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Neuromodulation surgical techniques has been used to treat rCP for nearly 50 years. Many aspects remain unknown or controversial, including mechanisms of action of these techniques, selection criteria of candidate patients, diffusion of the techniques and their reimbursement/funding conditions. This work package addresses these points through 5 tasks.
Task 1: Clinical studies (D Fontaine, M Lanteri-Minet)
¤ Occipital Nerve Stimulation (ONS) patients cohort ("Observatoire de l'ONS"). We follow-up, analyze and publish the data concerning the epidemiology of patients undergoing ONS for primary headache, their outcome, the surgical complications and cost-effectiveness based on our database.
¤ "DOSE CLUSTIM" Study: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies the efficacy of several ONS stimulation parameters. It is promoted by our center and co-funded by St Jude.
¤ EMOPAIN Study: We explore a new therapeutic solution in a pilot study evaluating the outcome with classical pain scores but also with multidimensional scales exploring behavior and emotion (team R8 LAPCOS). This study is proposed for funding by our CHU and is cofunded by St Jude Medical. Ancillary studies aiming to enhance our understanding of emotional processing of pain will be developed in tasks 3 and 4.
¤ PNS studies. We collaborate with Axonic to conceptualize and set up pilot studies evaluating peripheral nerve stimulation devices developed by this company, especially in post surgical neuropathic pain topographically limited.
Task 2: Selection (D Fontaine, S Faure)
The aim of Task 2 is to elaborate a common and relevant psycho-social assessment protocol and objective criteria for SCS contra-indication, through a consensus process assisted by litterature review and French pain experts survey. This is conducted in collaboration with 2 scientific societies (the French chapters of the IASP and International Neuromodulation Society).
In a second step, a similar process is conducted for ONS and PNS.
Task 3: Modeling
- Statistical modeling (F Grammont, P Reynaud-Bouret)
The first goal is to use statistical modeling and machine learning techniques (team R7) in order to propose to physicians the shortest way to find the best stimulation patterns for each patient, as a function of his reactions to stimulations.
The second goal is to elaborate more physiological patterns of stimulation, being more efficient to propagate into nervous tissues and more economical in power consumption. This task is conducted in collaboration with Medtronic and I3S (UMR CNRS 6070).
- Ex-vivo exploration (M Studer, F Grammont)
We aim to better understand how electrical stimulations propagate into central and peripheral nervous tissues, and to test specific patterns of stimulation, to elaborate statistical models on mice ex-vivo preparations, before testing them on patients.
- DBS modeling in pain
In a second step, we develop a rodent model of cingulate cortex chronic stimulation to study the biological effects of cingulate DBS.
Task 4: Neuroimaging. (J Darcourt, R Deriche)
We coordinate the METONS study, exploring brain metabolism changes by PET scan in CCH patients treated by ONS. Complementary neuroimaging studies are conducted in patients included in the EMOPAIN study (see Task 1).
A study combining PET, functional and diffusion MRI explores resting-state brain activity and structural connectivity to identify brain networks involved in the rCP state and their changes.
Task 5: Regulations and diffusion. (D Fontaine)
In relation with regulatory authorities and scientific societies (French chapters of the IASP and INS), Task 5 endeavors to obtain recognition and/or funding for new neuromodulation techniques or management of care.


