the proposed construction of an oil pipeline from
This is just a small example of the Catch-22 liberalism has found itself in. The left yearns to "go big" but it wants to do so through the extremely narrow routes it has created for itself. They say government must rush into this economic crisis like firemen into a burning building. But they also don't want to lighten the useless baggage the firemen must carry or remove the Byzantine obstacle course they've decreed the figurative firefighters must run through before getting to work.
Everyone in
As the number of interest groups claiming sovereignty over their own little slices of policy multiplies, government's maneuvering room shrinks.
Rauch compared the problem to the "hardening of the arteries, which builds up stealthily over many years." Before you know it, first responders to Hurricane Katrina have to undergo sensitivity training before they can save people from drowning and "shovel ready" green jobs require months of "prevailing wage" compliance paper-pushing and are too expensive anyway.
Look, I'm no Keynesian, but there should have been at least an economic sugar rush from the stimulus. There wasn't, in large part because government has lost its flexibility. We poured money down the same mostly clogged bureaucratic drain. When the last bit burbled away, we were told we must "invest" even more in infrastructure and education. We've been doing that for decades. In terms of spending, adjusted for inflation, the size of government has increased 50 percent over the last decade alone.
Who thinks we got anything like a positive return on that "investment"? Why didn't we? Because money isn't the problem, government is.
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Trying the dry shampoo with Lush dusting powder. Worse comes to worse, it'll just look like I'm an inept coke head, right? =)
I have a friend coming into Logan @420. He doesn't mind waiting. I'd kinda like to shower and wash my hair but I've got thick ass non drying hair.
Should I wash it anyway?


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The Kardashian Filter
Now I may be the only person in the world who is not worried much by what Kim Kardashian posts online. The reason I am not is kind of the reason I never expected to be writing about non entities like the Kardashians. I use what I call my 'Kardashian Filter' to not open any stories that have Kardashian or Jenner in the title. As a result, I remain blissfully ignorant of their rather meaningless antics. It is kind of like not eating McDonalds or unfollowing friends who post about the Bachelor on Facebook- you are just filtering unnecessary crap out of your life and are better off as a result.
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'Weekend of a Champion'
Directors: John Simon, Roman Polanski
Genre: Documentary
Rating: NR
2 (out of 5) Globes
Documentaries in the 1970s weren't the massive cottage industry they are now, and "Weekend of a Champion" — which never saw much of a release when made in 1972 and has been dusted off for no special reason other than why not? — suggests its makers didn't quite know their way around the genre. The makers are no less than Roman Polanski and his friend John Simon, the latter who only made a few other, totally obscure movies. The subject is Jackie Stewart, a British (but Scots-accented) Formula One racer who won three World Drivers' Championships.
Stewart's razor sharp racing prowess contrasts nicely with his off-the-course persona, which is laidback, charming and talkative. That he's incredibly articulate is especially impressive because he suffers from extreme dyslexia, to the point where he actually cannot read and has never learned how. "Weekend of a Champion" hangs with him during the lead-up to a Monte Carlo race, and he's a gregarious, lovely person to spend a movie with. Polanski — who sort of resembles Stewart, especially as both were rocking bushy, straggly 'dos that were the style of the time — mostly hangs off-screen, but occasionally slips into the frame so that we can enjoy the company of two of the hottest, if not necessarily classically attractive, superstars of the era.
And that's pretty much it. Stewart drags the cameraman onto a lap he does at a relatively normal speed, to show what the track looks like when he's not speeding down it. But such stylistic gambits are few and far between. That, for the most part is, fine, considering Stewart's extreme likability, if not magnetism.
Polanski's likable, too, and on some level it's refreshing seeing him in a less driven (if you will) mood. The director made the film in between his gruesome, bleak-o-rama 1971 "Macbeth" — his emotional response to the murder of Sharon Tate — and his libidinous Eurotrash 1972 whatzit "What?," with "Chinatown" around the corner. There's no sense of the traumatized Polanski here, except that this is a kind of vacation, and an attempt to tackle a form of the medium that was alien to him, as well as to most directors at the time.
Still, "Weekend of a Champion" is too diffuse and too light, and when it comes time for the big race itself, it founders. For obvious reasons, a camera is not strapped to Stewart's car, but what was filmed and edited together is a formless mess. To make matters worse, appended on this new release is a 20-minute chat between Polanski and Stewart today which, while not without its merits — Stewart brings up how safe Formula One is today versus how absurdly, insanely, suicidally dangerous it was in his time — still goes on too long. A film that was merely affable becomes a mild irritation.


