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Man I wouldn't care a bit to live like that. In fact if something don't give soon the wife and I will be on or ass in the road too. More than likely we will end up in a cabin built on the mountain by her Family since we don't have a car.
Man I wouldn't care a bit to live like that. In fact if something don't give soon the wife and I will be on or ass in the road too. More than likely we will end up in a cabin built on the mountain by her Family since we don't have a car.
It is the tradition that a Kentuckian never runs. He does not have to [he] is entitled to stand his ground, and meet any life-threatening attack made upon him with a deadly weapon Gibson v KY,34SW936
Speaking of the radio, 50% of all the radio stations I listen to have live feed on their websites...just a thought.
Is it wrong to envy you?
Is it wrong that I am jealous of you? Do you want to trade you can have my bills and headaches and I will live in your truck.
It is nice to wake up every morning with a clear concience, after living like this I could never imagine going back to the bill paying life, I did it and I hated it, I also dont own a tv... dont miss that either. I really feel liberated and actually happy without msm constantly talking doom and gloom, not to mention the subliminal mind control they use.
I think that is hilarious you guys thinking that, of course this is the wtshtf site. Everyone else thinks its a crummy dispicable way to live. I used to care what people think, I used to watch my surroundings carefully to see if there was anyone around to see me getting in and out of my truck, but it doesnt matter here, the cops dont care and the neighbors dont care. Im like a neighborhood pet. infact I hardly ever move my truck, it usually just stays in the same space for a week or more.
I dont see why some people want conspicious military type vehicles that really screams "Im prepared come get me!!!" Im really into the whole "urban camo" thing, and because I drive something old no-one wants to break into it.
In the spring I hope to sell some things up north and buy a 4x4 toyota and put the same cap on it, also I will add a yakima skybox a rooftop cargo carrier and a hitch mounted motorcycle rack so I could put an enduro on the back, I hope the shtf doesnt happen soon because I have plans... something like this, except I would have something lighter like a yamaha yz450f with a street kit, it would weigh 250Lbs. versus 450Lbs. with what this guy has.
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Trooper Dan..
There is a lot we can learn from how you are making this happen...
Keep us posted on your progress and your experiences!!
They should make you the treasury secretary, bet you could stretch our dollars for good. Best of luck to you Dan. If you ever come to Long Island, park in my driveway. But don't come here, then you'd be behind enemy lines.
hey you got a driveway here in sc just hit me up
seriously, things you have just happened to learn are very valuable to us here.
i have lived in the back of a truck before, but i was working and it was my choice.
i had a forty hour job in detroit and every friday afternoon would find me heading up north. i would stay in a state recreational area for 11 bucks a day, electric and water and a shower across the road. the weekends would find me up on the ausauble or manistee or maple river, the boardmann, jordon... a whole host of rivers.
it was like a vacation i got to flyfish two days a week.
this was long before all the stuff available now. i had no solar, no computer.
i had a coleman liquid fuel stove, a couple of pots and skillets, a shotgun, flyfishing gear and clothes.
wash clothes every two weeks(the dirty clothes buildup was a big problem)
i ate a lot of corn and beans and things bought from farmers stands. lot of trout. the amish or mennonite(or whatever they was) farmers always had gooood produce.
please keep posting your experiences of this lifestyle.
like i said, this is very valuable information.
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Putting energy to work requires solution of a pair of problems: finding a source and storing the energy until we are ready to use it. Biological systems have developed elaborately multi-layered solutions. Mostly our source is the Sun. The invention of photosynthesis was the big breakthrough, taking energy from the Sun and storing it in carbohydrates (which, for future reference, pack about 17 MJ of energy per kilogram of weight). Other systems facilitate short term storage (ATP) and long term (fat).
Some of that energy of photosynthesis was tucked away in the decaying organic matter that became the fossil fuels that tens of millions of years later are our primary source of energy. Those fossil fuels, in various refined forms, are admirably suited to be both sources of energy for us and compact, highly portable, high-energy storage media ready for use in our combustion engines.
We have gotten better at extracting energy more directly from the Sun, especially in the form of electricity. Improvements in electric power distribution systems can alleviate the storage problem but not solve it. Solar energy is available only part of the time, even in the sunniest climes, and hooking cars and trucks to the grid is a problem. The time-honored solution for storing electric energy is the rechargeable battery, especially the metal-ion salt based battery.
Batteries bring a few problems, but the worst one is the low ratio of stored energy to weight. A lead-acid battery can store about 0.14 MJ/kg, compared to some 46.4 MJ/kg for gasoline , or 331 times the energy density. Lithium-ion batteries are can pack 3-5 times as much energy per weight as their lead footed brethren, but that still leaves them hopelessly behind in the energy density race.
These numbers would appear to indicate that it's hopeless to expect batteries to compete with gasoline, but it's not quite that bad. Electric motors can be far simpler than the internal combustion engine, and can dispense with a lot of the life support and Power transmission infrastructure that the internal combustion engine requires.
