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We came across this organization and think what they are doing is fantastic. Learn more about them below, visit their website and see how you can participate.
No water to drink, or even to make coffee with. No water to shower, flush the toilet, or do laundry. Hospitals would close without water. Firefighters couldn't put out fires and farmers couldn't water their crops.
Some communities in America already know how impossible it is to try to go a day without our most precious resource: Water. But many Americans take water for granted every day. Imagine a Day Without Water 2018 is the fourth annual day to raise awareness and educate America about the value of water.
Visit the organization's website
2017 Highlights
- 750 organizations participated in Imagine a Day Without Water by hosting tours, open houses, student art contests, authoring blogs and op-eds, issuing resolutions, posting videos, recording podcasts, and more!
- Social media activities generated over 6 million impressions using #ValueWater.
- Robust print and broadcast media coverage in markets across the country reaching 4.5 million viewers and listeners. Radhika Fox, Director of the Value of Water Campaign, participated in 25 television and radio interviews spotlighting Imagine a Day Without Water in media markets in the US and Canada. Hits included the nationally syndicated Coffee with America and "The Morning Briefing with Tim Farley" on Sirius XM Radio.
- Mayors and governors issued proclamations and resolutions in city halls and state houses across the country.
- Dozens of schools engaged students at all grade levels with water-related curriculum, art contests and essay contests on what a day without water means to them.


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We left Oklahoma City at 8:30 this morning an arrived here in Little Rock at around 3:30 this afternoon. Staying at the Downtown Riverside RV Park, a very small campground in downtown Little Rock. It is an okay place for a one night stay, no cable, no sewer connections and none of the amenities we have grown accustomed to. But for an overnight it is fine.
The drive here was VERY boring. I-40 did not offer much in the way of scenery, mostly just trees between the exits…. ho, hum. We did not think we would ever say it but, the plains of Colorado and Kansas were much more interesting!! Needless to say there are no pictures to share tonight…..
We will be packing up and heading for Memphis in the morning and will be there for three nights. Several things we plan to see there so the pictures will be returning soon!!
A note to everyone who has joined us as blog and network blog (facebook) followers since we started this adventure…. THANK YOU!! We appreciate you travelling along with us. We also enjoy and appreciate all the nice and at times very helpful comments that keep coming our way. My apologies for not saying thank you sooner!!

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I hope my first blog on our Korea trip provided relevant information to you readers. This is of course assuming that some of you took time to open the link and browse through the post (Lol!). Never mind, as a writer my job is to disseminate as much information as possible to you readers. This post is in continuation of my efforts towards spreading my own experiential learning both as a student and as a videographer. The first blog focused on our initial days in Korea, understanding the Korean flag and other topics.
This blog mainly focuses on the EPGP class interaction with the Indian ambassador to Korea, His Excellency Vishnu Prakash and his view points on where the relationship between India and Korea is headed. Below are excerpts from our discussion with the ambassador.
- Secret of Korea's success revealed
Korea's emphasis on discipline, its expenditure on R&D, broad based rural development and last but not the least its emphasis on education are secrets of Korea's success according to the ambassador. One of the key drivers of Korean success is its discipline. Although no two countries are similar and not everything can be replicated from one country to another, there are certainly some learnings that a country can take note of and try and emulate back home. Korea's repeated emphasis on R&D year after year, its expenditure of close to 3.7% of the GDP on R&D and its emphasis on comprehensive, broad based rural development are some of the points India can try to take back home. It is fascinating to see how the "Saemaul Undong" movement in the 1970's played out in Rural Korea. The movement essentially means 'Rural reconstruction by self-help with some assistance from the government'.
- Indian mangoes to Korea!
Korea's dependency on agriculture is decreasing year on year as depicted in the charts below.
India has a great opportunity here to export some of its best produces from the agriculture sector. In fact as briefed by the ambassador, Korea is keen on opening its markets for Indian agriculture produce. Mangoes, Brinjals, Okra are few of the products India is looking to export to Korea. India is the largest producer of some of the best mangoes in the world. We export to countries as far and wide as the US, Europe and Japan. The Korean consumer is perhaps one of few remaining consumers who is yet to taste the famed Indian mangoes.
On the pharmaceuticals front, India is exploring opportunities to fulfil Korea's requirements of bulk drugs and certain chemicals. India is among a few select countries in the world to obtain largest number of license approvals from the US FDA. Being a member of the OECD nations, Korea has some of the stringent measures for pharmaceutical companies.
- India's cultural exports to Korea
Indian ambassador re-iterated the importance of increasing the cultural interaction between the two countries. Not that this is not taking place already – as shown by the success of 3 idiots in Korea – but to continue the cultural co-operation with Korea that goes back to millennia, more needs to be done.
There is tremendous interest in Korea about Buddhism with 25% of the population embracing Buddhism that finds its origin in India. Indian Yoga, Indian performing arts and of course Indian film industry are some of the soft cultural aspects that India is exporting to Korea. As recently as in June of 2012, India concluded a one year festival of India in Korea and similarly one year festival of Korea in India was concluded. Recognizing these robust cultural exchange interests and tapping them for growing the relationships between the two countries becomes imperative. Educational exchange between the two countries is also growing. As much as 25% of the household spend is on education and a majority of it goes towards external education which includes learning English. The second language they want to learn is either Cantonese or Mandarin and the third language is Hindi. Presently 2500 Korean kids, many of them located in the western educational hub of Pune are studying in India. Korea has recognized our skill in English language and mathematics. Close to 300 million people in India speak English and Korea is tapping into this pool to teach its citizens about the English language. Close to 900 Indian scholars are studying in Korea in the field of science and atomic research. In fact, one of my friends is pursuing her PhD from KAIST in the field of atomic research. Tourism is yet another field in which the two countries heavily co-operate. In 2010, more than 100,000 Korean nationals visited India. Korea has become the 15th largest source or country of origin for India from a tourism perspective and its only showing a growing trend. In the month of August, the Indian ambassador invited 60 travel agents at his residence to promote tourism. The visa simplification agreement signed by two countries in the month of March is the right step towards easier travel between the two countries leading to increased interactions between citizens of the two countries.
To summarize ,education and tourism are helping increase interaction and trade between Korea and India strengthening already strong bonds that go way back – bonds that were formed many centuries ago and continue to grow despite all the distractions that exist in today's world. As implored by the ambassador, Korea and India complement each other well and all of us can do our bit in taking this relationship to a higher level.


