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The Sochi Winter Games closed Sunday with an elegant, and at one point self-effacingly humorous, closing ceremony overseen by President Vladimir Putin and thousands of spectators the Fisht Olympic Stadium.
SOCHI, February 23 (RIA Novosti) – The Sochi Winter Games closed Sunday with an elegant, and at one point self-effacingly humorous, closing ceremony overseen by President Vladimir Putin and thousands of spectators the Fisht Olympic Stadium.
The ceremony began at exactly 20:14 p.m. local time in tribute to the year in which Russia has hosted its first ever Winter Olympic Games.
In a nod to the opening ceremony’s much-discussed snow flake glitch, a troupe of dancers who were to form the Olympic rings paused slightly before fanning out to create the fifth hoop.
Russian Olympic gold winners carried the national flag into the arena, after which a choir of 1,000 children performed a rousing rendition of the country's anthem.
Following the unprecedented disappointment of coming 11th with just three gold medals four years ago in Vancouver, Russia achieved its best ever result in Sochi, winning 33 medals in total, including 13 gold.
Putin and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach met shortly before the opening ceremony to congratulate one another on what have been widely hailed as successful Games. | 2019-04-20T04:16:33 | https://sputniknews.com/russia/20140223187820216-Elegant-Ceremony-Bring-Winter-Olympics-to-a-Close-in-Sochi/ |
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No one has a bigger impact on the life of a child than his or her parents. Whether cheering on a son or daughter during a sports event, discussing a child's progress with a teacher, or volunteering in the classroom, the contributions of parents are seen as a vital and special part of a child's educational experience at HGCA.
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More than 500 combinations headed to Solihull for its second British Eventing Fixture.
It was a double win for Joshua Levett, son of Australian eventer Bill. He won BE90 Section A with Uncle Austin and Section B with Cynheidrefawr Ceidrych. Abigail Boulton was another double winner. She topped BE90 Open Section D with May Day and BE100 Section I with Doolin Dancer.
Janine Paterson had a 9.3 penalty winning margin in BE80(T) Section G with Willoway Amigo having made the trip from Somerset for the event. But it was a worthwhile effort as the pair were seeking to gain qualification for the Blue Chip BE80 Challenge Final at Weston Park. Janine has had Roo – a 14.2hh 10yo New Forest Gelding – from an unbroken 3-year-old having bought him from the Willoway Stud in Dorset and co-owns him with Ingrid Jordan.
Helen du Heaume and Alvescot Extraordinaire picked up their second win of the season when they topped Novice Section N. Eliza Stoddart and Clifford picked up a second win in a row with victory in Novice Section P. Clifford is an eight-year-old that she started riding this season after hunting him over the winter with the Fernie.
In three events this season, Hannah Horton and Atomic Kitten II have been in the top ten on each occasion, including a win in BE90 Section R. Another rider enjoying success is Anya Strilkowski with Woodlander Waglina who topped BE90 Section S who collected their second win of the season.
Other section results; BE90 Section C Claire Al-Redha; BE80(T) Section E Allison Murray, Conemara Boy; BE80(T) Section F Issy Insley, Highburren Lark; BE100 Section H Andrew James, Isalottie; BE100 Section J Lily Nicholson, Primatives Pebbles; BE100 Section K Annabel Mason, Creevagh Charm; BE100 Section L Hamish Clarke; BE100 Open Section M Maya Nicholson, Jacks Pride; Novice Section O Abigail Tomlinson, PN Hugo; Open Novice Section Q Sophie Brown, SBE Grafensbrook. | 2019-04-23T18:23:20 | https://www.eventingworldwide.com/event-reports-solihull-2-2/ |
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And off I went into the sunshine to Tower Hill. Now, I have to say that things are really cheering up around Tower Bridge and especially St Katherine’s Dock as the boats start to arrive ready for the Jubilee Pageant. Everything and everybody give off a very real feeling of happiness. I was feeling good and was seriously looking forward to anything and everything the would bring.
Anyway, as the saying goes ‘Time & Tide Waits For no Man’ and sure enough, the end of the working day arrived and His Podgeness had to head once more towards the unavoidable perils of rail travel. First was the Underground.
Now, I used to hate the underground, often spending a small fortune on taxis rather than venture into that warren that lay beneath London. But, of late, I’ve come to enjoy it, even to the point of exploring different lines to get to where I want to be. So far, I’ve used the Circle, District, Central, Hammersmith & City and the DLR and I’ve found them all to be fun and spookily interesting. But, of late, they just don’t seem to be working very well. Perhaps it’s the heat, I don’t know, but there always seems to be problems somewhere on the network with broken trains. Today was no exception, except this time, I was on that blithering train.
Hurtling along the Bakerloo Line between Regents Park and Baker Street the train came to an abrupt halt. So, there we all are, train packed to the gunnels sitting, standing, waiting deep underground in a tunnel wondering what was happening. Then we were told there was an apparent faulty passenger alarm which was stopping the train from moving. Eventually our determined driver overcame the machine and forced the blighter to move on to the next station, where once more it said, ‘ NO, I AM NOT MOVING’. Oh what a tinker this train is I thought as people abandoned train and headed upwards for daylight only to be replaced be new travellers who had no idea what this train was like. But, once again, Man Triumphed over Machine (I knew it was Man by the because he spoke us over the intercom, so no sexist accusations please), and the train once more set off until eventually, we reached MY station: Paddington. And, guess what? I was still in time to catch Old Faithful, the 18:33 to Exeter St David’s. Yes, His Podgeness has done well today for he has struggled through the warrens beneath London, beaten the efforts of Machine and still arrived early. Ha Ha, I am truly Podgethepuffer who will not suffer.
Obviously, nobody had told the land of the overland grown up trains as they had contingency plans, determined to thwart my attempts to get home in time for, well, anything really!
Anyway, not only did I board Old Faithful, but she also gave me a seat (sounds quite saucy really, doesn’t it). So naturally, I was feeling pretty smug. Then, almost with an air of smugness, the faceless voice came over the air to tell me that the service was running approximately 20 minutes late because of, guess what?, a broken down train at Reading (bring on the Olympics, for Yes, we are ready). So once more, I have to give in and accept it, machine does rule over man, and woman.
footnote – The big nasty train must have sensed my anger as once we were past Reading, it must have red-lined itself all the way, so we weren’t that late after. Woo Hoo.
19:03, 19:03, where art thou 19:03?
With the privatisation of most, no all, of the utilities came the promise of improved service and better value brought about by competition. With Gas, Electric & Telephone, I buy into this: potentially there is scope for competition though I’m not sure how much. With water, where is the competition? Where is consumer choice? I don’t see it, nor do I get it. Of course you could go down the same route that I have and have a bore hole installed but this comes at a price and isn’t a viable option for everyone. My real issue however is with another privatised ‘utility’, rail travel.
This kind of suggests to me that Rail Travel falls into this category. Sometimes however, it feels to me like a contained dictatorship: they make the rules, and that will be the end of it. After all, what are our options? We can’t exactly choose an alternative rail company can we? All the others cover different parts of the UK. Surely, this makes them a monopoly.
Let’s face it, if you were consistently receiving bad service from a supplier, would you stay with that supplier or would you seek an alternative. Obviously, unless you were barking mad, or inept, you would look around for other options. Yet, if we seek constantly bad service from rail company, such options don’t exist. Now I know that in extreme circumstances, the government can strip a company of its franchise but that isn’t exactly a responsive process and I would question it efficacy. We can of course complain to the company, we can complain to pressure groups, we can do all manner of things but in the meantime bad service may be resumed during which time, we the humble passenger [without whom, there would be no rail service, no jobs, no salaries] continue to suffer late running trains, cancelled trains, over crowded (some might argue dangerously) trains, overpriced trains. comfortables trains are nice but there continue to be those chugging ‘local’ trains making what I would unacceptably long commuting journeys. These trains are horrendous. Sometimes, if we’re lucky, in mid winter, the heating may be switched, sometimes not: it all depends on who’s crewing the train that day. On most such trains, the windows are incapable of staying shut. With a lack of heating and a winters morning, this makes for a chuffing cold morning commute.
Now I know stats will probably show that the percentage of late or cancelled trains is within a tolerable level of acceptance but believe me, it isn’t. Not when it affects the same core group of users day in day out as they make their way to and from work.
So, what has caused me to write this when the temperatures is at 25c rather than -2c or worse. Well I’ve just experienced a week of torment, although the weeks before weren’t much better.
I used to catch the 06:01 from Hungerford to Paddington which meant I was catching the early morning chugger. This was fine though as it did mean I got into work at a reasonable time. It also legitimised me leaving a little earlier at the end of the day. Then, the letter came through the letter box (where else!). ‘We will be working on the line, actually replacing the line: but don’t worry, we’ll keep the noise to a minimum’. Bugger! I thought, this won’t be good. To give them their due,they worked through the night, every night and they didn’t disturb us one bit. But, come the morning, well that was always going to be interesting. You see, the 06:01 is the first train of the day and was obviously dependant on any line work having completed in time. I think you probably know what’s coming next, don’t you? Anyway, as you’ve probably guessed, I arrive on the station at 05:50 (I like to be early), bought my weeks ticket and waited, along with all the regular fellow commuters. Then it started. “We are sorry to announce that the 06:01 has been delayed by 5 minutes” – oh no hang on, it’s been delayed by 17 minutes. Hang on a minute, isn’t the following train due in at 06:17. Oh no, don’t worry, that trains been cancelled so now the 06:01 will need to take the place of two trains. Oh hang, sorry, the 06:01/ 06:17 has now been delayed by 25 minutes. Hang on a minute, if you wait much longer you’ll clash with the 06:40. I should have realised, they have that covered: the 06:01 and the 06:17 have been cancelled and everybody will have to the 06:40. So that’s 40 minutes extra in bed I missed out on. The following day was a little better, no train was cancelled but they were late. And so this became a recurring theme.
Now, as I understand it, claims for compensation are allowed if you are delayed by more than 1 hour. So far, the latest my journey has Been is 54 minutes. Over any given week however I suspect that delays would be over that.
In normal life, services are more often than not measured by KPI’s with measured service availability of x%. Let’s be generous and call it 95% over a rolling 5-day work week. Then, let’s impose a penalty every time that KPI’S isn’t met such that they have compensate those regular commuters who pay in advance. Such a penalty would be a percentage of the travel card they purchased . Maybe, just maybe the rail companies would look harder at their performances. Of course, the government is there to ‘tell them off’ every now and then and can, and will, fine them for poor performance. I believe that Network Rail are to be fined £24m for 13.7m late trips. Wow, that’s great, but who gets the money? Not the poor travellers who experienced the real consequence of those late trips. And don’t let me get started on the subject of consequential impact. That’s never taken into account. All we hear is a recorded message saying ‘We’re very sorry for the late running of this train, and the inconvenience it may have caused’. Balderdash, words are cheap, unlike the fares.
Every evening, my thought, and that of everybody else is not ‘will the train leave on time’ (they’re pretty good in that department) but ‘how late will it be getting to its destination’. My train is always delayed getting into Reading. Why don’t they just change the frigging time table to reflect the inbuilt delay, expected to last for the next year or two.
On one of these ‘extended’ trips, I heard how one trip from London to Bristol, a distance of 114 miles, took over 6 hours. It wouldn’t have taken much longer if I’d cycled, in fact I can think two young lads at home who could have beaten the train. Maybe that should be a challenge for me. To cycle home one Friday (London to Hungerford, 65 miles). Hmm, it’s doable. Let me mull that one over a while and I’ll come back with a decision at a later date. | 2019-04-24T11:49:40 | https://podgethepuffer.com/tag/london/ |
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A piece of original art, created as part of my 100 days of oysters project. Oyster #49 is watercolor and ink on gray paper with hand deckled edges. Painting measures 6x8 inches, is signed and titled across the bottom edge. | 2019-04-21T09:07:57 | https://printedhues.com/100-days-of-oysters/100oyster-49 |
Favs/dislikes: 13:0. A list of the top 100 films of all time, compiled by the forum users of Rotten Tomatoes during the summer of 2013.
Favs/dislikes: 4:0. Pascal Acquarello is the author of the "Strictly Film School" website, a dynamic, evolving personal homage journal dedicated to the analysis of landmark world cinema from an academic perspective: universal themes, symbols and imagery, historic context and artistic genres. Included is Acquarello's submission to the Cinemarati canon project, containing his 100 personal favorites.
Favs/dislikes: 4:0. This is the top 100 most grossing movies of 2006 in the USA. Source : BoxOfficeMojo.
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Favs/dislikes: 4:0. What’s your all-time favorite funny movie? Having trouble picking just one? So did we! So we narrowed the field down to the top 100+ side-splitters of all time. Tell us in the comments what you think the funniest movie of all time. By Reader's Digest Editors.
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. This is the top 100 most grossing movies of 2007 in the USA. Source : BoxOfficeMojo.
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These chocolate dragees have been sourced from the coastal town of Pireaus, Greece. Produced by a 65-year old family business, each dragee captures the creativity and detailing of two generations of Greek craftsmanship. No artificial colors or vegetable fats are used in these chocolates. | 2019-04-26T12:52:05 | http://provenancegifts.com/chocolate-dragees/ |
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Pre-ROTJ hardcopies and hardcopy parts surface less frequently than their than Return of the Jedi era counterparts. The brown colored Han Bespin hardcopy parts seen here are cast in carbalon, a urethane commonly found among Kenner hardcopies from the Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back era. The usage of dynacast, a green colored urethane, became much more prevalent during the ROTJ era, however dynacast ESB hardcopies do exist.
The hardcopy parts are slightly larger than that of the production figure's when placed side by side. This size difference holds true for the other figure parts, which are sadly absent.
The final two images show both sides of each hardcopy part. The detail on these, and all hardcopy parts for that matter, is much crisper. Fine detail is often subdued or lost throughout the later portions of the production process. Holes located on the parts (right photo) serve as attachment points for a metal dowel. These metal dowels permit the head and limbs to attach directly to a hardcopy torso.
I've continually pieced this hardcopy together from three different sources beginning in late 2000. Sadly, the torso and left arm are still absent. If anyone can assist with the completion of this unpainted hardcopy, please contact me at [email protected]. | 2019-04-26T01:45:09 | http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=60110 |
Regal Hongkong Hotel newly presents the Bed and Breakfast Package. From now till 12 July 2019, guests reside at the Hotel can enjoy a complimentary sumptuous international buffet breakfast for 2 persons at Cafe Rivoli and take the extra privilege of a 10% discount for "TramOramic Tour " tickets to explore the old town Central with your family and friends to experience the traditional culture in Hong Kong. More comprehensive Hotel’s facilities and services enjoyment are offered to guests.
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When our self-worth is not in Jesus Christ, we will spend our lives with performance issues! Our worth will be determined by how successful we are: How few or how many mistakes we’ve made or not made – how beautiful we are – how big my business is – how many people adore me – how educated I am – how much money I have in the bank. How much I’m DOING!
We have a misplaced identity of what success and failure is. The root of all of this is what we believe about righteousness. If keeping the Law is our basis for righteousness, then it is the basis for receiving the promises of God. In other words, our performance is the basis of getting our prayers answered. Our performance becomes the basis of God’s protection and experiencing peace with God. But this is not true.