Part of the advantage to gasoline (and similar fuels) is that the heaviest component of their chemical reaction, oxygen, is supplied free of charge by the atmosphere. In principle, fuel cells can use the same trick, and so can an open-cell system like the still under development lithium-air battery, which in principle can achieve 40 MJ/kg, though a tenth of that in practice would still be great.
Of course if you want truly great mileage for your fuel weight, you might need to indulge in more exotic technologies, deuterium-tritium fusion, for example, at 576,000,000 MJ/kg (576 TJ/kg), or matter anti-matter annihilation (90 PJ/kg = 9x10^10 MJ/kg). A bit of exotic vacuum from the pre-inflation universe would be even more potent. Some further engineering development might be required in each case.

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Virginia "Ginny" Blake was a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.
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The role of Ginny Blake was originated by Judith Chapman. She appeared on GH from January 31, 1984 until November 26, 1986.
Virginia Blake came to Port Charles in 1984 as part of D.L. Brock's plan to ruin Rick Webber. She surfaced at the Webbers, claiming to be Rick and Lesley Webber's adopted son, Mike's biological mother. Soon afer a scandal erupted at General Hospital when D.L. Brock exposed Dr. Rick Webber as a "crook" who had taken a bribe from Ginny. Police Chief Burt Ramsey showed up at the Webbers with grim news: Lesley's car had skidded off the road in an ice storm. She was gone.
Robert got Ginny to confess her part in the set-up. Hurt by the tragic turn of events, Rick warned Ginny to stay away from Mike. Mike still had no idea that this woman he had grown to care for was his real mother. However, that was about to change when Amy Vining blurted out the truth to a bitter Mike, who resented Ginny for interfering in his life and refused to see her. In time, the rift between Rick and Ginny was smoothed over and they grew close again. Rick and Ginny's newly discoved happiness would be put to the test when Derek Barrington came to town. Derek was Mike's biological father!
In the winter of 1985, Bobbie Brock realized that her husband was unbalanced. One night, a derranged Brock came home with a gun! Brock argued with Bobbie and knocked her out and she fell behind a sofa. Terri, Brock's grown daughter ran to get help. Ginny arrived on the scene intending to threaten Brock with a fake gun. However, Brock was not amused by Ginny's threats and pulled out a real gun! Brock and Ginny struggled, and the gun went off! D.L. Brock was now dead! Bobbie was charged with his murder. Robert Scorpio tracked down the real killer, Ginny, and badgered the truth out of her. Ginny turned to Derek Barrington (Mike's real father) for solace, who ended up her bedmate. As Ginny's trial approached, Bobbie's attorney, Jake Meyer, worried that she would crucify Ginny on the witness stand. Instead, Bobbie shocked everyone and exonerated Ginny! She was cleared - and soon found out she was pregnant. Ginny realized shed didn't know if Derek or Rick was the father. A paternity test was run and proved that Ginny's new baby was a Webber, not a Barrington. Ginny and Rick moved to Omaha, along with Mike and their new son, Rick Junior.


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David Maister's latest article: Strategy Means Saying "No"
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I was flattered to read that David Maister recently quoted me in a recent article on strategy based on a comment I'd made on his blog. I was making a point about how the stories staff hear about senior management will only change if senior management acts in new ways worth retelling. These new stories then change the perceived needs and desires of senior management (see Art Kleiner's idea on core group dynamics) which in turn affects the decisions made at the coal face. A modified culture emerges. Unfortunately its impossible to predict what exactly will unfold. Consequently its vital that leaders know which stories are being retold (use anecdote circles) and why people think they are significant (most significant change). It's only by detecting the weak signals and adapting continuously can a productive work environment be maintained in the face of change.
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Shawn, author of Putting Stories to Work, is one of the world's leading business storytelling consultants. He helps executive teams find and tell the story of their strategy. When he is not working on strategy communication, Shawn is helping leaders find and tell business stories to engage, to influence and to inspire. Shawn works with Global 1000 companies including Shell, IBM, SAP, Bayer, Microsoft & Danone. Connect with Shawn on:
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It seems that many of us are thinking about "no" as a constructive intervention. Coming from a psychoanalytically informed perspective I really value the boundary marker that "no" is. It's a pivotal moment in our development when we understand that "no" means I can control my world. I see so many executives who are exhausted by this 24/7 always "on" and always "available" culture..I wrote a small piece on "no" here – drop by sometime http://www.inter-actions.biz/blog/?p=64
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This implies also this blog is reachable over IPv6. You see up to the left the IP address I think you are coming from, and if you use IPv6, well, in the old tradition of dancing turtles, and galloping letters, I have my own twist on this. No moving images (because I do not have time), but you will get a surprise.