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Price per kg
A very economical and tasty cut, taken from the front section of the breast. Excellent for pot-roasts and great for making chilli.
Shon was born on this farm, the very house he still lives in now. His Richard was a busy farmer so 'to see him we had to work'. And work on the land what he, and his Simon, did. Having completed the Royal Berkshire college of agriculture and done some forestry work, Shon came back to Rother Valley to set up the first line of Aberdeen angus beef to Waitrose. In the early 2000s Spracklings started to convert to organic – to this date the biggest conversation the Soil Association (link) had seen.
Then followed our first meat box scheme, we began working with other local farms we trusted, like the Goodwood Estate (link), to source a variety of meat. One day in 2003 Paul, who's now our master butcher, swung by for a week to help with our organic dog treats (another story!). The Yorkshireman never left. Rother Valley could now take over the world (well, the Southern counties that is…)! But then the recession came and we were on the brink.
Two things that saved us. Selling locally via farmers' markets has always been hugely important to us for connecting directly to our customers. Tim Brock at Hampshire markets (link), a butcher son himself, had been a great support to us in the early days. Then Sam came on board to think outside the boxes, to grow our wholesale business – supplying schools, and later universities such as the
London College of Communication, Greenwich University and the iconic Central St Martins. Seeing the faces of kids scoffing happily our organic burgers has been one of our proudest moments.
Almost 20 years on, Rother Valley has grown a tad, we all live in a different world… but we are still just a bunch of guys, with the Spracklings at the heart of the business, looking after our cows, fields, customers and neighbouring farmers. Still valuing that banter and warmth above all else.


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Each and every year, extra than two million international citizens travel abroad – not as vacationers, but as individuals. The key bring about driving the development of international health-related tourism is the ever-increasing expense of healthcare in created nations. Health-related procedures that make individuals grab their passports most regularly contain dental care, cosmetic, bariatric, orthopedic and cardiovascular surgery, and cancer diagnostic and therapy. Numerous nations are in a position to supply higher-high-quality well being care at a excellent value for these struggling to afford therapy in their dwelling nation. In current years, thanks to the mixture of low expense of labor and high-quality health-related education, some components of the planet have come to be correct health-related tourism hotspots. Unsurprisingly, Thailand tops the list of ideal travel destinations for health-related tourism.
This nation has been lengthy identified for its sex-alter procedures right now, it presents some of the ideal and most economical rehabilitation clinics in the planet. In Thailand, a health-related tourist can get a wide variety of well being care solutions, all at a fraction of the expense he would spend elsewhere. That is most likely the cause why, out of twenty million vacationers going to Thailand every single year, practically two million of them came searching for some sort of health-related service, cosmetic surgery becoming most likely the most well known solution. For health-related vacationers from the USA, Mexico is a organic option: it really is close, and it really is low-priced. Most well known health-related procedures performed in Mexico contain dentistry, knee and hip replacement, and bariatric surgery.
India has a huge pool of physicians educated in the USA health-related schools. It is specially well known amongst health-related vacationers from Africa. The Indian government produced it less difficult for quite a few foreigners to enter India in order to get well being solutions by removing the requirement for a visa. India specializes in economical cardiac bypass surgery, bone marrow transplant, eye surgery, cancer diagnosis and therapy, and other higher-finish health-related procedures. Singapore is promptly becoming a best travel location for these health-related vacationers searching for the ideal cancer diagnosis and therapy readily available. Residence to some of the ideal health-related facilities in the planet, Singapore continues to invest in well being care, most notably in biotechnology.
Health-related vacationers from all more than the planet are traveling to the USA to get some extremely specialized health-related therapies and procedures, specially when it comes to the field of cosmetic surgery. Though incredibly highly-priced, the USA well being care facilities are arguably the ideal in the planet, employing best-notch experts in the health-related field.


