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Amtico Signature design layouts
Dedicated to pattern innovation.
Amtico laying patterns begin with design research. Shapes, angles, geometry, and scale are developed by the in-house design team, working in partnership with expert manufacturing. We're dedicated to crafting pattern design - offering various layouts, pre-cut motifs and custom one-of-a-kind solutions.
Signature Layouts
266 Products. 20 Patterns. Endless possibilities.
Classic or contemporary. Bold or understated. Traditional or daring. Ever beautiful, the Amtico collection offers endless possibilities for creating memorable flooring. Use any product in the Amtico collection to experiment with laying patterns, color and product mix to create your Signature pattern.
How It Works
Multiple choices.
Signature Layouts offer 20 distinct, custom cut designs using non-standard sizes and/or combinations cuts. This inspirational Kite Design layout can be built in 2, 3 or 4 colors.
A striking and confident geometric pattern with shifting rows of parallelogram tiles. Arrow's precise beauty and dynamic movement are a stunning example of our advanced cutting capabilities.
Varied Block
Five tiles of equal length and differing widths create this largescale contemporary design. A pattern to make a stunning statement in large spaces.
A contemporary twist on a classic Parquet, this pattern delivers clever modern geometry through interwoven shapes. The stunning angles in the subtle twisted weave lend themselves to single color patterns and interesting linear textures.
Polygon Key
Confident, dramatic, and memorable, the large-scale polygon and key tiles in this pattern produce impressive spaces. Bold geometry that makes a statement.
Plank Weave
Trios of large planks interrupted by short planks, create a captivating weave. Perfect for adding interest to large spaces in classic Woods or modern Stones and Abstract finishes.
A bold and confident design that introduces parallelogram tiles to a kite pattern to create distinctive geometry. Kite can deliver classic style or contemporary edge and is guaranteed to make an impact.
Oblique Square
A grand, contemporary, and bold pattern created by precisely cut large-scale asymmetric tiles. Oblique Square creates a fresh backdrop in one color and is a dramatic showcase for textures and tones in multi-product combinations.
Block Weave
A grand, contemporary, and bold pattern created by precisely cut large-scale asymmetric tiles. Oblique Square creates a fresh backdrop in one color and is a dramatic showcase for textures and tones in multi-product combinations.
Staggered Block Repeat
Panoramic and architectural, this large-scale pattern works handsomely as a backdrop to large commercial spaces. Three varying tile sizes create subtle flow and feature stripping gives the pattern stunning definition.
Basket Weave
A timeless classic is given new beauty and elegance from the sophisticated placement of planks and square tiles that are artisan cut and proportionally balanced. Single-color designs offer a traditional finish while multicolored patterns create drama.
Random Stone
A contemporary shifting block pattern created by three rectangular tile widths. Versatile and impactful, Random Stone brings uniformity and grandeur to large spaces, and also works superbly in smaller rooms.
Key Stone
A memorable spin on a classic aesthetic. This traditional pattern with regularly placed, smaller accent tiles creates a sense of open space, while simultaneously serving to anchor any color combination, from neutral to dramatic.
Clever combinations of rectangular and square tiles make up this charming midsized pattern. In classic products it offers elegance and in modern abstracts, intriguing structure.
Timeless and ever-popular, Herringbone delivers a sophisticated impact to both traditional and modern spaces. Immediately it brings to mind beautiful parquet flooring.
Herringbone Pleat
Amtico's modern take on the classic Herringbone pattern. Contemporary in Abstracts and clean Woods, or introduce tradition and solidity using oaks and limestones. Use this design to add sophistication and creative detail to a floor.
Hexagons come together to create a non-linear look, a geometric rhythm that hints at honeycomb, organic use of space, and boldness. A fresh perspective on a timeless layout.
Choice Layouts
Creative Solutions.
Creative expression in a straightforward solution. Choice Layouts are predefined, ready to use combinations crafted with our standard sized planks and tiles, resulting in floor designs that are quick to specify and easy to install.
You imagine it, we create it.
Bring a focal point and individuality to a space with a Signature motif.
Custom Design
Create your
own design.
Creating a truly custom pattern is as simple as: 1) Submit your idea; 2) Select styles and colors. To begin your custom project, contact your local Mannington Commercial representative.


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NEW YORK, NY, September 12, 2005 — ePromos, a leading provider of promotional products to organizations of all types and sizes, today released the top 10 holiday business gifts for 2005. Choosing from over 7,000 available products and reviewing the nearly 12,000 annual orders the company fulfills, ePromos marketing specialists assembled a "top 10 gift list" to help guide businesses in this year's gift hunting process.
"While gift giving is a unique way of thanking customers and partners, it is also a great opportunity to motivate, reward and recognize employees. Every year we try to help our clients select well chosen gifts that are impactful and meaningful," said Jason Robbins, Chairman and Founder of ePromos.com. "We have seen a rise in technology gadgets this year and we are offering these cutting edge items as well as a number of interesting, high quality, and distinctive selections that are economically priced."
According to ePromos, choosing the right gift is more important than the dollar amount spent and a typical budget can allocate up to 1-2% of the net profit made. Some general guidelines for gift giving:
ePromos' Top 10 Picks
All of the gifts listed above are available on www.epromos.com or by calling 1-800-LOGO-216.
Editor's Note: Gift images available upon request.
About ePromos
ePromos delivers impactful promotional products that help Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, not-for profits, associations, and academic institutions increase brand recognition. The company ranks in the top 1% of promotional products distributors in the U.S. and is a four- time winner of the Promotional Products Association International's Best Web Site award, the industry's highest honor. Based in New York with offices in Scottsdale, Los Angeles, and Ft. Lauderdale, ePromos has a highly diversified global client base of over 10,000 customers.

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- ITV Report
Louis Smith takes silver
Louis Smith from Peterborough has won a silver medal in the pommel horse final.
The gymnast gave a near flawless performance, putting him joint first on points with Krisztian Berki, but the Hungarian got gold for the execution of his routine.
Max Whitlock, who trains at the South Essex gymnastics club in Basildon, gave Team GB an extra boost with a bronze medal. It was the second medal of the Games for both Smith, 23, and Whitlock, 19, who also won bronze with their team mates in the group all around competition on Tuesday.
Today the pair were cheered on by the Duchess of Cambridge. She sat in the front row alongside other Team GB gymnasts, clasping her hands in front of her face as Smith took his turn on the pommel horse.


