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Hello all,
I'd really like to use the plugin Co-Author Plus with my blog, and although I've tried to follow the plugin author's instructions, I just can't seem to find the right files where the changes are to be made.
It all seems simple enough, but as I'm rather new to this stuff, I'm not sure if I'm just not looking in the right place. Perhaps someone can guide me into the right direction? Or perhaps this plugin just cannot be used with this theme?
I'm using Atahualpa version 3.7.1 on Wordpress version 3.5.1, just in case this information is significant.
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The plugin "Installments powered by PayPal" provides you the opportunity to offer the settlement of larger orders in installments to your customers.
The product "Installments powered by PayPal" has to be activated for every retailer individually. Visit PayPal for further information and to request this activation. Please note that installments can only be provided to customers in Germany.
You can find and install the plugin via the plugin manager. After that installation, you can configure it directly.
To be completely compatible to subshops or language shops, you can set up the plugin configuration for each shop individually. Furthermore, the setting of the field "Show logo on sidebar" can be inherited from the main shop. Via the corresponding tabs you're able to navigate to the setting of the several shops and to make the desired changes in the settings.
Your customers are able to use installments as a payment method. As soon as a customer chooses to take installments as his payment method, the following area will be added in the checkout. With a click on "Apply for credit", the financing will be handled step by step and the order can be finished that way.
In the backend you have the possibility to see the orders of your customers in Customers > Payments > Installment payment Powered by PayPal.
There you will find information about the order data (1), the payment data (2), seller protection address (3) as well as a general overview of the transaction (4).
Order data (1)
Payment data (2)
Seller Protection Address (3)
Transactions (4)
This module lists only approved installment applications. Rejected applications are not listed here.
PayPal Installments is not eligible for your customers in their account, PayPal Installments is only offered in the checkout and only, if the requirements are fullfilled. Also PayPal Installments will never become the user's default payment method like other payment methods.
Your customer can only use installments, if the following requirements are fullfilled:
In the case, that e.g. the price of an article doesn't fullfill the requirements (yet), a hint will be displayed.
As mentioned in the paragraph Configuration, the payment method can be advertised via upstream-presentment in your shop. Next to the opportunity to go without the upstream presentment via choosing "None", you're able to choose between "Simple" and "Cheapest rate".
If you decide to use the option "Simple", a small hint will be displayed on your detail and/or checkout pages, depending on your desired setting. This hint will call attention to the installments.
The hint on your detail page:
The hint on your checkout page:
By choosing the option "Cheapest rate", a representative example on an installments financing will be displayed directly. Using this, the cheapest rate will be used so that the customer can get an idea of a possible financing.
The example on your detail page:
The example on your checkout page:
Exceptionally if a 0% financing is offered, the plugin reverts to the simple display format. According to this, the upstream presentment will be displayed in the frontend in the following way:
While using both options, the customer can get access to further information and additional examples via clicking "Information about optional rates".
The declaration about the lender will be referred from the fields "Company" and "Address" of your basic settings, which can be changed in Configuration > Basic settings > Shop settings > Basic information. Please pay attention to this data, so that the lender will be displayed correctly.

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Unlike other industries, the automotive industry often picks one of their best salespeople to be their next manager. This doesn't take into account that the required set-skill to be a manager in the auto business is totally different from those of a good sales person. This and other related problems are addressed at the My365AST's website. Both the sales managers and the salespeople will both learn the skills necessary to drive more traffic to the dealership through efficient management of their sales processes. Proven techniques will produce results and instantly increase gross profits. By simply implementing practical business strategies they will learn to convert most incoming calls and turn potential prospects into profitable customers, today.
Making and receiving phone calls are one of the essential tools needed in getting and retaining customers. The phone is a valuable opportunity that too many sales associates lack the understanding to fully utilize. If you are a general manager or a sales manager, you understand the loss you will be undergoing if a call is made to your dealership and someone fails to pick it up or they says the wrong things to the prospect on the other end. Customers use the phone to interview prospective dealerships, and their decision to choose or pass on your dealership happens at Light speed. Our highly interactive coaching and delivery system is present (24/7 - 365 days) all year round. We have made sure all of our materials are as easy as 123, engaging as well as easy to implement.
The new trend in sales has turned to the internet for shopping as well as research. Statistics show that most customers will shop in less than two dealerships before making a purchase. This is a deceptive number as studies also show that customers will make contact via the internet with as many as 8 before they make their decision to go shopping. The My365AST.com website provides successfully tried and tested internet techniques designed to increase conversion rates and make your dealership the final destination of today's savvy internet shopper.
Today's world is very different than it was 10 years ago. Almost all your potential clients use or are influenced by some form of social media. They are reading Google reviews or searching Facebook seeking validation from their peers about a good local dealership to visit. YouTube accounts for product differentiations, Instagram for product physical appearance, Word Press for the functionality of the product and its features, Twitter on news of the availability of the current products as well as asking for recommendations. Social media platforms are very powerful tools for any dealership or salesperson in creating a unique brand. Most dealerships fail to properly execute these platforms, and in return are often disappointed with them. The good news is - all that can change, the minute you learn how to harness these channels to your advantage. Through the principles of this program, you will have the power to design as well as build an attractive social presence as well as have an experience that will benefit your dealerships visibility on the internet. Sales are quick with social marketing! Information is power, so learn to be more powerful.
Training is one of the fundamentals dealerships need most. It is the secret ingredient which reduces the need for constant recruitment of new staff as well as aiding in the retention of existing salespeople. Consistent training should be at the heart of your dealerships culture. People who have never sold a car should, first be explained thoroughly how a dealership operates, as well as be introduced to the fundamental principles of automotive sales. They must be taught a basic sales skill-set and gain hands-on experience before they begin talking to any customer. Today's consumers want a 'best in class' sales experience, and this can only be given by professional, well trained sales personnel.
Mastering the art of negotiations in sales
Solutions on Sales Measurement and Process Sustainment
Measurement as well as email services provision
s it possible to get salespeople that can stick with the sales process
Leadership & Management Training
How many of them do you really get?
Positively and efficiently over the phone
All things often go hand-in-hand
Module emphasizes sales coaching
Sales Boot Camp
Product Knowledge Training
Team Building Activities
This module is meant for salesmen that are well experienced in their profession. They include several programs which are adopted from and are operating as sales training guides all around the United States. Below are some of the details concerning the training of the advanced programs.
Salesmen that are experienced at their job often question the need of having to review advanced materials in sales, especially when their track record is nothing short of success. The analogy of studying for advanced classes lends itself well to field of sports. Just like in sports, one's success is measured by the number of "wins" or "points" that are on the score board. The numbers make the battleground more competitive thus the environment become more difficult.From this, it's good to note that sports people who are the most successful in their profession go through an intensive training schedule which is accompanied with coaching and development on a regular basis in order to improve their skills and overall performance.Take an example of a soccer player who never does any training, the player might play well, but the question is; is he playing at his full potential?
Every sales presentation is made up of; the opening, studying the needs, putting solutions into consideration, presentation of capacity and attaining commitment. Each of the processes has an existing set of rules and tampering with themcan have negative results if it is not done in the right way.
These advanced courses are meant to make experienced salesmen perform better, therefore, maximizing their business performance. Knowing a client's needs in and out is necessary if you plan to offer solutions without much customer resistance. Sales people must understand the needs and then provide them with solutions to those needs. These methods are not mostly concerned with learning about sales but are more about solving issues. The classes do not depend on greed, deception or fear, but on time tested processes that guide customers to a satisfactory conclusion.
Today's buyers have a variety of choices as well as limited time. When your sales people are with their, they should be memorable and provide their customers with something unique that sets them apart from others. Your sales associates should be able to outsmart your competition. Customers are looking for solutions and are interested in something of quality. This module offers everything including a well-informed sales curriculum which provides you with the help required in making decisions that are suitable for the customer. This will provide the best results, which is what you always want.
The Leadership and Management programs will help you to build the skills; presence and confidence that you need to lead your sales team to success.