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How My Second Pregnancy is Different from My First
Ready or not, Zoe is going to be a big sister in a few short months. Aside from the normal panic related to having two children under age two, I've noticed that I am a lot more low-key about this pregnancy than my last. Of course, some things are still the same – like the lack of food cravings and my affinity for maternity pants – but there are some key differences that I thought I'd share.
Second Pregnancy: How It's Different From My First
1. I have definitely eaten things that I avoided the first time around and have opted for more caffeinated drinks than normal. I remember forcing myself to drink a spinach/kale/apple/pineapple/pear concoction every day with Zoe so I could make sure I was getting enough nutrients. I also made sure I ate tons of fruits and took my prenatal vitamin every single day. I can't tell you the last time I took a prenatal, or even thought about juicing.
2. With Zoe, I was sick for eight consecutive months and had to take daily medication in order to properly function. While I have been sick this time around, luckily it doesn't even compare to before. I always heard that morning sickness gets worse with each subsequent pregnancy…maybe this is a sign that it is a boy?
3. I didn't think that my "mom schedule" and evenings could get any more depressing, but they have. My husband and I used to go out to eat a lot before Zoe arrived. Then our nights turned into the only time we could get things done around the house. Now, I am so tired by 5 p.m. that I look forward to putting Zoe to bed for the night at 6:30 p.m. so that I can go to bed right after. Sadly, I am in bed every single night by 7 p.m. I can't even watch my favorite shows on DVR because there is just not enough time.
4. Over Thanksgiving I was asked how far along I am and when my due date is. Now, when I was pregnant with Zoe, I could instantly respond to that question but in this case, I had to take out my phone and open a pregnancy tracker app in order to be able to answer the question. Afterwards, I was shocked that I didn't know those dates off the top of my head. Even now as I write this post, I can't remember how far along I am and when my exact due date is.
5. Lastly, I'd say that at about 15 weeks with Zoe, I already had a stockpile of toys and gender-neutral outfits. I had already started decorating the nursery and knew which baby products I was going to register for. As of today, I have not purchased one single thing for this baby and I haven't even begun to think about baby names. It's not that I am not excited or filled with anticipation; it is just that running around after a toddler makes it hard to get anything else done!
I will say that one thing I am looking forward to is being more confident in myself and in my skills once the baby is here. I was so nervous and scared bringing Zoe home…worried I wouldn't know how to care for a newborn. I would Google every single question I had and ask everyone for advice. I am happy to say that I am looking forward to having a newborn again and trusting myself and my instincts from the start.
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The Kinhaven School is a parent-governed, independent preschool serving the children of Arlington since 1971. It is a non-profit educational organization licensed by Arlington County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. They are non-denominational, and accept children from all racial, religious, cultural, and social backgrounds.
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The data on this web page will assist you perceive how the assessor determines the Actual Market Worth and Assessed Value for each property in Multnomah County. Compatibility note: In zero.5, Polymer tried to map attribute names to corresponding properties. For instance, the attribute foobar would map to the property fooBar if it was defined on the factor. This does not happen in 1.0—attribute to property mappings are set up on the element at registration time based on the rules described above.
The 2018 Trends in Actual Property & Capital Markets Discussion board will likely be held Nov. 12, 2018. For knowledge binding, deserializing properties from attributes, and reflecting properties back to attributes, Polymer maps attribute names to property names and the reverse.
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Real estate appraisal, property valuation or land valuation is the method of growing an opinion of value, for actual property (normally market worth ). Real property transactions usually require appraisals as a result of they happen sometimes and every property is exclusive (especially their condition, a key think about valuation), in contrast to company shares, that are traded every day and are similar (thus a centralized Walrasian public sale like a stock trade is unrealistic). Land gross sales have proven little indicators of improvement. A median parcel of 18.9 acres will value $90,945 at sixty one.5% of the asking value after 230 days available on the market, on common. To this point this yr, there have been eleven gross sales within the 5 zip code backcountry area, a lower of three sales during the identical interval last year, with a 30% decrease in value. Market time has increased by about ninety day to 230 days average market time for bought properties. It seems from the info that land value continues to be months off from stabilizing.
The data on this page will enable you perceive how the assessor determines the Real Market Worth and Assessed Value for every property in Multnomah County. The identical dwelling would promote for a distinct value in a different location. Land values differ inside the county. At this time, most real estate markets are well into the enlargement section. Many, as indicated by skylines filled with cranes and slowing hire growth, have already entered the hyper provide phase.
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Business and residential real estate buyers, real property brokers, real property appraisers, attorneys, architects, builders, developers and different real estate industry-related professionals will profit from the schooling and networking opportunities. I do not consider that there will likely be any vital modifications to rates of interest, no less than within the close to term, because the underlying fundamentals that have led us right into a low-curiosity-price environment haven't modified," said Rick Sharga, executive vice chairman of Ten-X, previously , a real-property auction website.
The worth of your property is determined by its market worth. All information from sources deemed dependable, however might contain errors and is subject to revision. Statistics are generalities and how they apply to any specific property is unknown and not using a tailor-made comparative market analysis. All numbers must be thought-about approximate.
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By Muhamad Al Azhari Sinarmas Land, headed by Michael Widjaja, the third generation of the family that founded the Sinarmas Group, one of Indonesia's largest conglomerates, has been investing in its futuristic vision to build what it has dubbed its Digital Hub. The project is located in a 25-hectare area that functions as a physical platform for both the business and social activities of technology companies. To support its vision, the property developer started with the construction of buildings in 2017, having allocated Rp 7 trillion ($496 million) for that purpose. This is only the first stage of the investment, as Sinarmas Land continues to pursue its ambition of creating an ecosystem that connects startups, technology leaders, educational institutions, digital communities, creative industry players and large multinational companies focused on digital technology. The Digital Hub has since the start sought to become Indonesia's "Silicon Valley," in reference to the famous area south of San Francisco Bay in California, which has been home to several global technology giants, such as Apple, Facebook and Google. Anticipating the Future "Consumer spending, behavioral spending and lifestyle will be changed by technology. In the property, or any other industries, you will have to catch up with the trend. What we are doing, is trying to anticipate the future," Michael said in an interview at BSD City on Sept. 11. A short walk within the Digital Hub shows that the area is more than just a place with a diversity of commercial buildings and smart offices equipped with fast internet access, interspaced with green spaces. It also offers pedestrian walkways and social areas that encourage workplace activities and social interaction on sidewalks, plazas and other shaded outdoor spaces. Michael spoke exclusively to GlobeAsia after witnessing the signing of an agreement between startup accelerators GK-Plug and Play Indonesia and Digitaraya to develop BSD Innovation Labs, the first startup accelerator program dedicated to property technology companies. The program is expected to facilitate innovation by prop-tech companies, such as finding better ways to build efficient smart cities and connected homes. Attending the signing ceremony were Gibran Rakabuming, son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Sebastian Trzcinski-Clément, Google's head of developer relations and startup ecosystems for Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and Tangerang Mayor Ahmed Zaki Iskandar. Michael told GlobeAsia that all digital initiatives by Sinarmas Land form part of the company's efforts to attract tenants with a focus on technology and the digital sector. "If we just want to build dozens of buildings in the area, we can do it. The money is there, but the question is what is the concept, who will be the tenants and who will own the soul of the buildings?" said the 35-year-old scion of one of Indonesia's richest families. In its vision, as stated on its official website, the Digital Hub aims to create "an ecosystem centered on the knowledge economy values of diversity, camaraderie, health, mobility, connectivity and interaction." The facility is also meant to empower and ensure that Indonesia's next generation of technology companies can be successful in the future. Not wasting any time, a day after the interview, Sinarmas Land signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to explore opportunities for collaboration on transforming BSD City into what it claims to be Indonesia's first large-scale smart city. Through digital technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, the internet of things and data-driven decision making, Sinarmas Land aims, with help from Microsoft, to create a futuristic city that encourages its residences to leverage technological advancement in their daily lives, aided by public and infrastructure services. "BSD City is our ambitious project with great growth opportunities to explore, one of which is the development of digital communities. Inspired to be a property industry pioneer, Sinar Mas Land is keen to digitally transform BSD City, which is also our biggest township. Therefore, we are delighted about this partnership in which we acknowledge Microsoft for its leading digital technologies," Michael said. "The partnership will leverage both parties to strengthen their positions on a larger scale and make Indonesia a pilot country, and also BSD City, when it comes to a smart city," he added. Apple Already Here Prior to these initiatives, Sinarmas Land also introduced a futuristic concept of marketing the approximately 6,000-hectare BSD City as an activity center for millennials, tech companies and tech enthusiasts. In March this year, the company signed a technology development agreement with Grab, known for its popular super-app that offers ride-hailing services, food and package deliveries, and digital payments in Southeast Asia, to provide smart and clean mobility solutions in the city. Grab agreed, among others, to establish the Grab Innovation and Engineering Lab to serve as a research and development center for innovation in BSD City, and utilize artificial intelligence technology to create a smart and clean transportation system through collaborative projects. Prior to this, one notable milestone for Sinarmas Land was Apple's opening of a developer academy – the first in Southeast Asia – in BSD City in May 2018. The facility aims to inspire and train the next generation of app developers on the world's most advanced mobile operating system. The academy offers a multi-disciplinary approach to teaching and learning. Apple offers daily classes presented by qualified instructors, all experts in their respective fields, to equip students with the skills and expertise to turn their app ideas into reality and bring them to market on the App Store. Efforts to enliven the city also saw the welcoming of creative industry experts and enthusiasts. In July, Sinarmas Land held movie industry talks for cinema lovers, in conjunction with Creative Nest Indonesia, a company that provides training and facilitates job opportunities in the country's creative industry. BSD City also caters to computer gaming enthusiasts with the Esports Academy, situated in the office area at The Breeze BSD City. The facility is believed to be the first of its kind in Indonesia. There is also the Digital Loft, a workspace for millennials. In education, Sinar Mas Land held the Purwadhika Tech Wave concert in March 2018, in conjunction with the Purwadhika Startup & Coding School and Plug and Play Indonesia. Attending the event was Purwa Hartono, founder and president director of the Purwadhika Startup School, which is a BSD City-based institution offering training in programming, coding and data science marketing. The leaders of some top private equity companies and content providers, such as Andy Zain, founder of venture capital fund Kejora Ventures; Vikra Ijas, co-founder of fundraising website KitaBisa; Doni Hanafi, chief technology officer of wedding vendor marketplace Bridestory; and Norman Sasono, co-founder of Bizzy.co.id, a digital marketplace for businesses, also attended Purwadhika Tech Wave. Digital Bridge About 800 kilometers from BSD City, at Nongsa in Batam, the largest city in Riau Islands Province, Sinarmas Land is building another integrated smart digital city. "There, we want to build a digital bridge between us and Singapore. So for young people graduating from Purwadhika or the Apple Academy, we offer a job connector service. Like it or not, Singapore is the regional headquarters for many multinational corporations. So our children can have the option to work for such companies in Singapore," Michael said. With the 62-hectare development, the company seeks to attract local and multinational digital startup companies. Future-Proof Malls? Why Not? Beyond its smart city ambitions, Sinarmas Land is known as one of the country's largest diversified property developers, with interests in various subsectors, including township, residential, commercial, retail, industrial, hospitality and leisure developments, with assets in Indonesia, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. The developer is part of the Sinar Mas Group, one of Indonesia's biggest conglomerates, founded by the late Eka Tjipta Widjaja. It has interests spanning from pulp and paper, agri-business and food, financial services, to property, communications, technology, energy and infrastructure. Michael, who was born in Surabaya, East Java, on July 9, 1984, said the group wants to ensure that its shopping mall developments remain relevant for at least the next decade. "How can we build a mall that will still be relevant in 15 years? This is very important, because I don't want to build a mall for yesterday. That's my new challenge. Everybody says malls and brick-and-mortar stores will die because of e-commerce. So how do we build a mall that can entertain you and your family for the next 10 to 15 years?" he said. He hinted that the developer may build futuristic malls in two of its townships: Grand Wisata in Bekasi, West Java, and Kota Wisata in Cibubur, East Jakarta. Sinarmas Land is a 46-year-old company with a proven track record in delivering township developments and commercial spaces in Indonesia through its three listed subsidiaries, PT Bumi Serpong Damai, PT Duta Pertiwi and PT Puradelta Lestari. The three have a combined market capitalization of approximately S$3.9 billion ($2.8 billion).
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Summit Feature: No feature note: ground in young conifer plantation (2016)
Classification: P30 Tump.
OS Grid Ref: NT998225 (10 figure Grid Ref: NT9989222540).
UK Area: 33 - The Scottish Border to the River Tyne (OS Maps 1:50k 75. 1:25k OL16E.)
Latitude: 55.496646, Longitude: -2.003273, Height: 226 metres (741 feet)
Prominence: 30 metres (98 feet)
Unique Waypoint POI Name: 0226.- (DoBIH Hill ID: 16029)
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President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych dismissed Oleh Semenets from the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria.
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After humans, animals represent the favorite subject of photos because especially dogs and cats are adorable, funny and very smart. Also do not forget that these animals make our life much easier and beautiful. I think that every family should have a dog or a cat. After watching these 52 sweet animal photos, I'm sure that you will consider buy one pet.
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When a newspaper report of a medical miracle catches Matt's eye, he and India go in search of Dr. Hale in the hope he is more magical doctor than miracle worker and can lead them to Chronos. But Hale turns out to be an apothecary magician keen to educate the public about magic.
Their disappointment at not finding Chronos is soon forgotten when Hale is murdered, and Matt becomes a suspect. With Matt's nemesis Sheriff Payne influencing the investigating detective, India and Matt know they must find the real killer, or risk his freedom, and ultimately his life. Time is running out as they hunt for a killer capable of turning medicine into poison with a magic spell, as well as continue the search for Chronos. A search that must end in success before Matt's malfunctioning watch stops altogether.
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I am in love with the new collection of patriotic merchandise found inside the parks right now!
Even your kitchen and home can be ready for the holiday!
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Although there has been much interdisciplinary scholarship surrounding the influence of various novelists' Catholic beliefs upon their work, there has been relatively little discussion about the nature of faith that emerges in their novels. For instance, is faith portrayed primarily as assent to conceptual statements of belief?
This dissertation will argue that faith, as portrayed by various Catholic novelists, is fundamentally a person's imaginative orientation to trust and hope in the presence of God's grace in creation and human life. I will approach this issue through the category of uncertainty, specifically uncertainty's relationship to faith, as this relationship emerges in novels by François Mauriac, Graham Greene, Flannery O'Connor, Muriel Spark, Mary Gordon, and Shusaku Endo. I will examine their novels through the lens of two paradigms: The experience of uncertainty as a catalyst for Christian faith and the experience of uncertainty as a challenge and possible critique of a prior Christian faith. My discussion will build upon the thought of Martha Nussbaum, David Tracy, Karl Rahner, and Charles Taylor to consider the kind of "thinking" and imagining about faith presented by through the genre of the novel.
What will emerge in this investigation is the necessity of uncertainty as a means to prompt conversion, both before and after the conscious acceptance of religious belief. Further, this experience of uncertainty is manifested in the novels through literature's affective appeal which reveals both the ambiguity of emotions as well as the ambiguity of
faith itself. That is, faith will be seen as existing in a dynamic, existential relationship to uncertainty such that faith should be understood not as primarily propositional, intellectual assent, but as a surrender of the all-too human desire for certainty in the face of life's struggles, tragedies, and fickleness, a surrender that orients the believer towards an imaginative vision of ultimate reality lived with hope and trust in Divine Mystery.
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Little, Brent, "Uncertainty Before and After Faith: The Dynamics of Belief in Theology and Literature" (2015). Dissertations. 1478.
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Are you planning to hire a digital marketing firm, but not sure whether it worth to your investment? If yes, here is a list highlighting the benefits of dealing with a professional internet marketing firm for your online business presence.
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I visited our local grocery store yesterday. Just doin' my Saturday shopping. Like the rest of you out there. When I go out in public, I have my "serious face" on. Especially at the grocery store. Not a mean face, just my serious face. Which means, please don't bother me because I'm calculating and thinking and I really need to get my stuff and get out.
Reaching the checkout line that has a short line is kind of euphoric. Once you've completed your long and exhausting zig zag race to that line, you feel a little triumphant. Sometimes those feelings are at a halt when you get your total, but even that's okay. Getting your receipt and change means you are on your way outta there!
In fact, at this same exact store about a month ago, I met a bagger who was 15 weeks pregnant. She was very young, maybe 18. But I remember that she was really pretty and sweet. After asking her how she was feeling and when she was due, and after having our small chat, I told her about Natalie. I started with, "definitely do not feel freaked out, but…" I reminded her about her 20 week ultrasound and to "please make sure that the heart photos are super clear.." I didn't have any time to tell her about pulse oximetry and that she should include that in her birth plan. I kind of hate that it was so busy that I couldn't say anything. I hope I see her again.
I reach this triumphant line yesterday and the cashier smiles at me. He asks me how I'm doing. This is when my serious face is put aside and I can enjoy a good chat. I like chatting. Especially small chat. I don't mind cashiers speaking to me at all. I'm only annoyed when I visit other types of merchants and they have to over sell me. I know all of the tactics. This comes from a person who worked in retail and retail management for several (too many) years. Yesterday was the first time I was asked about my "Give Kids The World" t-shirt. A shirt I bought right before we left from Natalie's Make a Wish trip in December of last year. The cashier says something like (I can't remember his exact words) "..so the world is full of happiness? what?" He said it with a smile so I was totally cool with telling him about this awesome place. I casually mentioned that I had a daughter born with half of a heart, but emphasized how well she's doing right now and how amazing her Wish Trip was. He stops scanning my groceries and looks right at me and says (this I will never forget) "..I think I should be given a wish because it's just not fair." I immediately see where he's going with this so I just nod and smile and pretend to really only care about my growing total on the computer screen. He continues on with "I'm 24 years old, I work for minimum wage and there are so many things in life that I can't do because of that. I think Make a Wish should grant me a wish. I know that they only deal with sick kids who have life-threatening illnesses, but it's not fair. " I was getting a little bit PO'ed. I tried to add a smile with a small snippet of this and that… "well my child is ill with an illness that could take her life any day" and he would just cut me off with his story. He paid no attention to anything I was kindly trying to say. He somehow got into a story about how he had to pay for cheap tickets to some sort of wrestling event this summer and that it should have been free because he noticed some Wish children there. I honestly have no idea where he was trying to keep going with this conversation. But the only conclusion I have about this 24 year old MAN, is that he is upset, jealous, and probably has no idea what I was trying to say. I'm not mad, actually. I was irritated. I was a little upset. But I just loaded up my van afterwards, and calmly drove off the lot and went home.
The world is full of awesome people. When you have a child with a life-threatening illness, the beautiful people really pop out. Unfortunately, you meet people like this 24 year old man who simply just don't understand certain aspects of life. I can't expect him to. He probably feels like no one understands him. He could be pretty self-absorbed and petty. But I'm not him. But he's also not me.
I probably should have just said "hello" to him and not given any eye contact.
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|see. i wasn't kidding. this is saved stuff to sift through and to work on.
The thing is, I have been giving away most of my time minus the time I spend making a small means and sleeping.
I had been doing a lot of unaccounted for free and gift-based work for some non-profits, friends, and other artists in social media management and consulting as a way to experientially learn the trade since about last winter. I called this my internship and I was pretty happy to do all that work. I learned a lot, gained some trackable results, and even gained some references, as well. At some point, however, something in me changed. I felt that depletion I've mentioned. I felt a little used, maybe, a little taken advantage of as the demands of this work increased. I wasn't sure why I felt this. I'd chosen projects that I was really excited about, and I'd chosen people to work with whom I adored. I wanted to give my all. Still, the depletion. I woke up mornings with dread and simply no longer wanted to do any of it, especially after I'd figured out just how much time I was giving.
|some new work i have been working on. nope. you can't see it yet.
What I was doing was not sustainable. While there are many things I want to support, I have to really pull back and pay attention first to my own needs. I have to figure out ways to self-sustain and better so that I can have more to give without depleting myself or pulling the carpet out of the role of any project I may be assisting or heading. Further, regarding my own dreams: How much should I give and for how long before I can finally sit down and get to my own dreams? I have work to do but it can't all be in giving it away no matter how much I love someone, their project, their goals, their agenda, their dreams. <3 br="">3>