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Council Tax Exemption
As of April 2013 the way in which councils deal with council tax has changed.
Included in this change are the exemptions of certain properties which once received full council tax exemption.
Key Changes
- all councils have removed the 10% discount on second homes
- majority of councils have now added an additional premium charge of 50% on properties that are empty for more than 2 years
- once an exemption or discount has been used it can be applied for again once a tenant has lived in the property for 6 weeks unless otherwise specified
- unfurnished properties cannot have any furniture in the house except white goods; washing machines and other appliances, but not ovens even if free standing
Empty homes discounts
- unoccupied properties needing major repairs or having structural alterations are entitled to a 50% discount for 12 months
- unoccupied and substantially unfurnished properties are entitled to a 100% discount for 2 months, followed by a 50% discount for a further 4 months
South Ribble
Empty homes discounts
- new (exempt for six months);
- not furnished enough to live in (exempt for six months);
- owned by a charity (exempt for six months); or
- needing structural alteration or major repair (exempt for up to 12 months).
Empty homes discounts
- new (exempt for six months);
- not furnished enough to live in (exempt for six months);
- owned by a charity (exempt for six months); or
- needing structural alteration or major repair (exempt for up to 12 months).
Empty homes discounts
- You may be able to claim a 50% discount from payment for up to 12 months if your property is in need of or undergoing major structural repairs and it is not occupied
- If the property is empty and unfurnished you are eligble for 3 months relief
Wyre Council
- Exemptions for occupied properties
- Exemptions which last for a limited period
Class A Dwellings – Dwellings which require, or are undergoing, major/structural repair work to render them habitable – Exemption abolished from 01 April 2013
- up to 6 months after completion of the alterations so long as they remain unoccupied and substantially unfurnished or,
- up to one year provided they remain unoccupied and substantially unfurnished.
Class C – Empty Property
- discount of 100% for one month followed by a 50% discount for five months. If the property remains empty and unfurnished after this an application is required to apply for a 25% long term discount.
- (If ownership changes within the 6 months, the exempt period does not start again.)
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Sunday evening and sitting in my hospital bed watching the end of the VMA's (Video Music Awards for those of you who are even more clueless than me!) reminded me just how old I am! Some of the people they were showcasing I wasn't even sure who they were or what they sang. Am I that out of touch nowadays?
Funny thing is that nothing is greater than watching these kinda of shows and commenting on the ladies' hoochie outfits and thinking to myself that after I pop these babies out I'm going to be skinny again and put those ladies to shame! (LOL Thats part sarcasm as: #1 I would never be caught dead in the outfits they prance around in and #2 I won't be *that* skinny again! ~wink)
It was a trying weekend.. the boys didn't want to stay on the monitors all that well and we had a couple of decels which kept me on the monitors that much longer.. my sweet husband and love of my life was out of town and I am really missing home. Looking to the bright side at least this coming Wednesday marks the me being inpatient Two weeks! (yeah go ahead and say time flies but be prepared for me to tell you your full of sh*t!)
I was a good girl last night and wore my sexy robo-legs last night. (thats what Kata calls them) I'm not a super fan but I figure that if i were them a little in the evenings then perhaps the nurses won't give me such a hard time about not wearing them at all times! Who says you need to have blood flow in your legs anyways? *wink
Sunday, September 9, 2007
And the weekend ends...
Posted by Lala at 9:15 PM
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- I am Arizona; a person, not a place. said...
Oh, I don't know that you won't be that skinny. I've had 3 kids now (a singleton and the twins) and I still weigh what I weighed before I started having kids and wear a size 4. I'm a little thicker around the belly, but not by too much. So, you'll probably go back to the way you were. I love the robo-legs. I actually liked them when I was in-patient. I thought it felt good to have my legs squeezed every 10 seconds. LOL!
- September 9, 2007 at 9:43 PM
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Consumer Guide to Purchasing Auto Insurance
Download the Consumer Guide to Purchasing Auto Insurance. The Guide explains Compulsory and Optional Insurance; provides information about driving record, and accidents, claims, and fraud; and gives tips on shopping for insurance and lowering your premium.
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Guide Topics include:
Compulsory Insurance
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Hello all! Despite being as far north as Alaska, England is finally showing some signs of summer. Mild signs, but at least it's something. It gets dark around 10pm and the light comes busting through the windows at about 4am. I think it's keeping me from falling asleep, and as a consequence I'm having a bit of trouble getting out of bed. It sure beats the alternative of it being dark all day long.
So grad school wasn't quite what I expected. Actually it was, but that doesn't make it any less annoying. I ended up dropping my first class and changing my degree. I found history to be, well not really my subject. So for at least the next 9 credit hours, I will be taking classes towards a transportation and logistics management degree. Now that's a mouthful. I'll start my next class in early July. It's on my to-do list to register. Good times. I'll be back at it soon enough.
For those that care, I beat out everyone with a DUI and I still have a pulse, and so I've been promoted to Captain. And there was much rejoicing! Not a big change. I was hoping that the red carpet would be rolled out where ever I went, and that the earth would quake beneath my feet, but no such luck. Oh well, I'll take the bigger paycheck.
After just a month and a half of pure laziness, I think I'm back up on the running horse again. I ran 7.5 at a 7:08 pace yesterday, and felt pretty good. I'm going to register for a 10k in early July. All the locals will probably smoke me, but it will be good fun. It's just me and the clock anyway. Hope all is well with you.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Summer, grad school's rough start, promotion, and running again.
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This comprehensive reference was compiled by Leslie Heron, ARNP-BC, from the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) Survivorship Clinic and consists of:
Help from SCCA
- Your SCCA health care team: If you or a family member has concerns, talk to one of the many SCCA experts available to help: Doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and chaplains. Read more about how your medical team can help. To contact a mental health counselor call (206) 606-1030.
- Self-care suggestions for sexuality issues: Prepared by SCCA Patient & Family Education.
- The SCCA Patient & Family Resource Center: Located on the 3rd floor of the SCCA outpatient clinic on Lake Union, we have a lending library and can put you in touch with community resources.
- SCCA Survivorship Clinic: We welcome any cancer survivor who has completed their acute cancer treatment through SCCA or any other cancer center. Call (206) 606-6100 for more information.
- Making Love Again: Hope for Couples Facing Loss of Sexual Intimacy
by Keith Laken
- Man, Cancer, Sex
by Anne Katz
- Woman, Cancer, Sex
by Anne Katz
- After You Ring The Bell… 10 Challenges for the Cancer Survivor
by Anne Katz
- Intimacy After Cancer: A Woman's Guide
by Sally Kydd and Dana Rowett
- Sexy After Cancer: Meeting Your Inner Aphrodite on the Breast Cancer Journey by Barbara Musser
- Sexuality for the Woman with Cancer
by the American Cancer Society
- Sexuality for the Man with Cancer
by the American Cancer Society
- Sexuality and Fertility After Cancer
by Leslie R. Schrorer
- Promoting Wellness for Prostate Cancer Patients
by Mark Moyad
- A Gay Man's Guide to Prostate Cancer
by Gerald Perlman and Jack Drescher
- Saving Your Sex Life: A Guide for Men with Prostate Cancer
by John Mulhall
- Coming Out of Cancer: Writings from the Lesbian Cancer Epidemic
edited by Victoria A. Brownsworth
- Sexy Ever After
by Patty Brisben and Keri Peterson, MD
- Sex Again: Recharging Your Libido
by Jill Blakeway
- Best Women's Erotica (Series)
published by Cleis Press
- Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide to Your Future
by Nancy Keene, Wendy Hobbie and Kathy Ruccione
- Intimacy and Sexuality for Cancer Patients and Their Partners: A Booklet of Tips and Ideas for Your Journey of Recovery (PDF) www.sexualadviceassociation.co.uk
Magazines for cancer survivors
- CURE (Free subscription for cancer patients and survivors)
- Caring4Cancer
- Coping with Cancer
- Shine, a cancer specialties store with books and intimacy products as well as self-care items and mastectomy garments.
207 Pontius Ave N, Suite 101
(206) 606-7560
- Babeland, an adult toy store.
707 E Pike Street
(206) 328-2914
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Survivorship Program Facebook Page
- American Cancer Society
- LiveStrong Foundation
- Web Searches: Search the web for articles and blogs using the search terms "cancer and sexuality" or "healthy sexuality" as key words to avoid pornography-type sites.