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On Sunday, June 4th, 2017, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and The Blair Garner Show will host the inaugural "Disco Party" to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. Taking on a new twist to raise awareness in the fight to end Alzheimer's disease, Brad Paisley and top country artists will perform disco hits from the 1970s and 1980s.
"The Alzheimer's cause is important to our family. After we lost my mom to this devastating disease earlier this year, we wanted to help raise more awareness and funds for research. What better way to do that than to harness the amazing talent here in Nashville," said Kimberly Williams-Paisley. "In addition to Brad's performance, we are looking forward to revealing other artists who will be showing their funky side. It'll be a one-of-a-kind event that fans and generous supporters of the cause will not be able to experience anywhere else."
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SYLMAR, CA – Southwest Carpenters volunteered their time to the Reptacular Animals Ranch as part of the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters (SWRCC) Carpenters Union Participation Program (CUPP). In 2017, the 15-acre educational animal ranch and wedding venue was ravaged by the Creek Fire. In addition to their home, Cory Lagusker a retired Army pilot and his wife Jennifer a zoologist lost most of the structures on their property. All 500 of their animals were saved but many including, cows, zebras, peacocks, and variety of reptiles were left without shelter.
Last year, the SWRCC contacted the Laguskers to help a veteran in need of assistance and donate their skills to rebuilding this important community center. Carpenters poured over 30 yards of concrete foundation and built frames for the venue's new structures. On Saturday they returned to finish the job and add the last details to the ranch's Monitor Lizard Sanctuary.
"We couldn't wait to come back to the ranch and help out after last year's effort," said Joe Fuchs SWRCC Special Representative. "It's a point of pride for us when we get the opportunity to do a service for those who have served our country. Plus, it's not often we get to work on a job and see camels running around," he continued.
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Статья посвящена особенностям разработки учебных планов в современных условия. Если раньше учебные планы составлялись с учетом имеющегося учебно-методического обеспечения (учебников, пособий), то сегодня возникает проблема «неограниченности информации», предоставляемой Интернетом. Как решать проблему обучения в этой ситуации, и рассмотрено в данной статье.
Today's teachers deal with educational challenges that were unimaginable just few years ago. In rapidly-changing industries such as tablet applications and big data management, colleges literally cannot follow the traditional path of curriculum development from drafting to the accreditation body's approval. In this new educational environment, linking curriculum with experiences of rapidly-changing industries may become new curriculum objectives.
Traditional curricula is a set of courses that are designed to provide learners with knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform. The first textbook on the subject was John Franklin Bobbitt's "The Curriculum" published in 1918. According to Bobbitt (27), the curriculum is a social engineering tool that features two notable characteristics:
a) Scientific experts would best be qualified to design curricula because of their expert knowledge of what qualities are desirable in professionals
b) Curriculum defined as the deeds-experiences the learners ought to have to become the professionals they ought to become
Today, diplomas alone are not students' goals any longer (Lubner and Irkho). Students need careers, life successes and even fun. New academic curricula must accommodate this change, shifting from the traditional curriculum development to a responsive development process that accommodates the industry needs.
Throughout centuries, professors have been scholarly teachers since, literally, the Latin word, professor, constitutes a "person who professes." In traditional education, a curriculum is the set of courses, referring to sequences of learning experiences through which learners grow to become professionals. Thus, scholarly-designed curricula have followed that concept since educational programs have been clarified what, in what environment, in what sequence, and with what instruments must be taught.
The rapidly changing industries are alternating that model since meaning of "what to teach" and all of its dependents often changes within the traditional curriculum development process, which often starts with idea generations and ends with bureaucratic approvals of accreditation bodies.
Competencies to be obtained through the curriculum may be divided into three categories: conceptual, human and technical skills (Robbins, 7). Conceptual skills refer to the ability to manage professional tasks. Technical skills refer to the ability to use technology. Human skills refer to the ability to communicate with other people.
Moreover, new technologies affect industry requirements not only for technical skills, but human and conceptual skills as well since technology contributes to complexity of both professional tasks and human relationships. The basic curriculum questions, which are what to teach, in what environment, in what sequence, and with what instruments, must be redefined because of this new aspect. Linking curriculum with rapidly-changing industries might be the best answer to those new challenges. The industry deals with decision-making in the environment of information overload. The academia must teach learners to deal with similar problems.
Curriculum content
Evidently, humanity has never dealt with such enormous amount of information. According to the YouTube statistics, "48 hours of video are uploaded every minute, resulting in nearly 8 years of content uploaded every day." And this amount of data is currently being added by YouTube alone (YouTube).
According to Prensky (2008, p. 8), "Today's students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach." It is easy to predict that the disparity between the old-style education and digital-age student needs will increase since the information overload grows drastically.
