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Ashmore Farmhouse
With a deep, rich, strong taste that lingers long in the mouth.
With a deep, rich, strong taste that lingers long in the mouth.
As Ashmore Farmhouse, naturally rinded and then aged for a minimum of 15 months.
Cold smoked using oak chippings for depth of taste without compromising texture.
The subtle flavour of mustard grains married with a younger, gentler cheese.
Cold smoked using oak chippings for depth of taste without compromising texture.
Brie style British Friesian cows milk cheese.
A children's favourite with plenty to keep the adults interested.
Award-winning camembert-style British Friesian cow's milk cheese.
Our own Dargate butter made with Kingcott cream and Maldon salt.
British ewe's milk camembert style matured for two to six weeks.
Naturally rinded brine-washed Kentish goat's milk cheese matured for two to four months.
Creamy, clean and fresh-tasting with a slightly peppery finish.
Naturally rinded cheddar style British ewe's milk cheese with a slight sweetness.
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Our hard, semi-hard and soft cheeses are made by hand using traditional, labour-intensive methods – because that's the way we like it. We use vegetarian rennet, and produce both pasteurised and unpasteurised ranges. See our retail price list.
The hard, unpasteurised cheeses are made in the style of cheddar and after milling are wrapped in muslin and pressed for two days in original 19th century presses. They are then unwrapped and placed "nude" on old pine shelves in the dairy's maturing room for at least five months for Ashmore Farmhouse and three months for Kelly's Goat and Ramsey. Each cheese is turned and stroked daily to produce the unique natural rind.
The soft pasteurised cheeses – Bowyer's, Chaucer's and Dumpy – are made and matured much quicker. Once the curd is cut it is hand-ladled into moulds of varying sizes and allowed to drain overnight. The next day they are taken from the moulds, turned, and salted by hand, and on day 3 they are turned onto racks, salted and put into the maturing room.
After a week the distinctive white "furry" coating begins to appear on the cheeses. When ready they are wrapped in white breathable paper to keep maturing until they reach the customer's preferred level of ripeness.
We are hugely proud to have had our cheeses recognised with prestigious accolades including:
Ashmore Farmhouse – 2011 World Cheese Awards Super Gold Medal – one of the top 50 cheeses in the world; 2010 World Cheese Awards Bronze Medal.
Chaucers – 2014 Great Taste Awards 3 stars and rated a top 50 product out of 10,000 food entries. Gruff and Ashmore were also awarded coveted 2 and 1 star awards.
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"…a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government." – Thomas Jefferson
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government — lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." – Patrick Henry
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." – George Washington
"You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments; rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe" – John Adams
Reprinted from the Battleground Europe Off Topic Forum.

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Management Functional Span of Control & Organizational Change
By Mark Smith
Here is a photograph of a functional span of control illustration, from an impromptu discussion about organizational change in real estate development…
We are often asked about change—questions like 'how can my organization change to accomplish your recommendations?' or 'why don't developers do it this way or that way?'
Narrow Span of Functional and Process Control
Though the details of the reasoning can be complex, there is one high-level concept that is important and easy to understand. It is management's span of control over organizational functions. In real estate, management's functional span of control is in most cases narrow—in other words, many processes and decisions that determine outcomes are not in direct control of management. For example, to a greater degree than in a typical industry, these real estate industry functions are often influenced from outside the organization: entitlement, equity investment, debt investment, design, production, marketing, sales, and service are some possible examples. Larger developers often contain more functional departments in house, but many residential and commercial developers are medium and smaller organizations with considerably functional outsourcing. And even with larger organizations, key process timelines and requirements–such as entitlement, equity investment, and debt—come with significant uncertainty and rigidity that precludes change. Moreover, large developers often have challenges with change because of regionalization (responding to the 'local' nature of the development industry) as well as chain of command issues.
The photograph shows ten rocks in two pyramids. Think of the rocks as organizational functions or processes. The narrow pyramid in the center is a real estate development organization in which only a few functions and processes are directly controlled, or inside the pyramid (the three rocks). Contrast this with a typical organization, represented by the larger pyramid, in which a larger number of functions and processes are directly controlled (all ten rocks).
Because they experience substantial uncertainty and reduced control, developers both resist change, which can be seen as adding risk, and they also have relative difficulty accomplishing change because they cannot directly control it.
Disciplines Required and Systemic Change
Accomplishing change in real estate development requires familiarity with development organizations and industry processes. To these, we must apply the disciplines of process redesign and organizational change, and integrate them with a solid understanding of strategic and tactical change objectives for the organization, and knowledge of the real estate market.
Often, real estate industry change requires working with not just the development organization, but also other industry organizations with which the developer interacts–the change must occur process-wide and inter-organizationally. This span of control perspective is particularly important with urban betterment initiatives such as Smart Growth, New Urbanism, green building, and socially responsible investment–because by their nature their objectives often target systemic change.
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What change do you wish to accomplish? How many affected functions and processes do you control, internally and externally? How do you best proceed?


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Everton Hills Carpet Cleaning Services
When you have a carpet that needs cleaning because it's been a year, it is very significant that you find one that is really good and knows what they are doing. There are a lot of companies that will tell you they are the best, but they are not like us. We make sure that you are really paying for quality service because carpets are very delicate and they need to get the best service. We have come to Everton Hills because we know that you need a company that will be able to support all of your needs without compromising quality. We can guarantee that you will be 100% satisfied or get your money back if you experience a slight disappointment which hardly happens to our other clients. We are very particular in the method that we use which is why we only use what is recommended by carpet manufacturers.
The method that is recommended
If you ask carpet manufacturers what is the best method to make their products last long, they will tell you it's the hot water extraction method because it is very effective. It is very good for giving carpets a deep and thorough clean because portable mounted units are needed to inject steam inside so that all of the harmful dirt and bacteria will be removed. They are not easily removed by regular vacuuming which is why professional cleaning is needed once a year for carpets. The cleaning solutions that we are using are very friendly to the environment because we are sure that they are also very safe for humans and pets. They do not have anything toxic that might affect you in the long run.
You can really rely on us to come
We make sure that we are always arriving on time and according to the schedule that you have set with us. We do not prioritize on making you wait because that is not something we want to do and we respect the fact that you also have other errands to do. We made more than one package that our clients can choose from because there is more than one type of carpet and they don't need the same amount of cleaning.
Our company is not just for carpet cleaning
We also have the skills to clean mattresses, upholstery, pet stains and remove odours that could be affecting the comfort of your living. The pests that have been bothering you can be controlled by us and our 24 hour flood water extraction service is always there to help.
We give you no reason to look for other companies because we are the best in Everton Hills.


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Elan has lived in Boston all his life. He loves his city, and it shows in the email he sent to me recently. Elan listed all of his favorite must-see places that you don't want to miss if you ever find yourself in Boston.
- MIT Museum – They have collections of old computers, exhibitions featuring robots, and much more.
- Fenway Park – Fenway Park is the home of the Boston Red Sox. The park itself offers tours on a regular basis. Game tickets are pricey, but well worth the cost to be there in person for a game.
- Freedom Trail – The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure. The Freedom Trail today is a unique collection of museums, churches, meeting houses, burying grounds, parks, a ship, and historic markers that tell the story of the American Revolution and beyond.
- New England Aquarium – They have all sorts of great shows, and exhibits. They also have an iMAX Theater. You can also go whale watching.
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace – This is the seat of American history and the site of one of America's most famous shopping and dining experiences. For over 250 years, the marketplace has played an integral role in the life of Boston's residents. So if you are ready to see, taste, and touch a true Boston experience, visit the historic and exciting Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
- Museum of Science – The museum has hundreds of unique and fun exhibits. They also feature an electric light show, which is awesome.
- Boston Apple Store – Even if you don't own a single Apple product, this particular store is a must-see. The tall glass building is much like the one found in New York City, and there are a ton of Apple products on hand for you to try out and play with.
- Duck Tour – This awesome tour takes you all around historic Boston, and ends in the river at the Boston Harbor. The ConDUCKtor will give you interesting and fun facts about all the sights along the way. Often, these are things that you'll never read in any history book. It's a lot of fun, and educational as well.
- Sam Adams Brewery – Taking a tour of the Brewery is a lot of fun, and you'll learn everything there is to know about brewing Sam Adams beer. At the end, there is a tasting room where you can sample many of their beers for free. People under 21 are welcome on the tour, but will not receive free beer!
- Georges Island – Seven miles from downtown Boston, Georges Island contains a large dock, picnic grounds, open fields, paved walk ways, a parade ground and a gravel beach. Guided tours of historic Fort Warren are offered. Georges also has a snack bar.
Boston definitely sounds like a place where one can find any number of fun and educational things to see and do! What about where you are from? What are the best places to visit?