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Choosing an antifungal cream
One cream to treat them all
Over the weekend, I discovered I had a minor case of athlete's foot. I'm no athlete, but note to self: wear flip-flops when taking a shower at the gym!
I couldn't find a tube of antifungal cream in my medicine cabinet—it's been years since anyone in my family has needed it—so I went out to buy one.
A large number of options confronted me. As always, I thought to myself, "How do ordinary consumers decide which of these fifty tubes of antifungal creams they need?"
Most manufacturers market the creams (or ointments, powders or sprays) specifically for athlete's foot. Right next to those are creams labeled for jock itch. Next to those are products marked for ringworm or toenail fungus.
If you have more than one problem, chances are you will buy more than one tube. But here's a money-saving hint: you only need one tube of antifungal cream to treat all those conditions.
Tinea this, tinea that
The medical term for athlete's foot is tinea pedis. Jock itch is tinea cruris. Ringworm (which actually does NOT involve worms at all) is tinea corporis, unless it's on your scalp and then it's called tinea capitis. Nail fungus is tinea unguium.
All these tineas can be treated with a single antifungal cream. There is no need to buy separate tubes just because the packaging says one is for athlete's foot and one is for ringworm.
Read the label.
Common types and brands of the different antifungal medications are clotrimazole 1% (Lotrimin), miconazole 2% (Lotrimin), tolnaftate 1% (Tinactin) and terbinafine 1% (Lamisil).
I always buy the store brand (assuming it's the cheapest) and I personally like clotrimazole, just because it has always worked for me. Again, I read the labels to find the ingredient I want, and then buy the cheapest product.
Also, I prefer cream-based antifungals. Ointments are more water resistant, which some people might need (swimmers, for example). I think the sprays and powders for athlete's foot are messy and hard to use. They also cost more and are single purpose, rather than all purpose.
Anti-itch cream is not the same as antifungal cream
Athlete's foot, ringworm and jock itch definitely, well, itch. But don't be fooled into buying a product marketed simply as "anti-itch."
Gold Bond powder, for instance, is not an antifungal. Its active ingredient is menthol. It might ease the itching, but it won't do anything for the underlying fungus.
Same with cortisone creams. Although this is an excellent product to have in your medicine cabinet for other types of rashes, it won't treat your fungus infection.
Treating toenails
Toenails (and less commonly fingernails) can get a fungus infection. You can try one of the above types of antifungal creams, but minor cases of toenail fungus actually respond really well to another product: Vick's VapoRub!
Its combination of camphor, eucalyptus oil and menthol works for the majority of people who try it. Apply a small amount daily. But because nail fungus is just hard to get rid of, it might take several weeks.
More severe cases of toenail fungus will require a prescription for oral antifungal meds, so see your healthcare provider if the condition doesn't go away or gets worse.
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Report on Poas (Costa Rica) — November 1990
Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, vol. 15, no. 11 (November 1990)
Managing Editor: Lindsay McClelland.
Poas (Costa Rica) Continued fumarolic activity
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 1990. Report on Poas (Costa Rica) (McClelland, L., ed.). Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 15:11. Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN199011-345040.
Costa Rica
10.2°N, 84.233°W; summit elev. 2708 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
Fumarolic activity continued during November, with the greatest activity concentrated in the SE and N parts of the yellow-green crater lake. Fumaroles created mud pots, and small sprays of mud and sulfur constructed cones within the lake. The temperature of the lake oscillated between 61 and 85°C (maximum 80°C in October), and lake level was relatively high due to heavy rainfall. Hot springs at the periphery of the lake had temperatures of 40°C, cold springs at the edge of the crater were 16°C, and fumaroles on the 1953-55 dome were 90°C.
Geologic Background. The broad, well-vegetated edifice of Poás, one of the most active volcanoes of Costa Rica, contains three craters along a N-S line. The frequently visited multi-hued summit crater lakes of the basaltic-to-dacitic volcano, which is one of Costa Rica's most prominent natural landmarks, are easily accessible by vehicle from the nearby capital city of San José. A N-S-trending fissure cutting the 2708-m-high complex stratovolcano extends to the lower northern flank, where it has produced the Congo stratovolcano and several lake-filled maars. The southernmost of the two summit crater lakes, Botos, is cold and clear and last erupted about 7500 years ago. The more prominent geothermally heated northern lake, Laguna Caliente, is one of the world's most acidic natural lakes, with a pH of near zero. It has been the site of frequent phreatic and phreatomagmatic eruptions since the first historical eruption was reported in 1828. Eruptions often include geyser-like ejections of crater-lake water.
Information Contacts: G. Soto and R. Barquero, ICE.


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The Atlas Copco Group said it is modifying its business area structure to strengthen focus on specific product and customer segments. As of July 1, the group will include four business areas instead of three, with the addition of a dedicated business area for construction equipment and related services.
Atlas Copco's divisions for portable compressors and generators, road construction equipment and construction tools will join forces in the new Construction Technique business area. Divisions involving underground and surface drilling products, crushing, loading and hauling, and exploration equipment will work under the umbrella of Mining and Rock Excavation Technique. Both of these business areas will create dedicated service divisions. Compressor Technique will focus on stationary equipment for air and gas and related service, while Industrial Technique remains unchanged.
"With more focused business areas, each will have a strong platform from which they can develop the offering for their customers," said Ronnie Leten, president and CEO. "The modified structure also allows us to better capture the sales and service synergies between our construction businesses and capitalize on the future growth of construction pro-jects around the world, especially in emerging markets."
Björn Rosengren, head of the existing Construction and Mining Technique business area, is leaving the group to become president and CEO of Wärtsilä Corp. Concurrent with the announcement of the restructuring, Atlas Copco appointed Robert (Bob) Fassl as president of the Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area as of July 1. Fassl is currently head of Atlas Copco's Drilling Solutions division, after having joined the company in 1982 and holding numerous positions at Atlas Copco businesses in North America, Sweden and the U.K.


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How to Get More Space in Reply Tweets (And Mute Noisy Conversations)
Twitter recently introduced a much welcomed update: the ability to reply to tweets without cutting into your 140 character count. So when you respond to someone's tweet, the username will no longer eat into your character count.
This is particularly great for having conversations with people with really long Twitter usernames. It only works, however, if you hit the reply button on a conversation. If you start to type someone's username in a new tweet, it will still count toward your 140 character limit.
Here's how it works. When you hit the reply button on a conversation with several people, you'll see their usernames above the text box.
You can click or tap the list of names to pull up the full list and remove people from the conversation if you want, write your tweet, and hit reply.
While this is a handy little update, it does have one significant downside.
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My friend Mica, of Business Bombshell recently sent me a fun survey about 2010 and I thought it would be fun to share it with you. I have changed some of the questions so that the survey is better suited for a design blog like LDV. It is a less formal version of a resolutions list.
In the past, I have made to-do lists for each year, which have actually yielded a pretty good success rate for me. However, this year, I have been racking my brain for resolutions for 2010 and haven't come up with anything monumental. I think the goals and aspirations in this survey are probably about as close as I'll get to making full-blown resolutions this year. I hope you'll take the time to share your answers some of these questions! Happy New Year!
1. Design Trend to Embrace in 2010: I'd like to incorporate more rustic and antique pieces into my home. I love the new Belgian-inspired pieces that Restoration Hardware debuted in 2009. I don't think it would be very "me" to decorate entirely this way, but I think it would be nice to incorporate some rustic, neutral pieces into a more eclectic look a la Sally Wheat.
3. 2010 Signature Look: I suppose it will continue to be mostly casual as that is what my job and lifestyle dictate. I don't think my overall look will really change from this year into next.
6. NEW Décor Color to Try in 2010: Pantone officially declared turquoise as the color of 2010. It happens to be one of my favorites, so I am excited about it. I still have a big crush on peacock blue and Hermes Orange, which I may try to infuse into my décor a bit more.
10. 2010 Aspirations To be the best wife, mom to Tate (and hopefully to a baby), daughter, sister, friend, tutor, and blogger that I can be.
Thank you so much for your continued support of La Dolce Vita. 2009 was a very exciting year for the blog, as well as for me personally. La Dolce Vita has definitely grown in both readership and quality of content over the past year and I have you to thank for both inspiring and motivating me. Please let me know if there is anything you would like to see more or less of on the blog in the coming year. I hope that 2010 has great things in store for everyone!