In other words, students are likely less and less to hire colleges to get information accessible through Wikipedia in seconds. Enabling students to deal with information available must be the curriculum goal. Nevertheless, on the contrary, many schools today still act as if the delivery of information is their objective. This is a crucial point.
Decision-making implied in curriculum
Going one step further, we may assume that the value of memorization as assessed by quizzes and tests may decrease, while the value of activities in which students must make decisions on a basis of information analysis and synthesis may increase all along with the future raise of the information overload.
There is also a question of how much knowledge must be committed to memory in order to allow for high-level decision making. For example, experts are able to make correct decisions more rapidly than novices, in part because of their extensive knowledge stores, which allows them to rapidly perceive the most relevant cues. Novices are usually able to reach the same decision point as experts, but must take more time to sort through incoming information (Lubner and Hwoschinsky, 1997).
Academically, there are two ways to engage students better when they are ready to learn. Firstly, giving them opportunities to learn by doing (Collins, Brown and Newman) Secondly, by offering students the opportunity for inquiry-based learning instead of passive memorizing.
For instance, Christensen, Johnson and Michael Horn (2008) propose "reverse instruction," in which students get information outside their classroom before classes begin. For generations and generations, textbooks were the only source of information. Today's students deal with unbelievably-gigantic data and they need to be able to make sense of it.
Works cited
- Bobbitt, J. F., The curriculum, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918, 295 pages
- Christensen, Clayton, Curtis W. Johnson, Michael B. Horn (2008) "Disrupting Class, Expanded Edition: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns", Second (2nd) Edition, McGraw Hill
- Collins, A., Brown, J. S., & Newman, S. E. (1989). Cognitive apprenticeship: Teaching the crafts of reading, writing, and mathematics. In L. B. Resnick (Ed.) Knowing, learning, and instruction: Essays in honor of Robert Glaser, Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
- Lubner, M. and Hwoschinsky, P. (1997), "A proposed measure of expert aeronautical decision making for a training program", Ninth International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Columbus, Ohio.
- Lubner, M. and Irkho, I., Personalized Academia: Designing Computer-Based Curriculum to Boost Learners' Motivation, New Educational Technologies in Higher Education Institution: Proceedings of the Nineth International Scientific-Methodological Conference, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, 2012
- Prensky, M., (2007) "Listen to the natives", Educational Leadership, 63(4), pp. 8-13.
- Robbins, Stephen, Timothy Judge (2011), "Organizational Behavior," 14th edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall
- YouTube Press Statistics (accessed at 14:45 PM on January 19, 2012) http://www.youtube.com/t/press_statistics


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QI HOMES is proud to present this bright and spacious family house in popular residential low-rise complex with open green views and within easy walking distance of Stanley Village. The complex comprises two swimming pools, one large swimming pool and plenty of room for children to run around and play in safety. Features with private garden & terraces and 2 car parking spaces included. Please contact us for viewings. Photos for reference only.
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text: Patients rate their care as very good or excellent at BMI Bath Clinic An independent survey has indicated that 99.6% of patients who received care at BMI Bath Clinic would rate their overall quality of care as 'very good' or 'excellent'. Furthermore, 99% agreed that their Consultant provided 'very good' or 'excellent' care, 94.4% said that the quality of overall nursing care was 'very good' or 'excellent' and 94.5% would rate the standard of their accommodation as 'very good' or 'excellent'. Those were the findings from the independent survey operator Quality Health, which assessed responses from 735 patients of BMI Bath Clinic who responded to a survey between 1 January and 31 December 2016. Hospital Executive Director Jacky Jones said: "Feedback from our patients is extremely important to us, as it highlights those areas where we do well and shows us where we need to focus. We strive to deliver excellent patient care to all our patients – those who come to us through the NHS, through their private medical insurance or who choose to pay for themselves. Here at BMI Bath Clinic we are always striving to improve our service, working with our local NHS colleagues to help tackle local waiting lists." The independent survey also showed high percentage scores across all assessed criteria, with 'very good' or 'excellent' for physiotherapy 96.6%, pharmacy 95.3%, catering 86.4%, theatre staff 97.2% and Consultant anaesthetist 98.8%. In addition, 92.3% said that their overall impression of the arrival process was 'very good' or 'excellent' and 85.9% said that the discharge process was 'very good' or 'excellent'. Quality Health also provides the same survey analysis and questions across the NHS. Categories: Health Date: 7th March 2017 Back to top Facebook Twitter Linked in Pinterest


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The immune system of birds diverged from that of mammals over 200 million years ago, and although the basic structure and function is largely similar, the immune system of birds is generally more compact and less polymorphic than that of mammals. Birds possess only a single polymorphonuclear leucocyte, the heterophil, but have cellular thrombocytes that may act as phagocytes and antigen‐presenting cells. Recognition of pathogens through pattern recognition is very similar to mammalian species.