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Monday, August 01, 2016
Obama VA Spent $20M on Art While Soldiers Died Waiting for Care
VA Spent $20 Million on Art While Soldiers Died Waiting for Care: Watchdog group Open the Books has blown the lid off the Veterans Affairs agency for spending tens of millions of dollars on needless artwork instead of giving our injured soldiers the care they need. Between 2004 and 2014, the VA dolled out nearly $20 million on art commissions, including custom sculptures, art installations, and a giant Morse Code display on the side of a parking garage (above photo) to honor blind vets. The colorful dots and dashes light up and are translations of Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt quotes. The cost: $300,000.
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CCIM Center
MDMM Department
Development of peridynamics and its applications.
Peridynamics is a mathematical theory of mechanics that extends classical continuum mechanics to include discrete particles and growing cracks. Its applications include:
Peridynamics via finite element analysis (with R. W. Macek), Finite Elements in Analysis and Design 43 (2007) 1169-1178. doi:10.1016/j.finel.2007.08.012
Peridynamic modeling of concrete structures (with W. Gerstle and N. Sau), Nuclear Engineering and Design 237 (2007) 1250-1258. doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.10.002
Peridynamic modeling of membranes and fibers (with F. Bobaru), International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 40 (2005) 395-409. doi:10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2004.08.004
Elastic Media with Microstructure I, Springer (1983)
S.B., 1977, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Physics and Nuclear Engineering
M.Eng., 1980, University of California, Berkeley, Nuclear Engineering
Ph.D. 1986, California Institute of Technology, Applied Mechanics
I have been a faculty member at Brown University, a visiting faculty member at the California Institute of Technology, and a Visiting Scholar at the Boeing Company.
I am currently a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, in the Multiscale Science Department, Computing Research Center.
Stewart Silling
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MS-1322, P.O. Box 5800, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1322 USA
Related Links
EMU Peridynamic Code
Peridynamics Wikipedia page
LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Code
Peridigm open source peridynamic code
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2019-2020 DRagons club Membership
2019-2020 DRagons club Membership
$18 Membership for the current school year, covers 9/1/19 - 8/31/20. This Club membership is required to attend any Dragons events (Open Gym, Camp, Tryouts etc.).
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Paying the fee provides insurance coverage for being in the gym and DOES NOT guarantee a spot for any City League team. The fee is non-refundable under any circumstance.
YMCA City League - Full Season Fee
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I thought you'd like a look at the latest restoration job to be completed at Manns Restoration in Festus, MO. This beautiful car is a 1932 Packard Standard Eight Roadster. It's powered by a Straight 8 engine, backed by a manual transmission. As you can see in the video, the crew at Manns have done it again. They really have turned out yet another amazing automobile. I hope you find it interesting, thanks for watching. Be sure to check out their other projects on the website.
The first background track is String Impromptu 1 from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com.
The second background track is Travel Light, by Jason Shaw, at Audionautix.com. It too is available under creative commons.


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I saw this on my facebook feed last week that GR was giving away 20 of the 20th anniversary garden railways LGB boxcars. This week it is a used USAT S4. The link to follow for the rules goes no where. I did not click directly on the link fearing it was a scam but instead cut and pasted it. Is this a scam and if it is not how does one enter the raffle?
This is NOT a scam, but we gave away four boxcars, not 20. We are cleaning out our offices and decided to have some giveaways on Facebook. The engine is the current giveaway, and there may be more! Classic Toy Trains is also giving away some items on Facebook.
You enter by leaving a comment on Facebook. If you win, you need to send Garden Railways a Facebook message with your mailing address.
Rene Schweitzer
Classic Toy Trains/Garden Railways/Model Railroader
Also, here is a link to the rules for the engine: http://grw.trains.com/marketing/2017/10/usa-trains-alco-s4-giveaway-official-rules
Thanks Rene. I clicked on the comments and saw a bunch of fellow Gscalers that I correspond with so I went ahead and entered. One can never be too careful online with all the scams and there was a lot of junk attached to the address which is sometimes a problem. I'm gonna cross my fingers for luck.
So what happens when you do not do facebook ?
Join Facebook Sean. Along with GR mag there are various groups on there like G Scale Swap and Shop and G Scale Trains. Several guys from LSC are on there.
If you are at all interested in the giveaways, please "like" our Facebook page. Just this morning, I found two more things that will be given away soon!
Congratulations to winners of these GR draws.
That's too bad about this being a GR Face' exclusive ... when corp. entities do this, I just exercise a personal option --- black mark against them. :)
I already have 2.5 email addys and at least 8 g-gauge flavoured forums I visit .. I/we definitely don't need Face' and their tag-a-long probs' !
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p.s. even c'berrydotcom is not foolish to be exclusive face' or twit' with their sporadic BB-flavoured contests !!
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