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Over time, mortgage products have evolved and have become more sophisticated. Although terms of payment and rates are the main conditions of a mortgage, others such as flexible repayment, terms for renewal, as well as mortgage formulas (i.e., lines of credits, equity loans, etc …) can influence the choices that best suit you.
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Our team of mortgage brokers is always on the lookout for the latest news and anxious to present the easiest and more adequate solutions to your particular case in any eventuality.
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Gravaton Gun
The player now has the power to create gravity wells them self, using the gun the player can change the polarity, strength and place the wells almost anywhere.
Before placing a gravity well the player is shown where the well will be placed and the area it will affect.
Added a 4 new objects: Player Button, Object Button, Dispenser and Doors.
Buttons can be activate to trigger other objects in the levels such as dispensers and doors. Player Buttons can only be activate by the player interacting with it and shows an icon when the player can click the button. Object Buttons can be activated by either another object such as a cube or the player standing on it.
Dispensers when activated will dispense a object, this object can be changed also when activate the dispenser will re-spawn the object at the dispensers position.
Doors are objects that have an open and close animation meaning that they can have other uses such as bridges.
The player is now show an grab icon when they can pick up an object.
Player Movement
I have redone the movement meaning that the player no longer slides around and the controls feel much nicer to use. The player can no longer jump whilst in the air if they fell off from a high point.
For next week I plan to have some basic models done and to improve on how the gravity wells behave.