The process that makes a customer accept a sale or deny it is what is referred as a close. Closing comprises of a stream of ideas that lead to a decision and closing methods are comprised of many different approaches. The close is the process of helping your buyers makes decisions. You start closing your sale as soon as you meet the buyer. From there, you are working through a process to reach an end. All you're thinking, actions, and talking should be headed to closing. Do not forget that the ABC's of selling is important to your overall sales success.
They are all very important. It's easy to fill up an entire day with a bunch of firsts, but without a follow-up plan; your efforts will be lost. This is because the most valuable deals, as well as treasured relationships, are not initiated with the first attempt, the second or even the third. If your day is filled with nothing but firsts, your likely to not be making much of a living.
If you want to earn a sale, you should start by being a priority to your buyer. This means setting aside your half-heartedness andmaking your customers a long term priority. You must get over the fears of rejection and the mindset of making an instant kill. You will be equipped with a thorough understanding of all the strategies pertaining to email metrics, go to market plans as well as best practices. In this, you will grasp the different parts of email marketing:
If you want your information sent quickly email is the best alternative. However, speed can cause several unexpected issues if your employees are not educated on proper email procedures. With E-Mail & Follow-Up training, the unpredicted and unexpected is well addressed and will enable your employees to be well informed on what mannerism to avoid.
It's sad that following up is one of the most neglected tasks when it plays such a very important role in sales. There are several reasons to why your business is losing sales or not making your monthly sales goals. One of the biggest reasons is due to lack of effective follow-up. Ask yourself how many potential clients have you lost due to the lack of or ineffective follow-up every week and you will be surprised. The number is bigger than the sales made in the same week. A sales follow-up plan incorporatingphone, email and social media will improve your salesperson/customer relationships which will consequently result in more sales.
The magic formula of Internet sales is really not magic at all. Sales follows the idea of "do to others what you would wish to be done on you." The above is also similar to providing your clients with the type of shopping experiences you would wish to receive as a client.
This doctrine is rarely practiced due to the following hindrances:
Most of this module will be spent with the objective of trying to answer the above questions in detail. This module contains important information that can uplift your business. No one goes to buy a vehicle without doing an internet search, these days.
Your abilities as a communicator are evaluated in many ways, and those evaluations are often made public through social media. This modules objective is in training as well as equipping your salesman with knowledge of how to navigate the massive world of social media. Your sales people will go home equipped with the most recent and advanced methods; they will be coached on how to attract more traffic to the company websites, protection of your online reputation, branding and its protection. The course cuts across on E-commerce and its implications as well as how social media has reshaped businesses in terms of relations, marketing and communication.
If you carry out a Google search on "leadership training," you'll get over 100 million results that include white papers, academic programs, resources, leadership "gurus," articles and management training series and many more. If you're among those in the leadership space, you'll be inundated with several approaches to understanding leadership, training and teaching leaders today.
What is the critical thing that ensures one becomes a successful leader, rather than a mediocre one? Using the best practices and research, as well as applying stories from everyday people and great leaders, you will practice accountability, humility, empowerment and humility, which are the leadership traits that are linked to successful and inclusive teams. Throughout our course, you will hear people who are similar to you, who want to be the best leaders in their industry by applying inclusive leadership in the day-to-day lives. Most importantly, you will use your leadership skills through carrying out interesting real-life exercises.
Managers and supervisors are often promoted based on their technical and job skills rather than their leadership potential. In most cases, they don't receive ongoing and formal training on how to be an excellent manager and lead others. Management training enhances the strengths of the employee, which ensures that they can contribute to the company.
Webster's dictionary describes an objection as an expression of disapproval or opposition.
Bear in mind that one disheartening event is undergoing a sales objection. Through this course, your team members will learn how to push through a sale by elimination the objection. Even the best products or services can be turned down, which means that learning how to overcome these disapprovals can be a great benefit to your dealership.
A critical skill is overcoming a sales objection. The reason is it enables you to open up new opportunities. It will ensure that you develop ongoing relationships with new customers and produce new sales. No matter the product being presented on sold, objections will always arise.
When these objections occur, the way you respond will is often crucial to the client just as what you'll say to address any concerns. Listening to the client and showing a sense of curiosity and care will go a long way in helping you develop long-term business relationships.
In most instances, when customers object, whatever their reasons are, they will be white lies. The key to having a successful sales process is for your team member to know that's the case, which means that they will use their skills to overcome the white lie. It's important that they handle the real objection, which will assist them to move towards making the sale.
When making the sales call, one common obstacle that your sales person must overcome is determining the reasons the customer is objecting. If it's done through a telephone call, the team member must offer solutions to the many objections that may arise as he or she speaks. However, in most instances, the customer may say "alright, I understand" yet still not be okay with the solution. It might be the case, but the client may not be able to explain this to the team member, since the matter may have been already discussed.
Assuming that the representative has succeeded in coming up with the foundation of the sales presentation, he or she must know what should be asked, which will ensure that the objection is addressed. The process of doing this is referred to as isolating the opposition.
Salespeople use extraordinary methods to avoid making cold sales calls. For instance, they send direct mail, e-mail, or even go to mixers and tradeshows. But even with internet connectivity, there are few tools that are as necessary and effective when it comes to making the best sales and appointments as the telephone. You won't think about farming out the cold calling to somebody who doesn't sell your service or product, which probably leaves that task to you.
Our telephone skills training will outline techniques and strategies to ensure your sales people sound smart and polished on the phone, which in turn will make sure you get more clients.
Having the best telephone manner skills will ensure that you grow your business and train your team members how to use this device.
The most efficient and effective business tool is the telephone, that's considering there are various technology tools available today. The reason is that your phone is convenient, which means that your sales team, customer service group or billing department can access it any given time. However, remember that if it's not correctly used, it can end up damaging your business, the same way it's beneficial.
You can ask, what's the big deal about telephones? The answer is that phone calls can instill fear. This fear may be as a result of the fact that one time, you may have been less gentle on someone who interrupted your dinner or family discussion to ask," would you like to save money on your cable bill.
If you still have the old classic clock you must be familiar with the "tick, tock, tick tock" this in most cases implies a countdown. Since the onset of sales, the only concept that has never changed is the concept of time. A thousand years back a day still had 24 hours and this is not expected to ever change.
As we've all experienced, sales essentially boils down to two things:
And those two things often go hand-in-hand.
For instance, you are on your toes to reach your sales quota, complete it on time and make a profit on every deal. Easy.Right? Again, you need to maintain the numbers within the allotted time.
The car industry has changed significantly over the past 5 years and there is a concentration on the "customer focused" salesman. Sales representatives are developing their own sale techniques, process and hacks all with an aim of gaining more influence.Since customers rarely go to car lots to look for the first time, salespeople are becoming dependent on the quantity and quality of the leads they are receiving. The question is, are they waiting for them or are they generating them on their own? This is a challenge that is not expected to go away anytime soon.It does not stop there; we should be looking for alternative methods to supplement the number of leads being received.However, marketing automation, as well as inbound marketing, has helped in bringing about quality leads for dealerships. The sales team are highly recommended to combine supplement the already existing with traditional forms of prospecting as well as embracing self-generation of lead concurrently.Time is money!
Remember the best athletes are the ones that undergo much more exercise compared to the average ones. The field of sales is changing all the time, you might think you know it this year but believe me next year it will be different. As the old saying puts it 'a mind that stops reading stops growing'.
Car sales are all about relationships and the art of persuasion.It's imperative to understand the sales techniques before talking to dealership customer. Newly hired salespeople will get quality exposure to materials that you might not realize – they don't know.
The module emphasizes sales coaching;which is designed to give your associates:
The training also instruct new sales people on how to manage their time effectively, how to plan and organize their work, how to handle sales calls and difference between telling and selling. It also demonstrates what to do while with customers as well as those things not to do.
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Influencing people is an essential factor that all the salesmen share in common, this is regardless of what there are selling, what social status they serve or part of the world they are from, influence is what defines them as salesmen. With the power of influence, you are able to sell services, sell ideas and sell products. Your ability to get potential customers to accept whatever you are selling is imperative.
There are lots of sales people in the automobile market. However, all of them have a one thing in common, which is the ability to influence people. If you influence others you can sell your products, sell your ideas, and sell your services. Your ability to get people to say 'yes' is important.