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Study Skills
When to Study
- Find out how you use and misuse your time before making any changes.
- Plan two hours of study time for every hour spent in class. There are exceptions, but this is a good general rule. Students making the transition from high school or community college are often unaware of the increased workload expected of them. The benefits of following the rule will be apparent at exam time.
- Study difficult (or boring) subjects first. If your chemistry problems put you to sleep, get to them first, while you are fresh. Most of us tend to do what we like first, yet the courses we find most difficult require the most creative energy. Save the subjects you enjoy for later.
- Avoid scheduling marathon study sessions
When possible, study in shorter sessions. Three three-hour sessions are far more productive for most students than one nine-hour session. When you do study in long sessions, take a planned break every hour. Work on several subjects and avoid studying similar subjects back to back.
- Be aware of your best time of day.
Many students learn best in daylight hours. Observe yourself and, if this is true of you, schedule study time for your most difficult subjects when the sun is up. The key point is to determine your best learning time. If early morning doesn't work for you, find out what time is better.
- Use waiting time.
Five minutes waiting time for the bus, 20 minutes waiting for the dentist, 10 minutes between classes — waiting time adds up fast. Have short study tasks ready to do during these times. For example, carry 3X5 cards with equations, formulas, or definitions and pull them out anywhere. Also, use time between classes or breaks during work to review class notes or notes on reading. A solid review of a lecture can be completed in 15 minutes, and even five minutes can be valuable if you are prepared.
- Keep a calendar for the semester.
Keep track of all your assignments, tests, and papers.
- Make a weekly to-do list of important tasks and assignments that you need to complete.
Be sure to prioritize the list and to do the most important tasks first.
Where to Study
- Use a regular study area.
Your body knows where you are. When you use the same place to study, day after day, your body becomes trained. When you arrive at that particular place, it will automatically sense that it's time to study. You will focus your concentration more quickly.
- Don't get too comfortable.
Put yourself into a situation where your mind is alert.
- Use the library.
Libraries are designed for learning. Entering a library is a signal to your body to quiet the mind and get to work. Most students can get more done in a shorter time at the library.
- Set up study groups.
A study group doesn't take the place of individual study, but it forces you to articulate concepts and makes a review more fun and productive. Also, it helps keep your review on schedule and helps you to avoid procrastination.
How to Handle the Rest of the World
- Pay attention to your attention.
Breaks in concentration are often caused by internal interruptions; your own thoughts jump in to tell you another story about the world. If this happens too often, perhaps you need to find a different study time or place.
- Agree with living mates about study time.
This includes roommates, wives, husbands, parents, and/or kids. Make the rules clear and be sure to follow them yourself. Make explicit agreements — even written contracts. Hang a "do not disturb" sign on your door. One student always wears a colorful hat when he wants to study. When his roommates see the hat, they respect his wish to be left alone.
- Avoid noise distractions.
Don't study in front of the TV. Turn off the stereo. Many students insist that they study better with music, and that may be true. Some students have reported good results with carefully selected and controlled music. The overwhelming majority of research indicates that silence is the best form of music for study.
- Notice how others misuse your time.
Be aware of repeat offenders. Ask yourself if there are certain friends or relatives who consistently interrupt your study time. If avoiding them is impractical, send a clear (but gentle) message. Sometimes others don't realize they are breaking your concentration.
- Get off the phone.
You don't have to be a telephone victim. Try saying, "I can't talk right now, I'm studying" or leave your answering machine on. Or avoid the whole problem by studying at the library.
- Learn tosay no.
This is a valuable time saver for students, and a valuable life skill. Many people feel it is rude to refuse a request. Saying "no" can be done effectively and courteously. Others want you to succeed as a student. When you tell them that you can't comply with a request because you are busy educating yourself, 99% will understand.
Effective Note-Taking
- Lecture styles vary greatly from speaker to speaker. Some lecturers are beautifully organized, some ramble, some present an hour of anecdotes and leave the student to determine their significance. It is imperative that you figure out a lecturer's style. In the case of the rambler or storyteller, you may find yourself at the end of an hour with only a sentence or two written down. Check with other students, but don't be surprised if it works out that your sentences do, indeed, represent the crucial points of the lecture.
Purposes of Note-Taking
- In order to take efficient notes, the student is forced to listen carefully and critically to what is being said.
- Taking notes aids comprehension and retention. Personal notes in one's own writing are easier to understand and remember than textbook material.
- Lecture notes should represent a concise and complete outline of the most important points and ideas, especially those considered most important by the professor.
- Lecture notes clarify ideas not fully understood in the text or elaborate on things that the text mentions only briefly.
- Lecture notes combined with notes from textbook material are an excellent source of review. They provide a gauge to what is important in the textbook.
- A frequent complaint of students is that they are unable to determine during the lecture what is important and what might just as well be left out. These students may attempt to write down every word uttered by the professor, combining page after page of isolated facts and details but missing a more general understanding of the material, as they are too busy writing to listen. The following are some suggestions to aid the student in taking efficient lecture notes.
Before the Lecture
The single most important thing you can do is to read or skim the text prior to attending the lecture. This will enable you to:
- Get the general overview of main ideas, secondary points, and important concepts. Listen with understanding and determine what is relevant and irrelevant.
- Identify familiar terms with unfamiliar terms and concepts.
- Look up the terms before class.
- Listen for an explanation during the lecture.
- Ask the professor or TA for an explanation.
- Note portions of the material that are unclear.
- Listen for an explanation during the lecture.
- Develop questions to ask in class.
- Look for other gaps in information that should be clarified or filled in.
During the Lecture Structure and Organization
Each student should develop his own method of taking notes, however, the following suggestions may be helpful.
- Keep a separate section of your notebook or binder for each course. If there are several types of notes for one course, such as lecture notes, notes on outside readings, and computation of problems, you may want to arrange them on opposite pages for purposes of cross-reference.
- Notes for each lecture should begin on a new page. This makes for a greater legibility and allows for more freedom in organization.
- Date your lecture notes and number all pages.
- Make your notes brief.
- Never use a sentence when you can use a phrase, or a phrase when you can use a word.
- Use abbreviations and symbols wherever possible.
- Put most notes in your own words. However, the following should be noted exactly:
- Formula
- Definitions
- Specific facts
- Note your lecturer's chief pattern. S/he may be summarizing the text and highlighting
important points, or trying to draw relationships between new and previous understandings.
S/he may expect you to get the textbook material on your own while he discusses related
outside material.
- If s/he is highlighting the text, take down explanations and examples. Seeing a concept stated in more than one way can help you understand it.
- If s/he draws relationships and asks questions, note the questions and answers. If s/he doesn't give the answers, try to find them after class.
- Don't worry about outlining, but use indentations to distinguish between major and minor points. Numbers and letters may be added later if you wish. However, if the lecturer says s/he will make four or five points, list four or five causes, etc., be sure to use numbers as a check on having taken them all down.
- Note down unfamiliar vocabulary and unclear areas. If the lecturer discusses something you don't understand, take it down as best and as completely as you can. Then you can check with the text or at least know what questions to ask if getting help from someone else. If your instructor knows just what you don't understand, s/he's in a position to help you.
- If you should miss something completely, leave a blank space and get it later.
- Use margins for questions, comments, notes to yourself on unclear material, etc.
- Develop a code system of note-marking to indicate questions, comments, important points, due dates of assignments, etc. This helps separate extraneous material from the body of notes and also helps point out areas that are unclear. Margins are excellent places for coded notations. Some suggested codes are: ? - not clear at time of lecture Imp. or ! - important Q - questions * - assignment C - comment(student's own)
- Attempt to differentiate fact from opinion. Content.
- Notes should include all main ideas and enough subordinate points to clarify understanding.
- All formulae, rules, definitions, and generalizations should be included.
- Inclusion of the speaker's illustrations and examples may help clarify concepts when notes are reviewed.
- Marginal notes facilitate speedy location of specific items.
- Instructors usually give clues as to what is important to take down:
- previews and summaries
- material written on blackboard, other visual aids
- repetition
- vocal emphasis
- questions asked of the class
- word clues: four causes of; four aspects of; therefore; in conclusion; and so we see; hence; in a like manner; on the other hand; however; cause-effect; relationships; etc.
After the Lecture
Go over your notes as soon as possible after the lecture.
- Clear up illegibilities in writing, check for errors, fill in further facts and examples while the lecture is still fresh in your mind. At this point you should clear up misunderstandings or fill in missing information by consulting the lecturer, TA, classmates, the texts, or additional readings.
- Immediate review is essential to retention. Unless you review within 24 hours after lecture or at least before the next lecture, retention will drop sharply and you will be relearning rather than reviewing.
- Merely recopying notes without thinking about or revising them does not necessarily aid retention. A more helpful practice is to manipulate the material by reorganizing it and putting it in your own words. For a well-organized lecture, an outline can suffice, but in the case of material where important ideas and relationships are scattered throughout, there is a technique called mapping which can be very useful in restructuring and putting together the relevant points. The use of this technique forces you to critically evaluate material in terms of main ideas, secondary points, and details, and to structure this content in an organized and coherent fashion. Relationships must be observed and established, irrelevant material may be excluded. This can be one of the most efficient means of immediate review for optimal retention.
Suggestions for Success in Studying
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A few study tips
A few study tips
- Choosing Your Course Work
- Consult your advisor to be certain you need the course
- Sign up for the courses within your academic reach.
- Have the proper foundation.
- Be positive about learning. Resign yourself to do your best whether you like the course or not!
- Wishing to succeed does not produce results by itself. You must study and practice!
- Preparing to Study
- Find a good place and a good time to study each day. Be rested. Use your most efficient time to study if possible.
- Use necessary tools, e.g. a dictionary and a calculator.
- Have plenty of paper, scrap paper and pencils.
- Plan what you intend to do and DO IT.
- Setting and accomplish small goals initially helps to build confident.
- Recognize daydreaming and inefficiency. More time spent does not necessarily guarantee a better grade.
- Don't expect to learn the material the night before the exam.
- Techniques of Study - Takes time and work.
- General Studying - Study daily
- Familiarize yourself with the general topic-skim read.
- Attend lectures. Missing a lecture is like missing a step on a ladder.
- Sit up front and listen.
- Note the instructor's emphasis
- Take complete good notes.
Review the lecture with a friend in an informal coffee hour immediately after the lecture if possible to fill in gaps. Your participation is important.
- Prepare outline of the chapter.
- Do homework.
- Do laboratory work.
- General Studying - Study daily
- General Considerations in Studying.
- Balance your work. Don't' spend all your time study one subject
- Put forth a consistent effort. Don't cram unless you have to do it. Study regularly. Be rested for exams.
- Ask for help if and when you needed. Don't put it off.
- Be ENTHUSIASTIC in whatever you do!
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- Works to help end the cycle of poverty and improve the lives for thousands of underprivileged entrepreneurs throughout the world by helping fund thousands of microloans in over 75 countries through Kiva. See https://www.kiva.org/lender/drjoejohnson.
- Created a new entrepreneurial ministry grant of $100,000 to award to the most effective and impactful entrepreneurial Christian ministry start-up.
- Funds hundreds of thousands per year for ongoing research for the science of entrepreneurial success, entrepreneurship, leadership, and high impact entrepreneurial ministry.
- Actively involved supporting multiple social entrepreneurial non-profits and ministries, helping causes such as high impact student ministries, collegiate athletes, global poverty, human trafficking, orphans, pregnancy centers, missionary organizations, discipleship organizations, and churches.
- Helps raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations with a specialty in entrepreneurial ministries looking to change the world with new effective ministry and social change concepts.
- Advises high impact ministries on how to scale their impact efficiently and effectively, which includes, management structuring, fundraising, new business models, new programs, and so forth.