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We demonstrate a two-color planar laser-induced fluorescence technique for obtaining two-dimensional temperature images in water. For this method, a pulsed Nd:YAG laser at excites a solution of temperature-sensitive rhodamine 560 and temperature-insensitive sulforhodamine 640. The resulting emissions are optically separated through filters and detected via a charged-couple device (CCD) camera system. A ratio of the two images yields temperature images independent of incident irradiance. An uncertainty in temperature of is established at the 95% confidence interval.
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Potomac residents James McWorter and Yasmin Abadian will be opening The Market at River Falls this month in the space vacated by the River Falls Seafood Market.
"We are focused on providing great customer service and delivering top quality fruits, vegetables, seafood and meat to our customers. We want to be the best we can be," McWorter said.
McWorter has 37 years of experience in the food business. He co-founded L&M Produce in 1979 and sold it in 2007 to Coastal Sunbelt Produce, where he now works as vice president of sales. His resume includes serving as a partner/investor in restaurants such as the DC Brau Brewing Company, Brookland Pint, Fruitive Juice Bar and & Pizza. McWorter is a long-term member of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.
Abadian, who grew up in Potomac and graduated from Winston Churchill High School, is a Realtor for Long and Foster Real Estate. "We are planning to keep the market much as it has been, although slowly adding more organic foods, artisan, fresh-farm and sustainable items," she said. "We also want to provide more foods for gluten-free and dairy free diets as well as vegan and vegetarian."
Abadian is an active resident of Potomac. She is a member of the Potomac Chamber of Commerce and has sponsored Potomac Days and the Taste of Potomac. "I'm thrilled that we have the opportunity to give back to Potomac — the place where I grew up and where we have raised our family," she said.
Both Abadian and McWorter will remain in their career fields, but will provide the strategic planning and overseeing the business. "Our timing for opening depends on Montgomery County approving our licenses," Abadian said. "We have been very pleased with Zuckerman-Gravely Management who manage and lease the Potomac Place Shopping Center. They have been extremely welcoming and helpful to us."
The Market will be slowly changing and adding new features. "We are planning to offer special events, including bringing in local chefs to demonstrate cooking techniques — and perhaps people who make cheese, sausage or other unique food items," McWorter said. "We are excited about making changes, creating a place where our customers truly enjoy shopping — and to offer some new programs and services. We are also extremely pleased that Chef Andrew Malinowski will be returning to the Market, along with many of the former employees."


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Saturday, December 31, 2016
It's takes three paragraphs before you know it was a rap concert...quelle surprise.
WALLINGFORD — Police say two people are dead after a shooting outside Oakdale Theatre late Friday night following a concert. Two other people were shot and are being treated at area hospitals.
About 11:15 p.m., police responded to the Oakdale, 95 S. Turnpike Road, for reports of shots fired. Two people were killed, Lt. Cheryl Bradley said. Two others were also shot, but were expected to survive, she said. One person was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, while another was taken to Hartford Hospital. The names and ages of the four victims have not been released.
No one is in custody, Bradley said shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, though multiple agencies, including the state police major crime squad, are investigating. Descriptions of suspects or vehicles weren't immediately available.
Asked to describe the scene when police arrived, Bradley said, "it was chaotic, as you can imagine." Police provided no update when contacted this morning.
Rapper Meek Mill was scheduled to perform in the dome at Oakdale Theatre Friday night, according to the Oakdale's website. Doors opened at 7 p.m. and the show was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Bradley said the show had just ended and the Oakdale was closing when the shooting occurred. A security guard told the Record-Journal that vehicles had already begun lining up to exit the parking lot and Meek Mill just got into his vehicle when he heard gunshots.
Jim Bozzi, Connecticut marketing vice president for Live Nation, said this morning there are no plans to postpone or cancel any upcoming shows at Oakdale Theater, but otherwise deferred comment to Wallingford police. Oakdale Theater's next show is not scheduled until Jan. 18, according to the venue's website.
Wallingford police called in all available officers, locked down the Oakdale and shut down nearby roads during the initial response. Cheshire, Meriden and North Haven police were also called in as backup as officers searched the area. The entrance to nearby Route 15 was closed. Bradley said police are investigating at least one hit-and-run crash following the shooting in which a vehicle fled after striking another vehicle outside the venue.
Video taken outside the concert venue captures at least one shot being fired. A voice can be heard saying "look there's Meek" as the camera points toward the front of the venue when a shot can be heard. A gasp erupts from the crowd and people begin running. A security guard approaches the person capturing the video and advises the individual to stay down before they flee the area.
Oakdale Theatre is a popular concert venue in New Haven County that attracts a variety of artists and touring shows. There have been no reports of gun violence at the venue in recent memory, according to Record-Journal archives.
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The Latest: Some Italian leaders reject asylum-seekers law
Several Italian mayors and governors are challenging a new law introduced by the populist government that cracks down on asylum-seekers
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local):
7:05 p.m.
Several Italian mayors and governors are challenging a new law introduced by the populist government that cracks down on asylum-seekers.
Piedmont Gov. Sergio Chiamparino, told Sky TG24 TV Monday that he'll ask Italy's constitutional court to decide whether the law violates the Constitution. He said he'd join forces with Tuscany's governor in the court challenge.
Last week, the mayors of Palermo, Naples and some smaller cities vowed not to implement the law, which bans asylum-seekers from applying for residency.
Residency is needed to seek public housing or a place in public nursery schools or for full access to Italy's national health care system.
The law, championed by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, leader of the anti-migrant League party, also ends humanitarian protection status for many who fall short of qualifying for full asylum
5:35 p.m.
A private rescue group says some migrants aboard its vessel off Malta are refusing food on their 17th day of awaiting permission to disembark at a European port.
Sea-Watch tweeted on Monday it fears the migrants' "psychological and health status may deteriorate significantly" if the stalemate continues.
The aid group rescued 32 migrants from a smugglers' boat in the Mediterranean Dec. 22. The boat's within sight of Malta, which hopes EU negotiations will yield nations willing to take them. Seventeen migrants were saved by another private rescue boat Dec. 29 and they also are awaiting permission to disembark.
Malta won't allow disembarking until deals are reached to distribute the 49 among fellow European Union nations, as well as some of 249 migrants its armed forces rescued in late December.
Italy also has denied disembarkation permission.
3:55 p.m.
Dozens of refugees housed in tents in a camp in northern Greece have been protesting living conditions as temperatures have plunged well below freezing and snow has blanketed the area.
Police said about 40 refugees in the overcrowded Diavata camp protested outside the facility, burning tires and blocking a road outside the camp. A passing truck driver and one refugee were injured in a fight that broke out after the driver attempted to break through the barricade. Four people were detained, police said.
The Diavata camp has a capacity of 700 people but currently houses 1,410. Of those, 700 live in containers turned into small houses, a further 300 are staying in large communal buildings in the camp and about 400 live in tents.