When hiring salespeople, make sure that you hire more than one. That's because, in the early years of your company, you will not have the data or information to help you determine the new sale employee progress. However, by hiring more than two sales team members, you can be able to figure out who is performing, create competition amongst them and ensure that your business is protected in the case that someone resigns or needs to be released.
Hiring salespeople will also be beneficial to your new hires. The reason is being the only salesperson in a new company can be hard, since there are no precedents in place or examples of previous success. It means you must ensure you hire a group of sale persons who can experience their new job together.
The attention to detail and organization will become entrenched in your team, which will result in a culture of excellence. Remember that if you lead by example and ensure you follow the correct steps, you recently hired sales team will follow your actions, which means that they will come onboard themselves.
Our Sales Bootcamp carries out training, placing and mentoring of sales representatives. It's a thorough training that ensures students get three months of the best sales experience. Most organizations that deal with car sales struggle to find entry-level candidates with some level of knowledge and sales experience of the CRM tools. On the other hand, those looking for jobs are frustrated that they aren't qualified for entry-level positions. At our Sales Bootcamp, we bridge this gap by training students on the right skills and steps that they require to be prospectors as well as providing a program when they sell and come up with meetings.
Training on product knowledge is useful if it results in your sales team being able to communicate with customers and prospects efficiently. If they fail to converse well, it may result in them failing to ask the right questions to know their prospects concerns, problems and needs. If they fail to understand these issues, the likely result will be lost sales and missed opportunities.
In most instances, when we think about sales training, what comes to mind is training on product knowledge- that is about educating the sales team and other professional about the company's services or products. While an essential part of sales training is selling skills, it's crucial that the customer service and sales reps know the services and products about which they are speaking with clients.
Product knowledge makes sure that sales team members communicate enthusiastically and efficiently with customers, which enables them to build confidence and trust in client relationships. The result is being able to answer questions on the spot, which ensures they overcome common client objections.
To ensure your product knowledge training is adequate, you should make sure that you approach the information from several angles. Below are the five critical areas of practical training on product knowledge to use while coming up with your next training.
Link the product or service features with benefits- when training your team, make sure that you link the benefits to the features of your product or service. It will avoid instances of your team members only talking about features when speaking with customers or prospects.
Know your competition-help your team members to understand your competition's products. It will assist them to compare their pricing, industry reputation and pricing to yours. It will result in your sales representatives performing better when placed in competitive situations.
Provide solutions to customer challenges- the moment your sale team presents your services or products as solutions to the client problems is when the will accelerate the sales process, which ensures they increase sales.
Come up with a short pitch or (elevator speech) - your training on product knowledge should aim to provide your salespeople with a clear understanding, which will enable them to give a 10-second pitch to a customer or prospect. Make them practice this pitch, which will make sure they can explain your service or product. The added ability to quickly describe your product or service will enable them to close additional sales.
Share with others-It enables you to reinforce your recently learned knowledge. After your team members have acquired this information, have them present it using PowerPoint presentation, Word document or any format that will enable them to share it with others internally, for example, new hires. It will ensure they reinforce what they have learned, in the process remembering product knowledge. The result is that they will be fluent when speaking with customers and prospects.
The truth is that work can make even the best team members get bored. However, it doesn't have to be that way. That's because there are lots of team building activities which are fun and productive. They ensure you and team members stay engaged and acquaint with each other. The result is that they become more productive while having fun. It's crucial to team build more often, while it's even more important that everybody participates. The best lines of communication, strong team working skills and ensuring that you know your team is what you should expect by putting the expected amount of effort. If you're planning to combine work and fun, you should look no further!
If musicians didn't play in sync, an orchestra would be out of tune. Another thing to keep in mind is that if a few players fail to perform well, the whole team will lose. Things go well when people team up and work together. One of life's best skills is teamwork, which means that in particular, the best salespeople should possess this ability. When you choose to teach your team members on how to work together, what you, in fact, show them is how to succeed. According to recent research, one important skill that people should have if they want to succeed in the workplace or classroom is teamwork.
Team building is about providing the resources, skills and training that your team members need, which will ensure they work in harmony. However, for it to be a success, you need to make sure it's a continuous process, entrenched in your organization or team's culture.
There are places that you can hold entire team building exercises for your whole company. The best way to go about is to ensure you have a clear purpose, such as improving particular skills. They should also be well structured to avoid conflict.


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One of the most thorough and comprehensive treatments available on the subject of the name Junia in Romans 16:7 and whether she was a woman apostle. Culminating in a devastating forensic critique of the allegedly scholarly view that the Greek should be translated as 'known to' as opposed to 'outstanding among' the apostles - worth the price of the book on its own. Although the author makes his position clear from the outset (Junia was a woman and an apostle), you're encouraged to examine the arguments and evidence for yourself and draw your own conclusion.
Written specifically for non-scholars, the issues arising from Romans 16:7 are divided into three main questions:
Each question is dealt with in turn, with full details being provided of the competing views and the evidence relied on in support. There are also some interesting and extremely helpful explanatory sections on related topics, such as 'New Testament textual criticism' and 'New Testament Greek,' which enable you to understand all the technical issues arising from the evidence.
Man or Woman? You're introduced to 20 of the most common arguments against Junia being a woman, drawn from well-known authors. Starting with a list of all 20, the arguments are divided into categories to be dealt with in separate sections. Without exception, upon examination they are found wanting and at the end of each section the list of arguments is depleted until all have been dismissed.
Apostles or Messengers? Perhaps the least controversial of the three questions, the evidence is set out and the reader is driven to the inescapable conclusion that the people being spoken of in Romans 16:7 were apostles. Among the apostles or known to them?
In recent years, Bibles such as the English Standard Version (ESV) and the New English Translation (NET), together with a number of authors, have popularized the view that Junia was 'known to' the apostles. This view is examined in three stages. First, the author traces its history back to its source - a 2001 paper by Burer and Wallace. Secondly, that paper is explained and summarized from a neutral standpoint, what might be called the calm before the storm. What then follows can only be described as a devastating critique of the paper, which leaves its credibility in tatters.
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1. The brief introduction of succinic acid
Succinic acid (CAS No.110-15-6 ) also known as butanedioic acid, asuccin, amber acid, succinicum acidum, katasuccin, bernsteinsaure, dihydrofumaric acid, succinate, kyselina jantarova is a is a common natural organic acids. And in the case of room temperature, pure succinic acid is a solid and colorless to white crystalline powder. With succinic acid formula C4H6O4, the molecular weight of succinic acid is 118.09 and it is used as a chemical intermediate in medicine, the manufacture of lacquers and foods.
2. Other properties of succinic acid
Succinic acid structure : as shown in the right
Moore quality : 118.09 g·mol−1
Melting point (℃) : 185
Boiling point (℃) : 235 (decomposition)
The relative density : 1.57 (15 ℃)
Succinic acid solubility : soluble in water; slightly soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether, acetone, glycerin and insoluble in chloroform, methylene, chloride.
3. The protective measures of toxicity
Succinic acid has lower toxicity and certain stimulation to the eyes, skin, and mucosa. High-dose oral can cause vomiting and diarrhea. We must pay attention to wear protective equipment when handling or contacting with succinic acid steam so as not to cause coughing and irritate the skin.
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Since we have moved into our new house we have done a lot of updating, painting and remodeling and we are not done yet! This whole time I have been trying to figure out what to do with our upstairs bathroom, when we first moved in I just painted it a nice gray color and hung up a shower curtain and just called it good. For sometime now it really has bothered me that I could not figure out what I wanted to do because I love doing this kind of thing. Then on Wednesday afternoon around 3pm it seriously just hit me and I knew what I wanted to do. I finally came to realize that the painted I had used had made the room too dark and it just was not exciting so that is what I needed to do, lighten things up. I went to the paint store bought 2 different colors (maple sugar & misty green) and I was on my way home to paint. When I finished I loved it, I found a few decorations to go along with the room and suddenly it all came together. Now I am happy to be in this room because it is completely and I do not have that feeling in the back of my head wondering what I am going to do with this room. Let me know what you think.
This is what it looked like when we moved in.....YUCK!