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There are precious few MPs in the UK government who are aware of, and actively support digital inclusion and engagement. But there's really only one who genuinely engages: Tom Watson. In his latest act of digital engagement, he has invited people to comment on and draft/amend his pledges for re-election.
This takes enormous guts as well as trust in the people who follow his blog and his twitter feed. But most of all it takes one skill that has been systematically removed from most professions: the capacity to listen.
In an age where (broadcast) messages have been equated with business success, speaking rather than listening has been valued. And indeed, one of the reasons why blogging became so instantly successful at the turn of the century was because easy access to a soapbox – the capacity to be heard – was highly appealing in a society that worships celebrity. But true engagement is about listening to commentary and responding to contributions made by the community. Not all will be valued, and just as Google has become the guide to accessing valued content online, there will develop semantic applications that assist listeners to identify quality contributions. But to open oneself to comment, and to enable collective drafting and refining of ideas is crucial to a genuinely participatory society. And politicians have an opportunity to lead the way here.
I applaud Tom's efforts at drafting these pledges and if you have an ounce of interest in participatory democracy I urge you to visit his uservoice site and have your say. Whether you agree or disagree with his politics is irrelevant. You have one real opportunity to engage: seize it.


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Though you might have hired an SEO specialist for your internet marketing strategies, you might have noticed that nothing much has changed when it comes to your rankings on a search engine results page. You might even begin to be wondering whether it's a worthwhile investment or not. While almost instantaneous results might have been the norm for SEO a while back, this simply isn't a realistic expectation nowadays, given numerous updates by Google.
Today, search engines like Google have been making a user's experience more natural, and with technologies such as Siri, searches are now being done verbally rather than being keyed in. More people are now becoming specific when it comes to making searches. With these developments, choosing among relevant keywords to use isn't simply about getting those with the highest traffic, hence it might take time for your website to actually reap the rewards of your SEO efforts.
How long will it take, ideally? SEO firms would usually assume that results will begin showing over the next four to six months, yet it might not be the results you are aiming for. This does not mean, however, that you should throw in the towel and call it a day for your SEO efforts: SEO is a long-time marketing strategy, and it's expected to take time. Results grow gradually, and you will be able to see them the longer you stick to your efforts.


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Gran Canaria is a perfect island for active tourism lovers. The natural environment that the island offers makes sports an attractive reason to visit.
Bike is your best ally in your holiday! Whether if you prefer the city as if you prefer the mountains, we offer routes with landscapes that will not leave you indifferent.
Gran Canaria is one of the best places in the world for cycling. It has an excellent infrastructure of roads, hospitals, hotels and other services that will make the cyclist unforgettable stay.
Bike tours in Gran Canaria
- Gran Canaria Island
- Jacobea
- Maspalomas-Amadores
- Maspalomas-Mogán-Cruz de San Antonio-Ayacata-San Bartolomé-Maspalomas
- Las Palmas G.C.-Pinos de Gáldar-Las Palmas G.C
- Maspalomas-Santa Lucía-Taidía-San Bartolomé-Maspalomas
- Agüimes-Temisas-Santa Lucía-Era del Cardón-Agüimes
- Pico de las Nieves(Desde Ingenio)-La Pasadilla-Cazadadores-Pico de las Nieves


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Good day!
This is Changzhou JiaBo Machinery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. We are a leading manufacturer of ebikes, electric bike motors and electric bicycle conversion kits , scooter motor and so on.
We will attend The 27th China International Bicycle & Motor Fair. Our booth number is D1325.
Held at: National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai)
Time: May 6-9, 2017
Address:No.333, Songze Road, Qingpu District,Shanghai City
Hall: 4.1H
Booth: D1325
Looking forward to your visit.
Changzhou JiaBo Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Add:Nongchang,Yuncun vill,Qianhuang Town,Wujin Dist,Changzhou City
Official Website:www.jiabo-motor.com
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Not too long ago I decided to test my fear of enclosed spaced by visiting La Catedral de Sal in Zipaquirá which is a salt mine turned cathedral.
It is about an hour from Bogotá and is 200 metres underground. Just hearing that, as we walked into the cavernous tunnel made me sweat.
The cathedral was carved out of the mountain in the 1930s by the miners working in the area as a sanctuary and a place of prayer. It was then later refurbished and restructured into the Cathedral it is today.
In Colombia, La Catedral de Sal is a place of pilgrimage. The busiest day of the year is Easter but every day, especially Sundays, the cathedral is filled with thousands of visitors from around the country and the world. I headed along on a Sunday and it was busy – go early if you pay a visit!
An illuminated pathway guided the way through the underground holy space and stations of the cross, each designed by different artists, point us in the right direction. I don't know if it was the darkness, the large amount of people, the memorial for killed miners or the large glowing crosses that did it, but walking through this dimly-lit underground sacred area is pretty unnerving. I just wanted to sit in the pews gazing at the salty ceiling.
And yes, given it is a salt mine everything is pretty much carved out of salt. I may have licked the wall just to make sure.
The town of Zapiquíra is also a gorgeous town the spend the day walking around. Have lunch, eat an ice-cream in the main square and then slowly make your way back to Bogotá when you're ready.
How do you get there?
Catch a bus from Portal Norte in Bogotá or there is train that runs on the weekends.


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The poet Adrienne Rich gave the instruction to 'Send out your signals, hoist your dark scribbled flags'.
If you think it's time to hoist your writing flag my autumn series of writing workshops will start on Saturday, 26th September for 8 weeks, in Brewery Lane Theatre, Carrick-on-Suir, open to anyone who wishes to write. The tea-room of the theatre on those Saturday mornings becomes a special creative and energetic writing space. If you want to find out more get in touch with me through the contact page here – you can read what previous participants have said here


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Every company has a different policy regarding sending out match checks. Most often they are batched at the end of the month or quarter but sometimes they are sent out at the end of the year. If you would like to check on the status of a specific match check please let us know and we would be happy to follow up with the company for an estimated arrival date.
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Believe in the Season
Hi friends, I am so excited to share the latest Simon Says Stamp release with you. I was so lucky to be able to play with one of the products in this release – the snowglobe landscape die and made this card with it. The snowglobe landscape die is a set of two separate dies… Read More Believe in the Season