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News and musings from New York Times bestselling mystery writer Rhys Bowen, creator of the Royal Spyness and Molly Murphy mysteries. Sparkling British royal comedies and atmospheric historical drama.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Why do we love vampires?
Following on nicely with my superstitions thread, I suddenly realized that my next book is all about superstition--and our deepest folk fears, of evil that walks in the dark. In the past when only a candle lit a few feet of darkness it was easy to understand that the wind moaning down the chimney sounded like a soul in torment, or that a flapping sound was an undead creature flying through the night to seek blood.
My next book, ROYAL BLOOD, has all these elements in it, but I hasten to add that it is not a horror story. It is comedy, like the rest of the Royal Spyness books. Lady Georgie, my royal heroine--34th in line to the throne but penniless as ever, is asked to represent the family at a royal wedding in Europe. She discovers that the wedding is at a castle in Transylvania--and yes, something is crawling up the walls and a pale young man is bending over her bed.
I decided that there was such a universal fascination with vampires that I wanted to have fun with the whole Dracula motif. I'm not saying whether there are real vampires in my book or not. You'll have to read it to see. But I am interested in what lures us to stories of the undead. The desire to be scared but safe. That same feeling as we sat around a campfire as children and told ghost stories. But it's more than that--it's the ultimare lure of forbidden fruit. The sexy vampire toying with our very soul, but irresistable.
That's why it's so delicious to write about--if, like me, you don't take it too seriously. I know there are some people who do. Charlaine Harris says that people with sharpened teeth show up on her doorstep. She's had to put in a perimeter security fence. They hire security when she speaks. So I seriously hope these folks are not offended when I poke gentle fun at them in my book.... I don't want them showing up on my doorstep, fangs and all.
So why do you think we are attracted to vampires?
ROYAL BLOOD comes out in September! Watch out for it.
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I've got to admit I don't quite get all the current fascination with vampires. Yes, I watched Buffy when it was on TV, and I can see the forbidden fruit fascination with vampires, but the craze seems so over the top to me.ReplyDelete
I'm actually looking forward to you poking fun at it.
Well, it's been going on for a while, it just went up a notch or two with Twilight and the Charlaine Harris Sookie series. Remember Anne Rice and Lestat? I enjoy all three previously mentioned series, but won't read something simply because there's a vampire in it. I like a paranormal twist to my fiction sometimes, but actually I think I prefer ghosts and witches to vampires for that.ReplyDelete
I feel so sorry for Charlaine with having to have security and having crazies show up on her doorstep.
Like Mark above, I'll be looking forward to your tongue in cheek take on it.
Many moons ago I wrote a piece for the Horror Writers of America entitled Vapires R Us. The point of the piece was a serious look at the flipside of the vampire mythod--that without our powerful beliefs in Christianity and its opposite evils--as in the AntiChrist--there would be no vampire mythology. The piece was srious but also riddled with one-liners such as "you can't keep a good monster down". But vampires or the "walking dead" have been with mankind since the outset in one fashion or form or another. Whether depicted as zombie-like walking dead or as the charming Count Dracula, borh have risen from the grave and have broke with the natural order of things. The reason the sun will scorch a "vampire" to death is that as the "eye of God", the sun or God will not abide such an aberration.ReplyDelete
However, after the serious "horror" of it all wore off, the vampire and other monsters from Frankenstein to the Werewolf were spoofed and soon became punching bags for Abbott & Costello -- comedy...then on to TV spoofs like the Adams Family and The Munsters...and soon softened and turned into "good guys" and even romanic figures like Byron, Shelly, Keats -- poetic in their painful aloneness. In romance novels they became absolutely gorgeous and caring people as in Twilight where some are good vamps, others are bad to the bone....and the best twist comes in such films as Lost Boys and more recently True Blood where really fresh twists are put into play--and yet while there are vampires who work and sweat out being "good" enough not to feed on people they love, there are also god awful bad vampires as well.
I did a vampire novel years ago with an archelogical slant, and all the vampires are wearing white in my depiction now a kindle book entitlee Vampire Dreams. No good vampires there as I wnated to revive--at the time--the power and awe of the creature and pull him or it back from the brink of spoofiness and Buffy-ness.
Honestly, vampires have never done it for me either as a horror or erotic subject matter. (For horror I prefer zombies, serial killers and monsters in general.) My husband on the other hand, loves vampires and finds them incredibly sexy. We both do enjoy the humorous vampire take offs like Leslie Nielsen's Dracula: Dead and Lovin It, George Hamilton's Love at First Bite and Lauren Hutton and early Jim Carrey's Once Bitten. Look forward to reading how you having fun with the genre as well!ReplyDelete
I prefer the spoofyness (is that a word?) of things like Dean James's gay-vampire-mystery writer. Placing tongue firmly in cheek suits me better than deep dark drama like Lestat. But what the fascination is, I don't know, unless it's that people like to be scared without actually suffering through any real danger. Personally, I don't like to be scared, period :O)ReplyDelete
I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that they are human-like. Most other monsters are just...monsters. Vampires resemble us so I think it makes them more interesting. I'm not crazy about vampires in general either. But I do like a little vampire drama sometimes. =)ReplyDelete
I admit to not liking stories about vampires. It's creepy and while I don't believe in them, I must let myself live the story if I am to enjoy it. However, I love your character and I'm sure to buy your book.ReplyDelete
As for as female fans of vampires go, I have a theory. When renowned psychologist David C. McClelland, PhD researched people's images of death, the one that came up for most women was a sexy figure of death, the demon lover. He called it the Harlequin complex. Well, a vampire is the ultimate demon lover, the ultimate alpha male--powerful and ageless and usually well-dressed--but dependent on human blood. (And blood has a particular resonance for woman, at least once a month.)ReplyDelete
Rhys, I can't wait to laugh with Lady Georgie through the next book. I think Rob and othes made some valid comments. I also think that the vampire represents for some the sense of unfulfilled longing that we all have to some degree for what is out of reach, by circumstance or choice. When you realize at 23 that your decision to marry and have children and study pathophysiology probably means you won't make it to the Olympics in gymnastics, it's not exactly the worst tragedy in the world. But if you loved gymnastics or the dream of it, and now know you can't achieve that dream, I think it is a hint of the sort of longing that we project on vampires, who theoretically long to live freely in the sunshine and without stigma. (Nope, I didn't marry and have kids at 23, nor pursue a career in gymnastics. Pathophys, in med school, later.ReplyDelete
Such interesting insights, folks.ReplyDelete
And I have to confess that I don't mind funny vampires but I hate horror stories. I get too involved with books and movies and I'm easily scared.
But the dark, brooding male is the ultimate hero, isn't he? Mr. Darcy, Heathcliff, Mr. Rochester.
I have always loved stories about fantastical characters, including dragons, wizards, witches, elves, vampires, and werewolves. But I don't think vampires have any special appeal to me above the others. In fact, I prefer werewolves to vampires. I was on Team Jacob (the werewolf) when I read the Twilight series, though I knew Edward (the vampire) would win.ReplyDelete
I didn't discover Buffy the Vampire Slayer until the show was almost over, but I've watched it twice so far on DVD. In addition to horror tales (I prefer to call them "supernatural thrillers"), I enjoy paranormal mysteries and humorous books about vampires, etc. (I think Dean James' series is hilarious). I can hardly wait to read Royal Blood!
- AnonymousMay 14, 2010 at 11:42 AM
I think you've hit the nail on the head, Rhys, with the dark, brooding hero. After all, look at romance, the number one selling genre in the world, which is filled with heroes (not all) who are dark and brooding. They were always my fave.ReplyDelete
Then couple that with the fact that every teenage girl who has ever gotten a hickey and felt that delightful shiver run down her spine, with the knowledge that the mark of the blood drawn to the surface will remain on the neck, well, I think that there is a winning combination. It combines erotic feelings with a sense of danger (with hickeys, the danger of being caught by one's parents?) and the romance of the dark, brooding hero, or perhaps being saved from the temptation of the bite by the dark, brooding hero...
Of course, this from the girl who didn't sleep for three nights after seeing DRACULA in the late sixties at the movie theater...
- AnonymousMay 21, 2010 at 5:37 PM
Just speaking as a 15 year old, I have to say that I find vampires a really interesting subject, and one I could talk about for a while. :)ReplyDelete
I know my class mates enjoy vampires for a few reasons, not all of them good ones.
a)living forever.
b)the assumption that vampires have soul mates and that if they were to somehow become one, they wouldn't have to worry about finding the "one true person"
c) just the general awesome 1800's manners that any decent, non-sparkling vampire would have *ahem*
and d) the fact that they are considered very SEXY! :D