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When you first walk in the wall with the window I painted the maple sugar color and then everything else I painted misty green and it made a huge difference. The room is so much more brighter and fresh.


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Bills advancing in Michigan's Legislature would make 20 to 30 more prisoners eligible to be paroled for medical reasons. The house passed the legislation overwhelmingly Tuesday and sent it to the Senate. The number of affected inmates could grow as the prison population ages.
Home Around Mid-Michigan 20 To 30 Inmates Could Be Released Due to Medical Reasons


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The popular erectile dysfunction treatment has been labeled as one of the most expensive medications on the market. This, of course, has put a bad taste in the mouths of customers. However, is it so cut and dry as the medication just being expensive? Today, we are going to take a look at why Viagra is considered on the most expensive erectile treatment medications on the market. In addition to that, we are going to talk about various ways to circumvent those supposedly high costs.
So, why is Viagra considered so expensive? Well, simply because it actually is.
At your local pharmacy, 30 tablets of Viagra can cost men upwards of ,000. That is more expensive than most people's monthly rental payments for their homes. The reason behind this cost is two-fold. First, the pharmacies are partly to blame and insurance companies take the rest of that blame. When it comes to insurance, Viagra and other popular erectile dysfunction treatments are not covered by insurance. This forces men to pay out of pocket for treatment and I think you know what I am about to say next.
That's right. Pharmacies are now free to charge just about anything they want for the medication.
In this case, you can expect to pay anywhere from to per pill. This price gouge has been one of the primary reasons why men who are diagnosed with erectile problems don't seek help. While Viagra has been clinically proven to help men with even the most severe erectile problems. Its high price is a literal turn off for men seeking treatment. This has actually caused a surge in illegal or generic versions of Viagra but I am going to show you how to avoid the high costs.
The first thing you are going to have to do to get Viagra at a cheaper price is to store going to physical stores.
Physical locations have the highest possible prices for Viagra. You want to do all your shopping for Viagra online only! When purchasing online you can find Viagra over 50% off the original price. What was roughly to dollars a pill, you can find as low as to . However, that isn't the only way you can skim costs. A really good trick is buying the lowest dosage tablets you can. Higher doses of Viagra are much more expensive, so try to stick to 20mg doses.
Lastly, look for really good online retailers.
The reason I say this is obviously to prevent purchasing generic pills. The next reason is that a lot of these reputable stores will have deals. For example, there are a number of online stores that will actually give out free samples of Viagra to try. They know there are a lot of pretenders out there. So what better way to show they are legitimate by giving out high-quality samples? You benefit by getting free Viagra, and you have the peace of mind knowing the source is real. Viagra is still the number one medication for treating erectile and has an 85% success rate. Don't let high prices keep you from getting better, shop online today.


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Karhula Industrial Park Association, managing director
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Instructions for visitors to the industrial park
Passage to and from the industrial area only permitted through the official gates. Anyone wishing to enter the industrial area must be prepared to both present their access pass or other ID document; and state the purpose of their visit. Visitors must sign in at the service centre (Antintie 7) before entering the industrial area. The service centre will contact the host of the visitor, and the visitor will be given the company's guest pass as well as the necessary guidance. When departing, the visitor don't have to sign off at the service center. Visitors who have arrived by car can return their access pass/card in the locked mailbox at the car gates. Delivery vehicles do not need a special access pass. The parking of vehicles is allowed only in the places marked with P, or at a separate location according to a relevant exemption.
Normal traffic regulations are adhered to at the industrial area in addition to particular caution and slow speeds. The speed limit is 30 km/h.
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When two jazz masters get together, they are, naturally, expected to bond over music.
For Kenny Barron, one of the United States' most esteemed jazz pianists, and home-grown maestro Jeremy Monteiro, they are just as likely to do so over food.
When Barron arrives here for the first time to play their first duo show together at the Esplanade Concert Hall on Aug 26, Monteiro's priority is to take the visitor to eat some curry.
"I'm threatening to take him to Samy's Curry and set his stomach on fire," Monteiro, 55, says with a laugh in a joint telephone interview with Barron, 72.
The latter adds: "With food and music, we'll definitely bond over there."
I'm threatening to take him to Samy's Curry and set his stomach on fire.
JEREMY MONTEIRO on his food plans for jazz pianist Kenny Barron after the latter arrives in Singapore
WHERE: Esplanade Concert Hall
WHEN: Aug 26, 7.30pm
ADMISSION: $48, $68 and $88 from Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to www.sistic.com.sg)
Never mind Barron's stomach. His show with Monteiro will probably be on fire.
For the Singaporean, a Cultural Medallion recipient in 2002, the upcoming gig is a dream come true.
"Kenny is one of my all-time favourite piano players and I have actually been listening to him for a long time, especially his work with Stan Getz," he says.
Barron's playing, he elaborates, has "beautiful lyricism", with a harmonic approach that is "just so sweet and tasteful".
"The thing that really resonated with Kenny's playing is that people always talk about jazz being so cerebral, something that you just think about, but Kenny's playing goes straight to your heart.
"I think that art is when you stimulate people not just on the mind level, but also in the heart."
With six decades of experience under his belt, Barron is described by The Los Angeles Times as one of the best jazz pianists in the world.
In June this year, the 10-time Grammy nominee was voted Pianist of the Year in the annual Critics Poll by authoritative jazz magazine DownBeat.
The brother of late tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, he has played with jazz luminaries such as Dizzy Gillespie, Getz and James Moody and has appeared on hundreds of jazz recordings as both leader and sideman.
He and Monteiro first met when they both played Moody's show at late blues icon B.B. King's New York club in 2007.
They were reacquainted last year when Monteiro did an opening set for Barron and bass player Dave Holland at the EFG London Jazz Festival.
They keep in touch via telephone and e-mail and Monteiro regularly sends his music to Barron.
The American pianist says he is impressed by Monteiro's playing, so he did not hesitate to say yes when the topic of a collaboration between them was broached.
"I listen to the records he sent me. One of the things you listen for, for me, is a certain kind of compatibility - will our styles work together?
"And I can hear that right away. He's very energetic and he's got a lot of fire and I really like that," says Barron, whose most recent album, The Art Of Conversation, recorded with Holland, was released last year.
"So I think this show is going to be a lot of fun. And he's a very nice guy, a good human being, which is very, very important."
According to Monteiro, the setlist will comprise jazz standards such as Day Dream and Have You Met Miss Jones, as well as the duo's original tunes.
For Barron, these will include his best known tunes such as Calypso and Voyage. Monteiro will play songs such as Lion City, a special SG50 piece commissioned by the EFG London Jazz Festival .
Barron, a highly respected teacher who has taught at New Jersey's Rutgers University and New York's Juilliard School of Music, says he foresees the both of them getting together for more collaborations after the upcoming show.
Monteiro concurs. "This is the first time we are getting together, so I think we will get to discover each other a lot more as people as well as musicians.
"We take it one step at a time and I would love for more things to come out of it."


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Alleged error in the King James Bible? - "Antichrist" versus "the Antichrist"
1 John 2:18 KJB - "Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that ANTICHRIST shall come, even now are there MANY ANTICHRISTS; whereby we know that it is the last time."
NKJV - " Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that THE ANTICHRIST is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour."
Scrivener Greek text - παιδια εσχατη ωρα εστιν και καθως ηκουσατε οτι ο αντιχριστος ερχεται και νυν αντιχριστοι πολλοι γεγονασιν οθεν γινωσκομεν οτι εσχατη ωρα εστιν
Technical note. The definite article before antichrist in 1 John 2:18 - ο - is found in the Majority of all manuscripts, the TR, Sinaiticus correction and A, but is not in Vaticanus or C.
1 John 2:22 KJB - "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is ANTICHRIST, that denieth the Father and the Son."
NKJV - "Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is ANTICHRIST who denies the Father and the Son."
Scrivener Greek text - τις εστιν ο ψευστης ει μη ο αρνουμενος οτι ιησους ουκ εστιν ο χριστος ουτος εστιν ο αντιχριστος ο αρνουμενος τον πατερα και τον υιον
There is a rabidly anti King James Bible site that both ignorantly and hypocritically claims there is an error in the King James Bible because it does not translate the definite article - THE (ο) in either 1 John 2:18 or in 1 John 2:22.