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I recently went to my high school's ten year reunion. There is something decisive about a decade. I am no longer just a few years out of high school, no longer just a few years out of college and thirty is coming up fast. You can't help but get to thinking, "What have I been doing with myself?" Or the more dangerous version that can easily devolve into self-loathing angst, "What have I accomplished in life?"
I blame Oprah. She always makes me feel not only like I could be doing better, but that, indeed, it's 100 percent on me. I just need to think positive and put my mind to it! So far, I've decided to stop reading magazine features about the "Hot 30 under 30," which seems to be helping.
With the reunion as a resounding reminder that the years really have marched by, I'm thinking back for the first time on the entire sweep of my life since high school.
I stopped keeping a diary in high school. I was wise enough at that age to look at the things I was writing down and to see that they would mortify me years down the road. Without a written record, it's easier to pretend we were bigger people than we really were, that we didn't spend hours mooning over some doofy little boy who didn't even know we existed and wasn't worth the pain anyway. There are some things worth forgetting.
Right now, I'm trying to remember what it was like to be eighteen. I have to remind myself how little I really knew back then. My world was very small – Portland seemed like a big, exotic city to my eighteen-year-old self. Among the things I was exposed to in that first year of college were: vegans, gay people, sushi, organic gardening, skinny-dipping, bone-dry cappuccinos, tofu, bluegrass music, pot, microbrewed beer, dumpster diving, Critical Mass, carbon emission credits, Islam, hookahs, and cross-country skiing. I also got my first email address. And that was just year one!
I loved those college years so much because, like high school, there were clear rules for success. I worked hard in my classes, studied, listened and asked questions and, in turn, I got good grades and honors on my thesis. However, the moment I graduated, the idea that life made sense and there is a clear formula for success, indeed a clear definition for success, was completely upended. I was thrown into a full-blown panic about what to do with my life. I would literally wake up at three in morning in sheer terror that if I didn't do well at my current unpaid internship, I would undoubtedly fail in life and never get a fulfilling, paying job and, also, I would probably never find a boyfriend. I sent out resume after resume and penned a million cover letters. Everything I'd learned in 22 years didn't count for much.
I don't know what you could say I really learned in college. Really, the biggest decision I made was that I left home. That decision to leave my comfort zone was the one that made the difference. I would continue to make that same decision over and over again – when I studied in Cuba instead of Spain. When I left my job as a reporter to travel in New Zealand and then move to Mexico City. When I stopped writing for a living, the only work I'd ever known, and started renting warehouses to Mexican businessmen. When I followed love to move to yet another new city and start my life all over again, this time in Los Angeles, working for a state senator.
But that's just me being writerly and giving my life a logic, after the fact. At the time, I had some vague goals. I had some notions of where I wanted to go, and I considered myself ambitious, but those goals kept changing as I learned more and saw how the world around me was changing, which is why my 18-year-old self would probably be pretty disappointed in where I am now. In a quiz I filled out the summer after senior year, my answer to "What do you want to be when you grow up?" was "Really cool." According to my younger brother, I'll never achieve that one.
The goal that I have the hardest time letting go of, and haven't really let go of, to be completely honest, was my high school dream of being an investigative reporter. I wanted to be Lois Lane, or better yet, Bob Woodward. I wanted to blow the top off this whole thing – to be the voice of the voiceless, to speak truth to power and wield my pen like the sword of justice. Instead, I watched the media industry implode and changed my goal from being a foreign correspondent for the New York Times to being "paid enough money to live." There's no quick way to describe the deep sense of loss, but also the blossoming of possibility I've felt observing and participating in the changes in the media industry over the past decade. I still play tug-of-war in my mind over whether I wisely saw the writing on the wall and adapted to survive or gave up on my dream too soon. I usually placate myself by concluding that I may still be able to achieve this goal; it just won't take the form I thought it would when I was 18.
So here I am at 28, taking stock of my life. I support myself entirely, working as a communications director for a non-profit. I live in a cute, little one-bedroom with a patio in Los Angeles and I have a car. I blog and take photos. I assist my boyfriend with his special event photography and video business. I speak Spanish, another one of those goals I had as a teenager. I am still friends with lots of people that I've always been friends with and I've picked up some other cool people along the way. I don't know if my 18-year-old self would meet me now and pronounce me "really cool" or be secretly disappointed. But my current 28-year-old self would say that life is pretty good, and that's more than good enough for me. After all, I still have 12 years to make the "Hot 40 Under 40."
A big special thank you to my friend, Lizzy Acker, who was my editor for this post. Can you believe that all this time I've just been posting things straight out of my head with no editor?!! Thank goodness for Lizzy, who is not only cool, but a bona fide published author!!


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The First Community Church Chancel Choir with Jazz Quintet: Sacred Jazz and Spirituals
This recording captures the music from the service (omitting the sermon and readings) and by and large demonstrates the keen arranging skills of pianist Bradley Sowash. Sowash has spent a large part of his career recording appealing jazzy religious music for solo piano; here, several selections from those recordings are arranged for a full choir and jazz quintet. Many of the songs not surprisingly feature a light, engaging style that is reminiscent of Vince Guaraldiafter all, most people don't want anything too edgy before noon. Most of the songs are old spirituals and hymns sung fairly straight by the choir with a hint of jazz underneath and a brief solo that pokes out now and then.
Although most of the service sticks to the familiar, the quintet does get to play some straight-ahead jazz in the two pieces by trumpeter Tom Battenberg that bookend the service and a moody version of "Poor, Wayfaring Stranger that divides the service in two. Once again Sowash's crisp, bouncy playing guides the quintet through the pieces, and Battenberg and saxophonist Pete Mills contribute sparkling solos that surely rattled the collection plates.
Although a project of this sort will always be greeted with skepticism by jazz lovers, for the most part the music from the service successfully combines jazz chops with gospel singing. Sacred Jazz and Spirituals leans more toward the spiritual than the secular, but surely there are some churchgoing jazz fans out there who will be delighted to hear it. It's likely that, given the popularity of the jazz service the first time around, First Community Church will do it again. All involved are commended for successfully bringing jazz, quite literally, to the masses.
Visit Bradley Sowash on the web.
Track Listing
This One's For Mamie; Come Sunday; We Gather Together; I Am One With the Spirit; For the Beauty Of the Earth; Soon and Very Soon; Ride the Chariot; Poor, Wayfaring Stranger; Doxology; Like A Mother Who Has Born Us; Witness; Let Us Break Bread Together; Amen, Amen; HTM Jazz Samba.
Bradley Sowash: piano; Tom Battenberg: trumpet; Pete Mills: saxophone; Terry Douds: bass; Jim Curlis: drums; The First Community Church Chancel Choir; Ronald Jenkins, director.
Album information
Title: Sacred Jazz and Spirituals | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Self Produced


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Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris:ETL) has announced that the company's 33.69 percent stake in the Spanish satellite operator, Hispasat, has been sold for a consideration of 302 million euros.
The transaction concludes an agreement reached in May 2017 between Eutelsat and Abertis, which was recently approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers, thereby lifting the last condition precedent to its completion.
The divestment of Eutelsat's stake in Hispasat is in line with the Group's strategy of rationalizing their portfolio of assets in order to maximize cash generation.


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'Spirit of Sport' Mag Out Now!
The official magazine of The Sport Australia Hall of Fame, 'Spirit of Sport', Summer Edition is now available to view.
A note from the Chairman, our Major Sponsor Etihad Airways and all the action for the 2016 Gala Dinner, the summer edition of our 'Spirit of Sport' mag is a great read to take with you on you over the holiday period.
To read the interactive version - Click Here
We're Recuriting: Two New Roles
Operations Manager &
Admin/Comms Coordinator
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame is seeking applications for the position of "Operations Manager" and "Administration and Communications Manager" to commence in 2017. Recruitment is being managed exclusively through Sportspeople. Click here for more information.
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame extends its gratitude to our outgoing Administration and Communications Coordinator, Mim Waterman, for her outstanding contribution throughout 2016.
Farewell Bob Lay AM & Congratulations to new CEO Tania Sullivan
We extend our gratitude to General Manager Robert (Bob) Lay AM who will retire at the end of this month after a successful 50-year career in sport. We wish Bob all the best in his future endeavours.
We congratulate our Operations Manager, Tania Sullivan, who will take on the role of Chief Executive Officer in 2017. Full story here.
Australia's Elite Sporting team
As per tradition, the Member's of The Sport Australia Hall of Fame in attendance at the Gala Dinner enter the ballroom, as a group, and are recognised for their achievements in sport. To watch the largest collective gathering of Australian sporting greats, watch the truely spectular "Member's walk-in".
Click Here to watch the Member's Walk In
2016 Induction and Awards Gala Dinner Video Packages
The 2016 Gala Dinner highlights video is available here.
To view segmented videos from the Gala Dinner, please click here.
Extensive photo albums from the 2016 Gala Dinner are available via our Facebook page. Please feel free to 'tag' yourself as well as saving a copy for personal use.
Click here to view Photo Albums.
Wishing you a safe and happy festive season!
On behalf of the Board and staff at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, we send our warmest wishes for a safe and happy festive season.
Please note that the office will be closed from Wednesday, 20 December and will reopen on Monday, 23 January.