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In this work we consider a novel approach of collecting usage information from mobile devices, correlating it with other data sources such as Open StreetMap and integrating it in spatiotemporal data warehouse. From there we can identify signatures of such usages and the impact of usage time and location.
One result of this experimental study detects increased usages in villages and lower ones in big cities during holiday periods.
Full abstract in IEEE Xplore, DOI: 10.1109/NGMAST.2014.38
Simon Moritz, Maria Gerontini - Carbone
Published 2014-09-10.
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Spotlight Band: Della Valle
May 11, 2011 by TWRY Staff
Filed under Daily Music News, Spotlight Bands
With their latest release The Terminology of the Situation Is…Della Valle challenge any listener to define their sound. Weaving effortlessly from genre to genre Della Valle draw from the most meaningful moments in their own lives and turn them into beautifully crafted songs we can all savor. Mastering the art of storytelling through music the EP delivers an eclectic and diverse offering of songs that ironically seem to be made for each other.
I recently had the chance to chat with main man Jay Della Valle about the new release, how the songs came together, his evolution from a solo artist to a full-fledged band and of course – the moustache!
Interviewed by: Mary Ouellette
So like any true artist you put a lot of preparation in before writing and recording The Terminology of the Situation Is… in terms of new experiences. Can you tell us some of the things you did and how it fueled your song writing?
As a band, we were in a time of huge transition before we recorded these tunes. We had just finished our "Stache Bash" tour and we'd been playing a lot of the same tunes for a while. Touring and playing so much for an extended period of time gave us the ability to see what kind of effect we were having on lots of people and it also helped us to realize what kind of songs we would want to write to help make our act better overall. We ended up changing our band lineup shortly thereafter- Dave Reid and I started to workshop all the tunes we'd had swimming around in our headspace. We geared up with producer Taylor McLam and decided that we wanted to approach these songs differently than I had in the past. The mindset was to cherish the moment and the general vibe, to keep it loose and real but obviously still tight and organized and also to capture a sense of space within the songs so they didn't sound like recordings done in a sterile studio environment. It ended up taking way longer than we had hoped because so many things were happening in all of our lives and because our producer lived a little far away. We had to get beyond the frustration of things taking so long and just stay connected to the songs and keeping an open mind to how they might change even after we thought we finished them. In the end we did 10 songs, 6 which we decided to use for the EP, because collectively those are the songs that seemed to mirror the experience we were interested in giving the listener.
I love that you described the whole process as "running from mediocrity" – and that seems to kind of go hand in hand with the song "We'll Always Have Midnight", can you tell us a bit about that song?
Where that comes from is basically something that seems to drive many artists I meet, especially Dave and I. If you always believe that your best work is never done you'll keep trying to make your best work or keep allowing yourself to channel whatever source you get your freshest inspiration from. None of us wants to be uninteresting or just one of the many doing the same thing. "Midnight" has a lot to do with standing apart from everyone else, many who seem to be programmed in their routine mundane lifestyles. With "Midnight" the character breaks continuity, he says "something just ain't right wink wink" and he does something about it by being proactive. Effectively changing his course before he walks into the sunset with a beautiful girl; the dream life. I guess the point being that you write your own destiny everyday so don't settle or get too comfortable. Mediocrity for us is a passive hellish mindset that bears no fresh fruit.
In listening to The Terminology of the Situation Is… from start to finish it seems that one of your true assets is your ability to shift genres pretty seemlessly – I'm wondering, how does that impact the writing process as a whole? When you start writing a song, do you have a clear idea of what kind of sound you want it to be from the get go or does it just develop throughout?
I get asked this a lot. Whenever a fan says this, it's meant as a compliment and I take it as one. Many enjoy that we can shift and keep it interesting and unpredictable but still manage to stay compelling and cohesive. However, often times an industry person will point at this and urge us to keep cultivating our sound that this shifting of genres prevents people from being able to categorize and immediately identify with what we represent. I understand both mindsets but the truth is that we just let the song take us to our vision. We both travel and experience a lot of things over the course of a year so 6 months in New York and then 6 months in Hawaii and LA produces some rock songs and some super laid back fun in the sun beachy songs, environment effects us huge. The shift in genre is really a shift in environment when we initially wrote and conceived the idea for the song. Also, the more life experience you have over the duration of recording a song/album the more influence you allow that experience to have on the work. Overall, we have a pretty clear idea of what we want it to be when we start but we are open to how it develops and to the colors/sounds we may use to pursue the vision throughout the process.
One of my favorite songs on the album is "Head Above Water" – staying true to your word it sounds nothing like the rest of the album but it's a beautiful song. Can you tell me how it came together and the inspiration behind it?
My mom agrees with you! That has been her favorite song for a long time. I have been playing it acoustic for probably 6 years and everyone who has heard me play it like this is always urging me to record it but I never had a bridge so it just stayed incomplete for a while. Later, we were picking some more songs to record for the recent album and my mindset was "this song always captures people's interest"- it's a no-brainer- let's make it a masterpiece! It ended up sounding more like a Radiohead or Muse song than one that should go on this Della Valle record- but it's totally a Della Valle song in that the lyrics and sentiment originate from a time of pure vulnerability and inspiration from a time in my life that changed everything that happened thereafter. Sso adhering to my goal of always "keeping it honest" this song doesn't have one lyric that I tried to write. It was a moment and I somehow managed to follow it through after 6 years with the help of Dave and Taylor. It'll probably find itself onto another record, one filled with other darker and more mysterious songs. In the meatime, I dedicate it to my Mom!
The song "Bitches Be Crazy" is a fun one. It's said to be inspired by a friend who has some interesting theories on women. I was hoping I could hear more about the story behind the song and how it fell into place and maybe one of those theories or two?
We are having a blast with this one and it's going to be our next single. It's our biggest request lately. I was sitting on a rock on a beach surrounded by crabs-in Kona, Hawaii- waiting for my friend to finish work. We had just finished having an infamous conversation about our love lives-and he must have said "Bitches Be Crazy" as an endnote. This sudden title was all I needed to set my mind in motion. I spent the next hour just writing about how crazy the women we love can make us sometimes but how at the end of the day we love these crazy ladies because they're "ours" and because they keep us in line. The song already sounds chauvinistic and offensive at first but my intention was always to juxtapose this with my sense of humor about relationships. I wanted it be uncomfortable (as achieved with the excessive use of the word "bitch") yet charming. It just worked for me and my character I guess although after we played it live for the first time in Santa Monica one night a lady came up to me, got in my face and said "you're a fucking asshole" and then stormed out. Guess she wasn't listening to the verses. Can't please everyone! Anyway, I had a rough idea of what I wanted the song to sound like when I got home from Hawaii and when I played it for Dave and a few friends they thought I was kidding and heckled me for writing a jerky song that uses the word "bitch" so many times. I was so certain about this song being great I couldn't be convinced to change anything about it, especially the number of "bitches." We recorded the whole song in one really fun sunny day in Long Island. The whole vibe seemed to come together as we blended an old school hip hop beat with this slide guitar part whose essence pays tribute to Hawaii, with that Santos & Johnny Sleepwalk sound. As for my friend and his theories it was basically that Men are from Mars/Women are from Venus theory. We'll never get it right and they'll always be there to let us know. Call us old-fashioned, we like our women obedient and submissive and in return we reward them with mustache. Go ahead- roll your eyes!
Which song on the album do you feel most attached to and why?
I would have to say "Put Your Slippers On." This song is also from Hawaii. Writing it took 10 minutes. I had just had an amazing day which involved jumping off a 50 foot cliff locals called "the end of the world." It literally looked liked it. This beautiful majestic perch reaching out over the ocean, I had never been so scared. The whole day was epic and when I got home I just picked up the guitar, my friend grabbed his bass and it happened. The whole song is this moment, everything I felt on that great day, captured in story in this song –forever. People immediately liked it and were really encouraging as I developed it and played it for friends throughout the year. Recording it was a challenge because we had to go way overboard in many ways to realize what the song did not need. What we didn't want was a typical sounding reggae song mostly since we're not a reggae band and because it was too predictable to go this route. It always sounds best just acoustic around a campfire or on the beach with the ocean as the other instrument. Actually I recorded the waves at a beach called "Pine Trees" when I was surfing one day knowing that I wanted to start and end the song with some ocean sound. In the end and after a lot of experimentation- we improvised a chain gang groove with the percussion and the vibe evolved into what I hoped it would have sounded like all along when fully produced. It's still best just solo acoustic though.
You've released a video for "We'll Always Have Midnight" – can you tell us a little bit about the video concept and how it all came together?
We knew we were going to shoot a music video for one of our songs with our good friend and director Jack Roberts. We were brainstorming as to which song it would be for when Jack mentioned this concept that involved the TV box heads and how he'd been anxious to experiment with that in a video. We all agreed on a storyline and the scenery that would best compliment the idea and it just made sense that it would work best with our song "We'll Always Have Midnight" which already had this futuristic, semi-apocalyptic undertone to it. From there, we just fleshed it out as much as possible and tried to keep it simple. Of course, you always end up going overboard a little bit. Thanks to Jack everything went really smooth, everyone had a great time and "We'll Always Have Midnight" the song was enhanced by a great video which added the gleam that we were happy to have as we kicked off promotion for our new EP.
For people that may not be familiar with the band, let's talk about your history a little – you started out as a solo artist and then things evolved into a full fledged band, can you take us through that?
Yes, I had started to write my own songs back in 2003 or so- recorded my first EP then- and basically started to pursue this whole existence. Over the years I've had many different players in my band as I continued to play solo in coffee shops and wherever I could. Band lineups fell apart. People would not be carrying their own weight so we'd go our separate ways and then I just had to put it all back together. I kept writing songs and looking for more people to collaborate with. Each different "Della Valle" band was an era in and of itself with different guys, different style, but we were always trying to achieve the same songs and it was always a good time. Eventually, I met Dave Reid at The Goldhawk in Hoboken one night. He was a guitar player looking for a worthwhile originals project to sink his teeth into. Our personalities and style meshed immediately and it wasn't long before we were making plans to reassess Della Valle and take it in a new direction. Two years later- here we are.
You've compared your musical career to a roller coaster, to this point what has been the highest of highs and what has been the lowest of lows?
It's been mostly highs doing what I love to do, lucky enough be able to keep churning out music. I stay positive despite how anxious I tend to become for things to move faster. The lows are really when things got stale, when after so much rehearsing and cultivating with a band you feel like you're going backwards for whatever reason, worried I may end up 35 with no career and too old to be perceived of as fresh talent. I felt low when I came back from tour last year a little bit. There were so many things I was not feeling good about, that I just knew we were going to have to start all over. This is what I am and what I do though so after I'm done sulking I pick up my balls and do what needs to be done. Ican't just stop, it's not in my character. I still have songs to write and lots of energy to perform them. I haven't even begun my ascent yet.
Your songs all seem to tell stories, do you think that's an important element to songwriting?
I actually think it's the most important element. I think "we" need story, whether we realize it or not. In a song it's the way you tell the story, in the context of the song, that makes it an interesting song. The fragments of thoughts that tell the grime of the story paint the picture and excite or intrigue the senses, allowing the listener to connect, visualize, and actually experience the music. If the story is told well within those fragments or lyrics then the song is a success. If it has holes or broken tracks then it loses us-and it probably won't be that memorable. As a filmmaker I guess I've always challenged my self to hone in on the storyline. I know what it requires to keep someone connected. If we can do without a lyric or a scene or even a small frame, then it gets cut. There's no room for anything except what is absolutely necessary to keep the song interesting and always leading to the payoff.
And to build on that a bit, as a songwriter and performer what do you think makes a "great" song great?
An interesting perspective on a common theme plus some serious songwriting skills. A "great" song to me is a "moment" captured. Expressing that moment with the proper lyrics and melodies requires a meticulous approach to tempo and structure.
You and Dave Reid also produced your latest album. Over-achiever much? No but really, how hard is it to produce your own album? Is it hard to be objective?
Well, we co-produced it. This just means we go in with as much of it done as we possible can. We have to have a strong vision and idea of what we want to do or else it ends up taking forever. And time is money- so we don't have the luxury to spend an endless amount of time trying to produce these songs. Our other studio counterpart is Taylor McLam who is a producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist whose strengths substitute our weaknesses. His involvement definitely makes the process go smoother and his influence helps underline our purpose in a sense. We all know what we're going for and how to tell whether something is going in the right direction or not. Hopefully the energy is productive and fresh and brilliance happens. Sometimes it doesn't- and when that happens, you can't push it, you just have to go with it. We are looking to work with new producers for the next record and curious to see who can help draw our strengths more and help cultivate our sound.
I always like to ask people about their musical roots. Was music something you were always interested in or what was the path you took to becoming one?
My dad is a singer/musician/bandleader and he's always been an entertainer- our family survived off of his reputation for doing this well. He's been in bands and running his entertainment business for over 35 years so my whole life my family and I have been associated with entertainment. As an impressionable kid always impressed with his father. I was encouraged to rock out from a young age, always singing and eager to stand in the spotlight. I always participated in talent shows while in school and started playing in bands while in high school where I also caught the acting bug. I always wanted to act and be a singer in a band although it wasn't until I got out of college that I actually started being a singer/songwriter. I could never really write a song that I was proud of until my grandfather passed away right after 9/11. He and I were very close and I was tremendously influenced by the way in which I saw him struggle and eventually surrender to sickness and death. He wouldn't give up and I felt it was because he was either too scared or because he loved life so much, he just couldn't come to terms with it. My first song "Come With Me" is a conversation between life (posing as death) and my grandfather's soul finally agreeing to let go and return home. I sang this song and played guitar at his funeral in front of a lot of people, in October 2001. It was the first time I ever experienced what that was like. Since then I've been determined to keep writing songs as good and as honest as that first one.
So you and I share a love affair for moustaches – what gives? Have you always been a moustache kinda guy or was it something you found later in life? And in closing..what's your favorite type of moustache?
Haaa- the mustache has come to precede me. I can no longer "not" have one without being a total disappointment, much like Tom Selleck. I've always thought they were bad ass but it wasn't till I really rocked one for a few weeks and had people give me a hard time about it that I realized it's potential to stir things up. Before I knew that anyone else had even had an idea as remotely ridiculous as mine I decided to challenge a bunch of charismatic friends under the age of 30 to grow and nurture a mustache for 1 month. I chronicled their experiences and used it as the foundation for my 2008 documentary "The Glorius Mustache Challenge." Little did I know I'd be one of the forerunners of the modern mustache movement. The whole experience changed and continues to change my life in so many hilarious ways. I can rant about mustaches and mustache philosophy for hours and keep anyone entertained. My favorite type of mustache would have to be the "walrus" (fashioned by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and Actor Sam Elliott) since you can store food deep in the recesses of it- in case you get lost in the wilderness. You can also pluck the bristles out and use it as tinder. Although I have not sported this mustache yet, I look forward to it once I am married and certifiably nuts. In the meantime, I'll rock the "handlebars."
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The dangerous trend of DIY orthodontics is all over social media, with teens in Southeast Asia seemingly spearheading the move, desperate to have perfect, Hollywood teeth at no cost.
Dental insurance in Asia is very different than in the United States, but quality orthodontics in any part of the world is an investment. As teens, perhaps without access to affordable dental care and with no means of creating payment plans themselves, the quest for ideal teeth has led to some hazardous creativity. Orthodontists and dentists knew the end results would be disastrous, and now it's become evident on (once again) social media.
There's a reason getting orthodontics, whether braces or Invisalign, is a lengthy process. It requires initial X-rays, expert placement of medical/dental equipment and routine checkups and adjustments. Teens who bypass all of that and simply put wires around their teeth in an attempt to straighten them is like performing surgery on yourself. Now these DIYers are stuck with permanent and possibly dangerous dental problems.
A Lot to Lose
When this trend first began, teens thought that not only were they getting the procedure for free and skipping all those appointments, but also that they could get pro results faster. However, legitimate orthodontics takes an average of two years. Moving teeth too quickly can lead to tooth loss (which is, of course, permanent). The cost of dental implants is often much higher than orthodontics, which is yet another tough blow in this dental game of Russian roulette.
So far, social media and news images have depicted advanced tooth decay, lesions on the gums, and lead poisoning, all as a result of these orthodontic experiments. The Philippine Dental Association (PDA) has released a plea to the public, warning about DIY orthodontics: "It is of high probability that self-installation of the so-called do-it-yourself products will lead to potential injury to the user in the absence of professional supervision."
The PDA is asking anyone who knows of illegal dentistry to report it to the police, but so far nobody has provided any leads.
Better Approaches
In the United States, many dental insurance policies cover orthodontic treatment (at least in part). Otherwise, patients can look to financing options and other means of paying for orthodontics. Trying to DIY orthodontics is one way of saving money that should be avoided.
However, teens are determined. In some cases, such as when they attempt to straighten "just one tooth," parents may not even notice the wiring the kids have installed. If you have teens, talk to them about orthodontics, their options if they're interested and the dangers of DIY braces.
A better approach? Schedule a free consultation with your local orthodontic experts and see if braces or Invisalign is right for you. Call Johnson Elite Orthodontics today to schedule an appointment for you or your teen.