Within the adaptive immune response, birds have considerably less polymorphism of major receptor families. The most studied avian species, the chicken, has a compact major histocompatibility complex expressing only two Class I and Class II alleles and evidence of coevolution with major pathogens. There are only three immunoglobulin classes (IgY, IgM and IgA) but three T‐cell receptor classes. Functionally, the system is similar to mammals with cellular (Th1), humoral (Th2), regulatory and Th17 all described in the chicken. Vaccination is a widely used tool in disease control in chickens and other domestic birds. Vaccination technology is particularly advanced and includes the use of drinking water, spray and in ovo vaccines to facilitate delivery to large numbers of animals.
Key Concepts
- Birds possess a complex immune system which, although shares much of its structure and function with mammals, has differences that reflect 200 million years of divergent evolution.
- Most of our knowledge of avian immunology comes from the domestic chicken and the development of vaccines for use by the poultry industry.
- B lymphocytes are named after the Bursa of Fabricius, the primary lymphoid organ where they mature in birds.
- Birds lack structured peripheral or mesenteric lymph nodes.
- The immune system of birds is more compact than that of mammals, with less polymorphism of major receptor families.
- Birds have three immunoglobulin or antibody classes compared to five in mammals.
- Birds possess three T‐cell receptor types, one more than mammals.
- Pattern recognition receptors such as Toll‐like receptors are largely conserved between mammalian and avian species.
- Birds possess a single polymorphonuclear cell class, the heterophil, but their nucleated thrombocytes appear to play a key role in innate immunity.
- The compact 'minimal' major histocompatibility complex of the chicken gives rise to close association between MHC type and resistance to infection.
- The need to vaccinate up to 50 billion animals reared each year has driven novel vaccines and delivery systems in the poultry industry.
Keywords: avian immunology; chicken; vaccines; T lymphocyte; antibody; B lymphocyte; cytokine; innate immunity; heterophil


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Has populism reached economics? Two criteria for assessing normative empirical concepts in economics
This paper attempts to understand why we generally feel that some normative empirical concepts in economics are unproblematic whereas others feel uncomfortable or misleading. I develop criteria to distinguish between the two on the basis of two notions from the philosophy of science: positional objectivity and thick concepts. I operationalize these with the help of two recent guidelines on good scientific practice that have been developed in debates around scientific integrity. This leads to two criteria: unavoidability and global evaluation. Following this discussion, the paper will present a case study on "ethnic fractionalization", popular in empirical research on the social determinants of economic growth. Throughout the paper I will make use of examples of other normative empirical concepts to further the understanding of the various ways in which such concepts violate the criteria that I have suggested.
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van Staveren, I.P. (2017). Has populism reached economics? Two criteria for assessing normative empirical concepts in economics (No. 631). ISS Working Paper Series / General Series (Vol. 631, pp. 1–34). International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University (ISS). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/99326


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Previously we mentioned about Linux based SimplicITY PC targeted for senior citizen, and if you wonder if there is any that is meant for children, the recently announced Kid Classmate Tablet PC could be one of them. Being powered by Intel Atom N450 processor, the new machine with the name of Kids Classmate is a flagship product from KidComputers.com targeted for the niche market with much lesser competition as compared to netbook market.
Physically, the machine looks more like a tablet PC with a convertible clamshell tablet PC design. Equipped with 10.1-inch color wide screen LCD at 1024 x 600 resolutions, it offers sufficient viewing area for children to type, draw or even read e-book just like conventional netbooks. Since it is targeted for kids, it is claimed to be enhanced with kid-friendly GUI with touch sensitive interface for quick and pleasurable learning experience. Internally, it is powered by smaller form factor thermally efficient Intel Atom N450 clocking at 1.66GHz. Some other hardware specifications include a 1GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB SATA hard disk drive, 10/100 Ethernet port, 802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN, built-in 1.3MB webcam, 2 x USB 2.0 ports as well as switchable water resistance keyboard in case touch screen is not preferred when dealing with document typing.
However, its retail pricing of $649 is considered quite expensive among all the Intel Atom based netbooks or tablet PCs, particularly due to its touch screen LCD module as well as preloaded Windows XP Home Genuine Operating System license copy in the system.


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Duration:3 years
Country: York, UK
What did this project achieve?
Connected communities
Economy boosted
Solved the problem
Used engineering skill
York railway station was the largest in the world when it opened in 1877. Built by the North Eastern Railway, the structure included 13 platforms, a train shed, station buildings and a hotel.
The track layout of the new station allowed trains to pass directly through York for the first time. The previous building, now known as York old railway station, was designed as a terminus – trains for London had to reverse out of the station to continue their journey.
York station was designed by Thomas Elliot Harrison, a former president of ICE.
Two additional platforms were added in 1909. Other later works included repairs after extensive bombing in World War 2 and changes to track layout in 1988 as part of preparations for electrification of the line.