If our security is based on our own performance, we will always be insecure because we will always fall short. Let us place our security in Jesus’ performance today. And His most important performance was what He did for us on the Cross. We are righteous in HIM! | 2019-04-21T16:53:49 | https://rhemawest.co.za/performance-issues/ |
Bladder cancer, as most cancers, actually presents as a spectrum of disease ranging from extremely indolent cases to extremely aggressive, life-threatening cases. Bladder cancer is strongly associated with tobacco use and with some other inflammatory states (chronic bladder stones, chronic bladder infection, long-term catheter use, etc.) and with exposure to certain toxins like textile dyes. However, it does not appear to be associated with Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis or with Overactive Bladder.
Do you or a family member have bladder cancer? Do you understand your phenotype (that is where you lie on the risk spectrum)? Has your doctor created an individualized treatment plan for you? If not, we can help. | 2019-04-25T14:19:02 | https://www.vistaurology.com/news/bladder-health-month-topic-3-bladder-cancer-29292 |
- Reactor and Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System have been shut down.
vessels under the instruction of the national government.
containment vessels under the instruction of the national government.
inside the reactor containment vessel.
holding left chest was transported to the hospital by an ambulance.
reactor building, exceeded 100mSv and was transported to the hospital.
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The Highland Youth Garden is a .4 acre urban agriculture project giving children the opportunity to learn and grow through gardening. We offer a diverse, hands-on learning environment for children, giving them the space and guidance to grow their own food. We serve approximately 375 students from Highland Elementary Schools and The Educational Academy for Boy and Girls during the school year as well as youth from the neighborhood and as many as 200 young people each week during the summer.
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n. pl. 1. (Zool.) A group of spiders having only two lunglike organs. | 2019-04-24T07:02:51 | https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Dipneumona |
Most of the time your heating system will run smoothly but there will be times when they will need to be serviced, repaired or replaced and in some cases an emergency repair might be needed.
Due to the fact that no two jobs are the same, an engineer arriving at your home can be presented potentially with a tricky task and to speed up the entire visit there are several things that a home owner or tenant can do to help the engineer carry out their work efficiently, let take a look at these few tips.
One of the most time-consuming parts of the job can be a cluttered work area or full cupboards when access is required to gas meters, parts, boilers etc.
A cluttered work area can not only add time before the engineer starts but it can prolong the time to do the work as well.
So, it is very important to make sure the work area is free from any materials especially if valuables or fragile items are present.
If unsure ask the engineer once he arrives what area will he need access to.
We should never forget that a boiler, radiators and other parts of the central heating get extremely hot during use, if your system is still hot when the engineer arrives this can greatly increase the time and cost of the visit as the engineer will need to wait until the system is cool enough to work on.
Once again this is easily remedied by switching off your appliance before the engineer arrives.
If possible it is a great idea to write down any problems that the appliance is having for example when it happens, is it only in certain circumstances, time of day, how often you need to top up pressure, this is especially useful with intermittent faults.
The engineer can go through the list asking questions helping to get the work or diagnosis done quicker and more accurately.
As much as most of us love animals when coming to work at people homes pets should be kept in a different room during the visit, pets can be curious and sometimes get in the way when working but the most important reason to keep your pets in a separate room is that the engineer will probably need to make multiple trips out to the van and the last thing an engineer wants is for a family pet to get outside and possibly run away.
Fantastic advice for anyone expecting work to be done in their house. | 2019-04-23T00:02:40 | https://lcdheatingandgas.co.uk/blog/getting-ready-for-the-engineer-to-visit-your-home/ |
Please bring parent photo identification, student's birth certificate, withdrawal information from student's former school, your current lease or mortgage coupon, and three pieces of current (non-junk) mail. Please bring the student to registration as well. Call 410-887-0141 for further information regarding Kenwood High School's registration process.
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In recent years we have been entrused to undertake the traffic surveys relating to such prestigious projects accross the globe as Abu Dhabi Plan 2030, and Singapore General Hospital, the latter involving in the region of 200 cameras to complete, over the course of a 2 week period.
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"I was in the lounge. I heard you drowning. I finished my tea and scones and came immediately."
Woody Allen has made some great films and he’s made some stinkers, but he is a man who consistently cranks films out year after year. In 2006, his film “Scoop” happened to have a stage magician in it and, because of that, we felt it was important to include in our series about films made about stage magic in 2006. But paired with the other two films in this series — “The Prestige” and “The Illusionist,” this film falls flat. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have a great time talking about it. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we wrap up our magic series with one of Allen’s worst films, “Scoop.” We talk about the magic, the murder mystery and the comedy in this film and how none of them particularly stand out. We discuss the actors — Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane and Woody Allen in particular — and what, if anything, they bring to their roles. And we chat about what works in Allen’s films and why this film feels so slight and forgettable. It’s not one of our favorites, but we still have a great conversation about it. Tune in! | 2019-04-21T14:07:42 | https://thenextreel.com/tnr/scoop/ |
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Below is an alphabetical listing of all the 340+ peaks of the Andes which have an information page with a photo or two on this website.
Click here to see a listing of the 6000m peaks in the Andes in order of height.
See also the 99% accurate 5000m peaks of the Andes in order of height.
Patagonian Peaks A listing of all the major summits in Patagonia by area and height.
This list, all photos (except where specifically credited) and all information © 1999-2019 John Biggar . All heights are in metres unless otherwise stated.
We can organise guided ascents of many of the peaks featured on this website.
For details of how to climb any of the peaks featured on this website, plus over a hundred other great summits in the Andes, please see our guidebooks , which are available in English and French editions. Books are available direct from us or from good bookshops and mountaineering shops.
All peaks listed on this page have a link to an information page or at least a photograph on this website but you may need to use your browsers back button to return to this page. | 2019-04-26T08:29:18 | http://www.andes.org.uk/andes-information-files/alphabetical-peak-list.asp |
This delicious Sour Cream Peach Bunt Cake could be made from scratch – but to be honest, who has time for that?! After a highly skilled taste-test, we’ve decided that – compared to grandma’s tried and true recipe – the moist dense texture comes out tasting the same! We suggest using the French Vanilla cake mix to quickly throw this cake together.
Mix the cake mix, eggs, oil and sour cream together and pour into a spayed bunt pan. Then spoon the peach pie-filling evenly into batter. WARNING: The peaches will sink to the bottom of the pan. That’s okay! The bottom of the pan will ultimately be the top of the cake.
A simple dusting of powdered sugar on this cake adds just the right amount of sweetness for the taste buds. It’s a refreshing dessert you are sure to enjoy warm or cooled.
In a mixing bowl put cake mix, oil, water, eggs and sour cream. Mix batter as you would a cake mix.
Pour cake mix batter into a well greased bunt pan.
Spoon peach pie filling into cake to form a ring.
Cool the cake in the pan on a cooling rack for 10 minutes, then invert it onto another plate.
Once cake has cooled, dust cake with powdered sugar. | 2019-04-22T08:12:44 | https://www.devourdinner.com/peach-sour-cream-bunt-cake/ |
Space - drive, Up/Down arrows - shifting up/down, Left/Right arrows - pitching back/forward when on ground or fly. You can get some bonuses when rotate 360 on fly and special bonuses when do combo trick: 1 combo - 500 pts; 2 combo - 1000 pts; 3 combo - you will become the hero for some time. Dirt reduces 50% speed, stubs will break you, jump pads gives the chance to jump through the big dirt pools. AntiDirt buff (green wheel) gives you stability to a dirt. AntiHit buff (blue shield) gives you invulnerability.
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AOPA and the California Orthotic and Prosthetic Association calls on you to share your knowledge and expertise through a unique and valuable speaking opportunity. You are invited to submit an education session proposal for presentation at the 2019 National Assembly, September 25-28, 2019 in San Diego, California.
Your submissions will set the stage for a broad curriculum of high-value clinical and scientific offerings at the National Assembly. All free paper abstracts must be submitted electronically. Abstracts submitted by e-mail or fax will not be considered. All abstracts will be considered for both podium and poster presentations. The review committee will grade each submission via a blind review process, based on the criteria below and reach a decision regarding acceptance of abstracts.
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All papers are due March 25, 2019.
Read the March O&P Almanac now. | 2019-04-21T09:12:30 | https://www.aopanet.org/2019/03/abstract-submission-deadline-approaching-march-25-2019/ |
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WordPress is one of the most well-known content management systems for blogging. With a massive database of plug-ins and open-source status, WordPress is a platform that can be used for almost any website. To get the most out of WordPress and force it to function like an entirely different system, you must take the necessary steps to make it fit your personal requirements.
Depending on your goals, you might need to make several changes, and at times, these changes might seem counterintuitive to your goals, but you must have faith that it will work out in the end. For example, you might have to remove page titles and headers.
By default, WordPress will place post and page titles above your content. Most people view these as crucial design elements, but depending on your design goals, the page titles might be getting in the way.
If your goal is to use WordPress as a single landing page or want to set a static page for your homepage, you might find that the page title becomes quite annoying.
When you’re trying to implement a customized style, the page title can clutter the page with unwanted content. Fortunately, it’s easy to learn how to remove a page title in WordPress. One of the easiest ways to remove the title consists of never entering one to begin with.
When you first create a page, you’ll need to enter a title, but after publishing the page, you can double back and delete the title.
However, by deleting the title, your dashboard will label the page with no title, which can get confusing when you have several pages with no titles. A number of free WordPress plug-ins can get the job done.
For whatever reason, you might wish to manually remove a page title. Some users don’t want to install an entire plug-in just to accomplish this simple task.
By making a small change to the HTML code for the page, you can manually remove the title. Technically, the minor change doesn’t remove the title, but it will hide the title from the page.
The title will still be visible from the administrator dashboard, so you’ll always be able to identify the correct content. To remove the title, you’ll need to follow these steps.
First, you’ll need to open the target page in your browser and view it as if you’re a normal visitor. Next, you must right-click on a blank area of the page and click to view the page source.
The wording for this action is very similar in Internet Explorer and Chrome. Next, press Control + F, which will open the Find box. Type “H1” into the box and remove the quotes.
You’ll see that the class name for the title will be shown within the H1 tags, which you can see in the example below.
In the above example, you can see that the class title is called entry-title, and it should have the same name when you look at your own website.
In this step, you’ll need to locate the ID code for the page that you’d like to remove the title for. To find the ID code, you can use a free plug-in or view the source code for the page. When you look at the source code, the ID code should be right above the class name. See the examples below.
Observe the ID code and write it down.
Once you’ve completed the other steps, you’ll need to edit your theme’s stylesheet and add a small bit of code. Head over to your administrator dashboard and navigate to the Appearance section. Next, click on editor, styles and stylesheet.
Scroll down the page until you reach the bottom of the code. Go ahead and enter the line of code shown below but make sure to change the entry title and page ID code to match the information that you’ve gathered from your own site.
To finalize the changes, click the Update File button, and your page or post title will be hidden from the page. If you decide to change your WordPress theme, you’ll need to repeat this entire process.
Once you’ve comprehended these simple steps, it shouldn’t take you more than a few minutes to implement these changes in the future.
If you’re looking for an automated way to remove page titles, consider using plug-ins. Some top choices are Post Titles, Hide Page and Title Remover. | 2019-04-25T08:48:29 | https://makeawebsitehub.com/how-to-remove-a-page-title-in-wordpress/ |
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On the top you can put your best portrait and souvenirs from your very best experiences.
Made of composite wood with melamine veneer and solid wood legs. | 2019-04-24T10:40:49 | https://boahaus.com/collections/frontpage/products/boahaus-contemporary-coffee-table |
This could confirm one of the most popular fan theories.
Because Marvel fans currently have nothing better to do, this weekend they checked the resume page of Avengers 4 cinematographer Trent Opaloch and noticed he listed a film called Avengers: End Game.
He's since updated his resume and changed the title to Avengers 4, but the damage had already been done.
A number of fans have pointed out that this is a reference to a scene in Avengers: Infinity War, when Doctor Strange is searching through every possible outcome in the battle with Thanos to see if there's any possible ending in which the Avengers can win. Out of 14 million possible outcomes only one has the Avengers winning. Just after Doctor Strange hands the Time Stone over to Thanos, he tells Iron Man, "We're in the end game now."
This hints at the theory that everything that we see playing out is part of Doctor Strange's plan, which is to allow Thanos to win first before Strange goes back in time to reverse everything that happened.
Not every Marvel fan is convinced, though. Comicbook.com points out that co-director Joe Russo denied the film's title would be based on a line of dialogue in Avengers: Infinity War in an interview in May.
But before we even get to Avengers: End Game, there are still two more Marvel movies to go, with Ant-Man and the Wasp out this week and Captain Marvel early next year.
Did the Avengers 4 Title and Trailer Details Leak? | 2019-04-23T01:14:28 | https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a22021377/avengers-4-title-leaked/ |
Isaac Adewole, minister of health, says the monkeypox virus has spread to 11 states with 74 suspected cases recorded.
Addressing state house correspondents after the federal executive meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, Adewole dismissed the reports that the military has been spreading the virus through vaccination.
Monkeypox is a rare virus transmitted to humans from animals, with symptoms in humans similar to those seen in smallpox patients, although less severe.
On October 11, the federal government confirmed 33 suspected cases of the virus — first recorded in Bayelsa — in seven states.
The minister, who updated FEC on developments concerning the virus outbreak, listed the affected states as Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo.
Others are Lagos, Nasarawa and Rivers as well as the federal capital territory.
“We have confirmed three (suspected cases of the virus) from Bayelsa and 12 of the suspected cases from Bayelsa tested negative; four suspected cases from Lagos tested negative,” Adewole said.
“We are still expecting the results of the other ones.
“We are also doing tests at the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Ede, to really understand the genomics of this virus. Even when they are negative, the laboratory attendant should be able to tell us what exactly they are.
On the alleged spread of the virus by the military, he said the military was never involved in any vaccination in the country.
“And I must educate Nigerians about how vaccination campaigns are done,” he added.
“The federal government will take the lead but we do not conduct campaign without working with states.
He also said the health ministry was conducting vaccination in only three states of the federation, namely: Borno, Kwara and Kogi states.
Adewole said the cholera vaccination is being conducted in Borno state, while that of Yellow Fever is in Kwara and Kogi.
He said the ministry would soon start vaccination against measles while a nationwide vaccination against Yellow Fever would commence before the end of the year. | 2019-04-20T05:20:29 | https://www.thecable.ng/74-cases-monkeypox-recorded-virus-spreads-11-states/amp |
Jacob, D., J. Crawford, H. Maring, A. Clarke, J. Dibb, L. Emmons, R. Ferrare, C. Hostetler, P. B. Russell, H. Singh, A. M. Thompson, G. Shaw, E. McCauley, J. R. Pederson, and J. A. Fisher (2010), The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) mission: design, execution, and first results, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 5191-5212, doi:10.5194/acp-10-5191-2010.