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Helping people with computers... one answer at a time.
It's possible that a PDF created from a document may be larger, perhaps much larger, than the original. I'll look at a few reasons why this might be.
I publish a newsletter for two Ham Radio Clubs; I use Open Office Writer to format and save eventually to PDF to send out. I noticed that the file before converting (ODT to PDF) is quite a bit smaller than the PDF file is. Especially when I have a page of photos. What is added to my newsletters to make the file swell up a bit? I use Adobe for the PDF.
PDF (Portable Document Format) files are a common and popular way to distribute documents. Their primary "feature" is simply that they look pretty much the same on just about any computer.
And of course a PDF file typically mimics the layout and feel of an actually printed document, only in electronically displayed form.
Why might it be larger than the original word processing or other original document? I can think of a few possibilities.
Adobe has compression options that control how aggressively - or not - it compresses images in PDF documents it creates.
That actually makes sense since an uncompressed image can be large, and a good compression algorithm can reduce the size required to represent the image significantly, even more significantly if you're willing to trade off some of the image quality.
A potential problem, however, is that attempting to compress something that's already efficiently compressed can make it larger.
It's possible that if a document contains a large number of images, perhaps ".jpg" formatted photos which are by definition already compressed, the process of creating the PDF might actually cause those photographs to become somewhat larger. From what you say, that might well be the issue that you're facing.
Recommendation: check and experiment with the compression settings of your PDF creation utility.
Fonts and typefaces can be fairly confusing. We're all familiar with nearly ubiquitous fonts like Times New Roman, Arial, and even (dare I say it?) Comic Sans.
But what happens if you use a font in your document that most people don't have? When you print it out on paper it looks great, because that all happens on your computer where the font is present. On someone else's machine, things might look quite different if that font's not present. Use an obscure font and take your original document to a machine where that font isn't present, and you'll see what I mean - it'll look different.
PDF attempts to solve this problem by including fonts within the document. My belief is that it embeds only non-standard fonts - those which can't be assumed to be on most machines - however the rules may be more complex than that.
As a test, I created a small Microsoft Word document consisting of two sentences, 25 words total, all in the default font Times New Roman. Changing one word in the document to the font "Algerian" took the generated PDF from around 2,000 bytes to over 10,000.
Recommendation: examine your font usage, and see if you can reduce the number of non-standard fonts in your document.
PDF is relatively efficient, but creating a small file actually isn't its primary goal. That, as its name implies, is to be a Portable Document - one that looks pretty much the same everywhere, and one that can be viewed on a wide variety of machines. If achieving that goal means the file gets bigger, then so be it.ŗ
One of the apparent design decisions in the format is that a lot of information in the document is stored as "plain text", which presumably is easier for that "wide variety of machines" to understand.
If you ever open a .pdf file in notepad, or just "Type" it at the Windows Command Prompt you'll see a lot of plain text - text you can read and make some sense of (even if what it's saying is obscure).
Now, plain text isn't the most efficient way to store information from a space perspective. If you want proof, go grab a large plain text document and zip it. I'll use the Project Gutenberg copy of Tolstoy's War and Peace as an example. The plain text version of this book, known for its length, weighs in at a little over 3 megabytes. Zipping it using 7-Zip the result is less than 1/3rd the size of the original. That smaller version contains the exact same information, albeit in an unreadable form. All you need do is decompress it to recover the exact original copy.
Recommendation: try zipping your PDF. Yes, you might be re-compressing compressed or even doubly-compressed pictures, per the earlier point, but it's worth experimenting with. In a text-heavy document zipping the file for distribution might make a fair amount of sense.
I've probably just scratched the surface of reasons that a PDF file might end up being larger than its original. The big take away from my perspective is that small size isn't really a primary goal for PDF and as a result some kinds of things it needs to do might well end up increasing the size of the result.
And zipping the file is always a quick and easy thing to try, often with good results.
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Another method with pictures, is to edit to the size you need it, before including it in the document.
I have found that including large pictures 'scaled down' in a document before turning it into a PDF stores the unmodified image.
Most PDF creation programs have check-box options to embed entire fonts in the final PDF document, embed only those font characters that are actually used in the document or to embed only those fonts which are not generally found on most systems.
Adobe Acrobat has a "PDF Optimizer" utility that helps you fine-tune all the areas that take up space and it includes an auditor that shows a percentage breakdown of what is taking up the most space. I assume other programs have something similar, I just didn't see Leo mention anything about them.
Good point though, that "Portable" doesn't mean smaller. I'll be using that on my boss the next time he forgets why his PDF's "seem so big".
Assuming you created the original document in Word, did you compress ALL the pictures and other jpg inserts in the Word doc? Very easy to do and reduces file size considerably while still making it quite suitable for printing. I also prepare a quarterly newsletter and have quite a few pics. PDF file is VERY large unless I compress the pics in the Word doc.
This doesn't really apply to this user but if you use a printer based PDF converter to make your PDF's your entire page will be a picture and there will be no text at all in the document. This will of course make the PDF much larger and if it's going on a web site, slower to download and cannot be indexed by search engines.
PDF files for short documents may be larger, but book-length PDF files can be much smaller than their word processing equivalent. Using WordPerfect X4, which has its own PDF file converter, has, for example, converted three WordPerfect files to PDF in the following way: (1) 17.2MB WP to 6.8MB PDF, (2) 12.4MB to 9.3MB, and (3) 29.3MB to 7.0MB. The difference in conversion ratios is largely due to the number and size of illustrations, the complexity of the formatting, and the number of fonts used, all of which affected the book (2) conversion ratio. All conversions are with the X4 default settings and the ratios could probably be improved by tweaking the settings.
These are genealogy books with the usual book front matter; headers; foot- or endnotes; everyname indexes; maps, photos, and genealogy charts; etc. The PDF files were sent to lulu.com for printing and turned out well.
Open Office has functions to control PDF size. In the PDF Options dialog (displays when choosing Export to PDF), the file size will be largest when you choose Lossless in the General\Images tab. Choosing lower than 100% JPEG compression greatly reduces the file size. If you don't expect the PDF to be printed, and the resolution of your images is larger than 72dpi, choosing Reduce image resolution and using the 75dpi setting will greatly reduce file size while. The images will be the resolution appropriate for screen display.
The size and compression of the picture may be quite irrelevant. Many programs do not save the image in the document - merely a link to the image file which is read to be displayed. My DTP PagePlus allows me to choose embedding the image or saving it as a link.
The PDF, however, has to be entirely self-contained - so as discussed elsewhere, it has to contain all images and unusual fonts - and as a result can end up much larger than the sosurce document.
And my printer-based PDF generator does not convert everything to image form - plain text remains as text, but text with effects can be converted to images.
Slightly off topic but touched on here - as a 99%-of-the-time rule, never use more than two font families. If you go crazy with fancy fonts or non-common fonts, most competent programs will embed the files for the fonts in the document. Apart from that, more than two fonts is visually unpleasant and gives a 'ransom note' appearance. The old saying "give a person fonts and they'll use them" is meant to be a basic typesetting guide.
I have found that, when scanning documents to PDF the size is extremely large (could be function of printe/scanner software. I have discovered a way to reduce it size drastically by loading a PFD converter into the printer options.I then select to print to PDF file and it saves a much smaller version of the file.
I doubt that image files (JPEG, etc., are the problem. I often convert Excel files etc., with embedded images to PDF format, and the files are almost always drastically reduced in size: sometimes to 1/10 of the original size! I suspect that strange fonts may be a more likely explanation.
The few times that PDF conversion has not reduced the size of my files has been when there was something in the file I didn't realize.
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Sheldon's Grey Aquaman Shirt
Filed under: TV Series, The Big Bang Theory, Jim Parsons, Sheldon Cooper
This is another one of Sheldon's Aquaman t-shirts. Unlike his other one, this one is grey and features some 'retro' like fonts. Did you know Aquaman could talk to dolphins and once swap up Niagara Falls? Well, now you do.$28.00 @ amazon