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2008 Nissan 350Z | new car review
The 350Z is the fifth generation of Nissan's Z car line and only its coupe version is available in the Middle East. The 350Z follows the classic front engine rear-wheel-drive format of true blue sports cars providing gorgeous looks with the power to deliver more smiles per mile.
The 350Z features the long-hood short-deck design, a sloping fastback style roofline, high waistline, and bulging fenders that are pushed out to the corners of the vehicle. The 350Z has been acknowledged as a return to form, raising the brand credibility among the younger lot greatly.
Interior cabin design is straight forward and features brushed aluminium accents. The main gauge pod is mounted directly to the steering column allowing their movement to coincide with steering wheel adjustments. Additional gauges are mounted in a centre of the triple gauge cluster.
Zero to sixty is a blur. But the experience isn't. Boasting an impressive 327hp coupled with an equally mighty 379Nm torque, the utterly sexy 350Z makes use of some hi-tech materials in the form of ultra-lightweight aluminium in the suspension and engine, a carbon-fibre composite drive shaft, 18" 6-spoke aluminium alloy wheels and massive brake rotors. There's even a racing inspired driver's seat with magnesium-core steering wheel and drilled aluminium pedals.
The 3.5-litre, mated to a 5-speed automatic delivers a massive punch, with 0-100kph times of less than six seconds. The suspension system is excellent, delivering wonderfully precise, sharp handling.
There is very little else around at this price to give Nissan's wonderful little sports car a run for its money. Elsewhere in the world, the Z comes as a convertible and with manual transmission as well – why not in the Middle East?
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Police seek gas station robbery suspect
Police are searching for a suspect in a reported armed robbery at Gene's Automotive, 6567 Main Street. According to witnesses, a light skinned black male, about 6 feet tall and wearing dark clothing, entered the service station about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Once inside the suspect displayed a handgun and instructed the attendant to empty the cash registers. The suspect fled with an unknown amount of cash and drove away in a waiting vehicle.
Police are reviewing video surveillance footage of the incident. There were no injuries and none of the customers were threatened by the suspect. According to the Trumbull Police Detective Bureau there have been similar incidents in other towns and the incidents may be related.
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Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has assured the organised labour unions in the state of his commitment to the implementation of the new national minimum wage for workers.
Governor Emmanuel who gave the assurance during his consultation visit to the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress-NLC, Trade Union Congress-TUC and United Labour Congress-ULC on his second term ambition, held at the workers solidarity center, Attan Offot, Uyo, commended the workers for the industrial harmony witnessed in the state and assured them that the new minimum wage will be implemented in the state once it is legislated.
While commending the unions for their partnership with his administration to deliver on the mandate, the Governor further solicited their support ahead of the elections and assured them of more workers friendly policies by his government.
Government House correspondent Jane Uwa reports that earlier in their various welcomes addresses, the state chairman of the NLC, Comrade Etim Ukpong, his TUC counterpart Comrade Akamba Awah and that of the ULC Comrade Bassey Essien had commended Governor Emmanuel for his worker's friendly leadership style and assured him of their resolve to support his administration to deliver more of the dividends of democracy to the people.