The NASA Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) mission was conducted in two 3-week deployments based in Alaska (April 2008) and western Canada (June–July 2008). Its goal was to better understand the factors driving current changes in Arctic atmospheric composition and climate, including (1) influx of mid-latitude pollution, (2) boreal forest fires, (3) aerosol radiative forcing, and (4) chemical processes. The June–July deployment was preceded by one week of flights over California (ARCTAS-CARB) focused on (1) improving state emission inventories for greenhouse gases and aerosols, (2) providing observations to test and improve models of ozone and aerosol pollution. ARCTAS involved three aircraft: a DC-8 with a detailed chemical payload, a P-3 with an extensive aerosol and radiometric payload, and a B-200 with aerosol remote sensing instrumentation. The aircraft data augmented satellite observations of Arctic atmospheric composition, in particular from the NASA A-Train. The spring phase (ARCTAS-A) revealed pervasive Asian pollution throughout the Arctic as well as significant European pollution below 2 km. Unusually large Siberian fires in April 2008 caused high concentrations of carbonaceous aerosols and also affected ozone. Satellite observations of BrO column hotspots were found not to be related to Arctic boundary layer events but instead to tropopause depressions, suggesting the presence of elevated inorganic bromine (5–10 pptv) in the lower stratosphere. Fresh fire plumes from Canada and California sampled during the summer phase (ARCTAS-B) indicated low NOx emission factors from the fires, rapid conversion of NOx to PAN, no significant secondary aerosol production, and no significant ozone enhancements except when mixed with urban pollution. | 2019-04-25T09:47:37 | https://espoarchive.nasa.gov/content/The_Arctic_Research_of_the_Composition_of_the_Troposphere_from_Aircraft_and_Satellites |
‘Can someone write on your blog as a visitor?’ I was flattered. ‘Even as a resident, foreigner, international observer, or a thief’, I thought to myself. I mean, it’s a small community. No, community is a strong word. It is a small…never mind. Basically, we all know each other here. I know people who read and comment. And those who don’t read but comment. Hehe. We don’t judge each other here unless asked to, and when asked, we oblige.
This was the second person to ask me if she could write on my blog. The first one was me.
‘Of course you can. Why not?’ I said and asked at the same time. I asked her what she wanted to write about. At this juncture, I prayed and asked the good Father of the Bible to take away any cup of a political post before me (This girl is very political and loyal to her political party). I didn’t want to be the guy with the little known blog that is only read by his friends who denied a bold mamaa space on his dusty blog, then FIDA (her girlfriends) would be on my case.
For the record, I am not apolitical. At least not to the degree some people think I am. I have opinions and I vote. And I will vote again come 17th. I am also not subjugated by the ignorant individuals who always comment on a sensible post by ‘Your second name betrays you.’ (I don’t get how people stoop to such levels of pettiness). I only have political conversations with people with whom we can agree to disagree about our choice of leaders (read as thieves) and be civil about it. We acknowledge that when all is said and done, it’s every man for himself and God for us all. We won’t abuse each other and whenever one recedes to an ethnic cocoon and wants an ignorant, parochial argument, we call each other out. These people are gems. They listen first, understand, and then talk. A very rare breed.
‘I want to be partisan’. She responded. In my head I was like ‘aki hapana. Si leo. Si sahii. Not a political one. Much less a partisan one’.
‘I want to write about strong women’. ‘Oh. That’s interesting. Who doesn’t love strong women (wink)’ I poised, rather relieved.
So she wrote. I didn’t want to edit anything because, well, apart from the fact that it is a piece well written from the heart (she told me so), it is rude to edit someone’s work unless you are a guru like Bikozulu. I did not take away a thing. Not even the ‘Regards’ at the very end, even though I wished she’d finished with ‘Warm Regards’. It’s a cold September, people.
Take care of a Country, a village, a home from soring their knee, and in recent times participating in decision making; through going for positions and taking the bull by the horns and Kenyans have shown a lot of difference in thoughts of women leadership.
They’re different. Sooner or later different scares people.
Tough women, Martha Karuas of our times -women who will face a situation bravely, handle it – have been groomed by harsh times and this very society.
They have stood strong for powerful decisions and stands.
They make even men great.
They won’t change they just need an environment favourable to grow.
They will be deemed mean, rude and ignorant because they will be derailed a little but move on to their first focus.
A man of honor to them is one who doesn’t try placing her in a cocoon because by hook or crook she will leave and be her best version.
Because it is more about the goal than all the hurdles along the way.
These very women though, have a small, weak and a young girl in them ready to be loved, taken care of and pampered.
They sometimes, if not all times fall and worse still for wrong people because in themselves, they see women who can handle it. They sometimes stay in non-working relationships because they want the society to take them as ‘normal’.
But nothing is normal about pain, violence, hate, buying love, etc.
And when they decide it is over, they actually walk out throwing shade into all the environment will say.
So the next time she is around you all strong; within is a porcelain heart.
But in our weaknesses the Lord surmounts in strength.
That’s an inspiring post… I love the piece. | 2019-04-24T20:49:15 | https://wanderingpeterblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/14/they/ |
Welcome to Quote Meanings. This page lists the C. S. Lewis quotes we have in our database and soon will provide users a means to discuss the meanings of quotes listed here. You don't even need to sign up. | 2019-04-25T03:33:14 | http://quotemeanings.net/c-s-lewis-author-1431.html |
Born and raised in California’s Central Valley, Andrea Beltran’s love of winemaking was inspired by a bountiful harvest. After graduating from Cal Poly, Andrea made her way back to the Central Valley and began working at a local winery. Her motto, “learn by doing,” inspired her to advance her knowledge of winemaking, taking on mentors and pulling inspiration from all styles. Today, with 12 years of experience, Andrea’s personal style is focused on creating fruit-forward wines that show off the grapes natural acidity, aromas, and flavors – a distinct style found in every beautiful bottle of AVA Grace.
Our grapes are primarily sourced in California and other lush, vibrant vineyards around the world that set the stage for beautifully made wines. Abundant sunshine allows for a long grape growing season, while the diverse terroir help to create flavor variations throughout each varietal. AVA Grace® wines are inspired by the loveliness of these viticultural masterpieces and their unique qualities. The many possible blends of soil, climate, and winemaking styles are what give our wines their true legacy and grace. | 2019-04-20T07:10:07 | https://www.avagracevineyards.com/ |
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Many researchers are concerned about the generalizability of their research findings in cross-cultural, cross-national settings. Many pursue research topics in a single national environment and wonder if their research results would be confirmed in different contexts.
In 1993, a small number of researchers from across several countries, whose major research interests focus on the internationalization of firms, decided to collaborate in future projects. With the leadership of Professor S. Tamer Cavusgil, then Michigan State University CIBER Founding Executive Director, and Professor Catherine N. Axinn of Ohio University (an MSU alum), an informal research alliance was then formed, known as the Consortium for International Marketing Research (CIMaR).
In addition to annual meetings to discuss and/or initiate joint research, CIMaR members also meet at professional meetings such as the Academy of International Business and the American Marketing Association, and extend invitations to visit each other’s campuses. In addition, they arrange for their doctoral students to study at members’ schools.
Acknowledge the role of the other members of CIMaR in providing data, support, analysis, etc. in every publication or presentation based on CIMaR – related collaboration.
To date, several hundred refereed articles and books have been published, featuring the collaborative work of CIMaR members. Also papers presented in some annual meetings were also published in special editions of the Advances in International Marketing. Over the years, research interests of CIMaR network have grown from export marketing to many different aspects of international marketing and business.
Membership of this collaborative research group has grown from less than a dozen to more than 160 experienced as well as young scholars around the globe. All active researchers of international marketing phenomena are welcome to join. However, potential members must indicate their agreement with the guidelines stated above, Mutual Agreement, if they wish to join CIMaR. There is no membership fee.
If you are interested, please contact Professor S. Tamer Cavusgil at Georgia State University CIBER.
CIMaR network members correspond with each other via the CIMaR Interest Group on Linkedin, a moderated discussion group. | 2019-04-22T12:06:04 | https://ciber.robinson.gsu.edu/research/cimar/ |
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Government of Odisha, Rural Works Department has floated an e- tender for the construction of model school buildings in the district of Mayurbhanj under R.W. Cirlce, Baripada. Approximate tender value is Rs.3.70 crores and the period of work is 532 days. The last date for tender submission is Apr 21 2015.
Contact: Superintending Engineer, Rural Works Circle, Baripada. | 2019-04-22T10:12:23 | https://www.domexinfo.in/tender-news?id=2558 |
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Hold on tight, you’re in for quite a ride... Visiting Universal Orlando Resort™ is a full-throttle, blow-your-mind, never-to-be-forgotten holiday like no other. There are three incredible theme parks: jump into the movies at Universal Studios Florida™, meet dinosaurs and superheroes at Universal’s Islands of Adventure™ and hit the waves at Universal’s Volcano Bay™ water theme park.
Make the most of your holiday by staying in the thick of the action. From budget-friendly to pure indulgence, there’s a hotel for everyone, all offering guests exclusive benefits. Some, such as the the tropical Loews Royal Pacific Resort, the elegant and refined Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, and the laid back and cool Hard Rock Hotel® even include a FREE^ Universal Express Unlimited™ pass, so you can skip the regular queues at Universal Studios™ and Islands of Adventure. (Requires theme park admission).
Experience the magic of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ - Diagon Alley™ and Hogsmeade™ linked by the Hogwarts™ Express steam train. (additional restrictions apply). At Islands of Adventure, don't miss Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ a ground-breaking ride which brings you through the familiar corridors of Hogwarts™ castle before you take flight and zoom out onto the Quidditch™ pitch. Or follow in Harry Potter's footsteps through the streets of Diagon Alley™ at Universal Studios™ and travel deep below Gringotts™ bank for a multi-dimensional thrill ride.
Meet Spider-Man, Captain America and other Super Heroes at Marvel Superhero Island® in Universal's Islands of Adventure™. For the island’s highest-octane thrills, strap into the Incredible Hulk Coaster® – it had a high-tech revamp in 2016, and now spins, dips and flips like it’s being tossed by the big green guy himself.
Combine thrills and relaxation at Universal's Volcano Bay™ and add a splash of liquid awesome to your holiday.
Have your wand pick you at Ollivanders™ wand shop. No regular shop, aspiring wizards have the chance to experience a proper wizarding world rite of passage here: the interactive wands choose their owners.
Sit in a car that turns into a robot – on TRANSFORMERS: The Ride 3-D, you get to join Optimus Prime to help save the planet.
Stop by Krusty Burger for a delicious burger, order a Duff beer at Moe’s Tavern, and treat yourself to mouth-wateringly scrumptious donuts at Lard Lad Donuts ... all at Springfield, U.S.A. The recreation of The Simpsons™ hometown at Universal Studios Florida™ is realistic and the perfect place for photo ops. (Must be 21+ to consume alcoholic beverages with valid photo ID).
Order a mug of Butterbeer™ at Three Broomsticks™ in Hogsmeade™, a wizarding village near Hogwarts™ castle. Also tuck into Cauldron Cakes, Fizzing Whizzbees and Bertie Bott’s Every-Flavour Beans™.
Dine on pizza and pasta just like mama used to make at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. This chic retreat looks more like a charming Italian seaside village than a hotel – order a cappuccino on the pretty piazza and stop by the gelateria for a scoop or three.
Eat a variety of cuisines at Universal CityWalk™, the always-buzzing nightlife and dining district: try a 'Burgushi'® – a unique burger-sushi fusion – at Cowfish®; tuck into Forrest Gump-inspired seafood at The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co™; or go for a winning wiener at the Hot Dog Hall of Fame®. No appetite is left unsatisfied.
Indulge at at The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen™. This steampunk-style diner is like a dessert laboratory, inventing a sweet smorgasbord of sumptuous sundaes, candy-coated straws, sticky brownies, marvellous milkshakes and chocolate cocktails.
Be scared witless at Halloween Horror Nights™. Universal Studios™ goes ghoulish on certain spook-tastic evenings from mid-September to early November: masses of monsters and creepy creatures lurk on the rides, haunt the streets and seem determined to steal the show. Devilishly good!
Embrace your inner child and book your Universal holiday at Christmas – which starts in mid-November and lasts into early January. When the sun goes down, see The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts™ Castle light projection show, watch Universal's Holiday Parade featuring Macy’s at Universal Studios™ and see the streets festooned with decorations and fairy lights. On select nights, don't miss Universal Orlando's Cinematic Celebration™, a stunning light and water show which celebrates Universal movies from past and present.
Get ready for Florida’s biggest shindig: Universal’s Mardi Gras. For select nights in spring, New Orleans comes to Orlando – expect flamboyant fancy dress, raucous performers, live music, fried shrimp and gumbo.
Catch a gig at Hard Rock Live®. Orlando’s ‘Coliseum of Rock’ at Universal CityWalk™ hosts some of the hottest acts around, in the coolest venue. To feel like an A-lister yourself, check-in at the hip Hard Rock Hotel®.
With amazing theme parks and endless attractions, holidays at Universal Orlando Resort™ are sure to thrill and delight. Browse the Universal Orlando Resort™ hotels today.
^Requires theme park admission. Valid at Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Not valid at Universal’s Volcano Bay or at Pteranodon Flyers™ at Islands of Adventure. Excludes separately ticketed events. Benefit valid only for guests of Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Hard Rock Hotel® and Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, for the number of guests staying in the room for the length of hotel stay. Available during normal theme park operating hours only. Additional restrictions may apply and benefits are subject to change without notice. © 2019 MARVEL. The Simpsons TM & © 2019 Fox. Jurassic Park TM Universal Studios/Amblin. TRANSFORMERS and its logo and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2019 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. © 2019 BMP. The Cowfish and all related logos TM The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar, LLC. All rights reserved. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. TM & © 2019 Par. Pic. Hot Dog Hall of Fame is a registered trademark of Creative Attractions, LLC. Hard Rock Live ® Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. © 2019 UCF Hotel Venture V. UNIVERSAL TM & © Universal Studios. ENDLESS SUMMER registered trademarks, Bruce Brown Films, LLC. All rights reserved. Aventura Hotel TM & © 2019 UCF Hotel Venture IV. All rights reserved. Cabana Bay Beach Resort TM & © 2019 UCF Hotel Venture II. All rights reserved. Sapphire Falls Resort TM & © 2019 UCF Hotel Venture III. All Rights Reserved. Portofino Bay Hotel and Royal Pacific Resort TM & © 2019 UCF Hotel Venture. All rights reserved. Hard Rock Hotel ® Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. Universal elements and all related indicia TM & © 2019 Universal Studios. All rights reserved. | 2019-04-22T18:47:43 | https://www.virginholidays.co.uk/destinations/florida/orlando/universal-orlando-resort-holidays |
Activate Good $1,850 was donated to Active Good!
Tri It for Life $2,215 was donated to Tri It for Life!
Raleigh Rescue Mission $100 was donated to the Raleigh Rescue Mission.
DonorsChoose.org $1,672.37 was donated to fund five local teacher projects via DonorsChoose.org.
Friends of WC Guardian ad Litem 80 backpacks filled with school supplies were donated to Friends of Wake County Guardian ad Litem! A special thank to JDS Consulting and Design for the $1,000 donation towards this cause.
Girls on the Run $2,000 was donated to Girls on the Run. Congrats to Martina Brooks on winning the Adidas running shoes!
Families Together $2,100 was donated to Families Together! Congrats to Chris A. on winning the FREE pair of Adidas running shoes. | 2019-04-26T06:19:48 | https://www.nogrunclub.com/charity-nights/page/5/ |
Does H.I.N.T. offer any financial assistance or scholarships?