text: We are starting a Food Pantry at the high school on November 14and we'd be grateful for food donations. The bulk of food items will be non-perishables but once we get going we would gladly accept fresh fruit, vegetables and bread, too. There are collection bins in the BAHS lobby and there will soon be one at central office.


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That's right, we are in the Animal Army Brewey. Today we are gonna rock out some Lion's Den, probably around 1000 litres just today.
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I am a millennial. Yes, and I apologize in advance. I know our generation gets a bad rap these days. Un-motivated, self-righteous, entitled, lazy, socialists, the list goes on for days. I'm 27 years old and probably severely under-qualified for almost everything you're going to read in the future of this blog.
It was 1/29/2016 when I made the decision to start on my path to financial independence or FI for short. I'll call it my late New Years resolution. The idea being, to save enough money to afford to live without a full time job whilst being able to travel, explore, and meet people and ideas I never would have otherwise.
I am trying to save over 30% of my income each month and putting 100% into the stock market since my timeline is longer than someone starting in their 40's or later.


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This is one of the craziest times on our history. We have Obama, the Democrat Socialist Party, the elite Republican Party led by John Beohner and hacks Karl Rove, the left, and many non thinking people leading the charge for government to have more control of our lives and the daily decisions we make.
This is nuts.
This flies in the way of logic.
Instead of demanding more freedom we are letting the government tell us what to eat, what kind of cars we can drive, what we can or can not do, I mean the list is endless.
All of this is done in the name of progress.
We have a few brave people standing up to this onslaught. People like Michele Bachman, Herman Cain, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Orrin Hatch, Jim de Mint, Marco Rubio, and Rand Paul are vilified in the media.
They are crucified.
They are labeled out of touch with the rest of the country.
This country has flipped its values.
The Ten Commandments are now considered bad and out of touch with the modern world.
Freedom is bad.
Private property rights are now considered passé.
What the heck it's the governments not ours.
Government is the grantor of all of our freedoms and rights not God our creator.
The God of the government is the new God not the God of the Bible.
Instead of "WE The People" as sovereign the government is sovereign.
We have come three hundred and sixty degrees.
The new Kings and aristocracy is Obama, the Democrat Socialist Party and the elites of the Republican Party. Anyone who stands in their way they must be destroyed at all cost.
This means the government is at war with you and me.
Now a Sovereign people are a thing of the past.
Folks like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, James Madison, and the rest would be branded by today's media as right wing nut jobs.
This is what happens to a nation that abandons God.
Right becomes wrong and wrong becomes right.
Logic is turned on its head and the people klammer for prison instead of freedom.
This begins with the constant drumbeat by the media, the Democrat Socialist Party, and the left that they know best. Give us your freedom and we will take care of you from womb to tomb.
You will never have another care in the world.
This is a pack with the devil.
Our founding fathers knew this was fools gold.
Man is fallible.
The King is a man just like you and me not a God.
He craps and farts just like the rest of us.
How many Kings have come and gone since God created the world?
Too many to name yet these men all thought they were the center of the universe.
They are all pushing up daises.
James Madison and the rest new this very simple fact and that is why they based our country on a very simple principle. All power and rights come from the Lord our creator.
Man yearns to free.
Man is fallible.
He is not God.
Man can be corrupted with power.
These are all basic human principles.
Our founders knew these very facts.
Read the Bible.
Original sin began when Adam and Eve were tempted by the serpent.
Read Genesis.
This is called the fall of man.
Philosophers and poets have written about this since the dawn of the ages.
We as a country are ready to throw away our birth right for a bowl of porridge.
This is very sad.
Once freedom is lost, taken away or given away one can never get it back.
James Madison gave us some very strong warnings-
An elective despotism was not the government we fought for; but one in which the powers of government should be so divided and balanced among the several bodies of magistracy as that no one could transcend their legal limits without being effectually checked and restrained by the others.
James Madison, Federalist No. 58, 1788
As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights. Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.
James Madison, National Gazette Essay, March 27, 1792
As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed. As long as the connection subsists between his reason and his self-love, his opinions and his passions will have a reciprocal influence on each other.
James Madison, Federalist No. 10, November 23, 1787
As the cool and deliberate sense of the community ought in all governments, and actually will in all free governments ultimately prevail over the views of its rulers; so there are particular moments in public affairs, when the people stimulated by some irregular passion, or some illicit advantage, or misled by the artful misrepresentations of interested men, may call for measures which they themselves will afterwards be the most ready to lament and condemn. In these critical moments, how salutary will be the interference of some temperate and respectable body of citizens, in order to check the misguided career, and to suspend the blow mediated by the people against themselves, until reason, justice and truth, can regain their authority over the public mind?
James Madison (likely), Federalist No. 63, 1788
As there is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust: So there are other qualities in human nature, which justify a certain portion of esteem and confidence. Republican government presupposes the existence of these qualities in a higher degree than any other form. Were the pictures which have been drawn by the political jealousy of some among us, faithful likenesses of the human character, the inference would be that there is not sufficient virtue among men for self-government; and that nothing less than the chains of despotism can restrain them from destroying and devouring one another.
James Madison, Federalist No. 55, February 15, 1788
Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.
James Madison, Federalist No. 55, February 15, 1788
I acknowledge, in the ordinary course of government, that the exposition of the laws and Constitution devolves upon the judicial. But I beg to know upon what principle it can be contended that any one department draws from the Constitution greater powers than another in marking out the limits of the powers of the several departments.
James Madison, speech in the Congress of the United States, June 17, 1789
Are "We The People" ready to let certain elites choose our nominee for President. This is not the principles this country is and always been based upon.


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We have been missing in action for the past fortnight or so but what a day we chose to return. A few moments ago Google announced the Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread on board. enough has already been leaked about the Nexus S that it already seems like a phone that has been around for a while but the marketing gurus at Samsung have managed to spring up a new jargon for us – contour display. Yup, the phone really has a concave display as rumoured earlier.
Other features of the Galaxy S include a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor, an NFC chip, 16 GB of internal memory with no memory card slot, a 5.0 MP rear camera and a VGA front camera. Of course, there is A-GPS, Wi-Fi b/g/n and proximity sensor and the works. You can check out the detailed specs on this Nexus S product page.
However, more than the hardware, it is the new Android OS dubbed Gingerbread that most consumers should be looking out for. Android 2.3 brings with it some refinements like an easier copy/paste, which has been a major gripe of ours so far. The onscreen keypad has been tweaked as well for easier typing and support to make Internet calls has been added. For developers, new features would pave the way for graphics-rich games and better sound quality.