York remains a key junction today. It's approximately halfway between London and Edinburgh. The station is about 5 miles north of routes connecting Scotland to the Midlands and southern England.
York station became a Grade 2 listed building in 1968.
York railway station
The new York station reduced journey times on many routes. Trains no longer had to stop on a platform and then reverse out to continue their journey as they had to with the old station.
The new station meant York became a busy interchange. It was credited with helping bring businesses and employment to the region and helping the local economy grow.
The station – and its hotel which opened the following year in 1878 – created jobs directly for the city.
The station's main structure is the train shed. The train shed is what most people would think of as the main station building – the place where trains pull in on platforms.
The York station shed is built on a sharp curve with 3 rows of cast iron columns supporting wrought iron girders. Its side walls are made of brick.
Thomas Elliot Harrison and his team used almost 100 columns in 6 different sizes to support the wrought iron girders and roof. Each column has a 685mm octagonal base with a circular shaft.
Engineers used girders with arched soffits to connect the columns. A soffit is an architectural term, here referring to the curved underside of the girders.
The project team used bowed (curved) girders – known as ribs – to carry the roof across the tracks and platforms.
Harrison designed the ribs so that every third one rests on a column. The 2 ribs in between rest on the girders which run along the same curve as the platforms.
I believe there has seldom been any public servant who exercised so powerful and so deserved an influence over the policy of a company as Mr Harrison.
John Dent
Chairman of North Eastern Railway, speaking at the time of Thomas Elliot Harrison's death in 1888.
I believe there has seldom been any public servant who exercised so powerful and so deserved an influence over the policy of a company as Mr Harrison.
John Dent
Chairman of North Eastern Railway, speaking at the time of Thomas Elliot Harrison's death in 1888.
The success of York station reflects the growth in popularity of the railways in the mid-19th century. In the 1850s there were 13 trains a day running between York and London. By 1888 there were 294 trains every day.
The new railways also boosted communications. By the mid-1860s a letter posted in London before noon was delivered in York the same evening.
York is one of only 10 stations to get 5 stars in 'Britain's Best Railway Stations' by journalist Simon Jenkins.
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If you or someone you know has declared war on carbs, then you're probably already familiar with the Keto diet. The high-fat, low-carb diet turns much of the conventional wisdom of just a few years ago on its head. No longer is fat the scourge of any weight loss program, rather, it is the sugars, breads, pastas and the like that need to be cast aside.
The diet is similar to the Atkins and low-carb diets, but replaces your carb intake with fat, putting your body into a metabolic state called Ketosis. Your body gets a lot better at burning fat for energy, helping you lose weight.
For many people though, it can be hard to know what to eat when faced with the reality of drastically cutting your carb intake. As a selling point, many meal kit companies now offer keto plans and keto-friendly recipes that can make it easier to know what to make when you've broken up with carbs.
So if you're looking for the best low-carb meal delivery service, here are 5 of the best that can suit your ketogenic lifestyle.
Keto-friendly breakfast, lunch, dinner & dessert
Down-home keto comfort foods
Keto cuisine from a celebrated chef
The Best Keto Meal Delivery Services - In-Depth Reviews
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Green Chef100%-organic keto meals
- Price$12.99per serving
- Great forSustainability minded customers
- ShippingApproximately $9
Green Chef is known for delivering freshly sourced ingredients and was in fact the world's first certified organic meal delivery service. It offers an array of specialty menus with a mouth-watering variety of meal options. Green Chef is also GMO-free and—as its name suggests—it is eco-friendly, guaranteeing sustainable and traceable food.
Among Green Chef's specialty dietary plans is a diverse and satisfying keto menu, with meals changed up on a weekly basis. Examples from Green Chef's keto menu include Thai pork salad, chicken picatta, harissa-spiced steaks and southern Cobb salad.
Green Chef is one of the few meal delivery companies with a plan specifically tailored to people on a ketogenic diet. Choose whether you want a 2-person or family plan, and which day of the week you want your delivery, and you'll be well on your way to healthy keto eating in 30 minutes.Read Green Chef ReviewPros
- Certified organic and GMO-free ingredients
- Offers an all-keto meal plan
- Many options for keto dieters
- Limited shipping in Louisiana
- Requires some prep work
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Keto FridgeKeto-friendly breakfast, lunch, dinner & dessert
- Price$16per serving
- Great forKeto loyalists with a sweet tooth
- Shipping$15-30
Keto-friendly pancakes, bacon cheddar burgers, and the KeDough meat lover's pizza—everything on Keto Fridge's menu conforms to the Keto diet. The meal delivery service promises a dish for every meal of the day so that customers won't have to constantly check labels or tweak their orders to meet their dietary needs.
Keto Fridge doesn't offer meal or subscriptions plans. Instead, you can order as you see fit as long as your order adds up to at least $69. This a la carte approach makes Keto Fridge slightly more expensive. However, it's a nice option for those who want to try out the meal plan without committing or need a simple way to stick to a diet while away from home.