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The Dragon Helmet is a mystical helmet that is part of the complete set of the Dragon Armor, which also includes the sword, shield armor piece. When united with the rest of the armor, it can control the Firstbourne. It was once worn by the First Spinjitzu Master, before he left the First Realm. It was located in Firstbourne's Nest, until it was found by the Iron Baron and Wu, and the latter now wears it.
The Dragon Helmet, along with the rest of the Dragon Armor, was created by the Firstbourne and the First Spinjitzu Master.
Lessons for a Master
When Iron Baron and Wu made it to the nest, he stole the armor and tried to control the Firstbourne. However, Wu told him it was not the armor that controls her, and she promptly buries him in molten rock. Wu then took possession of the Armor.
Green Destiny
Wu wore the helmet with the rest of the Dragon Armor during his fight with Garmadon.
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This moving display, a labor of love organized by the parents of a fallen marine, honors soldiers from Ohio who gave their lives for our country around the world, including over 200 in the last decade. More than 400 full-size flags adorn the grassy area located on the southeast corner of Park Street and ArbutusFind out more
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The 2016 Grove City Family Camp Out is cancelled. Enjoy outdoor games and activities then camp under the stars with other families in Grove City's own "backyard" - Fryer Park. Dinner, water, campfire snacks and breakfast are provided. Pack angling gear for Family Fishing Day the next morning. The cost is $35 per family/tent, registration is requiredFind out more


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GM, ERP at Avalara
Our partner strategy has produced 700+ certified integrations and resulted in a powerful competitive 'moat'. We are hiring an executive-level leader who can own Avalara's most strategic partners and take those partnerships to the next level. This person is responsible for establishing and maintaining executive relationships within a set of partners and align the necessary senior leaders thought-out Avalara where appropriate. This person will have responsibility for our go‐to‐market strategy, tracking and directing operational activities and driving / growing all revenue generated via their partner portfolio.
This person will drive strategy and execution of programs to grow the partner network and is responsible for the programs and revenue across these partners. The GM is expected to work strategically and lead a matrixed partner team collaborating with the sales team, SAM/channel teams, marketing team, product development, Customer support, and services teams, to run a fully integrated channel partner strategy and ecosystem. This role is a senior leadership role that is a high‐impact, partner revenue generating management position that plays an integral role in the success of the overall Customer Account Management and sales team and company.
Some of the things you'll be doing include …
- Develop executive relationships within the partner as appropriate
- Develop and implement the overall partner strategy for the field and company.
- Serve as point person for major partner escalations and issues
- Prioritize product/content roadmap for partner ecosystem – represent these opportunities with product management team
- Understand PPO and CPO data for partner's customers and prioritize issues with cross functional leaders
- Manage programs to maximize net new and existing sales revenue.
- Tracking and reporting on overall partner growth, revenue, penetration and opportunities
- Responsible for creating and driving Avalara channel programs, including assisting with program definitions, oversight, pricing, and channel resources
- Work directly with cross functional teams to recommend new channel marketing programs, partner management approaches, pricing, etc.
- Leadership and oversight of the cross functional channel team.
- 15+ years' channel experience working for or with Software Integrators, Accounting Consulting Practices, or Value Added Resellers from publishers like OracleNetsuite, SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce, Sage Intacct, Infor, IBM, Acumatica, Magento, and Zuora, and others.
- Strong executive relationship management skills
- Energy and Enthusiasm. Experience with building, developing and growing channel life cycles.
- Technically Savvy. Experience with analytics, data, databases, predictive modeling, or business intelligence preferred.
- Bachelor's Degree with a technical or business focus preferred
About Avalara
Avalara helps businesses of all sizes achieve compliance with transaction taxes, including sales and use, VAT, excise, communications, and other tax types. The company delivers comprehensive, automated, cloud-based solutions designed to be fast, accurate, and easy to use. The Avalara Compliance Cloud® platform helps customers manage complicated and burdensome tax compliance obligations imposed by state, local, and other taxing authorities throughout the world.
Avalara offers more than 600 pre-built connectors into leading accounting, ERP, ecommerce and other business applications, making the integration of tax and compliance solutions easy for customers. Each year, the company processes billions of indirect tax transactions for customers and users, files more than a million tax returns, and manages millions of tax exemption certificates and other compliance documents.
Headquartered in Seattle, Avalara has offices across the U.S. and overseas in the U.K., Belgium, Brazil, and India. More information at www.avalara.com
Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.
Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.


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The Avalanche Hazard is MODERATE at upper elevations, above 7,000 feet where the possibility of triggering a wind slab in steep wind loaded terrain still exists. These wind slabs are scattered near ridge tops and in other terrain features that caught last week's blowing snow. Exercise caution in all steep, consequential terrain...
In non-wind loaded terrain, below 7,000 feet, Avalanches are possible but not likely: stability is good and the Avalanche Hazard is LOW.
The possibility of triggering Wind slabs is still lingering in the upper elevation areas near ridge tops and in a few pockets where blowing snow can accumulate. You will find them mostly on the North half of the compass and scattered on East and West Aspects.
Most of these wind affected areas are going to be pretty obvious as a density change or an area of stiffer snow in the otherwise soft snow around them. Look for them below cornices, on steep roll overs, and in natural catcher's mitts like gullies or small depressions on the slope.You can also see what the wind has been doing, look for drifts, spines or areas of sculpted/scoured snow. These visual clues are pretty obvious if you can see the terrain around you. The wind slabs that we have been finding this week are shallow in most areas and only reactive on steeper terrain. Keep in mind that wind slabs are commonly triggered from thin areas, or edges of the slab.
The Sun is helping consolidate the snowpack. Northern, shady aspects will have deeper snow. Small loose, dry avalanches or sluffs should be anticipated on large steep, steep confined slopes or on slopes with obstacles below your intended line. These small slides don't pack a lot of punch but can grab you and push you in a direction you don't want to go whether you are on a sled or skis. These slides are an indicator of how good the snow is staying in protected areas, it takes light dry snow to create a sluff.
The Sun is putting out some heat on the Southern aspects. Solar radiation, and warmer temperatures today have the potential to kick loose point releases, especially in steep terrain that faces due South. Theese small avalanches will be most likely in rocky, shallow terrain. While small, they could cause you to ski or ride into an area you may not want to. You will also notice a thin crust forming on the surface of Southern aspects surface from the sun.
Our snowpack is fairly strong. We are seeing some good settlement...a great base for the beginning of January. The sun is putting thin crusts onthe surface, especially due South. A strong snowpack is great news, however, you should not let your guard down. Travel smart in the backcountry by exposing only one person at a time when on or near avalanche terrain, especially above 7,000 feet where the wind has loaded slopes, and developed slabs. Wear and know how to use your beacon, probe, and shovel.
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Today we will see bright sunny skies,and warmer temperatures, closer to freezing in the upper elevations.Tonight,clouds will develop with a slight chance of snow, and a possibility of a wetter pattern developing, but there is a possibility of a split in the storm track?
This avalanche advisory is provided through a partnership between the Payette National Forest and the Payette Avalanche Center. This advisory covers the West Central Mountains between Hard Butte on the north and Council Mountain on the south. This advisory applies only to backcountry areas outside established ski area boundaries. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur. This advisory expires at midnight on the posted day unless otherwise noted. The information in this advisory is provided by the USDA Forest Service who is solely responsible for its content.