This particular site promotes the Textus Receptus and the NKJV. Problem is, neither does the NKJV itself translate the definite article before "antichrist" in 1 John 2:22, though it does have it before "THE Antichrist" in verse 2:18.
This Bible critic then goes on to give us this wild-eyed (and loopy) explanation about why he thinks this is such a grave error in the KJB.
He says: "The KJV Translators' failure to translate the definite article in the Greek Textus Receptus obscures not only the end time apostasy of the Church and the Great Tribulation, but also the person of the Antichrist. These textual errors lend support to the Amillennial eschatology of Calvinist Covenant Reformed theology, which is overtaking Dispensationalism in the preparation for the Tribulation period. Because the end time role of a particular man called "the Antichrist" is obscured in the King James Version, many will fail to recognize this individual as "the Antichrist" and mistake him for "the Christ." [End of Bible critic's comments]
I know many King James Bible believers and not one of them I am aware of ever got his theology either for or against Calvinism, Dispensationalism or Amillenialism (one way or the other) from reading this one verse in the King James Bible.
These Bible critics WAY overstate their case, and the irony is that their own NKJV does the very same thing they criticize in 1 John 2:22, by not translating the definite article.
As I have pointed out in other articles, virtually ALL translations like the NKJV, ESV, NIV, NASB, NET, Holman, etc. OFTEN do not translate the Greek definite article when it is in the text, and OFTEN put it in their translation when it is NOT "in the Greek".
And this is primarily because the Greek definite article is not used in the same way as it is in the English language (or Spanish, German, Italian, French).
Examples from the NKJV
Just in this chapter alone (1 John 2:1-29) there are 26 times where the Greek definite article is found in the Greek text and the NKJV does NOT translate it.
And 10 times the Greek definite article is NOT in the Greek text and the NKJV puts it in the English translation!
Here are a few of them - "if we keep THE his THE commandments", "keeps His THE word", "love of THE God is perfected", "the old THE commandment", "the true THE light is already shining", "who loves his THE brother", "is in THE darkness and walks in THE darkness", "your THE sins are forgiven", "the pride of THE life", "Who is THE a liar", "He has promised us THE eternal THE life" and "who practices THE righteousness is born of Him."
This is just 15 of the 26 examples in this one chapter.
The NKJV also ADDS the definite article when it is NOT found in the Greek text 10 times in this one chapter.
NKJV - "Jesus Christ THE righteous", "He Himself is THE propitiation for our sins", "which you have had from THE beginning" (2 times v.7), "from THE beginning" (v.13), "from THE beginning" (v. 14), "it is THE last hour" (2 times v.18), "from THE beginning" (2 more times v.24)
The reason the definite article is not translated in 1 John 2:18 in the King James Bible (and many others as we shall soon see) is because it is not necessary. There is no other way to interpret the passage.
1 John 2:18 KJB - "Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that ANTICHRIST shall come, even now are there MANY ANTICHRISTS; whereby we know that it is the last time."
Not only does the KJB translate this verse in this way, without the definite article, but so too do the following Bible translations -
Wycliffe 1395, Tyndale 1525, Coverdale 1535, The Great Bible 1540, Matthew's Bible 1549, the Bishops' Bible 1568, the Geneva Bible 1587, the Beza N.T. 1599, Mace N.T. 1729, Whiston's N.T. 1745, Wesley N.T. 1755, Worsley N.T. 1770, Haweis N.T.1795, The Revised Translation 1815, The Webster Bible 1833, The Julia Smith Translation 1855, The Calvin Bible 1856, Sawyer N.T. 1858, Darby 1890, Worrell N.T. 1904, The Word of Yah Bible 1993, the Revised Version 1885, ASV 1901, ESV 2011, NASB 1995, Holman Standard 2009, The New European Version 2010, Lexham English bible 2012, ISV 2014, The Work of God's Children Bible 2011 and The Bond Slave Version 2012 - just to name a few.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the King James Bible. These bible critics do not in fact believe that ANY Bible in any language is the inerrant words of God.
The Textus Receptus by Scrivener, which they supposedly defend did not even exist until 1894, and it was a back translation of the King James Bible, and their own NKJV (which they promote) does the very same things they ignorantly criticize the King James Bible of doing.
Such are the ways of the typical Bible agnostic.
All of grace, believing the Book - the King James Holy Bible.
Will Kinney
Return to Articles - http://brandplucked.webs.com/kjbarticles.htm


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For Africa to capitalize on its "youth dividend," we need a public and private sector strategy to provide African youth the skills they need to thrive as entrepreneurs.
Everyone agrees that the youth are the future of Africa. At fora like World Economic Forum on Africa this week and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in July, much of the region's — and the world's — attention will be focusing on the urgent need to provide meaningful employment to the continent's rapidly rising youth population. So it will be important to build solutions based on the current realities.
Despite optimistic talk of the "youth dividend," the fact is that the continent is falling short when it comes to providing them with all the tools and opportunities they need to realize their full potential. In fact, the rate of youth unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa hovers at around 20 percent overall, with the continent's two economic powerhouses of South Africa and Nigeria standing at 25 percent.
Young people aged between 15 and 25 represent more than 60 percent of the continent's total population and account for 45 percent of the total labour force. Sadly, however, with an estimated 12.6 million young Africans entering the labour market annually, youth also account for 60 percent of all unemployed in Africa. Of course, this doesn't even touch upon the masses that are subjected to underemployment!
To address this crippling and expanding problem, government and private sector, we will need to implement a highly coordinated, multi-faceted strategy for endowing youth with the relevant skills, training and confidence to contribute to the economy. Ultimately, given the important role of small and medium-size businesses (SMEs) in African economies — and the low absorption rate into formal employment — youth engagement and training must begin to focus on alternative forms of income generation to the traditional formal employment.
The informal sector contributes about 55 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP and constitutes some 80 percent of the labour force, while SMEs make up 95 percent of African businesses. Indeed, because the informal and SME sectors are driving the growth of African economies, there must be a shift in our skills development and career coaching orientation to make youth aware of — and attracted to — the vast opportunities that exist there.
On a policy level, government ministries overseeing education, youth development and employment must encourage the proliferation of technical vocational education and training (TVET) institutions — which develop not only practical, income-generating skills but also embed the entrepreneurial spirit and knowledge.
Unemployed youth have to be assisted in accordance with their needs and unique conditions. The so-called NEETs (not in employment, education or training) risk drifting into long-term unemployment unless they are supported to develop basic skills and raise their aspirations.
Youth who have recently graduated with diplomas or degrees may gain some work — but are often underemployed, have little job security, or have no choice but to accept positions far below their qualification or out of their field due to skills mismatches. Self-employment must be elevated and pursued institutionally as a means of attacking some of these challenges.
Enabling Environment
If youth are to be encouraged into entrepreneurship, there must be an enabling environment that makes such activity possible in the first place. Expanding our education to include more entrepreneurship skills development is just the first step. Negative attitudes towards entrepreneurship based on uncertainty avoidance and risk minimization must also be addressed through public sensitization.
Another challenge is the absence of technical support on how to run and grow a business within the African context — with all the regulatory, logistical and infrastructure challenges. Introducing mentorship schemes would go a long way to passing on the much-needed knowledge to the younger generation.
The epitome of all challenges to entrepreneurship, however, is the lack of access to finance for budding entrepreneurs. This is perhaps the single most binding constraint for entrepreneurs of all ages, but most notably to women and youth. Entrepreneurship at the SME level cannot thrive in environments where credit is only extended at very high interest rates, borrowers may have to offer a substantial amount of collateral to secure loans, or pay fees and kickbacks.
Initiatives such as the Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya are focused on business development training and entrepreneurship support. This program has supported the start-up and growth of more than 10,000 youth led businesses in these countries alone.
Here are other ways to support entrepreneurship in Africa:
1. Entrepreneurship competitions focused on youth can be expanded to include not just seed money, but also technical support and the provision of collateral and application support for loans if certain revenue parameters are met.
2. Companies with existing corporate social responsibility programs can focus some of their resources on entrepreneurship that addresses challenges faced by the vulnerable.