Unfortunately we do not offer scholarships or financial assistance at this time. However, we do offer payment plans and several payment options to suit the individual student's needs. Most students utilize low interest credit cards or personal loans from their bank or credit union to help them pay for tuition. Keep in mind that many financial institutions will loan money to students who will have a marketable skill immediately after completion of courses. We will gladly provide your bank or credit union information about the diploma program you have selected upon written request. Anyone currently on unemployment in Michigan may also qualify for re-education funds to help with tuition fees. You will need to contact Michigan Works to determine if you are eligible for tuition assistance.
What happens if I can't take some scheduled classes?
All you need to do is attend the class you missed when it comes around again. Students have up to three years to complete a program from the date they enrolled.
Initial payment of tuition should be at least two weeks before the first class, either the down payment or the entire tuition. If you are on a H.I.N.T. payment plan, the monthly amount is due on the 1st of each month; there is a $40 monthly fee for all late payments. Students who are more than 30 days past due with payments will be ineligible for attending classes until payments are all fees are brought up to date.
Will H.I.N.T. help me find a job?
We do not provide a placement service. However, we do notify graduates and qualified students whenever we are contacted about employment possibilities.
Can I take classes out of order, or maybe combine two years into one?
Yes, though this does require careful planning. There are prerequisites for some classes in most programs and not all classes are offered at all times. So, it will be necessary to work carefully with the class schedules to accommodate multi-diploma program combinations. Often students are able to join a program in the middle of the year or even take classes in two programs at the same time... when scheduling permits.
I live too far to drive each day of classes. Do you have a dormitory or student housing?
We do not have overnight accommodations for students at this juncture. However, we have some excellent hotels, motels or Bed & Breakfast options near by. We will be happy to provide you with a list of the local options. | 2019-04-21T06:46:57 | http://hummingbirdhealth.com/common_questions.htm |
The 6th Air Mobility Wing is comprised of the 6th Operations Group, the 6th Maintenance Group, the 6th Mission Support Group and the 6th Medical Group. In addition to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is also home to 28 mission partners, including U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command. The presence of these two unified commands and other mission partners creates a unique multi-service community at MacDill, with all branches of the armed forces represented.
So, although MacDill is an Air Force Base, it is also home to many soldiers, sailors, Marines and coast guardsman.
Because of this, we refer to ourselves as "Team MacDill."" | 2019-04-20T16:50:54 | https://www.macdill.af.mil/Units/ |
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The images have now been compiled into a photo book entitled DISKO. The book hasn’t gone down all that well in Lithuania, however, with some criticizing Andrew for displaying the country, which joined the EU in 2004, in a bad light.
Nonetheless, the photographer denies the silly accusations, describing his photos a “celebration” of history. | 2019-04-23T00:54:57 | https://www.slavorum.org/photographer-recorded-post-soviet-lithuanian-discos-for-10-years-this-is-how-the-parties-looked-back-then/ |
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ere’s another entry for my review mid-eighties, mid-level scifi, this time a novel by Gordon Kendall, White Wing.
Endless Galactic warfare is pretty much the law of the ‘verse here, namely by the League against the evil Sejiedi. No crazy creatures here, no. It’s humans on all sorts of different planets, each with tiny differences. For the League, these planets (or confederations) fly space fighters in wings denoted by color (i.e. blue, red, etc). And the late-coming Earthers? We’re White Wing.
I guess it goes back to the fact that our planet was destroyed two hundred years ago by the Sej. We’ve still got a chip about that. But White Wings fly silent, no chatter on the radio. And when we land, our pilots form into groups and march back to their quarters, not a word to anyone. So the rest of the wings hate us – we’re stuffy dicks who don’t bond with anyone. Seems like a long time to stay angry, but there you go.
What nobody knows about us is that our flights (of eight people) form marriage bonds (yes, everyone in the squad is married to everyone else). I guess in the eighties that was new and strange and alien and, perhaps, disturbing. Now, living in Colonialtown, Florida, man, that’s just a day on the street here. But it makes for an interesting premise – in public, we’re cold as ice. But once the doors to the quarters are closed and locked, then the squad has an eight-way fight (yeah, imagine your own relationship, and add six more people. Lots of dialog here).
And our current squad has a lot to talk about – they just lost one of their partners (heck, the flight leader had to kill her himself, lest she and her disabled ship be captured by the Sej). There are pages of angst and recrimination. Then, while blowing off steam in a bar, they meet a young white winger, Dustin, and eventually he is asked to replace the missing pilot (“marrying up” their numbers). But meanwhile a League intelligence officer is looking into patterns of spying and sabotage, the white wing finds itself involved, the Sej are pushing into our space, and everything’s on the burner.
So, yeah, a good book. Dated, yes, but it did a good job projecting trends of human relationships forward into the establishment of new groupings. And if you don’t let the chest-beating angst get in the way, it’s enjoyable on a number of levels. So, yeah, if you find a copy, go for it.
Mine is so old, the cover came off. Poor book. | 2019-04-19T15:32:00 | https://www.robertraymond.com/white-wing-review/ |
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* based on time between camshaft rebuilds in a severe Cummins ISB engine test vs. a conventional CH-4 engine oil without DuraShield TM. | 2019-04-20T20:49:58 | https://www.castrol.com/en_in/india/products/truck-and-bus/engine-oils/castrol-crb/crb-turbo-15w-40.html |
Tech One Global is an award hoarder this year. With the latest Microsoft Awards Night 2016 held at Waters Edge Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, Positioning itself as a pioneer in delivering enterprise solutions as a Microsoft Partner.
With these three awards, Tech One Global once again proves its competence as the go-to partner for enterprise solutions. Tech One Global is looking toward more awards in the future as a pioneer of the digital transformation movement bringing change in the industries that its technologies touch.
The only way to go is up! Thank you for the support.
Get updated on the local happenings in our Sri Lanka branch.
Just drop as an email and we’ll be happy to talk with you. | 2019-04-26T02:26:14 | http://blog.techoneglobal.com/6611-2/ |
Here are more details on what to expect about backcountry camping, menus and cooking, activity levels, and our wilderness travel style on the Costa Rica Packraft Expedition.
Many people think of whitewater paddling as extreme. In fact, with the right approach to decision making, we have a lot of control over our exposure to risk. Throughout the trip, as you learn about how the river works, you’ll see that whitewater is actually predictable. The area you’ll be travelling through is remote and so we take a calculated approach to hiking and river running.
Every trip has an extensive safety plan. Even though our guides are rescue and safety instructors on industry-leading international certification courses, we still train together specifically for the Pacuare with practice scenarios. In all of our training we focus on prevention and good decision making, and we practice what we preach.
The maximum guest to guide ratio on the Costa Rica Packraft Expedition is 5:1.
Costa Rica is one of the most stable and secure countries you can visit in Central and South America. It has a universal healthcare system with a great network of hospitals and clinics throughout the country.
We recommend that you visit your family doctor or a travel clinic while planning your trip. That way you’ll get up to date recommendations on health and safety.
Malaria isn’t common in Costa Rica and traveler’s generally don’t take anti-malarial meds. Mosquitos can and do transmit Dengue Fever (this is more of a concern if you’re visiting busy areas like crowded beach hostels) so using long pants, shirts, and repellent at dusk will reduce your exposure.
Yup, the rainforests of Costa Rica have snakes, spiders, and scorpions. The good news: they all present very low risk to travelers!
In the unlikely case that you come across one of these animals, do not try to pick them up. That may seem obvious, but that’s where people get themselves into trouble.
On this trip, we hike through the jungle, but always on trails. Your guides will lead the way. If you live somewhere with no poisonous creatures, you might be in the habit of doing things while hiking like stepping blindly into a big pile of leaves or grabbing onto a tree to pull yourself up a steep section of trail. It’s best to avoid doing that in the tropics. Take a look before you step or grab—and you’ll be all good.
Remember, these animals are scared of us.
You can expect great food on this trip! All your meals and snacks are included.
Costa Rica has amazingly good produce all year round. The fruits and veggies are sooo good…they’re just packed with flavor: we get to eat the fast ripening strains that wouldn’t last the long trips to North American or European supermarkets.
You’ll get to try local dishes like ‘Casados’ and ‘Gallo Pinto’. Your guides and camp staff will show off their cooking skills with high quality food and plenty of it.
In our pre-trip questionnaire, you can tell us about allergies, dietary requirements and menu requests. We always plan options for vegan, gluten free, and really any specific choices— just let us know in advance so we can prepare.
For the 3 days when we’ll be self-supported packrafting (no gear raft or vehicle support), we’ll split up the food so everybody carries some. You’ll learn about lightweight food systems, which are based around high quality meals and good planning.
At the start of the Lower Pacuare (on day 5) we’ll meet up with a raft (one of the guides will row the raft from here down with everybody’s backpacks strapped in…keeping your own boat lightweight for the bigger rapids). From here on in, the raft will carry our food in coolers and waterproof barrels—you can bet there’ll be a few celebratory treats packed along.
The key to any successful expedition, but especially one that’s so far off the beaten path, is teamwork. We divide our loads, share responsibilities, and everyone has to watch out for each other. A positive attitude and patience are fundamental to a backcountry packraft trip like this one.
You’re itinerary includes 3 nights expedition camping in hammocks in the rainforest, 2 nights enjoying El Nido del Tigre Eco Camp, 1 night at the Turrialba Volcano camp, and 2 hotel nights (first and last).
We provide everybody with good gear on this trip so you don’t have to go out and spend a ton of time figuring out what to get.
Most of the items you do need to bring, like quick-dry clothing and a headlamp, can be used on any other trip and even for frontcountry outdoor sports. They should be easy to find online or at your local outdoor shop.
The one item you may not have is a lightweight summer sleeping bag, so we give you the option to rent one from us.
Arguably the most important part of a successful trip is sleeping. A cool thing you’ll get to try on this trip is sleeping in a Hennessey Hammock. If you’re thinking: “sleep in a hammock?…no thanks”, you should check these out. Even people with bad backs and side sleepers find them very comfortable. They are the perfect pieces of gear for a jungle expedition: lightweight, rain storm proof, bug proof, and easy to set up. They’re off the ground so even if the ground is wet, you’ll be comfortable.
We highly recommend trying the hammock for this trip, but if you’d prefer a tent, that is no problem. We’ll provide you with an extremely high quality lightweight expedition tent—and you’ll get it to yourself. Just let us know on your pre-trip questionnaire.
When we arrive for the 2 nights at El Nido Del Tigre, your own platform tent will be ready for you with mattress, bedding, and pillow.
Minimal impact camping techniques (sometimes called “Leave No Trace”) differ across the world depending on the type of environment and the amount of people travelling through.
With all of our cooking, washing, and bathroom procedures, your guides will show you the systems we use to stay comfortable and healthy. At the same time, we’ll be minimizing our impact on the surrounding ecosystem.
Read more about how Boreal River strives to protect the environment.
There’s no need to buy bottled water in Costa Rica. Tap water in Costa Rica is great. The eco-camps and hotels all have clean drinking water.
The eco-camps have flush toilets.
On the expedition when camping on the riverside, we’ll explain a couple of options for pooping comfortably in the jungle. We supply the toilet paper—with the great coffee and healthy diet, you’ll enjoy it!
The Costa Rica Packraft Expedition is 4 out of 5 on our activity level scale.
You don’t need any whitewater experience or river expedition experience, but you need to be in good enough physical condition to enjoy the trip.
Hiking with all of your gear requires endurance, strength, and energy. Because of that, if you’re joining this adventure you should be fit enough to jog 6.5 km/4 miles and comfortable hiking with a full backpack for a full day. If you’re used to backcountry paddling and hiking in parks and comfortable carrying heavy loads, you’ll be fine. | 2019-04-19T08:50:47 | https://adventures.borealriver.com/whitewater-trips/costa-rica-packrafting/safety-camping-food/ |
Traditional gazpacho is made with a tomato base, but this watermelon gazpacho forgoes the acidic vegetable. It uses a combination of cool melon (on National Watermelon Day no less!) and jasmine tea for a unique flavor blend. This green tea is delicate, yet lightly sweet and highly fragrant, adding depth to this watermelon gazpacho recipe. Fresh herbs, garlic, onion, and jalapeno add further punch for a summer soup that is anything but ordinary.
This Jasmine Watermelon Gazpacho recipe with photo was shared with us by The Tea Association of the USA.
For a vegan, vegetarian, and top food allergy-friendly watermelon gazpacho, simply omit the crab.
Recipe courtesy of Culinary Tea: More Than 150 Recipes Steeped in Tradition from Around the World by Cynthia Gold, copyright © 2010. Reprinted by permission of Running Press, a member of The Perseus Books Group. Note that the prep time does not include chlling.
To serve, ladle one cup soup into bowl and garnish with one tablespoon crabmeat and ½ teaspoon olive oil, drizzled. | 2019-04-22T15:17:05 | https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/jasmine-watermelon-gazpacho-crab |
Hii there lovely's! Yesterday I've been to Lana Del Rey at the Heineken Musical Hall. I love Lana and her music, she's a big role model to me. At the moment I love her song American the most! Do you know that song? If not, you should listen it for sure!
But about the concert, it was amazing! She is very good live. Her recorded songs are simply the same as her live songs, that is so good!
We were pretty close to the stage, even though our train was about an half hour later. And the dress and hair-band that she wore were so beautifull!
I took some pictures but they were not good, not sharp & very blurry. Here are a few photos from Heineken Musical Hall, here you can see all the photo's!
But as you can read, a dream of mine came true, it was so lovely to see her in 'real-life'! I had a great time!
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I'm glad you had such a great time! Lana is a wonderful singer!
Wat leuk dat je bij het concert was!
Wat leuk dat je er bij was. Ik ben niet zo bekend met haar. | 2019-04-22T05:59:10 | http://www.ninafenne.com/2013/05/dream-came-true-lana-del-reys-concert.html |
Our Mold Assessment provides you with specific guidance for addressing potential mold-related issues in your home.
Our assessment includes interior/exterior inspection of the home for mold and conditions conducive for growth, interior infrared scans, air sampling for airborne spore levels, and laboratory testing. Our comprehensive report includes laboratory data and analysis on the types and quantity of mold spores in your home.
Molds are microscopic organisms present everywhere, indoors and outdoors. Molds are fungi which are needed to break down dead material and to recycle nutrients in the environment. To grow and develop, molds need moisture and an organic food source (e.g., wood, paper). Molds grow by digesting organic material, gradually destroying whatever surface they grow on. Visible mold growth is typically discolored green, gray, brown, or black.
The problem isn’t just that molds grow on surfaces, it’s that molds release countless tiny, lightweight spores, which travel through the air. If indoor mold contamination is extensive, it can cause high and persistent airborne spore exposures. Persons exposed to high spore levels can become sensitized and develop allergies to the mold or other health problems. For some people, a relatively small number of mold spores can trigger respiratory issues; for other persons, symptoms may occur if exposure levels are higher. Whatever the effect, indoor mold growth is undesirable and potentially dangerous.
Molds produce health effects via inflammation, allergy, or infection. Allergic reactions (e.g., hay fever) are common threats of mold exposure. Typical symptoms that mold-exposed persons report (alone or in combination) include respiratory problems (e.g., wheezing, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath), nasal and sinus congestion, eye irritation (burning, watery, or reddened eyes), hacking cough, nose or throat irritation, or skin rashes/irritation.