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Teaching at Sciences Po
About 4,500 people teach at Sciences Po each year. Together, our permanent faculty and adjunct faculty from diverse backgrounds—other higher education institutions, business, banks, law firms, the French or European civil service, international and non-governmental organisations, and more—put our educational approach into practice, passing on their knowledge, enriching students' skills and abilities and helping them develop their intellectual courage, critical thinking and sense of responsibility.
Faculty, the backbone of our educational approach
All faculty and the 4,800 courses taught on Sciences Po's seven campuses are listed each year in the Syllabus.
Courses cover a vast range of fields and employ an equally vast range of teaching formats. The academic framework in which our faculty teach is cross-disciplinary, research-led, internationally engaged and open to pedagogical innovation. Approximately 1,300 faculty members deliver courses in English, not including language courses; 45% of all courses are taught in English.
Preparing your courses
Objectives and content
The academic advisor sets the course objectives in line with the programme the course belongs to. As an instructor, you propose content and a teaching format, which can then be reworked jointly to ensure the programme objectives, other courses, any peculiarities, student profiles, etc. are taken into account.
Instructors can take advantage of teaching support and the Library's resources.
Course syllabus
You need to complete the course syllabus template and send it to your programme secretary at least one month before student registration begins. This presentation will be published on the Internet and visible to the public. It's designed to give students an idea of the course content and format before they have to choose their courses during course registration.
The syllabus will also be included in the "grand syllabus" which lists all courses and instructors for the academic year.


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Registration Forms
Please complete the following forms to enroll your child/ren in the McCall-Donnelly School District:
Print off these forms, sign them and take them to the school your child/ren will be attending along with the following documentation:
- Certified copy of their birth certificate as required by state law. Students entering kindergarten must be five years old by September 1st of the school year. First grade students must be six years old by September 1st of the school year.
- Proof of immunization as required by state law. See Idaho State Immunization Requirements.
- For children transferring from another school district, a checkout sheet or report card is helpful in placing the student.
- For high school students a transcript from the previous school would be helpful in placing the student.
For children riding the bus:
If your child/ren will be riding the bus please visit our transportation page to obtain the necessary documents and to view bus schedules and guidelines.
NOTE: Without proof of immunization and a certified copy of a birth certificate at the time of enrollment, your child may not be able to attend class until the requirements are met.


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November 26, 2019, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Teens and Tweens meet up for a make and take craft activity. Supplies are provided.
November 26, 2019, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
This passive program provides all the supplies and instructions you will need to create the cutest little paper pumpkin.
November 26, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Join us for songs, books, and early literacy tips for babies. Drop-in program in the Children's Room at the Grass Valley Library.
This program is focused on children birth to walking.
November 26, 2019, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Explore the endless possibilities of what you can create using just these three items in making art. All supplies are provided. Using layers of colored paper we will build pictures of mountain a camp.
Event Type(s): Library Programming
Age Group(s): Adult
November 26, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Madelyn Helling Library - Children's Room
Get ready to read, dance, sing, and play with this storytime for preschoolers.
Younger kids are welcome, although the program is geared towards walkers and wigglers.
Art and literacy activities to follow!
Event Type(s): Storytime
Age Group(s): Preschool (3 - 5 yrs)
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November 26, 2019, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Penn Valley Library
Come read to Shiloh our Paws to Read dog!
Practice your reading with a trained therapy dog! We have books available or you're welcome to bring your own. Emerging readers welcome as well!
No registration necessary; just drop in any Tuesday from 3-4!
Event Type(s): Library Programming
Age Group(s): Ages 5-10
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November 26, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Truckee Library
Bring the family to enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement activities while building language and literacy skills.
November 26, 2019, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM @ Truckee Library
Need help downloading your E-book or audiobook? Would you like to stream your entertainment to your personal devices? This class introduces the databases you can use to stream music, tv programs, movies, audiobooks and E-books. Before class, be sure to apply for a library card, bring the device you will be using out of the packaging and fully charged. Also, bring or know your device login information!
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Like feather tickler, blindfold too is part of sensory play. While tickler heightens sensations, blindfold blocks sensations. You can magnify your sexual arousal and tension by wearing blindfolds during love-making. Because one of your senses is inactive, your other senses compensate, making it an amazing sensual experience. Every move creates anticipation in blindfolded partner and hence heightens excitement and surprise
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Comparison of ozonation and coagulation decolorization methods in real textile wastewater Aydın, Muhammed Iberia; Yüzer, Burak; Öngen, Atakan; Ökten, Hatice Eser; Selçuk, Hüseyin (Desalination Publications, 2018-01)Several treatment approaches such as ozonation, metal coagulation, (ferric chloride and alum), polymer treatment (Polyethylene polyamine, PP, and Cyanoguanidine Polymer, CP) and their combinations for decolarization of ...
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Istanbul: getting there
More insider guides for planning a trip to Istanbul
An insider's guide to getting to Istanbul, including flights, recommendations for car hire and public transport. By Terry Richardson, Telegraph Travel's Istanbul expert.
Getting there
Turkish Airlines (0844 800 666; turkishairlines.com) flies from Birmingham, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester, British Airways (0800 4488 29538; britishairways.com) has flights from Heathrow. EasyJet (0905 821 8905; easyjet.com) and Turkish carrier Atlas Jet (0203 289 5588; atlasjet.com) flies from Stansted, another Turkish carrier Pegasus (0845 0848 980; flypgs.com) operates from Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted. Flights take around three-and-a-half hours.
Istanbul has two international airports. From Atatürk Airport (ataturkairport.com), on the European side of the city, take the M1 Metro to Zeytinburnu and change to the T1 tram, which runs to Sultanahmet (for the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia) For the nightlife/entertainment hub of Galata/Beyoğlu take the M1 metro to its eastern terminus at Yenikapı, then the M2 Metro to Şişhane or Taksim. Note that a third terminal, touted as the biggest in the world is under construction and will be partially open by summer 2018.
Buy two jetons (tokens) from the Jetonmatik machine at the airport station for 8TL (8 Turkish Lira – about £2.22) or, if you are going to use public transport frequently, buy an İstanbulkart travel smart card (see Getting Around below) for 10TL (£2.78) from the Jetonmatik machine and charge it up with credit.
Journey time is usually between 40 minutes and an hour. Alternatively take the Havatabus for 12TL (£2.67) from outside the airport to Aksaray, then a taxi to Sultanahmet, or stay on the bus to Tepebaşı or Taksim Square, for Galata/Beyoğlu. Taxis charge around 75TL (£16.69). From Sabiha Gökçen Airport (sgairport.com), on the Asian side, take the Havatabus 15TL (£3.34) to Taksim, which takes more than an hour. A taxi will set you back at least 110TL (£24.48).
Cruise ships dock in the heart of the city at Karaköy. From here it is less than five minutes' walk to the tram on the northern end of the Galata Bridge, which will whizz you up to the old quarter of Sultanahmet in minutes for 4TL (£0.89); alternatively there are plenty of taxis charging around 23TL (£5.02).
The famous Orient Express, which once linked Paris and Istanbul via Vienna, is now a privately-run affair terminating in Venice. Today, only the most determined rail enthusiasts will want to arrive in Istanbul by train, as from London it is a four-day marathon involving several changes. See the wonderful seat61.com for how to do it.
Getting around
Public transport
Unless you're intent on exploring far-flung parts of the city, off the normal tourist radar, the public transport system is great, if mega-busy at peak times. The old quarter of Sultanahmet is easy to explore on foot (providing you have a reasonable street map).
The modern T1 tram operates between 6am and midnight, and links Sultanahmet with Galata/Beyoğlu and the ferry port of Kabataş, for boats to the splendid Princes' Islands. The M1 Metro links in with the T1 tram, useful for visitors heading to or from Atatürk Airport. Its eastern terminus at Yenikapı is a major hub, from where Marmaray metro trains make the journey under the Bosphorus, via Sirkeci station in the old city/Sultanahmet, to Üsküdar in Asia. M2 metro trains run north from Yenikapı, over a new bridge across the Golden Horn, linking the metro system in the old city/Sultanahmet with that in Galata/Beyoğlu and the business districts to the north. For tram, bus and metro information see: istanbul-ulasim.com.tr/en.
Nostalgia buffs will want to ride the late-19th-century underground funicular linking Karaköy and Beyoğlu, and the smart, red antique tram that rumbles up Istiklal Caddesi.
Buses are trickier to use (see iett.gov.tr), but are useful for visiting sites such as the fascinating fascinating Church of Saviour in Chora (Kariye Museum); ticket prices are the same as for the T1 tram metro. For a bargain trans-continental ferry ride (see sehirhatlari.com.tr), cross the Bosphorus to Asian Üsküdar or Kadıköy for 8TL (about £1.78) return.
Note that to board all buses, trams, metros or ferries you need to have purchased a token in advance, or use and Istanbulkart (see below) – cash is not accepted.
Car hire
Unless you are very experienced, you'd be ill-advised to hire a car as accidents are frequent (with drivers trying to make up for hours stuck in jams with crazy bursts of speed), signposting is poor and parking difficult.