Meals are delivered freshly prepared and ready to eat. You just need to heat it up. In addition to entrees, Keto Fridge offers separate menus with a full slate of sides and sweets, including donuts, blueberry muffins, and red velvet cake.Read Keto Fridge ReviewPros
- 100% keto-friendly
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Full menu of sides and sweets
- No subscriptions
- Shipping can be pricey
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Ketoned MealsDown-home keto comfort foods
- Price$14per serving
- Great forKeto first-timers
- ShippingVaries by location
Ketoned Meals puts a sustainable spin on the popular low-carb diet by offering meals with 100% organic, grass-fed meats and ingredients. Ketoned's strict adherence to health and sustainability guarantees that every entree, from the roast pork loin with cabbage to the stewed chicken and sausage, is free of GMOs and antibiotics and prepared in a USDA-inspected facility.
Keytoned doesn't require its customers to subscribe to a meal plan, but they do offer it as an option. Customers can choose either 16 or 21 meals from a menu of a la carte dishes. They can either make a one-time order or subscribe for recurring deliveries at intervals of their choice from once a week to once every 10 weeks.
All of Keytoned's meals are shipped blast-frozen and packed in dry ice for optimal freshness. They require no more than 20 minutes in the oven before they're ready to eat.Read Ketoned Meals ReviewPros
- Can order a la carte
- 100% organic ingredients
- Easy heat-and-heat
- Must order 16 or 21 meals at a time
- Not much variety on the menu
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True FareKeto cuisine from a celebrated chef
- Price$11.95per serving
- Great forKeto dieters in remote locations
- ShippingVaries by location
Helming True Fare's kitchen is Chef Richard Bradford, the co-author of the New York Time's best-selling recipe book "The Whole 30: the 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom." Chef Bradford's paleo-centric book is the source for every one of True Fare's meal plans, including its customizable Keto plan.
True Fare offers subscriptions as well as one-time orders. The menu includes dishes such as grass-fed beef burgers and curried pork as well as soups and breakfast items you can add on separately. All ingredients are certified organic, pasture-raised, and grass-fed, and they are sourced from local Georgia-area farms.
True Fare's meals are delivered flash-frozen and need quick heating before they can be eaten. The FAQ section offers detailed instructions for heating and reheating meals safely and correctly.Read True Fare ReviewPros
- Founded by classically trained chef
- Grass-fed meats and organic ingredients
- Adheres to the Whole30® diet
- Meals are frozen
- Products sell out
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Diet To GoNutrition-based meals for weight loss
- Price$13.80per serving
- Great forThose trying to lose weight
- ShippingVaries by location
Diet-to-Go offers portion-controlled meal plans that focus on health and weight-loss. Diet-to-Go takes a noticeably proactive role in helping its customers reach their nutritional goals. To this end, the company employs meal-rotation calendars and relies on support from their in-house registered dietitian, nutritionist, and certified health coach.
The Keto-Carb30 plan is no exception to this rule. Its menu limits each day's intake to 30 net carbs. However, it boasts plenty of tasty breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, including western omelettes and pork spare ribs.
Diet-to-Go's meals can be defrosted and heated in either the oven or microwave. Meals are typically shipped once a week, but customers who live in the DC metro area, Baltimore, New Jersey, or Los Angeles may pick up their meals locally twice a week.Read Diet To Go ReviewPros
- Geared toward weight-loss
- In-house nutritionists and health coaches
- American-style comfort foods
- Meals are frozen
- Menu lacks variety
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FAIRFIELD, IDAHO — Idaho Horse Therapy, Inc. hosted their first Re-Boot Camp® event the week of 28 September – 4 October and saw overwhelming success with a group of 8 veterans. By the final day, no participants reported less than 40% improvement in their psychological well-being, and some reported as much as 70% improvement (taking one to self-described full-recovery). One participant said of the ...[Read More]
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10/28/11 By the time this issue of THE VINCENTIAN hits the street, the St. Martin's Secondary School would have staged its 50th Anniversary Dinner, Ball and Recognition Ceremony, at the Aquatic Club.
Outstanding alumni of the School would have been recognized and rewarded for their contribution to their alma mater and to St. Vincent and the Grenadines in general.
That the Aquatic Club was the venue for such an historic occasion is, in itself, something of significance, since, it can be argued that, given the 'status', or is it the exclusivity of the Aquatic Club fifty years ago when the portals of the St. Martin's Boys Secondary School (note the inclusion of Boys) swung open at what is now the Charles Verbeke Centre, the majority of students enrolled then, and their parents/guardians, would not have ever seen even the door of that Club.
It is against this background that the contribution of what we grew to know as of the St. Martin's Secondary School must be first assessed.