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Daily Links 7/20/2012: DreamIt Ventures expands to Austin
Exclusive: Comcast Prepping 305 Mbps Tier To Counter Verizon's New Quantum FiOS Offerings (Broadband Reports)
NBCU combines news units, puts Pat Fili-Krushel in charge (paidContent)
Google Keeps Quiet on Plans for Moto (Light Reading Cable)
DreamIt Ventures Heads To Austin (TechCrunch)
Area venture investing falls off a cliff (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Five Below IPO a Home Run for Advent (and LLR Partners) (PE Hub)
How education startup Coursera may profit from free courses (Gigaom)
Not only is UPenn offering courses through Coursera, but this week it was announced that UPenn and Caltech would be equity investors in the online higher ed venture.
Universal Display agrees to $4M Plextronics OLED deal
Developer of organic LED materials and printed electronics specialist agree strategic alliance. (Optics.org)
Publicis Posts 2.8% First-Half Growth, and Maurice Levy Is Still Here (Ad Age)
Chaiman blamed a decline in the health-care sector, for which much of Publicis' presence is in the Philly area, for weak growth in North America.
Oracle Expands Project Management Offerings With Skire Acquisition (CRN)
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On SermonAudio.com, I found some excellent lectures from Dr. Phil Fernandes. I find it it very easy to listen to this guy. And here's Brian Auten to interview him on apologetic preaching – the inclusion of apologetics in regular Sunday preaching.
Today's interview is with Phil Fernandes, president of the Institute of Biblical Defense, and the pastor of Trinity Bible Fellowship in Silverdale, Washington. He talks about apologetic preaching, how to incorporate apologetics training into the local church, evangelism, common objections to apologetics, encouragement and advice to pastors, audio/video resources, and more.
Phil's books include:
This interview is awesome, especially in the second half. Here's a sample: "It's not my job as a pastor to meet people's felt needs". Awesomeness.
I like this Dr. Phil. He's very very practical and his preaching is informed by encounters with people who disagree with him. Sometimes I get the idea that pastors aren't really talking to people outside their church, but not this guy. He's grounded.


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Pedestal-Base Extendable Table
PARK is an extendable dining table featuring a large rectangular ceramic-glass top resting on a solid central wooden or metal base with a chrome-plated metal support plate.
Two side extensions, which are positioned under the main top, can be pulled out individually with its easy to use semi-automatic extension mechanism, making it possible to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests.
Perfect for elegantly furnishing a large dining area. Discover all the possibilities!
W 70⅞'' ( 90⅝'') ( 110¼'') x D 39⅜'' x H 29⅝''


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Albany County, NYHome Menu
Long Term Care Consortium
About the Long Term Care Council (LTCC)
The Albany County Long Term Care Council (LTCC) was formed in January 2007, in response to a State requirement associated with the establishment of a County Long Term Care Point of Entry. Membership includes representatives from various consumer subgroups, community-based and residential long term care providers and advocacy groups.
The Long Term Care Council has been charged with analyzing the long term care service delivery system within Albany County, identifying gaps in service accessibility and availability, recommending strategies to address identified needs and barriers, and advising the Albany County Departments of Social Services and Aging on matters related to the Long Term Care Point of Entry (POE). The primary roles defined for the LTCC are as follows.
- Identify and analyze emerging community needs in the long term care service delivery system, based on identified gaps and barriers, service accessibility and availability, and develop strategies to respond to those needs in a timely and appropriate fashion.
- Solicit and represent input from long term care stakeholders regarding changes in the community environment (e.g. new resources or closing of providers), legislation, or regulations.
- Review the long term care service delivery system by identifying entry points to the system and the manner by which populations in need of long term care services navigate or access services throughout the system.
- Identify best practices and other successful program and funding strategies with the potential to address identified unmet needs and barriers.
- Serve in its advisory capacity as a catalyst to advance changes in the long term care system when modifications are required to ensure the availability of appropriate and quality community services.
- Advise the Departments of Social Services and Aging on matters related to the development, operation and evaluation of the Long Term Care Point of Entry.
Council Members
- Albany County Department of Aging
- Albany County Department of Children Youth and Family
- Albany County Department of Health
- Albany County Department of Health and Human Services
- Albany County Department of Mental Health
- Albany County Department of Social Services
- Albany County Executive's Office
- Albany County Nursing Home
- Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern NY
- Albany Memorial Hospital
- Capital Area Council of Churches
- Consumer Directed Choices
- Capital District Developmental Disabilities Services
- Capital District Senior Issues Forum
- Children's Health Network
- DePaul Housing Management Corporation
- Disability Rights New York
- Interim Health Care
- Jewish Family Services of Northeastern New York/NORC
- League of Women Voters of Albany County
- Our Lady of Mercy Life Center
- Medical Society of Albany County
- St. Peter's Northeast Health
- Senior Services of Albany
- The Organized Caregiver
- Town of Colonie Senior Resources Department
- United Way/211
- Visiting Nurse Association of Albany
For further information about the Albany County Long Term Care Council contact the Albany County Department for Aging at (518) 447-7198 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Late August signals the beginning of my favorite riding season. The oppressive humidity and heat haze of summer give way to cooler temperatures and crisp star filled evening skies. The changing of the fall foliage is still a month away but if one spends any time outside the signs of coming autumn are all around. The chorus of crickets have reached a fevered pitch both day and night. Woolly caterpillars make up a random slalom course for my bike wheels as they purposefully make their way across the road. It's the time of year when I suddenly realize that soon I will be donning a pile of outdoor gear; gloves, hat, jacket, tights and wool socks just to go out for a bike ride.
Saturday I was feeling a bit restless and although there was numerous chores around the house that needed done I opted for a ride. Cycling is my medicine. Equally good for mind and body.
A steady breeze was blowing from the North-East so I decided on a route directly North. A long skinny loop where I could enjoy a tail wind to help push me back home on the second half of the ride. I took my time enjoying the afternoon and took a few pictures. An old country church of stout sandstone and brick was the backdrop for this blog post photo.
Bike: HP Velotechnik Street Machine
Ride Time: 1:50
Distance: 25.6 miles
Average Speed: 13.8 mph
Max Speed: 25.9 mph
HP Velo Odometer: 1946.7 miles
|North Central Ohio countryside
I have also realized my new Motobecane Le Champion titanium road bike has not been out as often as I wanted this season so I have made it a point to get some rides in on 700c wheels before the snow flies. Last Thursday after work I loaded up and took a short drive to the B & O Trail at Lexington Ohio. My goal for the evening ride was a time trial to see where my fitness level was after many good rides on the recumbent this summer. When I'm in the mood to hammer the Motobecane is my remedy.


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As much as we hate being away from our furry friends, it's always nice to know that they will have a great place to stay! Whether for a short-term or long-term stay, Brookhurst Animal Medical Center in Anaheim provides boarding for your pet. We make sure that your pets are taken care of while you are away.
At Brookhurst Animal Medical Center in Anaheim, we firmly believe that experience is vital to good results. With Dr. López's level of expertise in animal care, you can feel comfortable knowing that your furry friend is in the best care available.
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- Can be used in conjunction with a mechanical gear puller to create a hydraulic puller with over 5 ton capacity.
- Can also be used as a spreader to apply force with just over 2-1/2" of clearance needed.
- Use in either upright or horizontal position.
- When used horizontally stroke falls to approximately 60% of full stroke.
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This book presents expert analysis on how the remarkable rise of mass schooling was funded during the nineteenth century. Based on rich source materials from rural Swedish school districts, and drawing up evidence from schooling in countries including France, Germany, England and the U.S., Westberg examines the moral considerations that guided economic practices and sheds new light on how the advent of schooling did not only rest upon monies, but also on grains, firewood and cow fodder. Exploring school districts' motives and economic culture, this book shows how schooling was neither primarily guided by frugal impulses nor motivated by a fear of the growing working classes. Instead, school spending served multiple purposes in school districts that pursued a fair and reasonable economic practice.
In addition to being a highly-detailed case study of Sweden 1840 – 1900 this book also entails a broadening of the theoretical horizon of history of education into social, agrarian and economic history in a wider context. With a focus on different systems of school finance, this work reveals a key change over time: from a largely in-kind system supporting schools in an early phase, followed by an increasingly monetarized, depersonalized and homogenized system of school finance. Boasting an interdisciplinary appeal, this will be a welcome contribution of interest to scholars in the fields of education history, sociology, and economics.