Mold testing, combined with infrared scans and visual inspection methods, is the best non-invasive method to assess the extent and types of mold in your home.
Most people test for mold when they smell an unusual odor, see discolored spots, or become sick for no apparent reason. Because mold growth often is caused or accelerated by moisture, many people also test for mold after a significant water-related property issue, e.g., heavy rains cause water penetration in the basement, dishwasher floods the kitchen, washing machine floods the laundry room, etc.
Testing before remediation helps to establish baseline conditions and the scope of any possible remediation; testing after remediation ensures that the mold has been properly mitigated.
Our Mold Assessment gives you a comprehensive understanding of the types and extent of mold in your home. We employ a multi-faceted approach to mold testing, including visual examination, air sampling, infrared inspection and, in some cases, surface sampling; we ship samples to a qualified lab for results and analysis, which we include in our Mold Assessment report. Our hygienist reviews results and, if we identify issues, we provide you with specific recommendations and next steps. | 2019-04-25T10:54:59 | https://www.usinspect.com/mold-assessment/ |
I couldn’t agree more with the sentiment that men of quality do not fear equality.
I’m amazed that some men think it demeaning to cook or clean, or wield a needle and thread. Just as I am by women who balk at wielding a hammer or turning a screwdriver. To me the almost obsessive focus on gender ‘roles’ is a destructive force in society, it prevents equality, and limits possibilities for advancement and innovation. | 2019-04-19T12:38:36 | https://sanjitchudha.com/2013/03/08/men-of-quality-do-not-fear-equality/ |
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders in Albany have come to an agreement that will eventually raise the state's minimum wage to $15 for everyone.
The measure is included in the state's 2016-2017 budget package, which legislators passed Friday.
"We believe that people who work hard should be able to earn a decent living and support a family with dignity," Cuomo said.
Cuomo first proposed a statewide $15 minimum wage back in January. It represents a 67% increase over the state's current $9 minimum. Cuomo estimated it could directly benefit 2.3 million workers, who represent close to a quarter of the state's workforce.
But it may also have the effect of pushing up pay for workers who make more than minimum wage, since employers will need to preserve pay differentials between entry-level jobs and more senior positions.
The hike to $15 would be phased in more slowly than the governor originally proposed -- and in some parts of the state, much more slowly.
For most New York City businesses, the minimum wage will rise to $11 at the end of 2016, then increase by $2 each year until it hits $15 by the end of 2018. But businesses with 10 or fewer employees will get an extra year. Their minimum wage will rise to $10.50 at the end of this year, then go up by $1.50 each year until it reaches $15 at the end of 2019.
In areas near New York City (i.e., Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties), the minimum wage won't reach $15 until the end of 2021.
And for businesses in upstate New York -- where towns and cities have had a harder time economically -- the minimum wage would only climb 70 cents a year until it reaches $12.50 by 2020. After that, the upstate minimum will continue increasing to $15 but at a pace set by the state's budget director in consultation with the state's labor department.
In addition, starting in 2019, the budget division and labor department will annually assess the economy in each region and the effect of the minimum wage hikes to figure out if it's necessary to temporarily suspend the scheduled increases.
The New York deal comes just hours after California became the first state in the nation to pass a statewide $15 minimum wage.
Those who support an increase highlight how a $15 minimum wage could help the overall economy. By increasing wages for those who need it most, they will be less likely to quit, reducing turnover costs for employers. And the low-wage workers -- along with their colleagues who also may get a pay bump -- will spend the extra money in their local economy, which in turn can boost demand and help create other jobs.
But those who oppose the hike worry it will hurt businesses and jobs in struggling economies in upstate New York. Less concern is expressed for the economies of downstate New York -- primarily New York City, where the cost of living is high and job growth has been strong.
"I speak to a lot of people in my industry and we're all very, very nervous about it," Nielsen told CNNMoney before the deal was announced.
New York state already requires large food franchises to move toward paying its fast-food workers at least $15 per hour. And Governor Cuomo recently mandated the same for state university workers. | 2019-04-24T19:01:58 | https://money.cnn.com/2016/03/31/pf/new-york-minimum-wage/index.html |
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JSL’s third birthday is coming up. Family will be gathered and celebrating will be done. So why am I nervous? Well, we’ve never told my family that we blog. This isn’t to say that we’ve been actively keeping our blogging activities from family. It’s just that our blog lives and real lives were separate for the longest time. However, recently, B decided to “come out of her bloggy shell.” As such, our real lives are seeping into our blog lives and vice versa.
Meanwhile, NHL is 6 years old. As we all know, six year olds don’t exactly have the greatest track record for secrets. Add in an up and coming secret-revealer (aka JSL) and it’s only a matter of time before one of them blabs.
My Aloha Friday question for this week is: Is it time to reveal our blogging activities to our family? Should we control this reveal rather than it come as a surprise uttered by a child? If you’ve revealed your blog to family before, how did you do it?
My family knows that I blog but never visit it. I simple to it as a journal of our daily basis.
Happy Friday and enjoy the weekend.
.-= Annie´s last blog ..Aloha Friday!!!!!! =-.
No matter how many times I’ve mentioned to my family that I blog, no one ever reads it (that I know of).
.-= Stacy (the Random Cool Chick)´s last blog ..Aloha Follow Friday – The Mother’s Day Edition =-.
I never really thought of blogging as a ‘dirty secret’. I’m not ashamed to do it- it’s my hobby just as golfing or bike riding is to them.
.-= Harriet´s last blog ..Did you know…Success if the opposite of failure? =-.
I don’t have what one would call a healthy relationship with my family because they are all pretty much wingnuts. So, I while I haven’t shared it with them, at some point one found it and the rest followed. And of course I know they come and poke around and look for whatever it is they look for, but they don’t interact on my blog, so I don’t really care. I will admit that it has, at times, made me hyper-vigilant in what I share on my blog, and I absolutely do not like that. I don’t like writing while worrying how people I rarely, if ever, talk to will think about it and whether or not their will be dramatic repercussions from it. I’m trying to get away from that.
Oh yeah, I had a point before I rambled about me. I think that if you’re comfortable with them knowing and have a good relationship with them, then there’s probably no harm in letting them know.
While dear Hubby knew about my blog he never visited it nor did any of my family members until I started on FaceBook and my blog is connected to it. Ugg, I wish that were not the case. My place where I could vent has been lost and I am saddened by it.
.-= Tammy @ LoveMy2Dogs´s last blog ..BBQ Shrimp Recipe =-.
I have and always will be very honest and forthright so our blog is just an extension of that. I say nothing on it that I wouldn’t say to someone’s fave. Life is MUCH SIMPLER that way.
.-= dddiva´s last blog ..Summer Bash Proposal =-.
Most of my family knows about my blog – it really wasn’t that big of a deal.
.-= Rach´s last blog ..Aloha friday #133 =-.
.-= angie´s last blog ..Vanilla Ambrosia =-.
Most of my family know about my blog, but not many visit. For the ones that don’t it’s no secret, the topic just never came up… I don’t blog about anything that I wouldn’t say to someones face, so it’s not a big deal.
.-= 3 Cuzins @ Cuzinlogic´s last blog ..Aloha Friday #13/Friday Follow #11 =-.
My family knows that I blog, but I never officially told anyone. I just added the link to my Facebook page and after a little while my mom and dad started asking me about a few things I mentioned on my blog.
I don’t think it has to be a bad thing. As long as you’re doing what you need to do to care for your family, blogging is a fun hobby.
.-= Cynthia Krajcarski´s last blog ..All My Dreams Fulfilled =-.
I just told people,lol. I never tried to hide it really & yes my family/friends do read my blog, not all the time but they do come around.
.-= The Social Frog´s last blog ..Aloha Friday =-.
I told them when I set it up. My family has been following since I started it…it was a great way for them to follow my family. I announced it to the rest of the family at Christmas time when I sent out my family letter with my cards.
They know me already that I am into a blog and they always said to me “Have a break in tapping your keywords and take your sleep”.
I almost forget to sleep bcoz of blogging 🙂 Anyways I enjoy it!!!
I think you are over concerned about the effect it will have on people. It isn’t like blogging is some big need to know thing. A couple might start stopping in to visit, but most could probably give a hoot. That has been my experience at least.
.-= Robin´s last blog ..The New Head & Shoulders Hair Endurance for Men =-. | 2019-04-19T10:29:41 | https://www.techydad.com/2010/05/aloha-friday-revealing-your-blog-to-family/ |
The Kentucky state workers’ pension system is by some measures the worst funded pension in the entire country with an estimated $70 billion dollars of unfunded liabilities. A recent audit of the pension system found that the plan has had $6.9 billion in negative cash flows since 2005.
At $40 billion, Kentucky teachers make up the largest portion of this unfunded liability. But even in the face of impending insolvency, many teachers in Kentucky are still protesting the slightest changes and cuts to their compensation that have been proposed in an effort to prevent catastrophe.
A minor reform bill recently signed into law that Governor Bevin admits “doesn’t come close” to solving the pension crises, and in no way changes current worker or past retiree’s pension or healthcare benefits, has been met with hysteria.
Many teachers and the Kentucky Education Association (KEA), the teacher’s union, are demanding the state raise revenue instead of cutting costs. The grand plan by the KEA and their lobby of teachers opposing pension reform is to take more money from those that are already responsible for paying teacher incomes - the Kentucky taxpayer. Instead of making concessions in an effort to fix their own underlying problem, they want a bailout. Not only would such a bailout set a very dangerous precedent, but for reasons I will explore below, it would be economically disastrous for Kentucky’s economy and private sector.
To put the $70 billion of unfunded pension liabilities in perspective, Standard & Poor's has ranked Kentucky's public pension as the worst-funded of any state in the US, with just 37.4 percent of the money it needs to pay obligations to retirees. Moody's has ranked Kentucky as having the third-highest pension debt when measured against a state's capacity to pay it off. With just over $10 Billion in total annual tax revenue for Kentucky’s General Fund, every state run institution and service in Kentucky would need to close for nearly 7 years just to fund past pension liabilities.
But despite this fact, the KEA and supporting teachers still insist that the state can somehow tax its way to solvency. | 2019-04-20T16:33:41 | https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-19/kentucky-teachers-want-taxpayer-bailout |
Kenyan police arrested two Iranian nationals in Nairobi, linked to a shipment of bomb material arriving in the port city of Mombasa. Police say they were casing US, Israeli, British targets.
Two Iranians suspected of plotting attacks in Kenya on Western embassies and Israeli interests including a synagogue and tourist hotels were recently arrested in Nairobi.
But senior Kenyan police officers told the Monitor that investigators believe the men planned to try to explode several devices at sites across Kenya.
“Our officers were highly suspicious of them from the moment that they landed in-country,” a senior detective with knowledge of the case tells The Monitor. “They were driving around Nairobi, they went past the British High Commission, they went past the [Nairobi Hebrew Congregation] synagogue in town, they went to the Israeli embassy.
Following al-Qaeda bombings at the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, most diplomatic missions in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, are heavily fortified and guarded. The Israeli embassy is especially well-protected.
The men – Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad and Sayed Mansour Mousavi – were arrested after police linked them to a package containing the explosives that had been delivered to a warehouse near the port in Mombasa, Kenya’s main coast city.
Investigators believe that the men planned to attack Western interests in Kenya because of the country’s ongoing battle against Islamist militants from neighboring Somalia.
There is no indication that Iran is linked to the Somali militant group Al-Shabab, security experts say, but any major bomb attacks would likely immediately be blamed on al-Shabab rather than Iran, which has not known to have carried out significant direct or proxy strikes against the West, or Israel, in East Africa.
Had the attacks been successful, they would have matched an emerging pattern of Iranian actions against Israel taking place across the globe.
Last October, the US justice ministry said it had uncovered an Iranian conspiracy to use members of a Mexican drug cartel to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington.
Other overseas plots believed to have been carried out by Iranian agents include bomb plans in Thailand, an attack against the wife of an Israeli diplomat in India, and the targeting of Israeli teachers at a Jewish school in Azerbaijan.
It has been claimed that the missions were part of a retaliation program against Israel following the deaths of five Iranian scientists with links to Tehran’s nuclear program.
Security sources said that Israeli-owned hotels and businesses on Kenya’s coast, and a smart shopping centre in Nairobi that is part-owned by Israelis could also have been targets.
Fifteen people died when an al-Qaeda cell dispatched suicide bombers to target the Paradise Hotel north of Mombasa in 2002, the same day that other agents failed to shoot down an Israel-bound charter jet taking off from the city’s airport.
Eric Kiraithe, official spokesman for the Kenya Police, would not go into any details of the case. “It is a matter before the court and I will not comment,” he said. | 2019-04-18T17:00:09 | https://www.panafricanvisions.com/2012/kenyan-police-uncover-iranian-bomb-plot-on-israeli-targets/ |
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When you are working in the hospitality industry and you serve food to your guests in The Netherlands, you will need to comply with the law (which is called in Dutch) 'Warenwet'. This law requires that you prepare and serve food safely. Furthermore you are obligated to work according tot the Code of Hygiene. After taking this course you know exactly what your work-related responsibilities are, how to take care of food safely and how to fill out the registration forms correctly.
At the end of this course you will take the HACCP Food Safety Test. This test contains 30 multiple choice questions and takes 30 minutes. When you pass the test, you will receive the HACCP Food Safety Certificate directly at the course location. This certificate proves you have succesfully participated in the course and know all about food safety, as you are obligated to by Dutch law.
This course is suitable for entrepreneurs, supervisors and employees working in the hospitality industry or in the catering business. When working in any other organisation where food is being served to guests (like a community centre, health care institution or sports association) you will need this HACCP Food Safety knowledge as well.
There are no pre-requisites requirements for this course. We do advise you to make use of the book Code of Hygiene for the hotel and catering industry. | 2019-04-21T18:47:47 | https://hoc.nl/svh-spoedcursus-sociale-hygiene/haccp-course-english-haccp-cursus-engels |
A country boy with a punk-rock heart, Cory Branan fires twin barrels of barroom boogie woogie and honky-tonk twang on “You Make Me,” the kickoff track from his upcoming release, The No-Hit Wonder.
Like most of his music, “You Make Me” is a left-of-center tune regardless of where you’re standing. It’s too rockin’ for country and too drawling for rock & roll, shot through with a guitar riff stolen from Ron Wood’s mid-Seventies wheelhouse and a piano solo steeped in the Old West vibe of a border town saloon. In other words, the song is thoroughly Cory Branan, a rootsy rave-up tailored to the shape of someone who’s made a habit of shrugging off most normal outfits. To sweeten the deal, Jason Isbell stops by for a cameo, harmonizing with Branan’s boozy baritone during each refrain.
The No-Hit Wonder, Branan’s second release for the country-punk label Bloodshot Records, hits stores on August 19th. Two weeks later, the no-hit wonder himself will kick off his fall tour in Little Rock, Arkansas, remaining on the road through mid-October. | 2019-04-24T22:05:06 | https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/cory-branan-recruits-jason-isbell-for-you-make-me-song-premiere-234702/ |
Chiang Rai is an excellent base for those looking to explore the various attractions that the country of Thailand has to offer. The town, which is the capital of the Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand, is populated by a mere 62,000 people; however, this number experiences a substantial hike during tourism season. The town serves as the main commercial centre for the areas of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos.