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This year I have run a twice weekly Creativity Club at a secondary school. I would like to thank ALL the students who joined the club for their enthusiasm, both in discussion and practical art making. We had participants from a primary school and so the mixture of ages from Year 3 to Year 9 was great. In 2016 we hope to continue Creativity Club, perhaps extending to Year 12. Our Pinterest board CREATIVITY CLUB will continue to grow as a resource bank and collection of students' work. Students who are already contributors to this board please feel free to upload work and pin inspiring pins over the holidays. I hope you all have a wonderful summer holiday and see you in Term 1 2016!
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Have you heard of The Great Wall of Vagina? That's right, vagina.
It's a masterpiece of a Brighton-based artist Jamie McCartney in his latest exhibition Skin Deep. The artwork, which unfortunately was only on display for the month of May, is a 9-meter-long wall that consists of "four hundred plaster casts of vulvas, all of them unique, arranged into ten large panels."
This controversial piece can be interpreted in different ways, but many female participants themselves see it as a positive step towards demystifying the feminine.
Our media displays the female body again and again in a range of different ways, but the vulva is always left hidden and untouched in the day-to-day imagery we receive. Pornographic films, on the other hand, emphasize on displaying the vagina, but the type of genitalia shown in porn is very limited. Therefore, currently, the only representation of the vagina available is the pornographic vagina. Also, at the same time, the idea that porn films show what the rest of the media is not allowed to show, further enforce the idea that the feminine private parts are something to be hidden.
McCartney hopes his artwork will make talking about female genitalia more normal. He says he first came up with the idea five years ago when he begun to realize how many women suffer from low self-esteem because of the look of their genitals.
"I had no idea women had anxiety about their private parts. I began to wonder, as an artist, if I could take this any further."
Mardi, one of the 400 participants, describes her experiences of participating in the artwork in the following way:
"Looking at it from a cast I was quietly surprised. I was very pleased with it. Vagina is a really important piece of equipment. It's the gate way to life, really. This is a much softer way to record what your body looks like."
And the piece really is a spectacle. The sexual has become nonsexual. Mardi continues, "I like the ethos of the piece, of showing different women all the different types of varieties of vagina which one can have, which we now know is lots!"
Josetta, another participant, talks of the social significance of the wall:
"It really helps you get over any body issues, I think. Lots of women feel the shape of their vagina is a bit different, because they are all different… To bring back the idea of women's bodies, and parts of our bodies, into an art, I think is very different to women being objectified with a pornographic, sexual, or the male gaze."
Finally, she concludes in a way that also speaks for Women for Rwanda: "The whole nature of the project feels very empowering to women. That in its self can counteract the kind of damaging view of women."
We're interested to hear what you think. Do you find McCartney's spectacle vulgar, uncomfortable to see, or perhaps further objectifying women? Or, would you agree with Mardi and Josetta, that the artwork is empowering women, breaking patriarchal norms, and demystifying the hidden? If you'd interested to find out more, have a look at The Great Wall of Vagina film gallery here.