3. Governments can direct their development and investment promotion strategies toward job-creating industries and consider providing incentives traditionally only offered to foreign investors or those investing in the tens of millions of dollars.
4. Mandatory national service programs — such as those in Ghana and Nigeria that require graduates to serve a year in various sectors— should also encourage a portion of the participants to enter into collective social entrepreneurship.
These are just a few examples of initiatives that could be replicated across the continent, by the public and private sector, to rapidly scale up the number of SMEs being established by the youth in Africa.
With the increasing international focus on entrepreneurship in Africa, both private and public sector actors must be aggressive about how they optimize our moment in the spotlight. Incubators, early stage venture capitalists and others of this ilk should be encouraged to think outside the box in how they engage with the African market and its vast human resource.
After all, for those investors "brave and patient" enough to venture into our economic backyards, few have regretted having done so. Africa's youth are a vibrant, creative and hungry bunch, and they are ready to be involved in the continued growth of the continent if given the chance.
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Florida gears up for league-worst Columbus
Tune into FOX Sports Florida at 7 p.m. to watch the Florida Panthers take on the Columbus Blue Jackets. NHL Panthers territory.
The Florida Panthers are clinging to the Southeast Division lead, though they've certainly been learning how teams out of the playoff race still can be dangerous.
The league-worst Columbus Blue Jackets present the next challenge.
After a tough defeat, visiting Florida looks to bounce back by ending a four-game losing streak to Columbus on Friday night.
The Panthers (37-24-16) lead second-place Washington by four points with a game in hand and can clinch the first division title in franchise history with five points over their final five games.
They lost a point in the race Thursday, however. Shortly after the Capitals beat Boston, Florida allowed the tying goal to Minnesota with 31 seconds remaining in regulation and lost 3-2 in overtime.
"That's a tough one," said goalie Jose Theodore, who lost his fourth straight start. "We could've had two (points), probably should've had two. But you've got to forget about it."
Scottie Upshall and Tomas Fleischmann scored for the Panthers, who are 1-1-3 in their last five games. The one win came in a shootout against Eastern Conference-worst Montreal, and the defeats came to Carolina, Edmonton, the New York Islanders and Minnesota - all teams that won't make the postseason.
Florida, seeking its first playoff berth since 2000, has held a third-period lead in each of its last two defeats.
"We haven't taken the easy path all year long," coach Kevin Dineen said. "It's been an up-and-down season and we scratch and claw and all our games have been so close that sometimes we end up on the wrong side of it."
Columbus (25-45-7) is guaranteed to finish with the fewest points in the league, though it is coming off a dominating 4-2 win over playoff-bound Detroit on Wednesday.
Allen York made 29 saves as a last-minute replacement for the injured Steve Mason to earn his first NHL victory in his second career start.
Nikita Nikitin had two assists and R.J. Umberger scored and added an assist.
Rick Nash assisted on Vinny Prospal's first-period goal to give him two goals and three assists over his last three games.
"(Wednesday) was another example where everybody counted us out, but we fought to the end," said Umberger, who has four goals and two assists in his last four games. "We got the kid (York) his first win. That was a lot of fun."
The Blue Jackets are suffering through one of the worst seasons in franchise history, though interim coach Todd Richards was happy with the performance after Columbus was outscored 13-5 in losing its previous two contests.
"I thought we got exactly what we deserved," Richards said. "We came out and played hard against a good team."
The Blue Jackets have won the last four meetings, including a 3-2 overtime win Jan. 19, 2011, when Umberger scored the winning goal.
Upshall, who signed with Florida this past offseason, scored for Columbus in its 3-2 shootout victory March 29, 2011, in the most recent meeting.


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AUGUSTA — Nearly 500 people interested in strategies to improve the health and well-being of older adults attended the Maine Summit on Aging at the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday.
The third annual event was designed to start a conversation that leads to action, especially when it comes to state policy, according to Jess Maurer, the co-chairwoman of the Maine Council on Aging.
However, the state's Office of Aging and Disability Services was unable to attend because of staffing challenges. Maurer said it was unfortunate that they weren't able to participate. Gary Walcott, director of the state agency, did not return a request for comment Wednesday afternoon.
"We have a number of challenges to help people age well in their homes and communities, and this event is really a conversation that helps drive policy," Maurer said. "We bring people together to highlight some of the things that are working and talk about some of the challenges and the road forward."
Maurer, who is the executive director of the Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging, said one of the things that is working is the collaboration between community-based organizations and the health care industry.
In Kennebec County, Spectrum Generations is working with MaineGeneral Health to do home assessments and provide meals to people engaged in care transitions. Maurer said they are having great success in that area.
However, with an aging population comes many challenges, and one of the biggest, according to Maurer, is the way the nation's health care system operates.
"Our entire health care system is predicated on helping people when they are sick, but the transformation is to try and avoid sickness and be preventative," Maurer said.
Sometimes older adults are too independent and don't want to ask for help, or they don't know the resources available to them. Maurer said the result is a lot of older adults struggling and suffering unnecessarily because there are community-based support organizations out there that would improve their health.
Maurer said it turns into a "vicious circle" because the individual doesn't know to seek out support, so they end up in the hospital with big emotional and physical costs. "Then they go home and the same thing happens because nobody has connected them to the available resources," she said.
Finding out how to best disseminate the information to those in need is something the council and its partners are starting to figure out, Maurer said. There is a communications system and strategy that uses weekly newspapers, word of mouth, social groups and town newsletters.
"It's understanding that we're in a transition of information," she said. "We have to get it out in paper form, and we have to get it out on the radio and newspaper."
Last week, a 94-year-old woman called who just wanted Maurer to know "she was here." She said she still drove but shouldn't, so Maurer explained to her about the volunteer transportation network in Harpswell.
"She didn't know about (the service), so she needed a trusted source in her community to tell her about it," Maurer said. "It's why we say it's going to take a village of people who know what resources there are."
The daylong event featured a morning keynote by Anne Montgomery, the deputy director of the Center for Elder Care and Advanced Illness at Altarum Institute in Portland. Montgomery spoke about the need to create integrated community-based systems of care that address both the medical needs and social determinants of health of older adults.
During the day's 22 work sessions, more than 70 experts and community leaders shared replicable models and strategies that are working to keep older adults happy and living well at home.
"We're trying to make sure people have access to the information they need," Maurer said.
The breakout sessions included discussions on the transportation needs of seniors, the future of housing in Maine, dementia care, and hunger and poverty in older adults.
During a noon luncheon, the council gave several awards to Mainers who have made a difference for seniors. Rena Heath, of Hallowell, received the 2016 Volunteer Hero to Maine Seniors Award; Steve Farnham, executive director of the Aroostock Area Agency on Aging, received the 2016 Lifetime of Service to Maine Seniors Award; and Meg Haskell, a Bangor Daily News reporter who writes about Maine's elderly population, received the 2016 Award for Journalistic Excellence on Aging.
Heath spent nearly 24 years as a receptionist for the Office of the Attorney General and said she just believes in giving and helping others.
"I knew I couldn't write very many $100 checks, but I could certainly ask 100 people for a dollar," Heath said.
As Maine's population continues to age, events like this one will grow in importance, Heath said. "You meet people and you hear what they're doing in other parts of the state."
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Oakland, Berkeley, And East Bay News, Events, Restaurants, Music, & Arts
1776 A musical about the Continental Congress' deliberations leading up to the Declaration of Independence sounds dreary if you hate freedom, and it's greatly to writer Peter Stone's credit that he managed to make it funny. It's so much to his credit that the nursery-rhyme-simple songs by original conceiver Sherman Edwards often feel like wispy add-ons to make it a musical so it could play Broadway, where it won the 1969 Tony over Hair. By popular demand Willows managing director Andrew Holtz has revived the theater's 2000 production, with Rick Williams returning as an excellently curmudgeonly John Adams, unpopular advocate of independence. And if it's quite long at three-plus hours, they go by admirably quickly. Particularly affecting is Pat Sieler as loyalist holdout John Dickinson, the only "nay" voter not portrayed as a foppish buffoon. John Hetzler makes an amusing rascal of quipster Ben Franklin, and Noah James Butler is stolid as stone as Jefferson. S.H. (Through July 2 at the Willows Theatre; Willowstheatre.org or 925-798-1300.)