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The Most Important Benefits Of Finding A Good Chiropractor
If you have never suffered from chronic back pains, count yourself lucky. About six years ago i woke up one morning and literally could not bend down to put my socks on without suffering a horrendous stabbing like pain in my back.
I was generally an active person, enjoying a number of sports including weightlifting (which is how i think i caused it) for years since i was a teenager.
To cut a long story short, that first episode lasted a week and even after clearing up initially, i continued to suffer on an off for two years. My girlfriend (a teacher who spends hours a day hunched over books and coursework) used to go to a chiropractor every few months to have the knots loosened from her shoulders.
So i though i would give it a go and went to a local Osteopath in Leeds. After four sessions of therapy over the next year, my back problems were pretty much gone. It has been over five years since i have had any stabbing pain episodes. I occasionally get a small twinge but when that happens i practice my stretches and exercises i was shown to do at home by my osteopath. Then i am fine again for months.
Here is a bit more detailed information on Chiropractors and Osteopaths. This article provides an overview of the most important benefits of finding a good chiropractor in your area. Also, there is a link for a site i found that locates the best clinics wherever you are in Leeds:
If you have not visited a good chiropractor yet, you may be missing out on the numerous benefits offered by chiropractic care. Finding a good chiropractor is not only good for correcting damage caused by years of poor posture or trauma issues, but it is also important for anyone who wants to take a proactive approach to his/her healthcare.
Chiropractic care is the best medicine available on the planet to cure neuromuscular-based diseases. This is why you need to choose a good chiropractor.
There have been many studies conducted on the therapeutic benefits of chiropractic care. These benefits have been documented in numerous medical journals across the world. The European Spine Journal published a report on a test conducted on patients who were treated with chiropractic care for sciatica. The treatment showed a 72% reduction in related symptoms compared to 22% success rate from physical therapy and a 50% success rate from corticosteroid injections.
Back pains and neck pains are the other conditions that can be effectively treated with chiropractic care. A clinical study conducted some time back showed that chiropractic therapy could result in a speedier recovery for patients with neck and back pains compared to physiotherapy and manual therapy. Also, the total cost of chiropractic care was almost one-third of the costs of general practitioner care and physiotherapy.
Tension and migraine headaches are also effectively treated with chiropractic care. Migraine and tension headaches affect millions of people across the world on a daily basis. Headaches are one of the most common conditions treated with chiropractic treatment methods, second only to back pain. A group of 22 people who were treated with chiropractic care for headaches saw a 90% decrease in the condition within a short period. There are only a few treatment methods that can cure a headache similar to chiropractic care.
Neurological conditions are easily treated with chiropractic treatment methods. MRI scans have shown that cerebral spinal fluid and blood flow were increased after a chiropractic adjustment. Hypertension is another condition that could be treated effectively with chiropractic methods.
A recent study proved that one upper cervical chiropractic adjustment had a similar effect as two blood pressure lowering drugs.
In conclusion, chiropractic care is effective in curing many conditions and diseases. You need to find a good chiropractor in your area but with so many chiropractors operating locally, it may not be an easy to find the right one for you so check out the Chiropractor Leeds Directory.


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Shipyard : Amels Holland Bv
Built : 2004
Yacht NITA K II for charter
An exceptional yachting experience begins with an exceptional yacht. Motor yacht Nita K II was built for safety and stability by Amels Shipyard. The interior was designed for comfort by Alberto Pinto and Laura Sessa. Four levels of spacious decks allow the guests to enjoy the adventure of being at sea while immersed in carefree luxury.
The decks of Nita K II are spacious and uncluttered. With lots of room for dining, relaxing, sunning and enjoying the never-ending scenery. The Sun Deck Jacuzzi is refreshing anytime day or night.
Nita K II carries a fast tender and an excellent selection toys for water sports fun anytime. Expansive decks with sun and shade provide numerous options for lounging and conversation. Guests can also take advantage of activites on land such as golf, tennis, horseback riding and hiking.
Nita K II offers guests a choice of fine accommodations in a total of five stateroom suites. The opulent master stateroom suite is a private retreat with a his-and-hers en suite bathroom. The four additional staterooms are configured as two VIPs and two twins.
Contact CSO Yachts if you wish to charter Nita K II.
From 250,000€ /week
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LOA : 52m (170.60ft)
BEAM : 9m (29.53ft)
Draft : 3.05m (10.01ft)
PAV : Cayman Islands (The)
2 x 1200 Cv
Type : 38-M2 , Cummins KTA
Cruising Speed : 12 Knots
Maximum Speed : 15 Knots
Number of Guests : 10
Number of cabins : 5
Double cabins : 3
Twin cabins : 2
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Some of the world's biggest stars have taken time out to help raise millions of pounds for the earthquake relief effort in Haiti.
Fantastic Mr Fox star George Clooney hosted and helped to organise the Hope For Haiti Now telethon, which was broadcast all over the world.
The money-raising concert included performances from New York, Los Angeles, Haiti and London, where Beyonce sang her hit Halo, accompanied on the piano by Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Other performers included Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Madonna and Shakira.
Kevin Jonas and his brothers Nick and Joe were among the stars answering phones and thanking people for their donations.
It's not know how much the telethon has raised, but it's expected to be tens of millions of pounds.
All the money raised will go to relief organisations, like the Red Cross, to help those affected by the Haiti earthquake.


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TreeHugger Tip: Tomm Stanley on Refrigerator Efficiency
Tomm Stanley is the author of The Big Tree at George and Charlotte's House and Going Solar and we are happy he has submitted yet another green tip for our TreeHugger Tips project. Tomm's tip helps your refrigerator maintain its normal operating temperature when opening and closing the door. Remember to reuse your plastic water and soda bottles! If you were unable to view the video above, read below for a simple tip to help save energy while using your refrigerator.
Tomm says,
"Hi I'm Tomm Stanley author of "Going Solar" and I'm here in my kitchen with a green tip. If your refrigerator is empty like this one is. Fill it with bottles of water or your favorite soda. The thermal mass in the fluids will retain the colds and help the refrigerator return to natural operating temperature once the door is shut. Saves a little bit of power!"
Thanks, Tomm!
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All our TreeHugger Tips are available at TreeHugger Eco-Tips.


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Boudoir Photography
A body and confidence boost
Everyone should feel good in their own skin. If you want to feel good and have a confidence boost at the same time, then a boudoir photography portrait session is just what you need.
Boudoir photography is a tasteful style of photography, which is becoming more and more popular. Women of all shapes, sizes and age pose for stylish photographs either partially clothed in sensual period apparel or in lingerie for a collection of elegant and classy images that reaffirm natural beauty and femininity.
A gift to yourself or others
A boudoir photography album may simply be a gift to yourself – a photographic pamper present. Alternatively, they are often given to mark special occasions such as wedding days and anniversaries. A bride, for example, may gift her groom, a boudoir album on their special day as a surprise to cherish. You can take a look at a recent bridal boudoir portrait photography session that I did here.
The right photographer
Clearly, as well as being fun, having a collection of boudoir photographs is deeply individual and personal. The right photographer, who understands your exact wishes, to help and advise on the best angles, expressions, and poses, to achieve the look you're seeking, is absolutely vital.
I have worked on many boudoir photography portraits and offer an environment that is as comfortable and relaxed as you yourself should feel during the photography shoot. I am sensitive to your wishes and will work with you to deliver truly stunning results, allowing for plenty of time, direction and understanding.
Professional make-up and hair styling can be arranged.
Boudoir Package
60 to 90 Minute studio or home session.
Includes post-production.
Use of props.
Choice of backdrop and advise on styling given for your portraits.
Personal viewing and ordering session at the studio.
From £50*
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Atoms For Peace Announce US Tour Dates
Atoms For Peace have announce more tour dates. The group will playing in the U.S. in September and October with new dates added in Philadelphia, New York City, Fairfax, Chicago, and Santa Barbara. Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 21st at 9am PST and can be pre-ordered through W.A.S.T.E.
Atoms For Peace also recently added tour dates in Japan for this November. The group will be touring to support their debut album AMOK, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 charts.
Atoms For Peace Tour Dates:
July 6th – France – Paris Zenith
July 9th – Belgium – Antwerp Lotto Arena
July 10th – Germany – Munich Zenith
July 12th – Slovakia – Bažant Pohoda Festival
July 13th – Serbia – Exit Festival
July 16th – Italy – Rome: Rock in Roma @ Ippodromo delle Capannelle
July 17th – Italy – Milan: City Sound Festival @ Ippodromo del Galoppo
July 20th – Poland – Malta Festival Poznań
July 21st – Germany – Melt! Festival
July 24th – UK – London Roundhouse
July 25th – UK – London Roundhouse
July 26th – UK – London Roundhouse
September 24th – Philadelphia, PA – Liacouras Center
September 27th – New York City, NY – Barclays Center
September 30th – Fairfax, VA – Barclay Center
October 2nd – Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion
October 16th – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
October 17th – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
November 18th – Japan – Osaka Zepp Namba
November 19th – Japan – Osaka Zepp Namba
November 21st – Japan – Tokyo Shinkiba Studio Coast
November 22nd – Japan – Tokyo Shinkiba Studio Coast
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10 Medicinal Plants to Grow
The root is used to treat 'toxic overload' that result in throat infections and skin diseases like : boils, rashes, burns, bruises, herpes, eczema, acne, impetigo, ringworm, bites.
Marsh Mallow
The plant of which marshmallows are made of. The root is taken internally to treat : inflammations and irritations of the urinary and respiratory mucus membranes, counter excess stomach acid, peptic ulceration, gastritis.
Externally, the root is applied to : bruises, sprains, aching muscles, insect bites, skin inflammations, splinters.
Aloe Vera
The sap from aloe vera is extremely useful to speed up the healing and reducing the risk of infections for : wounds, cuts, burns, eczema, reducing inflammation.
Aloe vera is also taken internally in the treatment of : ulcerative colitis, chronic constipation, poor appetite, digestive problems.
Pot Marigold
Well known as a remedy for skin problems, the deep-orange flowered pot marigold variety is applied externally to : bites, stings, sprains, wounds, sore eyes, varicose veins,
Internally it is used to treat fevers and chronic infections. The tea of the petals tones up circulation and, taken regularly, eases varicose veins.
Gotu Kola
The gotu kola acts on various phases of connective tissue development and stimulates healing of : ulcers, skin injuries, decreasing capillary fragility, stimulation of the lipids and protein necessary for healthy skin.
Crushed leaves are poulticed to treat open sores. The gotu kola can also be used to : treat leprosy, revitalize the brain and nervous system, increase attention span and concentration, treat venous insufficiency.
Has long been used medicinally as a remedy for problems regarding the digestive system. It has a soothing and calming effect in the area of aromatherapy, used to end stress and aid in sleep. The entire herb is used to treat common aches like toothache, earache, shoulder pain and neuralgia.
Chinese Yam
It is sweet and soothing to the stomach, spleen and has a tonic effect on the lungs and kidneys. It is used internally to treat : tiredness, weight loss, loss of appetite, poor digestion, chronic diarrhea, asthma, dry coughs, uncontrollable urination, diabetes, emotional instability.
Externally, it is applied to : ulcers, boils, abscesses.
The echinacea has the capacity to raise the body's resistance to bacterial and viral infections by stimulating the immune system. It also has antibiotic properties that helps relieve allergies. Basically, the roots are beneficial in the treatment of sores, wounds and burns. It was once used by the red indians as an application for insect bites, stings and snakebites. The echinacea grows on any well drained soil, as long as it gets sunlight.
The great yellow gentian root is a bitter herb used to treat digestive disorders and states of exhaustion from chronic diseases. It stimulates the liver, gal bladder and digestive system, strengthening the overall human body. Internally, it is taken to treat : liver complaints, indigestion, gastric infections, aneroxia.
The siberian ginseng has a wide range of health benefits, mostly as a powerful tonic herb that maintains good health. It's medicinal properties are used for : menopausal problems, geriatric debility, physical and mental stress, treat bone marrow suppression caused by chemotherapy or radiation, angina, hypercholesterolemia and neurasthenia with headache, insomnia, poor appetite, increasing endurance, memory improvement, anti-inflammatory purposes, immunogenic purposes, chemoprotective purposes, radiological protection. – See more at: http://backyard-garden-101.blogspot.com.tr/2013/05/10-medicinal-plants-to-grow.html#sthash.ftT1F7ns.dpuf