It is easy to get about Chiang Rai on foot and walking around is one of the best ways of experiencing the ambience and some of the iconic sights of the city such as the ornate clock tower. Public transport is mainly tuk tuks and songthaews (not the most comfortable of vehicles), with some taxis available. Cycles and motorcycles are popular and there is a number of hire places.
There is a lot to see in Chiang Rai. You can go see things on your own or opt for a group tour. In sightseeing tour Hall Of Opium, which is spread over 40 acres, and a trip to Golden Triangle & Tribe Villages is something you should never miss. But if you’re on your own and want to pay a visit to some monumental places, make sure you check a few of the following.
Wat Phra Sing is renowned for its Lana-style Ubosot and the door panels made of wood with fascinating carvings done by the artisans in Chiang Rai. The temple, which is situated in the vicinity of the town hall, used to host one of the largest and most famous of Buddha statues namely the Phra Buddha Sihing. However, the temple now holds a replica of the statue, with the original being stowed away in Chiang Mai.
Wat Klong Wiang is known for its colourful garden statues, the animated Lanna style of architecture and the “No Killing Area” warning which is present at the entrance. The history of the temple dates back all the way 1432, and it provides an excellent showcase of ancient Thai culture.
Wat Ming Meuang is a small temple which is famous for housing the spirit of the city (ming meuang) in an intricately decorated and carve Lanna-style.
If you want to learn more about the history of a city, you need to pay a visit to its museums. The same thing holds true when you’re in Chiang Rai. With a number of museums, you will never fail to hit a place loaded with historical stuff but, if you’re confused where to go, start by paying a visit to the following museums. Hilltribe Museum and Education Centre features a number of low-key and ill maintained displays which host utensils, fishing and agricultural equipment, housing styles and traditional hunting tools used by Thai tribesmen. The museum was created with the aim of promoting a better understanding of the cultures of the various hill tribes. Situated in the centre of town, the museum is worth a visit to understand how the hill tribes are exploited by the tourism industry and some of the Thai people Oub Kham Museum features a collection of some of the most elaborate and extravagant items present in the royal courts of yore. Visitors can view ancient fabrics (more than a century old), the golden throne, silver ornaments, and the king’s golden costume.
Morning Market - The morning market is the perfect place to get your hands on fresh local foods and to get a firsthand experience of local life and their cuisines. Everything from bamboo sticks to fish are amongst a myriad of other local foods sold in the market.
Night Bazaar & Food Court – The night bazaar is the perfect place to fulfil all your shopping whims and desires. The market is chock full of items and goods and provides some of the best bargains in the entire area. The market consists of both real and fake designer merchandise as well as local goods like readymade garments, utensils, handbags, jewellery amongst others. The market and food court are situated between the Phaholyothing Road and the bus station in the centre of the town. Perhaps the biggest selling point of the night bazaar is the fabulous wares sold by the tribesman of the hilly areas which include utensils, coins and intricate and high quality quilted spreads.
Saturday Walking Street – For those willing to take a step back from the hectic holiday schedule and go for a relaxing walk, the Saturday walking street has you covered. Situated in the centre of the town on Thanon Thanalal, the market is spread over an area of four blocks and is flanked with musical areas and food courts.
The Kok River is famous for its long-tailed boat rides and the picnic spots located on the banks of the river. The river, which is a 130 kilometers long, cuts through the town of Chiang Rai. The beach of Chiang Rai, which is situated at the banks of the river, is a popular summer spot for tourists and locals alike.
There are a number of breathtaking and beautiful views on offer in the city for tourists. Vacationers can take in grand and sweeping views of the area from the top of Doi Kong Kao which is located 4 kilometers to the west of the town. The Buffalo Horn Hill provides another marvellous panoramic overview of the entire area of Chiang Rai. The hill can be accessed by taking the Thanon Ratchayotha road emanating from the Chiang Mai area. The road leads directly to the Nogpoung soi area from which the Buffalo Horn Hill can then be accessed. Boomerang Park also provide an excellent view of the city and the valley through the summit at the top of the 90 meter vertical limestone cliff. | 2019-04-23T18:22:41 | http://asiantrails.travel/guides/chiangrai.html |
In the public imagination, the electric car – and the hybrid car before it – has been hailed as a key solution for consumers to reduce their environmental impact and help slow climate change.
As one indicator, web searches for Tesla are up over 450% from 2012 to 2018 peak, and the company is now valued at over US$54 billion on the stock market. The cars are selling, too: Tesla sales are up seven-fold from Q3 2015 to Q3 2018. | 2019-04-19T04:24:23 | https://www.jussipasanen.com/category/consumption/ |
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Does this face look willing to potty train?
I have been after myself for days/weeks/months to potty train Miss Sophia but she has been so against it, and I have been overwhelmed with many Doctors appointments that I just couldn't motivate myself to do it.
What are some things that worked/didn't work for you? Any recommendations? | 2019-04-26T10:41:46 | http://weberfamilylife.blogspot.com/2010/08/potty-training-chronicles.html |
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Galaxy Digital director Michael Novogratz has stated, contemporary crypto market has reached “seller fatigue” time. As for Mike digital currency prices have already hit their bottom and are unlikely to go lower.
Novogratz has noted recently that the digital currency market has got to the bottom. During his speech at Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit he highlighted that after a long cost crisis since February this year the market turned stable this fall.
On September 21 the major and the rest cryptocurrencies demonstrated stable and consistent rate growth. Bitcoin cost has risen by 4.5% overnight, Ethereum grown by 8%, while Ripple almost doubled.
When comparing current situation with cannabis-oriented organizations and BTC and ETH behavior a year ago Novogratz concluded, those shares undergo the same processes the major digital currencies had late 2017.
Remember that two days ago the US SEC asked for extra details on Bitcoin-ETF proposed by VanЕсk and SolidX and thus delayed the date of final verdict. | 2019-04-24T07:07:58 | https://www.totalcoin.io/news/2163-mike-novogratz-seller-fatigue-shows-crypto-market-bottom.html |
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Between all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, you can spend a lot of money. Gifts, parties, clothes, travel – the list goes on and on! This is definitely a time of year when you don’t want to leave money sitting on the table. Yet, that is exactly what hundreds of families around the country do each year by not using their Flexible Spending Accounts or their vision benefits before they expire on December 31. Here are a couple of ways you can make the most of your time and money in December to maximize your savings!
1. Ask yourself a few questions.
Do I have vision insurance? Do I have something like “VSP, Eyemed, or Superior”, just to name a few?
If I don’t have separate vision insurance, do I have medical insurance that might cover an eye exam?
Do we have a FSA or HSA account and does it expire by at the end of 2013?
2. Use your benefit! Maybe you have 20/20 vision, or maybe you need correction of some kind. Regardless, if you haven’t had an eye exam in a year, you need to have one! Better yet, if you have the coverage for an eye exam, why not take advantage of your insurance covering this visit? Parents, have you checked to see if you have coverage for your kids on your insurance plans? This is a great time of year to make sure that ALL of your children have had their annual eye exam!
3. Money to burn? Many individuals and families find themselves with an extra couple hundred dollars or more in their flexible spending accounts that they need to find a use for. Your eye doctor is a great place to use that money to get a backup pair of glasses, prescription sunglasses, contacts, or all of the above!
4. Don’t Delay! It’s already the second week of December, folks! That means the countdown is on. We’d hate to see our patients lose out on their own money because they waited too long before the holiday rush came.
Castle Pines Eye Care deals with insurance and flex spending day in and day out for our patients. We aren’t going to guarantee that we know all of the nitty gritty details of your specific insurance plan, but we can help you understand your plan and help you find answers! We also understand that December is an important time of year to make sure you don’t let these benefits expire and we are happy to help you use those benefits on services and items that will enhance your vision and eye health. | 2019-04-19T03:13:20 | https://visionsource-castlerock.com/2013/12/06/making-the-most-of-flex-benefits-vision-insurance-in-december/ |
First Republic Day was marked in Armenia today, May 28. The country’s top political, military and spiritual leadership attended traditional celebrations at Sardarapat, a location some 40 kilometers west of capital Yerevan, where advancing Turkish troops were stopped in a heroic battle these days 98 years ago.
A new hurricane is likely to hit Armenia in the coming days as meteorological services predict “instable weather” due to another powerful cyclone coming to the South Caucasus. | 2019-04-25T17:56:18 | https://www.armenianow.com/en/category/news/page/2/ |
Did you know we run an Archaeology Programme to fund research and rescue archaeological information? In 2017, we have had 19 projects delivering archaeology for all across Scotland.
Our aim is for archaeology to be as inclusive as possible, which means getting out and about to see what’s happening. September is Archaeology Month, so we thought we’d tell you about one of our projects.
Not long ago we were in Orkney with archaeologist Scott Timpany, excavating peat deposits in the Bay of Ireland. Over 3 metres deep, these deposits hold hidden treasures dating all the way back to the Neolithic period.
These treasures are the sorts of things most kids discover in the back garden – bits of wood, nutshells and insects. The difference is, these objects have been laid down over 6000 years.
The finds can tell us a lot about the life and times of early settlers. They’re going to be looked at by specialists all over Scotland. Through painstaking research we will build up a picture of the plants and trees in the area, including submerged woodlands and coastline movements. This will help uncover how the landscape of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney has changed.
Archaeology UHI undergraduate student Alanis helping to dig the test pit.
Watching the waves uncover the site, spades in hand, it was great to talk with Orkney College student Alanis Bruhag about her passion for archaeology. As we chatted it was clear she had caught the bug – pun intended!
Orkney used to be much larger than it is today. As we worked, it was amazing to think that ancient people may have walked on what we were digging up. What is now under the waves was dry land back in the Neolithic period.
When Scott dug out a small piece of wood that was over 3,500 years old and handed it to me, it was so exciting. The experience of holding something that hasn’t been seen since it was left in the ground all those years ago is unlike anything else.
A lot of people don’t realise, but studying the past involves developing new and innovative techniques for the future.
We recently appointed an Archaeological Sciences Manager, Lisa Brown. As scientific analysis from sites like the Bay of Ireland moves forward, she’ll make sure Scott and other archaeologists’ knowledge is shared.
We really want to help develop new archaeologists in the field, keeping Scotland at the forefront of advances in archaeological science.
Read more about the Bay of Ireland excavations on the University of the Highlands and Islands archaeology blog.
Find out how we’re working to ensure Scotland’s archaeology is accessible for all by downloading Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy. | 2019-04-21T18:42:58 | https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2017/09/archaeology-for-all/ |
Eco Divers Lembeh is located in North Sulawesi, the muck diving capital of the world.
A must-visit for any underwater photographer or macro enthusiast! Spot frogfish, pygmy seahorses, pipefish, juvenile fish, decorator crabs and various squid species. There is a good number wrecks dotted around the area and coral reefs nearby.
The resort is set within Indonesian gardens, with an open sided bar, restaurant and relaxation lounge in its center. There are 10 air conditioned rooms with private hot water bathrooms.
Relax in your air-conditioned room, enjoy fresh and locally sourced meals or drop by the traditional Indonesian spa.
This resort offers a day liveaboard service, for maximum comfort in between dives.
Eco Divers Lembeh is a 5* PADI Dive Resort just 10 minutes away from Lembeh Strait.
Conditions are ideal for photographers and most life is found between 4 and 25m. The dive shop boasts 3 indoor camera rooms with work spaces, desktop computer and charging points.
The dive boat has a shaded area with comfy seating, a table for enjoying free snacks, fruit, tea or coffee, a recharging station, toilet, large sundeck with shaded area and free WiFi connection.
The on board hospitality hostess will provide fresh towels and a hot buffet lunch to keep you’re energy levels up.
The boat makes a full day trip with 3 dives and goes back to the jetty in the afternoon.
Fly to Manado (Sam Ratulangi International Airport) via Singapore or other major Indonesian airports such as Bali or Jakarta.
Transfers can be arranged to deliver you from the airport to the resort for an additional fee.
Journey time is around 1hr 20 minutes.
Return transfers can be arranged to deliver you back to the airport. | 2019-04-23T03:54:28 | https://travel.padi.com/dive-resort/indonesia/eco-divers-resort-lembeh/ |
There have been many debates about the value social media plays in having content rank. While nothing has been definitively resolved, it has been shown to be beneficial in the short term. In this post I’d like to take a look at a different aspect: the impact social media has on crawling and indexing.
The goal is to get the spiders to come and to have laid out a predetermined trail for them to follow when they arrive..
Recently, I started working on a project with a largely abandoned blog. The blog had 2-3 posts on a weekly basis for a good amount of time but, since the posts weren’t written with actionable and measurable goals, it was difficult to gauge their effectiveness and ROI. After talking with the management, advertising, and editorial teams, we came up with an editorial plan, and their first new post in 6 months was published.
The follow up piece is scheduled this week, so I expect to see another spike once that data is processed in Google’s Webmaster Central.
Now the next question is how can a smart SEO use this to their advantage? The most obvious answer is for them to include links to new, modified, or otherwise important pages in their posts. Of course, this is a bit of a balancing act: too many commercial links and the users won’t like it; too few and there’s little for the spiders to find and explore. While links in the boilerplate and template part of the pages will get crawled, they won’t get as much interest as links in the main section. Depending on your goals, you can maximize that by temporarily using a template without sidebars. Another way to use this to your advantage is to link into Series posts or Predictive SEO pages. This will allow you to resurface older posts, updating those posts as needed.
The goal is to get the spiders to come and to have laid out a predetermined trail for them to follow when they arrive. | 2019-04-23T22:41:25 | https://graywolfseo.com/seo/social-media-crawling/ |
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When iOS 7 went into beta, I closely followed the evolution of the design as it moved through releases. I endured with the frequent crashes, glitches, and problems associated with a piece of software that is in beta. The fact that my phone crashed every five minutes somehow seemed worth it because I felt like I was in the passenger seat of the product team as they worked out their design details.
A part of the update that I was especially interested in was the call screen. It was just a few icons, a plain red bar that you could slide to end a call, and some text. Thats it. No fuss. Simple.
But then something changed between the beta 4 and the beta 5 releases. They redid the call screen. The icons now had circle outlines and the ‘end call’ bar was changed.
I (quite irrationally) disliked this change. I found out that the reason for the changes was due to user testing. People didn’t know they could click on the icon. I found it hard to believe that if someone wanted to mute the call, they would not think to click on the thing that says mute. This was not a satisfying answer. I remember thinking (and probably ranting to my friends) about how Apple missed an opportunity to push their customers. People (millions of people at that) were going to use this interface. Even if the first time they tried to use it it took them an extra second or two to know to click on one of these buttons, they would get it by the second time. It would become normal for them by the third.
I thought that this was an opportunity to undo some of our dependency on oversaturated visual clues, to educate the user away from the double bevels and glossy, lickable buttons of the past, and towards the subtle and refined flat icon instead.
Now, that is way overdramatic. I have come to like the call screen and have seen how it has successfully evolved over iterations. Some of that change in visual literacy is happening to an extent as well. Whether I was off-base or not, I think my response brought up some important questions for me. Namely, what role does user testing play in the design practice, and what is our responsibility to improve our user’s visual literacy?