The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams probably didn't intend for his Glass Menagerie to be taken as a gauzy, nostalgic look at a family lost in time. His journals and letters reveal discontent and struggle that wind through all of his characters and scenarios. Written while Williams was at MGM working on a Lana Turner vehicle, The Glass Menagerie follows the implosion of the Wingfield clan. Tom dreams out his days working in a shoe warehouse. Meanwhile his chatty mother hustles magazine subscriptions, trying to make enough money to get her reclusive daughter Laura trained in some lucrative skill. It's easy to play these characters in soft focus, but in the robust and troubling Berkeley Rep production, director Les Waters and his actors don't fall prey. Emily Donahoe's Laura is fine as long as she can stay within the cushioned world she has created for herself and interact only with her family. Rita Moreno's Amanda likewise is tough and clear-headed, the silliness of her thirty-year-old party dress aside. As Tom, Erik Lochtefeld is twitchy, slumped, shabby, and ultimately poetic. L.D. (Through July 2 at the Berkeley Rep; BerkeleyRep.org or 510-647-2949.)
Holiday This 1928 romantic comedy by Philip Barry was made into a film with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, as was his more famous The Philadelphia Story, but there's no movie-star mimicry in this remarkably solid California Conservatory Theatre staging directed by Greg Schuh. Better still, the comedy of manners doesn't come off as stilted even in party scenes with everyone clowning around. Michael Navarra and Jennifer Erdmann have palpable chemistry as an engaged couple fearing her rich father's disapproval, and he's as believable in his starry-eyed dream of taking time off to figure his life out as she is in her reluctance to wed an idler. Amanda Mitchell is a lively presence as the bride's restless sister who's the only one who understands the groom (uh-oh), and Kevin Euler is sadly sympathetic as her drunkard brother. The tight production is graced with sharp period costumes by Diane Dahms and Ric Koller's minimal sitting room that folds out into a colorful playroom. S.H. (Through June 25 at California Conservatory Theatre; CCT-SL.org or 510-632-8850.)
Laughter on the 23rd Floor Before he made a name for himself as the leading purveyor of the scripts beloved by community theater groups, Neil Simon was a junior joke writer on Sid Caesar's seminal Your Show of Shows, the granddaddy of TV variety and sketch comedy shows. A tender 25-year-old so shy he would whisper his ideas to co-worker Carl Reiner, Simon was surrounded by the writers who would shape television and film comedy for decades to come. The story of what it was like being surrounded by such influential maniacs is Laughter on the 23rd Floor, now playing at CenterREP. There's not much of a plot, per se. But while most workplaces offer up intrigues aplenty, how many offer a story easily told in two acts? There's something that just doesn't jell in the first act, even with Barbara Damashek directing a reliable cast. Happily, the second act is much better than the first. The pace picks up, the situations get more absurd, there's a near-strangling, and the tension builds with the news that someone may get fired. The humor is very Jewish and very East Coast, sarcastic and one-liner-heavy. But there is a political undercurrent to this story, which takes place in the same milieu as Good Night, and Good Luck, the movie about Edward R. Murrow battling Joseph McCarthy. Watch Laughter in that light, while trying to figure out which character represents which real-life writer, and it's much more interesting. L.D. (Through June 17 at the Lesher Center; DLRCA.org or 925-943-SHOW.)
The Merry Wives of Windsor Queen Elizabeth loved Shakespeare's knight Falstaff so much that she demanded the playwright bring him back after his uncertain end at the close of Henry V. In fact, she demanded that Shakespeare write her a play in just two weeks, which might explain why the portly, hedonistic, and witty hero is more of the first two and less of the third in The Merry Wives of Windsor than he was in the history plays qualities taken to their illogical extremes in the new CalShakes production, where Falstaff is a puppet roughly the size of a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon, with a head like a stubbly hamburger bun. CalShakes calls its madcap, Sesame Street-colored vision of Merry Wives "puppet-infused," but "overrun" is more accurate. Director Sean Daniels' offering is a smorgasbord of puppet technology. Rod puppets, marionettes, variations on the Japanese bunraku and kuruma ningyo forms; this show is a puppeteer's dream and a major spectacle. Whether the play needs spectacle is debatable. Merry Wives is two stories: the rascally Falstaff wooing two ladies in hopes of securing their husbands' money, and the marrying-off of pretty young Anne Page, whose parents disagree about the most appropriate suitor. That second story is a little thin even when played by human actors. Having most of the relevant characters played by puppets with no facial variation makes them ciphers; only Mistress Quickly escapes by virtue of swishing hips and Lorna Howley's voice characterization. And the main story, that of Falstaff being bested by two virtuous women? There's not a better actor to put inside a nine-foot-tall Falstaff than Ron Campbell, but something is missing. Making the puppet a halitotic and turd-producing caricature lessens his emotional dimensionality even as his physical dimensions are increased. Which isn't to say it's not fun overall it is. It might not be exactly what the queen ordered when she asked for a play with Falstaff in love, but it's clearly told, silly and colorful, and a good family show. L.D. (At CalShakes through June 25; CalShakes.org or 510-548-9666.)
The Miser Strange, darkly funny, and beguiling, the Berkeley Rep production of Théâtre de la Jeune Lune's The Miser begs the question of why we don't see more intensely physical theater in the East Bay. Other than the Ragged Wing Ensemble, some of Les Waters' work, and a lot of stage combat, most of our houses simply don't go as far as the companies that visit. Jeune Lune, Mary Zimmerman, and the actors she brought in for The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci and The Secret in the Wings, Culture Clash why is our most physically daring theater all imported? It's not a question of talent. Maybe this reflects a Stanislavskian fixation on text analysis over a more physical approach to building characters. In this clever vision of Molière's classic farce about a man so stingy his children consider killing him so they can marry, nameless servants run around behind the set, pop in and out of the doors and around the sides of the stage, and stick curious heads in the windows. While the characterizations are charmingly idiosyncratic, it is the way the actors use their bodies that strikes the imagination. L.D. (Through June 25 at the Berkeley Rep; BerkeleyRep.org or 510-647-2949.)
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There is a huge array of legislation in place for our children and young people. However, many of us either don't know what is out there or how it can be applied. There is also confusion over whether something is absolutely set in stone and cannot be ignored, or whether it is just something that we only see in good practice.
Primary Legislation:
These provide the basic details of what the law requires. This is not guidance, it is not a suggested method, this is the law. It has to be adhered to. There is no "best endeavours" or "should have regard to" allowed.
Primary Legislation has to be approved by Parliament (i.e. approved by the House of Commons and the House of Lords).
Secondary Legislation
These, as it was once explained to me, put the meat on the bones. So they provide more detail about timescales, processes and what the Act or Primary Legislation requires.
Again, these have to be adhered to.
Secondary Legislation has to be approved by Parliament.
This is produced by the Government as guidance to explain in more detail, and in terms that everyone understands, what the Primary & Secondary Legislation requires. It does not have to be approved by Parliament.
Supplementary legislation does not have to be followed to the letter, if good reason can be shown as to why it was not followed.
In the introduction, the Code of Practice states "where the text uses the word 'must' it refers to a statutory requirement under primary legislation, regulations or case law.
The bodies (*) "must have regard to the Code of Practice. This means that whenever they are taking decisions they must give consideration to what the Code says. They cannot ignore it. They must fulfil their statutory duties towards children and young people with SEN or disabilities in the light of the guidance set out in it. They must be able to demonstrate in their arrangements for children and young people with SEN or disabilities that they are fulfilling their statutory duty to have regard to the Code.
So, where the text uses the word 'should' it means that the guidance contained in this Code must be considered and that those who must have regard to it will be expected to explain any departure from it.
(*) The bodies:
- local authorities (education, social care and relevant housing and employment and other services)
- the governing bodies of schools, including non-maintained special schools
- the governing bodies of further education colleges and sixth form colleges
- the proprietors of academies (including free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools)
- the management committees of pupil referral units
- independent schools and independent specialist providers approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014
- all early years providers in the maintained, private, voluntary and independent sectors that are funded by the local authority
- the National Health Service Commissioning Board
- clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)
- NHS Trusts
- NHS Foundation Trusts
- Local Health Boards
- Youth Offending Teams and relevant youth custodial establishments
- The First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability)
It is always best, where possible, to use the primary and secondary legislation to ensure your child (or young person) receives the Special Educational Provision they are entitled to.