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gatorfan163287 wrote:Preparing with a lot of nugs, chillin, and grindage. If you don't get the reference look it up and watch the movie.
But seriously I'm reading GTM, Law School Confidential, and studying for the GMAT and taking it right before moving (I obviously hate myself).
YES. Bop the wood. You're the man.


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Time for Savers to Speak Up
The Labor Day weekend is the traditional starting point for general election campaigns so this is a good time to let our representatives know about how savers have been unfairly punished. A reader just emailed me her thoughts and recommendations on this issue. Here's an excerpt from her email:
I am simply outraged that we, as savers, (the bankdeals blog followers), are just sitting back and not expressing our outrage about being shortchanged by the Federal Reserve Board, including Ben Bernanke, and his wish supposedly to help the economy by helping banks and mortgage borrowers by giving them a better deal --- refinancing --- at our expense.
[W]e all need to express our own personal feelings on the matter of "interest on our deposit accounts" literally being "stolen from us" by the Federal Reserve Board headed by Ben Bernanke in the name of helping the economy. My spouse and I have worked hard for many many years and just as we are on the verge of retirement, we get hit with the bill for all the excesses of a younger generation who has led the so-called "good life" enjoying everything. Now, we have to take less on our savings so they can save more on their mortgages to try to get out of debt. We have no debt and we are told we have to pay the price for their excesses.
This is wrong! Plain and simple. We need to tell our representatives in Congress what we think!
There have been the occasional commentary from the media with this sentiment. In my February blog post I reviewed some of these. MarketWatch's chief economist gave his opinion in this commenatary:
Since the banks are apparently in good financial shape, it's time for the Fed to consider the needs of the silent majority -- the nation's savers -- and raise rates so that they can become healthy, too
The syndicated columnist Scott Burns described the problem in this Boston Globe article:
our totally unrepentant financial system is being rebuilt while savers are punished with yields that guarantee their savings will lose purchasing power.
It's not only an issue of fairness. Many argue this policy of ultra low interest rates is actually bad for the economy. There's even one FOMC member who thinks this way. Thomas Hoenig has been voting against this near-zero rate policy all of this year. This Kansas City Star commentary reviewed the economic problems with ultra low rate policy. Here are some excerpts:
Hoenig sees that the Fed's near-zero key interest rate puts the next dangerous bubble just over the horizon.
Obviously, savers are getting practically no return on savings. Thus, many consumers have less to spend without eating into principal.
Similarly, pension plans, foundations and trusts have to make up for slack returns by making higher contributions.
Perhaps the most perverse effect is with banks. They can borrow from the Fed at the near-zero rate and make an adequate return by investing almost risk-free in government or investment grade debt
Tell our representatives what we think!
As the reader who emailed me stated, we can let our government know what we think. The US House has a Write Your Representative Service. And here's how to contact your senator. The Federal Reserve has this contact form which allows you to send a message to the Board Members.
I still think the US needs an organization like the UK's Save Our Savers which campaigns against any "issues that are unjust and unfair to savers." It's probably going to take an organized movement like this to make real progress.


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Update (June 9):
In addition to introducing the new 1TB Xbox One at $399, Microsoft officially cut the price of its 500GB Xbox One model to $349 in the United States and select regions today.
Original Story:
With the Xbox One already being sold at a reduced price and the PlayStation 4 dominating this console generation, Wedbush's Michael Pachter doesn't believe a price cut is coming for either system at E3 2015 next week.
Releasing an investor's note with his expectations for the big event, Pachter says the Xbox One might even go back up to $399 in time for the holidays:
We do not expect Microsoft to permanently cut the price of the Xbox One without Kinect from $399, instead focusing on compelling bundles with first- and third-party content, with some of the applicable games included as free pack-ins… Although the price of the Xbox One has been discounted by $50 for much of 2015, we believe that the price will revert back to $399 by the time that the holidays arrive, particularly if sales pick up.
Referencing recent company statements and NPD data, Pachter suggests the PS4 appears to be significantly outselling the Xbox One, leaving Sony with little reason to cut the price. However, he expects more PS4 bundles with games and bigger hard drives to come out this year.
Looking at the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 though, Pachter thinks we'll see "long overdue" price cuts of at least $50.
Do you think Sony or Microsoft will announce price cuts for any of their systems?
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WHEN parents and children turned up to council playparks during Easter weekend across Down District they were met with locked gates.
Immediately anger rose that children were locked out of new state-of-the-art playparks and local councillors were soon receiving calls from irate constituents and parents complaining. The sun was shining and it was perfect weather for a day at the playpark.
Play-Parks Must Be Open When People Want Them Most Says McGrath
SDLP Downpatrick Councillor Colin McGrath said that the district's play parks that are locked and secured each day should be open when people want to use them most.[caption id="attachment_49103" align="alignleft" width="390"] Officially opened several months ago, the Ballymote playpark is one of several in Down District that faced closure at the Easter weekend because of Council arrangements but these are now being examined.[/caption]
Officially opened several months ago, the Ballymote playpark is one of several in Down District that faced closure at the Easter weekend because of Council arrangements but these are now being examined.
Commenting, the Downpatrick Cllr added: 'These parks are opened and closed by staff who work in the district's leisure centres and as such the opening hours of the parks coincides with the opening hours of centres.
"However, this can cause problems on Sundays and at holiday times when centres open reduced hours and as such the parks open for reduced hours.
"An example would be the Ballymote play park in Downpatrick which would be scheduled to be closed from Holy Thursday until Easter Tuesday in line with that centres opening hours.
"To reduce this park's opening hours to this level is ridiculous – these are the very times that children will want to use them most.
"I proposed that a solution be found to the Ballymote problem immediately and an investigation into the whole problem of play park opening hours be carried out and a solution sought.
"Council cannot be spending ratepayers money on superb play facilities only to lock them up when they are needed most."
Hughes Critical If Council For Locking Up Play Facilities Over Easter Weekend
Sinn Féin local election candidate Eddie Hughes has criticised Down Council following their decision to close play facilities in Ballynahinch over the Easter weekend.
The Ballynahinch man said: "People in the local area are really annoyed and left frustrated at this decision. It's bad enough that local people have to put-up with the outdated play facilities day and daily but to lock them up on one of the busiest weekends of the year is pure madness.
"This decision is symptomatic of a Council who have no idea how to provide adequate recreation facilities for the people of Ballynahinch. I make no apologies for demanding fit-for-purpose play facilities for our young people and local families. It is simply not acceptable to expect our kids to play on the street in 2014."]]>