What role does user testing play in the design practice, and what is our responsibility to improve our user’s visual literacy?
I currently work at IBM. User research and user testing is a huge part our new design initiative. For decades, we have built products that are not informed by our users and we have seen the miserable place this has left us. We take ‘user first’ very seriously; knowing the user is the only way we can make products that solve their problems. I am definitely not the user of the products that I design. I rely on research to find out if showing REST resources a certain way maps to their current understanding, how often are they going to need to add a new on-premise network, or how many Salesforce objects are they expecting to sync. These are questions that have direct consequences for the designs I work on. They are also questions that I cannot use my ‘design instinct’ on. In a lot of ways, I am dependent on using user research to design a quality product. I didn’t learn how to design an API creation app in design school. I learned how to listen to user’s needs, not what those needs are every time. I do not want to underemphasize my acknowledgment for the benefits of user testing.
But, what I don’t want to see is a world where the role of designer becomes a middleman. It is really easy to take the idea of user first and extrapolate it to things like A/B testing every little design element. The role of a designer has been changing. In the golden ages of design, it was designer as Craftsmen. The designer’s best tool was his hand. This shifted when computers brought machined precision. Now that algorithms can generate infinite variations, the role of a designer could be seen as Curator. His primary tools are his eye and mind. It's not a stretch to imagine this role being instead delegated to the user. What color blue does the user want? The designer is then restricted to solely researcher, facilitating the testing and serving up what the user says they want. But, what about designer as expert. That’s a title I wouldn’t mind. Because, let’s be honest, users are often wrong. I admit I was wrong when I first judged the iOS 7 screens. Think about how often people complained whenever Facebook changed their layout. Do we really wish we still had the 2007 version? Testing is a very important tool in a designer’s repertoire, but it is one of many.
So where is the balance between user testing and designers trusting their expertise to make decisions? I think to answer this, we need to look at the process of creating. In Allen Hurlburt’s book, The Design Concept, he explains some of Freud’s theory with this diagram. The creative process is broken into steps. These steps take place in both the analytical and the intuitive parts of our brains. I believe the distinction between analytical decisions and intuitive decisions is a fitting one. We have analytical concerns: does this solve the actual problem? Do people understand it? Is it a minimal viable product? This analytical realm deals with binaries and objective truths. Users help us answer these questions. But that does not create great products alone. We cannot neglect the intuitive side of the creative process.
There are certain decisions that we should not delegate to our users. Through experience, practice, and education, we are able to go beyond the user’s expectations or imagination. The fact that we as designer’s have ‘expertise’ implies that there will be times that we will decide things that the user would not have chosen. This is ok. When we expose users to designs over time, we change their expectations. Designers shape the users’ visual literacy. We have a responsibility to progress it.
Rand believes in the concept of ‘aesthetic development’ and sees designers as agents that can make it happen. When we push our audience past the familiar, we are changing their visual literacy. It is clear that our aesthetics have changed over time; our principals of beauty are constantly being reinvented and modified. Is this change in our visual literacy just simply change or is it progression? If progression, then what is it progressing towards? Progression implies a destination. When teaching our users, we need to know where the goal is.
The place that this development is the most clear is in type design. The way that we have chosen to draw letters has changed drastically over time. While we struggle to read type set in blackletter, our medieval friends would have a similar problem with text set in Helvetica or Georgia. It is not just time that impacts our visual literacy either. Take for example the lettering of different subcultures. The way that we draw letters has been developed for centuries by countless people, cultures, and generations. They have all left this practice in very different, unique places. The way that we receive communication and assign value is unique to our context. This context is made up of many factors (time and location being some, but only some of many). It is because of this that I believe there is no ‘absolute beauty’ when it comes to design, no golden standard that a design can be held against devoid of its context. I think that there is truth in Rand’s words about aesthetic development, but I don’t think that the direction in which we are developing resides in the visual or concrete.
This means that the goal is not a stationary target. Just like a mathematical function gives us a different value based on what we input, the ideal design decision is highly dependent on the variables surrounding it. I call this context. When we talk about design, we are not working with simple solve for x equations; we deal with complex landscapes made up of many unique users. Time is one variable, location is a variable too, so is the age of our user, and the industry we are in, and the previous experiences our users have encountered, and so on, and so on. These equations ask us to solve for the whole alphabet.
The design research process is about filling in this context so we can give our designs the best chance of resonating and communicating. Some context is static. The way that our human eyes react to and perceive light is a set part of our biology. The ingrained patterns and mathematics of our universe set part of the scene as well. Our basic design principles are all reactions to the constant aspects of the world that we live in. That doesn’t paint a nearly detailed enough picture of the environments that we design for. We use our user research and user testing to fill in the gaps.
But what about teaching? If there is no single archetype of visual literacy, what then do we try to develop our users’ aesthetics into? What we teach is not to love helvetica or hate drop shadowed comic sans. Or even to prefer gracious white space. We need to step back from what they like and ask why they like it. We should be teaching users to appreciate bespoke and contextual design, because there are times that Helvetica is not the right choice. By learning why helvetica works in some scenarios, we are able to know why it won’t work in others. The way that we train users to care for and seek contextual designs is to keep serving them designs that cater to their unique needs and presumptions.
In some ways we need to teach our users to be spoiled. And if we are lucky, we will get users who hold us accountable and end up teaching us. | 2019-04-21T13:03:41 | http://andrewwhited.com/teachingTesting.php |
CANTON, OHIO – The Memphis Hustle grooved into Canton on Wednesday night and spoiled the home opener for the Canton Charge who fell to (1-3) with a 124-117 setback. The Hustle improved to (2-2) on the young G-League season.
After one the Charge jumped out to a 7 point lead, with Cavaliers 2-way player John Holland leading the charge with an easy 13 first quarter points, on 4-5 shooting from the field. Canton fans were hoping the first quarter was a sign that Holland was on his was to repeating his 43 point performance from Sunday in Maine.
Holland continued his hot shooting in the second quarter as he added 5 more points to finish with 18 points in the half. The biggest story of the first half was the breakout performance of JaCorey Williams who had 14 points and 6 rebounds in the first frame, shooting a perfect 6 for 6 from the field.
Williams was able to thrive in the open floor and got himself some easy buckets “ both teams were getting up and down so that kind of fit me well, but I was also patient.” Williams is a Cavaliers affiliate player, meaning he was in training camp with the Cavs before being cut, thus sending him to directly into the hands of Canton.
Memphis had a strong 2nd quarter behind the play of Ivan Rabb. Rabb of course spent 2 seasons at California before being drafted in the 2nd round in last summer’s NBA draft.
Rabb had 13 points to go with 6 rebounds, guard Kobi Simmons (Arizona) added 6 assists along with 5 points in the first half. The Hustle outscored the Charge 33-29 in the second quarter cutting the Canton lead to 66-63 at half.
Memphis came out aggressive in the 3rd quarter keeping the Canton defense on its heels by attacking them downhill. This proved to be problematic for the Charge as they were unable to create any sort of rhythm on the offensive side of the court while also struggling to get stops, Memphis scored 37 points in the quarter.
As bad as the defense was in the 3rd quarter for Canton, their 3-point shooting was worse, through 3 quarters the Charge shot 5-20 from behind the arc.
For a frame of reference on how important the 3 point shot is for Canton, in games where Canton shoots under 40% from 3 point land they are (0-3) and when they have shot over 40% they have their lone victory on the season. Small sample size yes, but this will definitely be something to keep an eye on as Canton’s season progresses.
With the Hustle holding an 8 point lead when the fourth quarter began, the Charge kept trying to fight back into things but were never able to catch up.
Coach Reinking felt like tonight’s loss was due to a lack of consistency “I felt like there were times we had control of the game, when we gained those leads. Then we just let it slip away, in really short periods of time.” When the scoreboard turned over to the 4th quarter, Kobi Simmons turned into a different player as his his silky handle started to create space and scoring opportunities as he had 10 fourth quarter points to finish the night with 15 points and 6 assists.
Holland finished the game with 22 points and 8 assists, so while he struggled to score in the 2nd half he was still able to be a mainstay in the Charge offense.
Next Up: Canton travels to Grand Rapids for a matchup with the Drive Saturday night @ 7. You can watch the game live on the Canton Charge website via Facebook.
Matt Loede has been a part of the Cleveland Sports Media for over 21 years, with experience covering Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, the National Football League and even high school and college events. He has been a part of the Cleveland Indians coverage since the opening of Jacobs/Progressive Field in 1994, and spent two and a half years covering the team for 92.3 The Fan, and covers them daily for Associated Press Radio. You can follow Matt on Twitter HERE. | 2019-04-19T06:18:33 | http://www.neosportsinsiders.com/inconsistency-hurts-charge-home-opener-loss-memphis-124-117/ |
James R. Moder Lighting is the premiere manufacturer of crystal chandeliers that have traveled many seas away from home. The company has expanded its offices to Beverly Hills, New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, and Vancouver, and plans to extend even farther in the future to other major trademark cities. The founders of the company came from a European heritage in Austria and the company has enjoyed 51 years in North America. Their history is the inspiration for their designs and quality in craftsmanship. They are dedicated to bringing beautiful chandeliers and crystal lighting to the world by offering the highest quality, style, and value. They offer only the best crystal that European artisans have spent 250 years perfecting. They mainly use the highly acclaimed Swarovski Elements crystals along with other hand cut crystal of the best quality from around the world. The brand upholds its tradition of providing beautiful crystal lighting products of the highest quality to their customers, at price points that make them affordable for everyone. If you are a fan of crystal, you owe it to yourself to look at what they have to offer.
James R. Moder Lighting is renowned for it's grand chandeliers, however the notable brand does create a wide range of other lighting solutions for the home or office such as table lamps, wall lighting, and more. The brand has also crafted many elegant collections that have been selected to display in various showrooms across the country and in other nations. The stunning Montenegro collection is dripping in beautiful, light refracting crystals and comes in a variety of sizes and crystal quality price points. There is the small 14" five-light chandelier, all the way up to the 46" wide, 37-light grand chandelier. This assortment is just one example of a classic chandelier meant to bring light and grace to any foyer, dining room, or even the bedroom. If you are looking for something more contemporary, James R. Moder has other spectacular choices for you as well. With the offerings in the Vanity collection, you’ll find sparkle to spare for lighting your relaxing soak in the tub, and providing a definite feeling of luxury. The beautiful four-light silver vanity is a gorgeous way to accentuate and illuminate an otherwise overlooked room. The company also offers an assortment of wall sconces, semi and regular flush mount lights, pendants, island lights, floor lamps, and even mirrors to go along with your vanity lighting.
With a keen focus on tradition, history, elegance, and quality, James R Moder has moved up in the world of lighting and brought back the classic appeal of chandeliers. The company has proven that grandeur lighting is suitable for any home, and that tradition and history will always remain in style, Though the brand has over 250 years of experience in the business, they have never once sacrificed the quality of their materials for lower price. Exquisite Swarovski crystals and other elements compose these intriguing and breathtaking creations for the complete resplendent appearance.
250 years ago, crystal hand-cutting and polishing techniques were used in the crafting and shaping of their chandeliers. Everything was done by the hands of gifted workers who were skilled in precision tactics, experienced in determining the quality of materials, and who had a passion for beauty, performance, and art. Today, James. R Moder has changed for the better in order to meet modern needs. With the aid of current advanced technology, the brand can be assured that their chandeliers and lighting accessories are scaled to perfection. They continue to use hand-cutting techniques in the making of their products in order to keep the tradition alive. At LuxeDecor, we hope that you are satisfied with your purchase and wish you a lifetime of happiness with your new James R. Moder lighting solutions. | 2019-04-24T12:29:14 | https://www.luxedecor.com/james-r-moder-lighting.html |
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Seetha, N and Raoof, Amir and Kumar, M S Mohan and Hassanizadeh, S Majid (2017) Upscaling of nanoparticle transport in porous media under unfavorable conditions: Pore scale to Darcy scale. In: JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY, 200 . pp. 1-14.
Transport and deposition of nanoparticles in porous media is a multi-scale problem governed by several pore scale processes, and hence, it is critical to link the processes at pore scale to the Darcy-scale behavior. In this study, using pore network modeling, we develop correlation equations for deposition rate coefficients for nano particle transport under unfavorable conditions at the Darcy scale based on pore-scale mechanisms. The upscaling tool is a multi-directional pore-network model consisting of an interconnected network of pores with variable connectivities. Correlation equations describing the pore-averaged deposition rate coefficients under unfavorable conditions in a cylindrical pore, developed in our earlier studies, are employed for each pore element. Pore-network simulations are performed for a wide range of parameter values to obtain the breakthrough curves of nanoparticle concentration. The latter is fitted with macroscopic 1-D advection-dispersion equation with a two-site linear reversible deposition accounting for both equilibrium and kinetic sorption. This leads to the estimation of three Darcy-scale deposition coefficients: distribution coefficient, kinetic rate constant, and the fraction of equilibrium sites. The correlation equations for the Darcy-scale deposition coefficients, under unfavorable conditions, are provided as a function of measurable Darcy-scale parameters, including: porosity, mean pore throat radius, mean pore water velocity, nanoparticle radius, ionic strength, dielectric constant, viscosity, temperature, and surface potentials of the particle and grain surfaces. The correlation equations are found to be consistent with the available experimental results, and in qualitative agreement with Colloid Filtration Theory for all parameters, except for the mean pore water velocity and nanoparticle radius. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V. | 2019-04-22T18:12:58 | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/57171/ |
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Featuring a large private outdoor pool accompanied by sunbeds, Villa Charlie enjoys a quiet location just 15 minutes’ drive from Double Six Beach. Free Wi-Fi is accessible throughout the property.
The villa houses elegantly furnished bedrooms fitted with air-conditioning, safety deposit box and mosquito net. The living room is equipped with a flat-screen satellite TV and sofa seating area overlooking the pool and gardens. En suite bathrooms have shower facilities.
Villa Charlie is 10 minutes’ drive from Seminyak shopping district and restaurants. It takes 40 minutes to drive to Ngurah Rai International Airport.
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The villa has a well-equipped kitchen where guests can choose to cook or have the villa chef to prepare meals. It also comes with a dining area.
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My name is Diana Barbu and I set up the higher education professional website to share some of my knowledge with parents and students or anyone else who wants to take out the guessing work from the college selection process. I have been working in a higher education for several years. I completed a PhD in Higher Education Administration, a Master in Communication, and a Bachelor in Computer Science and Mathematics. Needless to say I love what I do and I am pretty passionate about it.
Finally, the content included in this blog is my personal opinion and does not represent the position or opinions of any other people or entities. This blog is built with the best intentions and its goal it to help and provide data and actionable information to parents and high school and college students.
The format for this blog is written posts, video, and audio podcast (mp3) with personal content as well as interviews with higher education experts. While the delivery in the video part may not be spectacular I strongly believe that practice makes perfect and this is my way of getting better at public speaking and content delivery over multiple mediums. All in all, I hope the information is helpful and that you enjoy it, subscribe, and provide feedback. | 2019-04-19T16:18:10 | http://thehighedprofessional.com/about/ |
This series highlights faculty work from English Department. It is not limited to published articles but can include any type of published or unpublished works such as: articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, conference proceedings, data sets, editorials, keynotes, grey literature, lectures, presentation, posters, reports, and white papers. Each work’s record page includes all available citation information.