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Why Does The TPP Repeatedly Require Stronger Copyright, But When It Comes To Public Rights... Makes It Voluntary?
from the what's-up-with-that? deptWe've already written a few stories about the newly leaked IP chapter of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, and how the US is pushing back against any attempt to punish abusers or to support the public domain. But in going through the documents, another key fact strikes me. Throughout the document it's designed to absolutely require strict copyright laws and enforcement. But when it gets to the public's rights, the so-called "limitations and exceptions," the agreement tosses up a big fat "meh, that one's voluntary."
We've already pointed out how ridiculous it is to refer to things like fair use as a "limitation and exception" to copyright, when it should be the public's rights -- and copyright restrictions are, by their very nature, a limitation and exception on those natural rights. But it's even worse in the TPP. As you may recall, the USTR announced, with great fanfare back in 2012, that "for the first time" it was moving to include such "limitations and exceptions" in the TPP. The USTR thought that this would appease people who had been complaining about the entirely one-sided pro-copyright extremist position that it had been pushing for decades. Of course, when the details came out it showed that the USTR was really proposing a limit on fair use by proposing a rule that would act as a ceiling for the kind of fair use-like protections for the public that would be allowed.
Now, with the latest leak, there's something else that's noteworthy. Here's the text of the "limitations and exceptions" clause in the copyright section:
Article.GG.Y {Limitations and Exceptions}Notice the text I bolded: "shall endeavour." In other words, "well, you can try for it, but you don't need to do it." Now, look at basically all of the other text and it's straight up "shall." No "shall endeavour" for everything else. Everything else is required. Only the stuff about the public's rights lets countries not do it so long as they claim they tried. Here, just for comparison's sake, are just a few of the other "shall's":
Each Party shall endeavour to achieve an appropriate balance in its copyright and related rights system, inter alia by means of limitations or exceptions that are consistent with Article QQ.G.16.1, including those for the digital environment, giving due consideration to legitimate purposes such as, but not limited to: criticism; comment; news reporting; teaching, scholarship, research, and other similar purposes; and facilitating access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled.
Article QQ.G.1: {Copyright and Related Rights/Right of Reproduction}And...
Each Party shall provide that authors, performers, and producers of phonograms have the right to authorize or prohibit all reproductions of their works, performances, and phonograms in any manner or form, including in electronic form.
each Party shall provide to authors the exclusive right to authorize or prohibit the communication to the public of their works, by wire or wireless means, including the making available to the public of their works in such a way that members of the public may access these works from a place and at a time individually chosen by them.And...
Each Party shall provide to authors, performers, and producers of phonograms the right to authorize or prohibit the making available of the original and copies of their works, performances, and phonograms through sale or other transfer of ownership.And...
Each Party shall provide that in cases where authorization is needed from both the author of a work embodied in a phonogram and a performer or producer owning rights in the phonogram, the need for the authorization of the performer or producer is also required.Etc. etc. By my count, the copyright section includes thirteen "shall provide" and just the one measly "shall endeavour." And if you add in the enforcement section you get another thirty eight "shall provide" and just a single "shall endeavour" buried in a footnote unrelated to the key points in the document.
So, for those of you playing along at home, the message being sent by the TPP is pretty damn clear: when it comes to ratcheting up copyright and setting the ground rules for enforcement everything is required and every country must take part. Yet, when it comes to protecting the rights of the public and making sure copyright is more balanced to take into account the public... well, then it's optional.
I guess that's what happens when the public is not allowed a seat at the table, but the industry representatives get full time access to the document and the negotiators.
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Raquel Beller has named executive director of Life Care Center of Greeley, 4800 W. 25th St.
Beller comes to the Greeley center from Preferred Care Partners in Fort Worth, Texas, where she served as a skilled nursing home administrator for six years.
Originally from Lindsay, Neb., Beller earned her bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in finance from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
Life Care Center of Greeley is one of 22 skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities in Colorado operated or managed by Life Care Centers of America. Founded in 1976, Life Care is a nationwide health care company. With headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee, Life Care operates or manages more than 200 nursing, post-acute and Alzheimer's centers in 28 states. For more information about Life Care, visit lcca.com.
Dr. Sashi Adigopula has joined Banner Health's CardioVascular Institute of North Colorado in Greeley.
Dr. Adigopula joins Banner from Loma Linda University in California, where he was assistant professor and served as director of the heart failure program at Regional Medical Center. At CVI, Dr. Adigopula will specialize in heart failure, general cardiology, pulmonary hypertension and critical care cardiology. He will treat patients with complications ranging from heart failure and coronary artery disease to mechanical circulatory support. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.
Dr. Adigopula went to medical school at the University of Health Sciences in India. He completed his fellowships in advanced heart failure and heart transplantation at the University of California, Los Angeles and Stanford University. Prior to his fellowships, he trained in internal medicine and served as chief resident in internal medicine at the Chicago Medical School.
He will serve patients at the CardioVascular Institute of North Colorado clinic,1800 15th St., Suite 310, which specializes in caring for patients with structural heart and valve disease, arrhythmias, vascular disease, heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. To learn more or schedule an appointment, call (970) 810-2135. For more information about Banner Medical Group providers in northern Colorado, go to www.bannerhealth.com.
Business women to talk downtown changes Wednesday
Area business women are invited to join 40 of their peers at the Northern Colorado Women in Business' opening 2017 networking, breakfast and workshop to learn about all the projects going on downtown.
The event is from 8-10 a.m. Wednesday on the second floor of the Greeley Ice Haus, 900 8th Ave. Becky Safarik, Greeley assistant city manager and president of the Greeley Creative District Board will present, "Creativity and Construction in the Heart of Greeley."
Register now. Prepayment is required by noon Monday to participate. Cost is $25 when prepaid or $30 at the door. Space is limited. Pay online through Pay Pal at www.norcowib.org/payments/ on the NorCoWIB.org web site using the Payment button at the top right portion of the page or drop off your payment to Northern Colorado Women in Business to Kristi Helzer at 4113 W. 16th St. Road in Greeley by noon Monday.
Safarik's presentation will offer an overview of key new city construction activities in downtown. She'll include a brief summary of the accomplishments and planned activities associated with the Greeley Creative District, which also encompasses the downtown area.
Safarik has worked at the city since 1978 in a variety of positions. Her city government responsibilities are those functions related to community building, and she has added the guidance of the 17-member nonprofit Creative District Board. Learn more about the Workshop at www.norcowib.org/workshops or go to www.greeleygov.com; www.discovergreeleycreativedistrict.com; www.greeleycreativedistrict.org
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Contact Kristi Helzer, (970) 506-1882 or email@example.com.
Vestas finishes year strong with U.S. orders
Vestas Blades received a rush of orders in the United States before the end of the year on projects that will be produced in the company's Colorado factories, including its first United State repowering project in which the company will upgrade existing turbines with new technologies.
In all for the year, United States orders will equate to 2.46 kilowatts of electricity generation in 18 separate orders, according to company records.
That first repowering project is an indicator of news to come, the company reports. The project was a 29 MW order for V110-2.0 MW turbine components that will enable future repowering efforts within the customer's operating wind project portfolio. The customer has remained anonymous.
The company reports repowering existing and aging wind projects with new technology is expected to increase over the coming years with repowering offering substantial returns from increased annual energy production and reduced operating costs, according to a news release.
"The scale of technological innovation in our turbines in the last five years is breathtaking and has reduced the cost of wind energy by 66 percent," said Chris Brown, president of Vestas' sales and service division in the United States and Canada, in the release.
In five separate orders between Dec. 23-28, the company received enough work to put out almost 500 megawatts of wind power on the grid; one was the repowering project.
The four remaining projects are:
" 200 MW order for the company's V110-2.0 mw turbine components for a future wind project.
" 43 MW of turbine components for a future project.
" 48 MW of 3 mw compatible turbine components to enable a future project.
" A 154 MW order from MidAmerican Energy Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, for V110-2.0 MW turbines.
Vestas has four manufacturing plants in Colorado: a blade plant in Windsor, a blade and a nacelle plant in Brighton, and a tower plant in Pueblo.
— To include your business news in the Sunday BIZ sections, contact Sharon Dunn at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (970) 392-4439. Items must be received by 4 p.m. Wednesday to make it into Sunday's paper.