Understand from the outset that, while the School may have been Roman Catholic driven in its foundation, it could never truly adhere to a role of 'catholicizing' the young men of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, given that that Church has always been a minority influence in this country.
In fact, the records of enrollment at this outstanding institution will clearly indicate that never in one school year, did the School's register show a majority of Roman Catholic boys.
The intention, therefore, from the outset in 1961, was to cater to the young male population across religious denominational lines; those young men who would not have found places in the already, but only, four secondary schools operating in St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the time. (This is not to say that some Roman Catholic boys might not have enjoyed some ease of entry, albeit a minority.)
Many of those who enrolled in St. Martin's in 1961, and a greater number through the fifty years since, may never have had an opportunity to pursue a secondary education if the status quo of 1961 had prevailed. In its own humble, unassuming manner, St. Martin's contributed to a change in that status quo. To say that it contributed to its dismantling might be going too far, but it was right up there with other, maybe more visibly pronounced, forces that also contributed to that change.
That the Roman Catholic Church had already had a place among those extending education services in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 1961 is a well established fact. What was sadly lacking was attention to the males, in a direct way, a service that had already been established successfully by the Church in the other three islands of the Windwards sub-grouping.
It would have been folly, therefore, if the intention was to cater in a universal manner to the needs of adolescent males, that the school administrators would make any effort to enforce rules or doctrines peculiar to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
What the school administrators and policy makers of the formative years did adhere to was the basic call of Christian evangelism, to go into the byways and sideways and seek those in need of 'saving', to read opportunity.
St. Martin's established its place in Vincentian education services as one of reaching out to those who otherwise would have fallen by the wayside. The records will attest to many an outstanding St. Martin's alumnus whose household could never have afforded the requisites of a secondary education in capital Kingstown.
And so it was that the School fulfilled, in a concrete way, the ideals of its patron saint, St. Martin de Porres, whose work among the poor in Peru is well documented both in Church and secular records. By way of observation, it was not by chance that the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the De La Salle Brothers from the Toronto, Canada diocese, was requested to assume management of the School in 1965.
This order of brothers was founded by Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651 – 1719), a priest who dedicated much of his life for the education of poor children in France. He was a reformer and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
The Roman Catholic Bishopric of the day, committed to the mission of service to the poor and otherwise disadvantaged, wanted to ensure that the founding principles and spirit of the School would be enhanced.
And so it was that the Christian Brothers 'laboured in the vineyard of the Lord', to ensure that St. Martin's Secondary School not only produced qualified men, leaders for the future, but that it did not wane in its obligation to serve those in most need.
Examine closely the wide and varied alumni of the St. Martin's Secondary School; that view speaks clearly to a bias towards the poor and marginalized.
And so, when today, in 2011, the alumni of St. Martin's Secondary School recognize their alma mater and the contribution that it has made, the hope is that those alumni will re-commit to continuing the legacy of service and leadership to young men in need of help and direction.


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Data Productivity, Validity,
Usability are Important to Service Start
- KITA suggests overseas expansion strategies… Applicable to
Fintech, healthcare, business management, etc. -
It has been pointed out that
Korean service startups considering overseas expansion need to focus on
securing productivity, validity and usability of data.
According to the report
titled 'Global Expansion Strategies of Service Tech Startups' issued on August
19th by the Institute for International Trade (President, Shin
Seung-Kwan), of the Korea International Trade Association, the strategies of
the Korean startups that have successfully entered into overseas markets to
increase productivity, validity and usability of data through big data
collection, unique analysis technology, continuous verification and
complementation of business models and localization of the service were found
to be effective.
Company A has developed an Exchange
Traded Fund
(ETF) that enables to achieve high returns by analyzing financial data, which
is difficult to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology due to high
volatility, with its unique AI technology. The company is the first to be
listed on the New York Stock as an AI-based ETF.
Company B has built a
rehabilitation platform that suggests customized rehabilitation treatment for
each patient by converging AI analysis engine, cloud server, treatment
equipment, and functional games. The company has significantly improved the
existing rehabilitation medical treatments that were only available at
hospitals with therapists and devices to be available at home and exported
their service worth more than 3.6 million dollars to the United States and
The company C has developed
an application that enables real-time balance check, optimal plan
recommendation and mobile payment without using data after paying attention to
the fact that more than 90 percent of smartphone users in India use a prepaid
plan, but it is difficult to add credit and check the balance in real time.
Since then, the company has successfully settled in the Indian market and is
considered to have high growth potential.
Kim Bo-Kyung, a senior
researcher at the Institute for International Trade of the Korea International
Trade Association, said, "If the productivity, validity and usability of
data is increased, it can create a data network effect that leads 'more users → more data → user value increase → inflow of other users'." The researcher also
mentioned, "Korean startups who want to expand their
businesses into overseas markets need to direct their attention to the
possibility of entering into developing countries that lack the service
infrastructure but have high demand for convenience and high mobile