Review of Monsters, Gender, and Sexuality in Medieval English Literature by Dana Oswald, Jeff Massey Ph.D.
"What's Wrong with this Picture?": Teaching Arthuriana via the Via Negativa, Jeff Massey Ph.D.
The Double Bind of Troilus to Tellen: The Time of the Gift in Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde, Jeff Massey Ph.D.
From Baggins to Beowful and Back Again: Teaching (via) Tolkien, Jeff Massey Ph.D.
Why Wildeve Had to Die: Mimetic Triangles and Violent Ends in The Return of the Native, Jeff Massey Ph.D. | 2019-04-26T04:10:29 | https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/eng_fac/ |
The Bennington Township regular board meeting was called to order by Supervisor Lee Ash on September 2, 2015, 7:00pm at the Township Hall.
L. Ash moved to approve the agenda with additions. Second by Forsythe. Motion carried.
Zdunic moved to approve the minutes for the August 3, 2015 regular board meeting as printed. Second by Garber. All board members in favor. Motion carried.
Forsythe moved to pay bills as presented in the amount of $36,444.32. Second by Zdunic. All board members in favor. Motion carried.
A resident with a complaint regarding a neighboring property blight.
Jeff Bartz – Co Comm Update.
Plan Comm – D. Ash - Reviewed the Perry Township Master Plan Update.
Roads- L. Ash- All roads are done.
Web Page – Forsythe – Update.
Doors – Will be finished as soon as the electrical is complete.
L-4029 – Forsythe moved to approve the 2015 Tax Rate Request, L-4019, and levy Operating Millage at .8672, Fire Millage at 1.0, and SATA at .16. Second by Garber. All board members in favor. Motion carried.
2014 – 2015 Audit – The audit is done; a draft copy was reviewed at the meeting. The Board will wait to approve for the final copy. | 2019-04-19T00:24:38 | http://bennington-township.org/minutes/2015_09_02.htm |
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Agenda 21 is a United Nations document that promotes sustainable development. It's actually quite benign, but the John Birch Society and others have promoted it as "an elaborate maze of deceit.. to ensnare the vast majority of people into a life of cramped, stack and pack housing, mandated public transportation use, serious restrictions on personal food, water, and energy use, and indoctrination of the youth into a socialistic and fascistic outlook on life generally." More background here.
Since the United Nations has accredited and enlisted numerous non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations to assist in the implementation of its policies relative to Agenda 21 around the world and in the United States, the State of Florida and all of its political subdivisions may not enter into any agreement, expend any sum of money, receive any funds, receive any grants, or receive any contracting services, or giving financial aid to or from those United Nations non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations as defined in Agenda 21 or any of its ancillary programs.
In other words, since everything from transit to smart growth to bike paths to environmental regulations can be found in Agenda 21 and its ancillary programs, say goodbye to them all in Florida if this passes.
We recommend that a Misprision of Treason be presented to elected officials who fail to attempt to sever the ICLEI association. A misprision is described as: "Misprision of treason is the failure to perform a public duty. A person who knows that a treason is being or is about to be committed but does not report it to a proper authority commits a misprision of treason."
The Boston Globe on "Recycling, tree pruning, and other assaults on liberty"
Renee Loth of the Boston Globe explains the threat and the problem to a larger audience.
It may be tempting to dismiss all this as a fringe movement, but it has been rapidly gaining adherents. This year, the black-helicopter set made common cause with Tea Party activists concerned about an over-reaching government, and more mainstream politicians are taking notice. The national Republican Party officially adopted an anti-Agenda 21 plank in its platform last month. “We strongly reject the UN Agenda 21 as erosive of American sovereignty, and we oppose any form of UN Global Tax.
It is a measure of our polarized politics that the Republican Party has been invaded by, or at least influenced by, a group that demonizes bike paths and recycling — practical ideas that shouldn’t be partisan at all. It’s time to stop laughing off the liberty councils. Their angry, ill-informed protests are having a real effect, rolling back policies that make communities cleaner, more rational, more efficient, and more livable for every red-blooded American.
Surely, I thought, Renee must be mistaken. There is no way that the Republican party, one of the only two political parties that we have permitted ourselves here in the world's oldest democracy, would embed in its official statement of purpose, approved by acclamation at its national convention, a bizarre conspiracy that is literally the product of the John Birch Society.
We, Your children, humbly come before You, imploring Your continued divine guidance and protection in our battle against the inherent evil that exists in the United Nations and in their plan for a godless one world government. | 2019-04-26T11:03:02 | https://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/agenda-21-and-un-plot-take-over-america-bill-proposed-florida-expands-its-reach-stop-just-about-everything-green.html |
Chris Elliott and his father, Bob, of Bob & Ray comedy team fame.
Clearly he’s eminently qualified to be this year’s recipient of the Kovacs Award, named after decidedly off-center TV pathfinder Ernie Kovacs. Chris, 55, will accept the honor in person late Sunday afternoon at the Dallas Video Festival while his father, Bob, 92, will join him via Skype. Showtime is 4:30 p.m. at the Angelika Film Center, 5321 East Mockingbird Lane in Dallas (75206).
The Elliotts are joint winners of an award dating to 1997. Previous honorees include Martin Mull, Mike Judge, Terry Gilliam, Joel Hodgson, Paul “Pee-wee Herman” Reubens, Robert Smigel, George Schlatter and, last year, Harry Shearer.
Chris, father of former Saturday Night Live regular Abby Elliott, broke into television as David Letterman’s favorite performance artist during the early years of his NBC Late Night show. Bob, in tandem with comedy partner Ray Goulding, worked in television during some of the same years Kovacs did. The oft-improvisational Bob and Ray aired from 1951 to 1953 on NBC. The show also featured Audrey Meadows and Cloris Leachman.
Chris regaled Letterman with an assortment of recurring characters and impersonations. He’d pop in on a moment’s notice as The Regulator Guy, The Panicky Guy, The Fugitive Guy, The Conspiracy Guy and The Guy Under the Seats as well as doing sendups of Marlon Brando, Jay Leno, Marv Albert, Morton Downey Jr. and others. His 1993 feature film Cabin Boy, a decidedly acquired taste, marks the only time Letterman has been seen on the big screen as a character other than himself.
Chris made the film after his 1990 Fox TV series, Get A Life (which co-starred his real-life father), failed to capture the country by storm. Chris has never really captured anything by storm, but his comedy has never been built for widespread acceptance. Years later, though, it still seems fresh as a daisy -- or perhaps a jar of refrigerated mayonnaise. Something like that.
Chris’s dad made sure his son grew up knowing what was important and what wasn’t.
We talked in a Las Vegas showroom on the day after Chris graced a Late Night road show with his portrayal of Skylark, a fictional Chris Elliott impersonator who’d been appearing in Kenny Kerr’s “Boy-lesque” revue at the Silver Slipper.
We’ll close with that clip and a companion one of Bob and Ray in a “Television Referee” sketch from their early 1950s TV show. Both are positively Kovacs-ian, as Ernie never said. | 2019-04-22T14:02:14 | https://www.unclebarky.com/dfw_files/573a919bfdb63c1fb092d894deafc66a-3491.html |
Throughout my history of working with hundreds of clients through SuccessfulChiro and http://HireADC.com, I am continuously surprised at how many associate type arrangements do not have a contract in place.
I must admit, early in my career I too operated without a ‘written’ contract. My assumption at the time was that if the doctor I had the arrangement with didn’t want one, then I would be better off not being ‘locked in’ either. I got lucky. In my situation it all worked out well and that was many years ago. Times have changed.
After bearing witness to so many associate/partnership arrangements gone bad, I have over the years grown to understand the value of a well written employment contract that protects both parties involved.
Truly, the minor work involved in setting up a chiropractic associate contract will almost always save a ton of trouble and money down the road. And, it benefits both sides to know exactly what the arrangement and expectations are.
So, suffice it to say, there should never be a work type arrangement between a clinic and an incoming doctor that is not laid down on paper. Granted, there is such thing as a ‘verbal contract’ but the facts within those ‘contracts’ always become clouded, and then it is essentially your word verses mine.
At the minimum the exchange of emails can solidify at least the outline of an arrangement and can be considered legal. But, nothing will stand up as well as an actual attorney prepared chiropractic associate contract (I should mention too that you do not need an attorney to write up the agreement. You can prepare a document yourself and it can be just as binding, however, almost always I have found that a good attorney will bring to light issues that you have overlooked, and will word things in the way as to be of much greater protection. Therefore, I always use an attorney or attorneys to prepare the final draft of my contracts).
However, either way you need to be able to put together the basics of what will be included in that chiropractic associate contract. If you leave it up to the attorney completely I guarantee that he or she will miss issues that are very important to you and to the arrangement because they are industry specific, and it is doubtful that he will have prepared enough of this specific type of contract to have that knowledge.
So, let’s get started on what your considerations should be.
The first consideration is whether to hire this new associate as an employee or bring him on board as an independent contractor. This is a VERY important distinction, from a variety of standpoints. I will go over the basics concerning the pros and cons and let you decide for yourself which legal distinction will work for you.
From an expense standpoint, both the owner and the associate chiropractor (if he is an astute businessman) would benefit from having the arrangement be that of an Independent Contractor (IC). Reason being, the owner will save a lot of money on employment taxes, which are .765% of the gross salary. If you pay an associate 80K in salary and bonuses (other benefits aside) you are in reality paying $86,000+. This also benefits the owner who would not be expected to pay any other benefits either (i.e., health insurance, sick days, vacation days, retirement, and so on).
Now, from the standpoint of security, the IC arrangement might not be as good of a situation for the owner. This is because if an associate is an IC, then by virtue of what that means he would also be able to work elsewhere at the same time if he wants (think, for example, hiring a plumber). And even though you will have non-compete language in your contract, this might be much harder to enforce if your associate is an IC.
As well, from the owner’s point of view there is another risk when it comes to hiring an associate chiropractor as an IC. The IRS actually has very strict language as to who can qualify as an IC and who cannot because they don’t want people realizing those tax advantages described above. Therefore, in reality, as an associate chiropractor it is pretty hard (but not impossible) to comply with the IRS rules. Here is an article that will better lay out the aspects that the IRS considers when deciding whether or not the worker in question is an IC or an employee: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99921,00.html.
Now, all that being said, most people in the IC situation may forever operate under this IRS radar, enjoy the tax savings, and still maintain a viable non-compete in their contract. However, I have witnessed more than a few instances where the hired IC associate chiropractor became disgruntled and then reported the owner to the IRS, saying that they were actually an employee and not an IC. If the IRS determines that this is true, that they were actually an employee and not an IC (and it takes them really nothing to make this determination) then you not only become liable for all your back taxes on that ‘employee’ but also that employee’s share of those taxes too. So, it is worth the risk? Only you can decide that.
As you can tell, this is a very in depth topic and I am not a lawyer. I just wanted to provide you some basics so you can discuss these issues with your accountant and legal counsel. The language you use in your chiropractic associate contract will differ significantly depending on whether you chose to hire your new associate chiropractor as an IC or an employee. This is further reasoning behind enlisting the assistance of a business attorney.
The aspects of the chiropractic associate contract I want to discuss next will comprise the ‘bulk’ of the document. These are the common issues as related to generalities and NOT specific to the deal you worked out with your chiropractic associate. For example, pay, bonuses, time off, etc., will not be in this section. As well, following this list I will delve more into the topic of the non-disclosure agreement, as I believe this is one of the greatest concerns a hiring owner has. However, this more general section I will basically outline below is more generic in nature (which is nice so that you can use it in future employment situations as well). The individualized chiropractic associate contract aspects will be placed at the end, in an addendum or an exhibit.
1) Recitals: corporate name(s), owner’s name(s), associate’s name.
7) Consideration for Services: referring to Exhibit or Amendment attached at end.
11) Termination: reasons the employee can be let go immediately, as well as the notice that has to be given, on both sides, for ending the relationship.
12) Effects of Termination: how things like the books, records, personal items, etc., will be handled upon termination.
13) Miscellaneous: Assignment, Incurring Financial Obligations, No Third Party Beneficiary, Binding Nature, Governing Law, Entire Agreement, Notices, Waiver, Counterparts, Severability, Additional Documents.
Now, of greatest concern is usually the non-compete language. This is usually what concerns the hiring doctor the most, and for good reason. No one wants the nightmare of hiring an associate chiropractor, training him and letting him get close to your patients, to then leave one day and open up just down the street, draining you of everything you have built over the years. It is sad, but believe me, this happens.
The first thing for you to know, and something you would not voluntarily reveal to your chiropractic associate, is that the main reason for non-compete language is to create a defensive deterrent. That is to say, you want the associate to always be aware that should they leave that they have agreed that they will comply with these tenants of the non-compete agreement, or suffer specific repercussions.
I once had a chiropractic associate leave and a few months later go to work for another doctor essentially right across the street. We were infuriated; however, after careful consideration (and the prospect of spending many thousands) we realized that her being there was actually zero cost threat to us. In this situation the patients were not fans of her treatment and loved our new doctor, so she was not going to take any business from us.
If, on the other hand, things had been slightly different and she actively marketed to our patients and, over time, our numbers suffered substantially then likely we would have exercised our right to take legal action.
So an important point here is that you do not want the non-compete to be hidden in the agreement. Rather you want to show it and explain it to the new employee at a time when they are most agreeable to accepting and signing off on it… during the hiring process!
Any judge or mediator given the job of evaluating the situation is going to first decide if the contracted arrangement is reasonable (given the business) and if it is not too over-reaching in that it would limit the leaving doctors ability to make a living. Therefore, the terms of the non-compete need to be laid out wherein the doctor is not allowed to practice within so many miles radius for so much time.
By adding language such as this you allow the judge or mediator the option of picking something that he or she considers reasonable. Is this ideal? No, but it does offer some protection and plays into the flexibility that a judge might exercise.
Following this, your attorney would need to add language related to this such as Liquidated Damages, Injunctive Relief; Legal Fees, Severability and Scope.
Now, equally important is to also include the very same type language as it relates to Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure and Non-Solicitation. Essentially, this means they will not take what is private to you and how you operate your business and make use of it elsewhere – like for a competitor. This includes anything related to your business methods, patient files, patient lists, and your employees (like trying to hire them from you).
The individualized part, the part everyone often thinks will be the hardest is often the easiest part. That is the part that deals with pay. Now that the overall framework is set down, a page at the end of the chiropractic associate contract is attached that just says it like it is, either as an exhibit or an addendum. They will get paid X amount on X dates. The bonus structure will be X per every X and so on. Usually this page has no more than 1 or 2 short paragraphs on it. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you want.
As you can tell, this is a pretty extensive topic and I know I have only touched upon it, but I think you can definitely see how enlisting a professional in this realm is essential. As part of my one-on-one consulting the contracts are provided (which could easily cost you over $1,000.00 to have created on your own). If you want to learn more about the services I offer, visit http://HireADC.com or contact me at [email protected]. | 2019-04-21T17:01:06 | https://successfulchiro.com/managing-associate-contract/ |
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