The Children and Families Act and the SEN Regulations are compulsory and not open to negotiation.
Lots of parent rely on the Code of Practice and although this is statutory guidance and everyone should have regard to it, there are a few get out clauses.
If someone tells you that they didn't do something because they didn't know the law said they should, ignorance of the law is not an acceptable excuse.
Ignorantia juris non excusat (sometimes called wilful blindness) is a legal principle holding that a person who is unaware of a law may not escape liability for violating that law merely because they were unaware of its content.
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The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews)(England) Regulations 2012 :
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LG's G3 will launch in 4 Asian markets on June 27, then Europe, Middle East, rest of Asia in July
The G3, LG's new flagship smartphone, will go on sale worldwide from June 27 — this coming Friday — beginning in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines, the company has announced.
The next phase will see the device reach Asia, Europe, the Middle East and other regions at various points in July. The device has been available to customers in LG's native Korea since last month — the company says the phone has made a "strong debut," but it did not provide specific sales figures.
We put the device through its paces in May and were impressed by its solid camera performance, sleek design and an impeccable display, but noted that the battery could drain when multi-tasking. Nonetheless, we think the 5.5-inch device is a very worthy addition to the market.
Related: LG G3 review: Third time's a charm for LG's 5.5″ flagship, but questions remain over battery life
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Wellness For Men 2019
This was a free 5-week Drop-in Wellness Group for Men of all ages
Led by a Registered Clinical Counsellor and 2nd facilitator.
Monday evenings
Starting Feb 18, 2019 7 PM - 8:30 PM
At 4617 Lazelle Ave (Skeena Diversity Society)
Topics we'll cover:
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And also that he doesn't have to start a war himself, just insult someone else enough to make them start it.
Exactly. Checks and balances are fine, albeit diluted with a GOP based Senate. But his manner and words are far more deadly to international relations and responses than the Senate can control.


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Life is a moving target, and you're never going to be 100% of anything you want to be. Working on self improvement does not mean disliking who you are. You are a unique perspective of the universe right now, and you will be another unique perspective tomorrow. Appreciate today while looking forward to tomorrow. They work well together.
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Audi A3 1.8T, Volkswagen Bora 1.8T, Volkswagen Golf Mk4 GTI, Seat Leon 1.8T, Skoda Octavia RS 1.8T - 3" Large-bore Downpipe and De-cat
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Please note: we supply Milltek from their head office and our stock levels are not representative of theirs. Allow two to three weeks in the worst instance. If your lead time is urgent, please contact us before purchasing.Designed and built in Britain, Milltek's exhaust systems and sports catalysts are renowned around the world for quality and performance. More than 33 years of continuous exhaust development and technical expertise are drawn upon to develop the ultimate Milltek Sports range of performance products, offering an ever-expanding comprehensive selection of performance exhausts. As an Authorised Dealer, Topgear is delighted to be able to offer Milltek exhausts at highly competitive pricing, alongside our own range of performance systems and exhausts. Together Topgear and Milltek remain forefront of tuning companies and owners 'must have' list.
This Large-bore Downpipe and De-cat will fit:
Audi A3 1.8T 2WD 3 & 5 door 1996-2004
Seat Leon 1.8T Sport and Cupra 180PS 2000-2005
Skoda Octavia RS 1.8T 180 and 1.8T 150 1998-2006
Volkswagen Bora 1.8T 2WD 2000-2005
Volkswagen Golf Mk4 337 Anniversary 180bhp 2002-2004
Volkswagen Golf Mk4 GTI 1.8T 1998-2004
Full System and Fitting Information:
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Pipe Diameter : 76.2mm / 3"
EC-Approved? : No
Race Systems? : Yes
Valves Sonic? : No
Important Additional Information: Must be fitted with the Milltek Sport cat-back system and requires a Stage 2 ECU remap
Fitting Time (if known):
Shipping Data: Ships in 1 box measuring 131 X 26 X 22 and weighing 7kg.
Milltek's specialist engineered exhaust is, without a doubt, one of the finest ready-built solutions for your Car. However, have you considered a bespoke custom made stainless steel exhaust, with a lifetime guarantee? By taking your vehicle to one of Topgear's international custom exhausts specialists (Powerflow, Longlife or TopGear-USA); Topgear trained technicians can tailor an exhaust to match your exact specifications. Visit our Powerflow or Longlife exhaust pages for more!
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What is Lancaster District Magazine?
Lancaster District Magazine celebrates everything local, in and around the Lancaster District, a diverse and beautiful area, from the Bay of Morecambe to the Forest of Bowland, with the historical city of Lancaster at its heart.
We are a high-quality glossy publication available all over the Lancaster District and beyond. The magazine provides a wealth of news and information about the local area, places to visit, events in the area and local goods and services. As well as advertising local businesses like yours, each one of our 6 editions a year are brimming with over 40 local seasonal articles, news, reviews, SHOP LOCAL guides and so much more. During the ten years we have been printing the magazine, we have tripled our distribution, to keep up with the enormous demand for our publication.
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The Importance of Using Qualified Local Professionals for Roofing in Minneapolis
Your home's roof is one of its biggest, and most valuable assets. A roof protects your belongings and the building's structure. It can also add value and curb appeal. That is why it is critical to make sure it is cared for by experts to specialize in roofing in Minneapolis. These professionals offer important benefits that include:
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CUSTOMIZATION: Your local roofing experts understand regional weather, and its affects on building structures and roofs. They will also steer you toward colors and styles that increase your home's curb appeal and help you lower energy usage. Many roofing materials are specifically designed to insulate your home from harsh temperature extremes.
TRAINING: Poor installation of roofing materials is one of the leading causes of roof failures. When you hire experienced professionals, you get the assurance that technicians have been carefully trained to install each material correctly.
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6 questions to ask before getting a reverse mortgage loan – The answer is yes, you will still own the home after you get a reverse mortgage. apply? Really strong lenders should have a very specific process they follow that helps consumers understand.
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Time: Friday, February 27 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Data Science and Visualization Zone (Room 252)
Distilling insight from data is as much an art as it is a science. Knowing which data to use, which questions to ask, and what tradecraft to apply can be intimidating. In this workshop, Booz Allen will walk through the challenges faced in developing each of the demonstrated visualizations in the Data Science and Visualization Zone. This rare look under the hood will give a sense of the iterative approach and sources of inspiration that ultimately lead to impactful and actionable insights.


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Welcome to my All Things Ducks blog. This is my first blog so I am not sure exactly what is going to become of it. I hope to make this about everything ducks. I will also be giving a shout out to some of my favorite places and businesses. Hope you find this entertaining and informative!
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Another PR Common Core Talking Point Obliterated
Neal McCluskey of CATO raises a great question and blows up the talking point that the standards were 'state led'. Why WOULD Arne Duncan even care what Florida did with Common Core? After all, if they are truly 'state led', then the Federal Government should have no input into Florida's concerns about the standards. Right? Right?!
Read more here in Ed. Sec. Arne Duncan Sought Advice From Jeb Bush Over Rick Scott's Fear of 'Rebellion' Around Common Core:
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan asked for advice via his private email account from Jeb Bush about how to respond to concerns about Common Core from current Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
Buzzfeed reports that emails it obtained from September 23, 2013 show Duncan's request for help from Bush, the former Florida governor, and Bush's advice that followed which said Scott was "fearful of rebellion."
The email from Duncan names "Gov Scott" in the Subject field and continues in the Message field with, "Is calling me. Any advice?"
Bush, reports Buzzfeed, replied from a plane an hour later:
I am on a plane.
He is fearful of the rebellion. Wants to stop using the term common core but keep the standards. Wants to get out of PARCC. I asked him if he had specifics things that the federal government is doing or perceived to be doing. He didn't have them when I spoke to him last thursday evening.
Duncan's response was a simple, "Thanks."