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Mohamed Harding is a 17-year-old student from Freetown, Sierra Leone, whose passion for electronics lends a whole new meaning to the notion of "do-it-yourself." Despite growing up in one of the poorest countries in the world, where a decade-long civil war devastated both educational and living standards, Mohamed recently taught himself how to make a sophisticated, programmable, autonomous robot from nothing but junk.
Armed with just a soldering gun, some broken toy parts and knowledge gained from MIT OpenCourseWare, he built a "grab and spy" robot that could easily have competed in the famous 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition course that inspired him. "I used a chip which I extracted it from a spoiled toy, and the components of dinosaur legs which have a gear system to make robot arms," Mohamed says. "The trunk has a USB webcam and LED lights to spy. I have tested it and shown it to my friends and they have all assured me that they are going to use OCW to make similar things."
Mohamed attends the prestigious Prince of Wales secondary school, with a concentration in the sciences. He is almost amusingly serious about his studies — when asked about his single favorite subject in school, he offers four in return: engineering, mathematics, physics and chemistry. He won't choose favorites, he says, because they are all equally important to studying engineering at university.
It was an uncle at nearby Fourah Bay College in Freetown who first told Mohamed about OCW. Since then, he's essentially created his own electronic design curriculum by following courses like 6.01SC Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and 2.007 Design and Manufacturing I from home. For Mohamed, OCW complements his existing studies not simply by adding depth to what he's learned, but also by showing him real world applications for his knowledge. "It helps me in school because things that are not taught in my school can be researched there. When I started using OCW, I said 'Wow!' because I realized that all these things that they teach us in school can actually be done."
Although Mohamed is already a highly motivated and thoughtful student, he credits OCW with keeping him focused on schoolwork, and spurring him to imagine new engineering projects. "OCW has helped me a lot educationally. It has kept me busy with making, and averted me from watching all the things on the Internet that other people waste time on. Making is a good thing. It exposes you to the world and broadens your mind."
Mohamed also gives credit to his mentor, MIT Media Lab graduate student David Sengeh, a Sierra Leone native who recently returned to Freetown to create an annual competition and mentorship program called Innovate Salone. Modeled after MIT's own innovation competitions, the program has stimulated hundreds of students to design and develop new devices and services, and begin re-inventing their country's future.
It's clear that Mohamed's exposure to both OCW and Sengeh have given him a new perspective. He feels more confident about pursuing his university studies and his eventual dream of becoming an aircraft engineer. "I want to thank OCW for enabling me to learn to the stage where I am now. OCW is important because it helps a person prepare themselves well for the work ahead. It exposes you to university methods and lectures, and gets you ready for university."
More importantly, the example set by OCW and Sengeh has inspired Mohamed to think broadly about how his own knowledge can help others. "I believe that in Sierra Leone we have talent but not opportunities where boys can be exposed to making things and realize their own talent. I would like to bring more technology thinking for daily uses here, and use my own makings to make Sierra Leone a better place and a better country."
abu nallah
March 25, 2013
Woww...what a great achievement for you Mohamed to follow the footsteps of David Sengeh. I've seen his work and saw the amount of effort he placed on it. This is a real motivation for young student that they can do it even with less opportunity. Bravo Mohamed S Harding!!!
April 10, 2013
Excellent! This is one more story that we can share with our friends and families, and inspire them! =)


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Since week after our Sri Lanka Equity Forum's exclusive prediction post that said Colombo Stock Exchange's All Share Price Index (ASPI) would soon pass Milanka Price Index(MPI),continued retail dominance eventually led Colombo's All Share Price Index (ASPI) to pass Milanka Price Index (MPI) today. Aggressive buying pressure across the plantation sector, retail driven poultry stocks and institutional investors' interest in SAMP helped gain ASPI. Mixed sentiments on blue chips seem to keep the MPI stagnant.
The All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed at 7,241.87points, up 0.23% by 6.63 points and the Milanka Price Index (MPI) of more liquid stocks closed at 7,220.85 points, dropped 0.28% by 20.07 points as at end of trading day.
Poultry stocks rode the market and reached almost high including Bairaha Farms (BFL) crossing Rs.519 and Three Acre Farms (TAFL) rising to Rs.193.50 with Ceylon Grain Elevators reaching high to Rs.195.
Turnover was Rs.5 billion topped 55.18% with a total volume of 171.5 million shares changing hands (increased 42.15%) with 91 listed gainers and 131 listed losers. Foreign purchases rose by 76.60% to Rs.248.8 million and foreign sales rose by 99.3% to Rs.471.28 million. However, Price to forward Earnings Ratio (PER) slightly appreciated by 0.37% to 27.4 times.
Plantations and Bank, Finance & Insurance sectors were the highest contributors to the market turnover. Plantations sector index increased by 13.45% while Bank, Finance & Insurance sector index decreased by 0.79%. Sampath Bank (SAMP) made the highest contribution to the market turnover with three crossings of 1,300,000 shares at Rs.300. The share price increased by Rs.8.70 (2.99%) and closed at Rs.301.Horana Plantations (HOPL) also contributed to the market turnover while the share price increased by Rs.17.70 (33.52%) and closed at Rs.70.10. Another crossing was recorded for 200,000 shares of Hayleys (HAYL) at Rs.380.
CT Holdings (CTHR) announced an interim dividend of Rs.0.50 per share. CT Land Development (CTLD) announced an interim dividend of Rs 0.60 per share a day earlier.
Globally, European stocks were higher today as confidence in the global economy improves ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's key policy meeting. FTSE 100 rose 0.7%.
Sri Lankan Secondary Debt Market Yields were slightly up in the Treasury Bill primary auction. Secondary market Treasury bond yields slightly increased, while the market activity was relatively low.
Sri Lankan Rupee depreciated slightly as the exchange rate was recorded at Rs.111.07 to Rs.111.10 per US Dollar.