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SolPacific, LLC is a private equity investment network focused primarily on making investments in the following sectors:
- Commercial real estate
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Did the Affordable Healthcare Act help you or your family?
Just wondering what people think of this law after there have been a few years to let it run its course. (I am trying to be apolitical lets see how long that last for.)
11 Answers
- StephenWeinsteinLv 710 months ago
Yes, I have better coverage now.
- NosehairLv 710 months ago
Yes, it absolutely did.
- LiliLv 710 months ago
Yes. I have a relative with a pre-existing condition who was able to get insurance despite that problem, and another who benefited from the mandated mental health coverage. Her share of the bills was very low.
- curtisports2Lv 710 months ago
It hurt us. Due to the ever-higher costs of premiums, we were forced to choose between keeping the same level of coverage we had and dropping down to basic coverage. Even with the lesser coverage, which has meant higher co-pays, our premium for this basic coverage stand at 300% of what they were in 2010 for the higher level plan we had at the time. If we still had the same level plan as in 2010, the premium would be 600% of the 2010 cost.
And along with this has come a steady revolving door of doctors and nurse practitioners who have come and gone. You can keep your doctors if you like them, my hind end. Obamacare and its rules caused this.
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- roderick_youngLv 710 months ago
I retired in 2012, and COBRA ended in 2014. We could have continued retiree medical, but the ACA insurance was much cheaper. Today, insurance through my old company would be about $3000 for the two of us, and Kaiser HMO bought through the Covered California Exchange is almost exactly half that. Pre-subsity, that is. In the years when our income has been less than 4x the poverty line, it was even cheaper.
Note that we are quite healthy, so NEVER make the yearly deductible. That could change with a single hospital visit or chronic disease like cancer or heart trouble. So for now, all we need is catastrophic insurnce, and $1500 for ACA is better than $3000 private per month. At least until we reach Medicare age.
- SallyLv 710 months ago
Here's the thing you forgot, though: Republicans have whittled away at the law so it is even less effective than it was when passed. So a lot of the benefits have been removed by them on purpose.
- BruceLv 710 months ago
It seems to be beneficial to low income families. When I applied, it was $1,700 per month with a $12,000 deductible.
- Anonymous10 months ago
No. It took money away from me and my family.
- Bubba RayLv 710 months ago
Helped a very conservative "Obama will ruin this nation if elected" neighbor. He and his wife didn't have insurance and because of a knee injury, she had to sleep downstairs, never going upstairs for a decade. Oh, but once Obamacare was law, guess who signed up and had surgery on her knee. That's right, you guessed it. Not only that, they get subsidies paying for almost all the premiums. No more "We'll wait another 11 years until Medicare kicks in." Now she walks normally.
- katydidLv 710 months ago
Yes it has helped a great deal. I have a son who is an adult and disabled. He finally has health insurance and it has been a life changer. He is finally able to get the treatment and medicine he needs.


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New Anti-Monopoly Regulation With Respect to Distribution Agreements
- By Patrick J. Brooks
- Oct. 13 2009 00:00
On August 23, 2009, a series of amendments to Federal Law No. 135-FZ "On Protection of Competition" (the Competition Law) came into effect, which, among other things, substantially broaden the permissible rights manufacturers may exercise with respect to their distributors in Russia. In conjunction with the adoption of the amendments, the Russian government issued Resolution No. 583 "On Cases of Permissible Agreements between Economic Entities" (the Resolution), which came into effect on July 31, 2009 and shall remain in effect for five years.
Exemptions to per seviolations
Prior to these latest amendments to the Competition Law, certain provisions regarded as common distribution chain management tools could not be included in agreements between manufacturers and their distributors because they constituted per se violations of the Competition Law (i.e. no anti-competition effect needs to be proven to constitute a violation of law). Commission of per se violations exposes market participants to administrative fines and other penalties. Among the long list of per se violations is (i) the fixing or maintaining of prices, discounts, bonuses or markups; (ii) the division of markets (on the basis of the geography, volumes or range of products, composition of sellers or purchasers (customers); and (iii) the refusal to make agreements with certain sellers or purchasers or causing a reduction or termination of a product's production without economic or technological justification.
The amendments exempt vertical agreements, that is, agreements between commercial entities not competing with each other, one of which acquires a product or is its potential acquirer, while another one supplies the product or is its potential seller from most of the per se violations. Franchise agreements may also qualify as vertical agreements.
Vertical Agreements and the 20% Rule
Under the amended Competition Law, none of the enumerated per se violations apply to vertical agreements if each of the parties (excluding financial organizations which are subject to different regulations) to such agreement holds less than 20 percent of their respective market. If a party holds more than 20 percent of its respective market and is party to a vertical agreement, the Competition Law imposes only two prohibitions:
• including provisions that lead or could lead to setting resale prices of a product (which includes fixing of markups); and
• precluding a distributor's sale of a competitor's product (unless the purchaser sells under a registered trademark or logo of the seller or producer).
The Resolution, however, establishes additional limitations discussed below.
Permissible Agreements and the 35% Rule
In addition to the per se violations (if applicable), the Competition Law continues to bar agreements, joint actions or coordinated economic activities that have an anti-competitive effect on the market, unless such agreements are identified as permissible agreements or joint actions. Before the Regulation entered into force, only franchise agreements (without reference to a party's market share) and vertical agreements among parties that do not hold more than 20 percent of their given market were deemed permissible agreements. However, by adopting the Regulation, the government of Russia has exercised its power established by the Competition Law to define permissible agreements.
The Resolution provides that a product sale agreement may be permissible if each of the following conditions are met:
a. the seller sells a product to two or more purchasers and its share of the market for that product is less than 35 percent or sells the product to a single purchaser whose share of the market for that product is less than 35 percent;
b. the seller and the purchaser do not compete with each other either in the resale or acquisition of the product; and
c. the purchaser does not also produce products interchangeable with those that it acquires under the agreement.
At the same time, the Resolution expands the list of prohibited contractual provisions in such agreements.
Additional Limitations on Product Sale Agreements
The Resolution further enumerates the following provisions that may not be included in product sale agreements, including vertical agreements, if one of the parties to the agreement holds more than 20 percent of the relevant market:
a. restrictions on a purchaser's right to conduct sales in certain territories and/or to certain customers unless such territories are serviced by another purchaser, or the seller itself. The Resolution also provides that if a product sales agreement includes an exclusive territory provision, then such agreement must also include a provision obligating the purchaser to refrain from entering into other agreements to purchase interchangeable products within the same territory. This provision presumably is required to minimize the opportunity for a distributor or retailer to obtain exclusive rights to sell a certain class or type of product produced by different manufacturers within a territory with the resultant ability to control pricing;
b. restrictions on the seller's right to sell spare parts on a retail basis or to special repair and service organizations unaffiliated with the purchaser;
c. restrictions on a purchaser's right to produce, buy and/or sell interchangeable products or establishing requirements that the purchaser acquires products from the seller, which constitute more than 50 percent of the purchaser's annual turnover (unless such prohibition was contained in an agreement concluded before the entry into force of the Resolution, does not exceed 3 years — unless the purchaser is a retail sales organization — and complies with some other conditions); and
d. terms requiring that the purchaser includes prohibitions on resale of the product in its own sale agreements (with subdistributors).
Grace Period Upon Exceeding 35 Percent Threshold
In the event that a market participant's market share grows over time to exceed the 35 percent threshold, the restrictions provided for by the Resolution shall become applicable to such market participant's operation on July 1 of the year after the market participant's share of the market exceeded the 35 percent threshold.
The interpretation and application of the Competition Law remains a complex and fact-intensive process, and the case law is very limited making ultimate conclusions of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service difficult to predict. Moreover, defining the applicable market remains ambiguous under the Competition Law and difficult, thus making determinative market share calculations challenging and without clear safe harbors.
Nonetheless, the amendments discussed above are welcome improvements and provide manufacturers and distributors with more flexibility in managing their distribution chains by providing significantly reduced limitations, which should be particularly helpful to small and medium-size businesses operating in highly competitive markets. If a manufacturer or distributor has any concerns about their proposed distribution arrangements they should consult qualified counsel and may seek the direct input of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service, which welcomes inquiries of the business community.
The contents of this article are not intended to serve as legal advice related to individual situations or as legal opinions concerning such situations.