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Over 35,000 killed on US roads in 2015
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) As many as 35,092 persons were killed in car crashes in the US in 2015, with a rise up to 7.2 per cent from the previous year, authorities said.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) annual report on Monday, the sharp rise broke a recent trend of fewer traffic fatalities witnessed per year in the US, the Xinhua news agency reported.
"A total of 35,092 people died on our highways in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2015," the NHTSA said, calling on tech firms, educational bodies and the private sector to use the data to analyse how to reduce the risk of fatal crashes on roads.
"The journey toward zero deaths on our roads will be a long one, but data will provide the guiding lights to take us there," it said.
Distracted-drowsy driving and increased cellphone use on the wheel were all thought to have played a role in the increase of car accidents.
US motorists drove record-breaking 2.53 trillion km, equal to 250 roundtrips from Earth to Pluto, in the first half of 2016, according to the data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued last week.
The milage went up to 3.3 per cent from the same period in 2015 when drivers logged the current record of 2.46 trillion km, FHWA data found.


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If the polls were sharks, and Hillary Clinton sailed into the most recent AP poll, she would need a bigger boat
After roll-out-after- roll-out- after- roll-out --- The AP-Gfk poll says 49% of Americans don't like Hillary Clinton and only 39% like her
People seem to think that Hillary can't identify with them and that she lacks compassion
This looks like it might be another bad week foe Hillary --- Exactly how many has that been in a row ? ? ?
According to a report early today on the Yahoo News blog, "More Americans now have an unfavorable than a favorable view of Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll that finds negative ratings of the former secretary of state have increased over the past few months, especially among Democrats...." (See "AP-GfK Poll: Americans view Clinton, Republicans unfavorably" by Emily Swason, 7/16/15, Yahoo News/ AP [http://news.yahoo.com/ap-gfk-poll-americans-view-clinton-republicans-unfavorably-071925104--election.html]). According to this report, digging into the numbers makes things look even worse. for Clinton and her campaign.


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The Rescue Of Armenia -mr191711
OVER a million Armenians have been murdered or have died as a result of the fiendish policy of the Turkish government. These million men, women and children are beyond human aid and beyond earthly cruelty who may be rescued by the prompt help of Christians. Four hundred thousand of these sufferers are orphans, and it is from their number that the future Armenians parents, teachers, preachers, physicians, farmers, manufacturers and merchants must be developed. They are the race that has the ability and the desire to develop the resources and civilization of that important country. They must not land in a position to help them with the necessary funds of feed the hungry, cloth the naked and purchase the implements by which they may again come to self-support. The present situation is worse than can be imagined, and help must be sent soon if it is to be help at all. Telegrams give the following facts:
"Bread-winners generally have perished through massacre, deportation, or in army. Practically all now destitute were self-supporting before war."
"Extermination or material diminution of Christian races greatly deplored, as the hope of future up building lies with this progressive element. American and Swiss missionaries remain on the field for continuing the work for destitute as in the past. They implore appropriations."
"Expense, on moderate basis, for repatriation, rebuilding homes, seed, animals, tools, necessary for self-supporting life, $8,000,000. Present need if for keeping the people alive. Food clothing, shelter for 1,000,000 most needy people, $1,000,000 per month; supporting 35,000 orphans, $30,000, minimum.
"People come pleading for work until it seems sometimes as though we must go crazy from being constantly compelled to refuse them. It is one constant stream of ragged, forlorn women with drawn faces, begging with tears, and even demanding work."
The Syrian and Armenian Relief Committee (of which Mr. Cleveland H> Dodge is treasurer), has already forwarded to Turkey, Russia and Persia over $4, 250,000 for relief work, and are now making an earnest appeal to American Christians to supply $30,000,000 more needed during the coming six months. The cost of sustaining life in the different areas varies from $3.00 to $16.00 a month, and this does not include money for reestablishing the Armenians in their own land. The Russian Government has already given between $7,000,000 and $10,000,000 for the suffers, but this relief fund has now been exhausted.
There are forty- nine missionaries of the American Board still in Turkey, in thirteen centers. Fifty more Americans are in Syria. Through them and through the a Swiss and other neutrals, the money for the relief can be distributed.
It is impossible to describe the suffering of these people who have been forced to fly from their homes without any provision for the needs of tomorrow. Many of them are educated and refined; most of them are women, many are aged or children, and all of them could have saved themselves by denying Christ to become Moslems. While these hundreds of thousands have given all their possessions and even their lives for Christ, what have Christians at home been giving in comparison? Today is the day to minister to Christ Himself by feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and visiting the sick who belong to Him.
A hard copy of this article or hundreds of others from the time of the Armenian Genocide can be found in The Armenian Genocide: News Accounts From The American Press: 1915-1922


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I've been listening to On Writing by Stephen King lately (it's a fantastic audiobook, especially since King himself narrates it!). There was a quote in the book that really resonated with me:
Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don't have to make speeches. Just believing is usually enough.
I am fortunate enough to have a husband who is more than just passingly supportive. He constantly encourages me, constantly urges me to write and to attempt to publish. He constantly cheers me on, and I wonder what my writing life would be like if I didn't have someone like that in it?
I think that's why I try to keep my writing server up and running and positive. I want to offer the same support to people as I get on a daily basis from my husband. I've really started thinking, and I really do realize that it's that encouragement that helps people to go on. If you didn't have someone who told you you can do this, I wonder… how hard would it be to find the will to wade through the hard parts of writing.
So… I guess that really the point of this blog is for me to give you a bit of advice. Find someone who will encourage you — whether it's a writing group, someone in your life, or just an accountability buddy that you make via blogs, tumblr, or a physical writing group that you join. Find someone who can encourage you, because just having that person believe in you will make a difference between a good day and a bad day.
And if you can't find someone, either join my Discord Group (Linked at the bottom of the blog), or listen to me here ❤ You can do this, and I believe in you. Your story is yours, unique to you and your mind. Only you can tell it! If you need someone to listen to you, just comment on this blog! I'll listen, I'll encourage ❤ I will be here to tell you that your writing is important and you can do it!
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Florida judge: Adoption ban has 'no rational basis'
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Nov 25, 2008 10:38 EST
Miami judge rules against Florida's ban on adoptions by gay people, finds 'no rational basis'
A Miami judge has struck a blow against a Florida law banning adoptions of children by gay people.
Miami Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman ruled Tuesday there was "no rational basis" for prohibiting gays from adopting children.
The ruling will allow 47-year-old Martin Gill to adopt two young brothers he has cared for as foster children since 2004.
Florida has one of the strictest bans on gay adoptions in the country. A judge in Key West ruled in September that the ban was unconstitutional, but that ruling has had limited legal impact.
Attorneys for the state said they would appeal Lederman's ruling. The appeal will ultimately decide what happens to the state ban in place since 1977.
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LEICA 90MM SUMMICRON F2 SOOZI-M MIDLAND 1st VER. LENS +SHADE +CAPS CLEAN RARE!
- Serial #1580354
- 1st version example with the separate hood
- Made in 1958
- Chrome finish
- Made in Midland, Canada
- Features the unscalloped focusing knurl ring.
This is Leicas first go at the FAST 90mm f2 lens. A rare example and very hard to find complete in this condition and the original M version. A beautiful example!
- 6 elements 5 groups
- E48 filter size
- 27° angle of view
- Aperture range: f2 - f16
- Cat No. SOOZI-M
- Front/rear lens caps
- Leica lens shade
Cosmetics 9+/10
- No dings, dents or major marks
- Barrel is very clean.
- The caps and painted shade are also very clean. A fine example!
Mechanics 9+/10
- Focusing is smooth
- Aperture clicks are crisp
Optics 9+/10
- No fog, fungus, separation or scratches
- Glass is clean and clear.
A must have for any collector or enthusiast. Really fantastic and beautiful in every respect!