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Synergy Dental Implant and Oral Surgery Center Beverly Hills
Synergy is the interaction of multiple elements in a system to produce an effect different from or greater than the sum of their individual effects. The term synergy comes from the Greek word synergia συνέργια from synergos, συνεργός, meaning "working together".
Dental Implants
Bone Grafting
Oral Surgery
At SYNERGY Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, we're about exactly that – working together for you and with you. At every step of the way, you have our full focus and attention. You're given all relevant information to make the best decision when choosing your Beverly Hills Oral Surgery provider.
We are pleased to provide our patients with access to state-of-the-art technology at Synergy Dental Implant and Oral Surgery Center Beverly Hills that can provide you with the greatest chance of lasting oral and overall health. Patient-centered care is at the heart of every service we provide. Our dental office in Beverly Hills is home to Dr. Vladimir Polyakov, who is an oral surgeon with over 23 years of experience in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Beverly Hills Oral Surgeon
Our Services:
Synergy Dental Implant and Oral Surgery Dental Center provides patients with a personalized treatment plan for their oral health needs. We offer several services but are best known for our work with dental implants and wisdom teeth extractions.
Oral Surgeon in Beverly Hills
Having the ability to replace broken or missing teeth with lasting results has revolutionized modern dental work. Our professional oral surgeon, Dr. Polyakovunderstands that when patients have all the information, they are able to make better decisions and have less fear about their dental procedures. Dental implants can be placed in the mouth of a patient with relative ease and little to no pain. One of the major concerns about dental implants is the misconception that they cost more than other dental procedures: the truth is that dental implants cost about the same as a traditional dental bridge and provide a permanent solution to missing teeth.
Wisdom Teeth Extraction
A common question from patients is whether or not they have to have their wisdom teeth removed. If the teeth are not causing problems for patients, there is no need to remove them. In some cases, patients do need to have them removed, and our office provides the most effective surgical procedures for removing them quickly and with minimal discomfort. Dr. Polyakov has removed thousands of wisdom teeth in his 23+ years of practice. Our patients report being able to return to work within 2-3 days of having their wisdom teeth removed, and many boast that having surgery at our Beverly Hills location was the better than they anticipated, given the misnomers about having your wisdom teeth removed.
Bone Grafting
When a patient has bone loss, due to disease, injury, or atrophy (the wearing away of bone), the bone can be replaced through a process known as bone grafting. Often, bone grafting is necessary to make way for a dental procedure, such as having a dental implant placed in the mouth of a patient; these two procedures can be completed in a single visit sometimes. The bone used for the grafting can be taken from the patient, or from a tissue bank. Typically, bone is taken from a tissue bank to reduce the amount of discomfort and healing time for patients.
Impacted Canine
Sometimes, canine teeth, or eye teeth, do not break through the gums and remain embedded in the gums. In some cases, this can cause problems for patients, and in others, they will never miss them – except that you won't see the teeth. Our professional and knowledgeable dental staff can work with you to discuss your options for having your canine teeth placed in the proper position. This is typically achieved using braces and orthodontic wires, and over time, the tooth can move to where it belongs in the gums.
Facial Trauma
When it comes to assessing and treat facial trauma, there is no one more qualified to help patients than Dr. Polyakov. He is able to determine the best treatment course for patients suffering from trauma to the facial area. Some facial trauma issues are harder to repair than others, by the professional and knowledgeable staff at Synergy use the latest technology and dental science to promote repair and recovery for issues such as lacerations to the face because of injury or trauma, intra-oral lacerations (cuts inside the mouth), and fractured upper and lower jaw repair. There's no wonder we are the first choice for Beverly Hills Oral Surgery.
Contact Us Today
Whatever your dental needs are, Dr. Polyakov and his amazing staff will work with you so that you understand all of your treatment options and are well positioned to make the best decision possible to improve your oral health. Our practice has been over for over 20 years in Beverly Hills California, Synergy Dental Implant and Oral Surgery Dental Center can identify the issues, make a diagnosis and create a treatment plan that is uniquely you. Don't put off seeing a specialist for Beverly Hills oral Surgery because of past experiences, Dr. Polyakov is nearby & committed to ensuring each and every patient is comfortable with and knowledgeable about their treatment options.
It is important to us that our patients feel comfortable bringing us their oral health issues, cosmetic work, and we work hard to make sure patients understand their options so they can feel comfortable making decisions.
We'll miss you, but we'd rather you remember us fondly through the amazing work we do as the leading Oral Surgeon nearby in Beverly Hills.
SynergyOMS has two convenient locations in Los Angeles: Beverly Hills & Reseda.


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Mandalay Shores
Mandalay Shores (Oxnard Shores) is our most northerly Beach in Oxnard. With a west, north-west exposure, Mandalay Shores has incredible views of both Anacapa Island and Santa Cruz Island. On a very clear day you can see Arch Rock on the south-east tip of Anacapa Island and a glimpse of the golden banks on Santa Cruz Island known as yellow banks. Sunsets from Mandalay Shores are spectacular any time of year. During the autumn and winter months the sun begins its southerly progression and sets as far south as Anacapa Island. As spring approaches the sun returns north and eventually sets as far as Point Conception. Call us to book at 805-985-5190.


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Entrepreneurs and anyone involved in business (no matter what size the company) knows that it's important to retain information—the name of the person you met at yesterday's networking event, the prices your competitor is setting, the location of your next meeting. It's important to not only gather information, it's even more important to retain information—especially the important details.
According to Kevin Daum, an Inc. 500 entrepreneur and author of Video Marketing for Dummies and ROAR! Get Heard in the Sales and Marketing Jungle, memory is a key part of day-to-day life (and extremely important in business). He did some research and compiled a to-do list to follow as you work hard to retain important details and improve your memory in a fast-paced, information-overload world.
Create a Routine (and stick to it)
Kevin tends to put his keys in the same place when he comes home every day. Why? So he knows exactly where to find them. If he mistakenly leaves them in an unfamiliar place, he spends his valuable time looking for something that could have been found immediately by following his usual routine. Utilize that mentality in business, too—file documents and records in specific folders so that you can easily find them later. File papers and receipts from the same project all together. This will help you to remember where you keep things in the long run, thus saving you time (and frustration).
Write Things Down (with a pen, not a smartphone)
Although it's great to have a traveling calendar and notepad in our smartphones, it also makes it easy for us to forget things the second we type it and close out of the app. If you forget to set a reminder, you may not remember the task or action item at all. Although it sounds archaic, physically writing something down helps you to recover that information at a later time.
Eat Right (and exercise, too)
Foods high in vitamins and special antioxidants can help to improve memory. Adding items like green tea, blueberries, salmon, broccoli and dark chocolate can help you to retain information and improve memory. Getting plenty of exercise also helps to get your blood pumping harder—which actually makes your brain work harder (and better).
There are other techniques you can incorporate into your day to help further improve your memory, such as getting more sleep, creating stories, being creative and paying attention. Try to mix some of these items into your daily routine and see if you begin to retain information better than before!
What method helps you to retain important the most?
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Thanks for reading, and until next time… stay WISE!


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We've been back in this area almost a month now. Daughter Terri had her surgery and is doing well as can be expected. She did have a return trip to the hospital just a few days following her release. As she is allergic to so many medications they had a tough time regulating her pain. When she was re-admitted she stayed another few days until she felt better. Each day she is stronger but still has a way to go before she can go back to work or even be allowed to drive. That does not stop her from working at home via phone and computer.
Now for the post title - it might be called instead "It's all about Abby"
Her 4th birthday was June 10 (our 20th wedding anniversary). The following Saturday it was birthday party time.
The theme was Tea Party. Lovely hats and shaws for all. Although not all worn in this picture.
The girls and guests had a fun time in the play house Leonard made for Abby and Charlotte.
Smacking at the Pinata is always fun., and sometimes a bit dangerous.
Even more fun (and dangerous) is scrambling for the candy.
All finished up with the traditional cake. Abby by the cake with sister Charlotte looking on.
Abby's next special day was the end of school year program at her daycare. There she is in the middle, singing her heart out. Jesus Loves the Little Children and Do Lord!
Getting her Year End certificate for moving up to the next level.
So, June is about to disappear. Let's see what July has in store.


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Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical follows 8-year-old Lily Polkadot who just moved to the "Squares Only" small town of Rockaway. As the first Polkadot in an all Square school, Lily faces an almost impossible task of gaining acceptance from her peers. From daily bullying to segregated drinking fountains, Lily's quest seems hopeless until she meets Sky, a shy Square boy whose curiosity for her unique polkadot skin blooms into an unexpected pal-ship. Inspired by the events of The Little Rock 9, Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical serves as a colorful history lesson for children, reminding them that our individual differences make us awesome, not outcasts.
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- 55 - 60 minutes
- 3 f, 1 m
- Set: Flexible.
- 0 librettos (the book and lyrics)
- 4 Cast Script/Vocal Book
- 1 Piano/Vocal Score
- An Stage Manager is also available (sold separately)
Pricing and other details are provided during the order process. Higher quantities of some items may be purchased.


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No CCD (colony collapse disorder) in bees in Scotland - I wonder why not?
I've send the info to the U.S. Agricultural Research Service which works with the Apiary Inspectors of America to survey CCD
Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether there have been any cases of colony collapse disorder reported with regard to Scotland's bee population since 1999
Richard Lochhead: No cases of colony collapse disorder have been reported in Scotland's bee population since 1999.
Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that colony collapse disorder is a threat to Scotland's bee population.
Richard Lochhead: Colony collapse disorder describes a number of symptoms rather than a disease with a single defined cause such as virus or bacterium. With our current limited understanding of colony collapse disorder in other countries we cannot say that it is a threat to Scotland's bee population. However, we cannot be complacent, bee keepers should maintain vigilance for disease symptoms and report any suspicion of disease to Scottish Government bee inspectors.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Colony collapse disorder in Scotland - Q&A in Scottish Parliament #bees #honeybees
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The surname on my birth certificate is taken from my biological father. My parents divorced when I was about two years old and for some reason, known only to her, my mother decided a couple of years later to give the surname of my "stepfather". I wish she hadn't done it as the name means nothing to me and I have often thought about reverting back to the surname on my BC.
All my current documentation, passport, bank accounts, NI no. etc. all carry my "adopted" name. What implication, if any, does this situation have with regard to my legal/lawful standing, bearing in mind everything I have signed for is in a name different to on my BC.
And if I did change my name back, what implications would that have??