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March Newsletter
The end of February and first of March have proven exciting and productive here at Arcadia. The St. George Area Parade of Homes featured us alongside our builder Taylor Built Homes, and we quickly became one of the most sought-after destinations on the parade route!
We had a total of 11,491 visitors come through the model home during the Parade. That's a little over 1,100 people per day! Best of all, we sold eight units between February 16th and 25th, and three in the week following.
Overall, enthusiasm for the Resort is high, and we had some great feedback. Paraders commented continually that, "This is a great floor plan. We love the openness and the 12-foot ceilings," and "The bunkbed room is genius! You can fit eight people in one room!" Nearly everyone who came through the villa commented on the beautiful designs, special touches, and spectacular views.
Arcadia is a fantastic investment property, and we're working hard to get it ready for our wonderful new homeowners. We've now started work on 14 homes, 11 of which are already sold, and we're committed to having the clubhouse/pool area completed this summer. Stay up to date on this journey with us by following us on social media (Facebook, Instagram.)
Thank you all for your interest in Arcadia Vacation Resort! Visit our "Villas" page to tour our three spacious floor plans and pick out your next dream home!
For sales inquiries, contact:
Bart Sorenson


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Last night at work I went to my sarcastic place.
I'm not proud of that fact. While a sarcastic me is a funny me, and my coworkers appreciate the laughs, it doesn't leave me feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. However, last night I found myself pushed to the edge of my reserves, and I had two choices:
1. Be as silly, goofy, funny, and witty as I could muster at short notice, or
2. Burst into tears.
I think I speak for all when I say that humour-ish statements were preferable to tears. Besides, I had already been crying earlier in the night. Now, allow me to explain. In the almost two years I've worked at Starbucks, I've only been brought to the point of tears three times (this is a pretty good record):
1. By a former coworker who would be awful mean to me when we were working alone, but sweet and wonderful if any other coworker was around. *rolls eyes* It got reeeaaallllyyy old.
2. By a customer's story of the death of their parent. Sad, sad, sweet story.
3. Tonight. Enough said.
Now, I'm a Christian. For some of you, I'm sure you involuntarily shuddered at that statement. Christians often have a stigma attached to them: aloof, condescending, self-righteous, holier-than-thou. I hope that I am not like that. I strive to not be like that.
However, the people that came in tonight were, sadly, acting like that. The thing is, I have a history with these people outside of the store. I'm not just some random barista, they aren't just some random fellow Christian people. We know each other. I do my best to treat them well; I call them by name, ask about their lives, and am just generally friendly to them. Friendly, even though I know what the outcome is going to be, how they are going to treat me. Not that they are horrible, but they aren't exactly nice either. Last night it was too much for some reason. It hurt. I ended up in the back room trying to wipe away traces of tears.
Would someone remind me why I wear mascara to work?
So, like I said before, I went to my sarcastic place. I really, really hate that about myself. I hate that their poor behaviour impacted me so much that I felt the need to alter my behaviour. That's not good, healthy, or right.
Earlier yesterday we held our first meeting for a 40 minute Kay Arthur Bible Study. The topic is "Living Like You Belong to God", and the key idea of the study is that of "holiness." My favourite university Bible teacher describes holiness as "being set aside for special use." It's not that there's anything inherently different about something holy from something that isn't; rather, it's mainly how this thing is used.
These people tonight decided to not act holy. That's fine; it's their decision to make.
I, however, don't think that I ultimately responded in a holy manner. Not that I was mean to them or anything like that, but I allowed my hurt at their behaviour to turn into biting humour later on.
No one is perfect, right?
So, that's one of my goals for the summer. I'm going to take what I learn in that study and work on not letting other's behaviour influence mine. By the end of the summer, I hope to be able to just shrug off customer issues and keep on keeping on. I'll keep you all posted on how it goes! As my new manager says, "It is what it is."
Until then, let me leave you with this thought: 6 months until Christmas!
Yeah, coworkers and customers weren't overly thrilled with this news either. Peace; out….
7 responses to "What Lies Beneath"
Just have to comment:
1. I love you
2. I'm proud of you
3. They treat everybody like that
4. I'm really proud of you
5. I love you tooooo much
Just remind your co-workers not to judge Jesus by His followers. Sheeeesh!
I came to a similar realisation about how other people's bad behaviour brought out the worst in me and made me feel twice as crappy – once for their treatment of me and again for my lowest common denominator response. I've tried, from then on in, to be the bigger person & not lose sleep over the fact that sometimes 'they' get to think they've 'won'. Can't say I'm perfect, but you know what, it has been liberating to forget about external things & just to be the person I know I really am. I don't call it 'holiness' because I'm not a religious person nor a 'believer' but whatever it's called, the less you let others change you, the truer you are to the person you want to be, the greater the well of inner calm you'll find and the happier you'll be, I'm sure.
If that fails, being English I can say, don't let the silly sods get you down.
(If baristas 'decaf' people, I'm going to make extra efforts to be nice to them!)


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so this is the one where i eat my words. because we're all perfect parents till we become parents. saw this online (sorry can't find original source and credit!) and it really sums up the standard i aspire towards but am failing so miserably at.
in many ways i'm my own nightmare. give a paranoid, anxious person a baby and watch the neuroses increase a 100fold.i thought being medical might help (it doesn't) and i've fast lost credibility with our paediatrician (thank you, husband's insurance) by fearing he's leukaemia (he doesn't) and a squint (still undecided). it's weird how i 'round' my son and present it to the paed in SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment and plan) format as i would've in the patient's notes and thankfully he's been ok-ing my 'plans'. so i'm not that cray, yet. i thought i'd be more chilled out, but i'm not.
everyone said 'it'd be different with your own baby' and of course i didn't believe them.
i thought i'd be ambitious enough to bounce straight back to work, who cares if he's languishing in subpar childcare.
i thought i'd breastfeed for a bit then wean him on to solids ASAP and be done with it. little did i know i'd love breastfeeding, tiring and frustrating as it can be, and be determined to donate an immune system to the NICU babies because i'm fortunate to produce more milk than my baby can drink. also, vanity says BF is natural liposuction so bring it on.
i thought i'd be firm about boundaries and showing him who's boss. the little clown has been co-sleepign since day 1 and shows no sign of being relegated to his cot.
basically i've turned into my own nightmare - this crusty hippy dippy wannabe earth mother type. i still do believe in vaccines, though.
i suppose motherhood has really done a number on my psyche, all that neuroplasticity is true. mom brain exists. my attention span is shot. i no longer reply texts / emails. save the odd gratuitous facebook (and now blog) post i don't really want to engage with the outside world. all i want to do is roll around mom cave with the baby, nesting, feeding. then i get the odd burst of desperation for grown up company and trek across london to meet the ward team i left for drinks / dinner. all with baby in tow. and when the mom cave gets too much, we go a little further. copenhagen, vienna and most recently como. planning isn't my strong suit and we've had a day up to a week between in between these jaunts. baby is portable enough and as my dear friend W reminds me, cannot remember anything at this age anyway so it's not like this travel is bad for him. disruptive, yes, but i pay the price more than he does. i've learnt my lesson the hard way about missing naps and overstimulation. screaming baby? no fun.
but he's generally a placid little boy, bright eyed and curious about his surroundings. although he'd probably be just as happy in the little park next to our flat as he is on a sunseeker traversing lake como! i assuage my self-imposed guilt at this excess and extravagance by telling myself i won't always have this time off, he won't always be this tiny and we should make hay while the sun shines. he's growing too quickly, i finally fully comprehend that parent lament, and every moment is fleeting. i just want to lie next to him as he sleeps and smiles in his sleep, loving his milky dreams, and soak it all in while he's an infant for he's no longer a newborn.