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It's there– faint, fuzzy movements in your memory, a feeling you can recall just enough to remember feeling stupid for it.
You can still make out the images: it wasn't even that you had trust issues or even that you built high walls and someone finally made it over in this big, breathless, unforgettable moment– maybe it'd be easier now if that had been the case, if you had just turned around and built higher walls and grown gun shy.
No, it was subtle. So you shut it all off instead of restoring your defenses, and you condition yourself to forget so much that it's still static when you reach back into the far corners of your mind, searching for that soft moment— the moment without the fireworks, where the world didn't stop spinning, the one that was so insignificant that you can't pinpoint when it happened– because it happened so naturally, so mindlessly, like your heart beating without you having to consciously tell it to: that was the moment you just believed someone would stay, without a doubt or a question.
And then you were wrong.
There's just got to be this balance of not orbiting around another human being and yet, not getting too lost in your own head trying to figure out how to care less, to match their pace, just to blink back into the reality that you lost them in the midst of trying to keep them.
Well I know one thing is true about my frantic, misguided, neglected memory: I've made sure to take hammer and nail to the forefront, plastering a list of the names of every person that couldn't stay.
But did I ever make a list of the people who didn't leave?
These nerves detach, uproot from the happenings around you. So that when you sit across from a boy who looks at you like you're home, the sound of your own mental repetition of "He could stay, you can trust the process," makes you nauseous, and you yell at people when they ask you how you feel.
The truth is, I met a boy who makes me nervous, and no one has ever made me nervous. He's the boy who everyone adores, and I swear he's another reminder from God that it's okay to be kind, to care, to get back to the girl who was soft.
He makes me tacos for dinner, and I want to kiss the mess out of him.
Instead I sit and smile and say, "Thank you," and I make keeping him something I have to figure out.
Because it's been two years, and I still can't shake the feeling of loosing someone I made the conscious decision to believe.
Because the first time someone leaves, you're surprised.
You go on, light-hearted and wide-eyed, believing out of nature, not habit.
The second time someone leaves, you start to wonder.
Then you're eighteen, and you've had to make belief a habit.
Now you coax yourself into trusting.
You spend too much time remembering the names of every person who didn't stay and forgetting about the people who haven't left.
I wonder what my life would look like now if I spent less time making a habit out of trying to believe that people will stay and spent more time being thankful for the people who have stuck with me.
So here it is:
I like a boy. Very much.
And that's hard to say.
And saying that it's hard to say is hard to admit.
But I want to be bold, and say the things that I'd rather clutch close, if only for the people who have been bold enough to not stop loving me.
I want to step into twenty-one reconditioned; I want to scrape the names of the leavers off of the inside of me, and thank the stayers more often; I want to believe that people are good the way my heart beats and lungs pump– effortlessly, mindlessly.
Because people aren't mindlessly good– that's something we have to try at.
I want twenty-one to teach me how to clap louder for all the good.


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This is a reminder that we do not provide any technical support at all when a user is not using our provided/provisioned device.
This has always been our policy and we have never provided technical support for BYOD services per policy, but this has not been strictly followed by some technicians wanting to help customers.
We will be beginning to enforce this policy more strictly internally immediately.
When reviewing the list of customers with the most support requests and reported issues, I noticed every single one of them were BYOD customers.
We provide BYOD access as a convenient feature for customers to use service when traveling, for international customers, or to use an alternative device in addition to our provided device.
We are not a BYOD provider and have not designed our service to be a BYOD service so our troubleshooting procedures have been designed for our provided devices only. We realize that some providers do support BYOD openly and there are some users that prefer this.
In order to receive technical support of any kind, you must be using our device. Technicians will no longer be able to assist you with a third-party device of any kind.
This policy is designed to keep service levels high, support costs low, and customer experiences consistent. Our service is designed for the majority of users that expect plug and play service.


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Adrienne Christian, 2/22/2010
Current occupation: MFA Student at Pacific University and Associate Poetry Editor for Silk Road Literary Journal
Former occupation: Assistant Manager of Instruction at Berlitz Languages International
Contact info: Feel free to email me at email@example.com. When I am not writing, I spend my days traveling, Facebooking (if that's a word), and trying new recipes. My most recent work has been accepted by Miller's Pond, 42 Magazine, and Good Housekeeping.
The Ad Agency Workers
No one wants to be here
In boxed-in solitude.
We won't make art, we fear –
creative flow subdued.
In boxed-in solitude,
we wait here for our tasks.
Creative flow subdued,
we do just what Boss asks.
We wait here for our tasks –
the same ones as last year.
We do just what Boss asks;
why even keep us here?
The same year after year –
because this model worked.
To it we must adhere
in khakis and blue shirts.


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Tina, Pre-school Manager
Tina, our Pre-school Manager, has a CACHE Diploma in Childcare & Development (Level 3) and over 10 years' experience in Early Years, as well as a wealth of leadership and management experience from her previous career. Tina is in charge of safeguarding and behaviour management, along with her managerial duties. With two children of her own, Tina became interested in childcare and early years education through helping at their pre-school and volunteering on the committee. She enjoys spending time outside with the children, as well as sensory play, singing and story time, and is a specialist play-dough maker!
Gail, Deputy Pre-School Manager
Gail is an experienced Pre-school Practitioner and has responsibility for equal opportunities as well as being our Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (SENCO). Gail is a former primary school teacher with three children. She enjoys sports, so spends plenty of time with the children in our outside area, and coordinates our PE sessions. As well as organising some fabulous role-play areas, Gail also has a strong focus on maths, and ensures that lots of opportunities for learning are provided in all areas of our indoor and outdoor environment.
Lorraine, Pre-School Practitioner
Lorraine is a long-serving, experienced Level 3 Pre-school Practitioner, as well as being the Health and Safety Officer. Lorraine has two children and got involved with Busy Bees when her son attended. She is known for her wonderful baking and cooking creations, and always has a large group of willing volunteers to help! As well as her baking skills, Lorraine is also known as our 'Creative Director', with a talent for making lovely displays. She also really enjoys supporting the children in their chosen activities, to ensure they have a sense of pride in their achievements.


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You can find documentation for most of our stable, released projects at:
That copy is based off the 'stable' branches of our repositories, and corresponds with the latest releases.
The documentation for the current in-development copy (based off of the 'master' branches of our repositories) can be found on DevNet, at mousepawmedia.net/docs.
FAQs: Documentation
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Why can't I find the documentation for a particular project?
Only stable, released projects have documentation hosted on docs.mousepawmedia.com; you may be able to find the docs for the development version of the project at mousepawmedia.net/docs.
Some projects are still too early in the development process to have documentation. Just be patient - we WILL have docs soon!
Finally, Redstring has docs in another format. We'll be migrating it to the new format and publishing it to docs.mousepawmedia.com soon.
What software do you use to produce the documentation?
Our documentation is written in ReStructuredText and rendered with Sphinx. It is then automatically published to our servers by Jenkins. You can find more information about these and other tools on our Technology page.
I found an error/typo/omission! Can you/I fix it?
The documentation is tracked on the related project repository, and can be changed in the same way the code can. You're welcome to file a bug report, or even better, to fix it yourself! See our Developers page for more information on getting involved.
Can I download a copy of the documentation?
Absolutely! The easiest way is to check out the GitHub repository for the project in question. Then, you can build the documentation yourself, outputting it to HTML, PDF, or one of many other formats. Instructions can be found in each repository's 'BUILDING.md' file.


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