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Don't be passive in life saying whatever will be, would be.. It is wrong confession because whatever will be, you need to pursuit it to be.
It is only bad things that happen suddenly, for every good or right thing to happen it requires a gradual process.. So don't wait for life to offer you anything, go after your desire to achieve in life.
God bless you, do have joyful day.


text: Take back control of your teaching workload Written by: Julian Stanley | Published: 05 December 2018 Image: Adobe Stock Comment on this article There are steps teachers can take to win back control of their workload and achieve some work/life balance. Julian Stanley advises If you are finding your workload too much to bear, take heart – you're not alone. Our 2018 Teacher Wellbeing Index found that 32 per cent of all education professionals are working more than 51 hours a week. The annual survey also found that working long hours and feeling stressed appear to be closely linked, with the highest levels of stress coming from those who work more than 41 hours a week. And secondary school teachers are more stressed than in the primary sector. So what can you do?Meaningless dataIn our research, many teachers said they were required to collect what seemed like lots of meaningless data, which appeared to have no obvious use for teaching.For one secondary school teacher, Victoria, it all became so arduous she broke down over the increasing data requirements at her school. The solution for her was to leave and find a new position at a school where wellbeing was given priority, and which had much less of an emphasis on data collection.Of course not everyone can move schools, but the government now accepts that workload and excessive data collection is helping to cause a crisis in recruitment and retention and the Department for Education (DfE) has recently produced a paper advising teacher training providers on how to reduce workload during initial teacher training (November 2018).The paper recognises that workload is one of the most commonly cited reasons for teachers leaving the profession and that it can also be a disincentive for potential new teachers to join.The Teacher Workload Advisory Group, set up by the DfE, has also recently produced a paper – Making Data Work (November 2018). This too recognises the need to cut down on the heavy workload teachers face due to the so-called audit culture and the unnecessary amount of time spent on data collection. So hopefully change is coming...Personal organisationWhile education professionals wait for this new outlook to filter through, Victoria suggests that teachers who feel overloaded should employ time management skills and set themselves cut-off points. She explained: "Personal organisation and time management is crucial. Work a designated time on, say, lesson planning and don't go over it as you lose time you can spend on something else. Remember good is good enough. Don't aim for perfection, just do what will do the job."Victoria now runs a blog called Mrs Humanities, which helps teachers to manage their workloads. For example, giving live feedback in the classroom rather than spending hours marking is one of her many suggestions that you may find helpful – and is something that SecEd tackled in its best practice pages last year (November 2017).Taking the initiativeThere are other ways you can try to manage your workload so that it doesn't overwhelm you:Ask for help. If your senior leadership team, mentor or department head is not aware that you are feeling overloaded, they can't help you. It is a leader's job to manage their team and ensure they can cope with the workload. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness it's a sign of strength.Prioritise. Rank in importance the jobs for which there are serious consequences if you don't do them and work down from there. Not everything is urgent; not everything has to be done today.Accept that a to-do list rarely gets completed. But lists are useful and can provide evidence, if needed, of how much work you are trying to handle. Focus on what you can control. Stress is ameliorated when you feel you have control over your workload. Learning to say noTeachers find it difficult to say no. You may fear letting someone else down – the school or your students. However, we all need to say no sometimes and it is much better to say no at the outset than to say yes and have to follow this up later with a no.Training yourself to be more direct in your communications with colleagues and leaders is ultimately much less stressful than saying no, regretting it and forever fretting afterwards as you try to find ways of getting out of something. Feeling guiltyMany teachers feel guilty if they do not perform at their peak (and beyond) the whole time. But often the person we most fear letting down is ourselves. Even though we may justify those extra hours as something our school, colleagues and students need, more often than not it is a standard we set ourselves internally.As well as learning to say no, it is important to try to let go of some of this and let go of guilt. It isn't easy. Guilt is a tough emotion to deal with and some colleagues and leaders do emotionally blackmail teachers over the extra tasks they want from them: "Think of your students!" or "Think of the school and how much pressure everyone is under." However, if you already have a full plate you may have to accept that you simply cannot take on any extra tasks.ControlAs individuals, despite being overworked much of the time you do still have some control over your workload – even if it is only which tasks to tackle first.By taking as much control as you can over your workflow it can help you to feel less stressed about it. Asking for help when you need it and letting others know when you are overloaded is also a useful coping mechanism.The key to managing a workload that sometimes feels out of control is to get as much control over it as you can. And accept that you can't do everything – perhaps the toughest task of all. Julian Stanley is the CEO of the Education Support Partnership.Further informationFor help or advice on any issue facing those working in education, contact the Education Support Partnership's free 24-hour helpline on 08000 562 561 or visit www.educationsupportpartnership.org.ukAddressing teacher workload in Initial Teacher Education, DfE, November 2018: http://bit.ly/2BAtyOHMaking Data Work, Workload Advisory Group, November 2018: http://bit.ly/2QGbZCdThe DfE's workload reduction toolkit contains practical tools and materials to support school leaders. Visit www.gov.uk/guidance/reducing-workload-in-your-schoolMrs Humanities: https://mrshumanities.com/In-class marking and feedback, SecEd, November 2017: http://bit.ly/2DtkzlE


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Milestones reached in 2007
The pound traded through two for the first time since September 1992. Its November highs – 2.11 -- hadn't been seen since the early 80s.
The Loonie breaks the buck – and stays there through the end of the year.
China adds over $250b to its reserves in half a year
Russia adds over $150b to its reserves in a year – and rapidly approaches half a trillion in reserves. Not bad for a country than ran out of cash in 1998, when its reserves were less than its debts to the IMF (data in SDR).
China adds $400b to its reserves for the year -- barring a $100b check to the CIC in December. Reserves were up $389b through October – even with a $40b increase in the foreign currency balance sheet of the state banks in the first ten months of the year and the transfer of around $27b to the CIC in September and October.
Saudi real interest rates turn negative, joining most of the rest of the Gulf.
The world's central banks add over $1,000b to their reserves. The final data isn't yet out, but this one is as much in the bag as the New England Patriot's perfect regular season.
Milestones almost reached
$100 for a barrel of oil. That had to wait until the second day of 2008.
$100b in reserve growth for India. With a week to go, reserves are up $95.47b ($93.75b excluding gold). But to be honest, a lot of that increase reflects the increase in the dollar value of India's large holdings of euros and pounds. On a flow basis, India is only at around $85b for the year …
$100b in reserve growth for Brazil. Brazil looks to be topping out at about $95b for the year. Not bad for a country that started the year with $86b in the bank.
$1.5 trillion in Chinese reserves (only a bit over a year after reaching a trillion). The only thing that kept China from reaching this milestone in 2007 is the (likely) transfer of around $100b to the CIC in December.
Hidden milestones
GCC countries combine to add over $100b to their central bank reserves (and non-reserve central bank assets)*
A record number of private jet flights from New York to the Gulf …
*likely, but we don't yet know because the UAE hasn't released reserves data for q3, let alone q4 … and we don't yet have data from SAMA for November and December.
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