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Things to do on Christmas Day Instead of Watching TV
December 19, 2018 | Christmas at eSpares | No comments
Christmas specials, films and game shows are back to back on Christmas day, so it can be hard not to spend the whole day sitting in front of the box!
Christmas is meant to be a time spent with family, enjoying each others company and hearing about how much you and your children have grown from your distant relatives! So, instead of letting the TV take over your Christmas, try doing some of these things.
It's only a day after all!
Instead of watching game shows, play board games!
Nothing says Christmas more than fighting with your sibling over who has the most monopoly money! Despite the family disputes, board games or classics such as charades are so much more fun than watching people play on television. But, if the feuds get too much monopoly has a helpline to help settle any family arguments (we're not joking!)
Instead of soap specials, catch up with friends
It may not be as scandalous as a soap story line (well you never know) but catching up with friends is much more important! Give them a call, pop round with some presents or catch up over a glass of wine and have a good old natter!
Instead of kids TV, play with new toys!
Kids Christmas films are great, but it's rare that all the family are around to play with their new toys! Spend the morning being a superhero, dressing up dolls or or even playing in their new den made from cardboard boxes!
Instead of TV while cooking, play music!
Nothing gets you in the Christmas spirit more than blasting 'All I want for Christmas' and giving it your best high note (move over Mariah!) And nothing takes the stress out of cooking dinner more than hearing your family belt out an out of tune 'We wish you a Merry Christmas.' If anything, it will make you want to do it quicker! *covers ears*
Instead of watching the Queen's Speech, make your own!
Ok, so you don't have to plan out a whole formal speech and put it on a live feed! But, instead of sitting in silence watching the speech, why not go around the table and ask your loved ones to talk about their favourite moments of the year and their hopes and ambitions for the next! It's a great way to get everyone talking and enjoy being together. (You can always watch the speech later if you must!)
We're not saying ban Christmas TV all together, but instead of spending the whole day watching it, you could be enjoying time with your loved ones instead! Tell us what you get up to on Christmas day in the comments below.
If you're searching for Christmas gifts that will last longer for just a day, check out our Christmas gift guide.
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Giggling Squid, Weybridge
Fast, fragrant and fresh - authentic Thai food in stylish surroundings with an emphasis on sharing plates.
Starting from a tiny fisherman's cottage in Brighton, the Giggling Squid is now a chain of quirky Thai restaurants but their aim is exactly the same – to cook rustic authentic and fresh Thai food.
There's a real emphasis on sharing with a brilliant selection of Thai tapas dishes, as well as traditional Thai favourites like red and green curry, salt and pepper squid and spring rolls. They also create unusual flavour combinations (watermelon salad, anyone?) and do non-gluten, vegan and veggie options.
And all available to take away too. Prices are really reasonable with many mains under a tenner or around the £15 mark. These restaurants are impressive – the food is genuinely really good (in my opinion better than I've had in a posh expensive Thai restaurant) and the styling is a pleasant shabby chic.
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Sterling Silver Circle Ring with Pink Crystals
Rs. 4,500
Simplicity meets stunning craftsmanship in this sterling silver finger ring adorned with pink crystals.
Styling Tip: A great accent to add colour & elegance to chic cotton tunics.
Handcrafted in India ( with love )
Since each jewel is handmade, small variations may occur from piece to piece.
Materials Used: 92.5 Sterling Silver, Pink Crystals
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Suhani Pittie jewels are handcrafted with the finest quality metals plated with 22kt gold/ pure silver and lacquered with an anti-tarnish solution.


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Oregon Governor Kate Brown has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act as wildfires continue to spread throughout the state.
There are at least 35 active fires, with more than 368,029 acres burning in the state, according to the Oregon Office of Emergency Management.
Parishes in the Northern Deanery of the Western American Diocese in Oregon are at risk of succumbing to the fires...
It is with pain of heart that I am following the events unfolding in California, which is engulfed in flames, making this the second worst fire season in the history of the state. And I hasten to express my profoundest sympathy to everyone. I prayerfully empathize with His Eminence Archbishop Kyrill, the auxiliary bishops His Grace Bishop Theodosy and His Grace Bishop James, the clergy, monastics and flock of the Western American Diocese, the citizens of California, all who have suffered from the flames and the tens of thousands of firefighters battling them.
Glory to God, the fire did not touch the Church of Our Lady of Kazan on the Russian River...
On Saturday, August 1, 2020 longtime cathedral Archpriest Fr. Serge Kotar retired from service at Holy Virgin Cathedral and left the Western American Diocese. Fr. Serge is moving out East and will be living with his son's family, not far from the Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, NY).


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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. and QUINCY, Mass – March 22, 2010 - BT Conferencing and Infinite Conferencing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Onstream Media ( OTC: ONSM), are expanding their alliance by providing their jointly developed conferencing platform to Infinite's reservationless client base.
Infinite and BT Conferencing's solution will give Infinite's clients access to new features such as web-based call management tools. Infinite's clients will benefit from BT's proven audio conferencing technology and one of the most robust network configurations and advanced technology platforms in the industry.
Over the next few months Infinite plans to roll out additional features and services that will further enhance the offering. Infinite customers will continue to receive the same superior customer services and solutions they enjoy today.
"Our partnership with Infinite helps us extend our business in an efficient and cost-effective manner," said Jack Blaeser, Americas General Manager, BT Conferencing. "Infinite's customers will benefit from BT's robust platform, constant innovation, and industry-leading adoption programs, which help customers, realize a quicker return on investment. Infinite's focus on customer service makes them a great match for BT Conferencing - we share the same core value of placing the customer as the top priority."
"Developing a joint platform with BT provides Infinite a superior position in the market. This allows us to deliver the products and services that our clients desire, at a fair and competitive cost and with an exceptional customer experience", said Ari Kestin, President of Infinite Conferencing. "BT's state-of-the-art technology and operational excellence enables Infinite to do what it does best and that is to provide high touch, 'white glove' service to our clients."
About BT Conferencing:
BT Conferencing is a leading global provider of audio, video and web collaboration services. BT is the foremost player in the UK's growing conferencing services market and the leading supplier of video conferencing services worldwide. Its partnerships with top technology companies and equipment vendors ensure it always has the best and latest solutions to offer its customers.
About Infinite Conferencing:
Infinite Conferencing, a wholly-owned division of Onstream Media, provides high touch, "white glove" audio and web conferencing, webinar and webcasting services, delivering feature-rich solutions that range from on-demand conferencing to full-scale, online event management. Infinite offers additional value through its team of experienced communications experts who help tailor each solution to meet a client's specific business requirements. For more information, visit www.infiniteconferencing.com or call 888-203-7900.
About Onstream Media:
Onstream Media Corporation ( OTC: ONSM) is an online service provider of live and on-demand Internet video, corporate web communications and content management applications. Onstream Media's pioneering Digital Media Services Platform (DMSP) provides customers with cost effective tools for encoding, managing, indexing, and publishing content via the Internet. The DMSP provides our clients with intelligent delivery and syndication of video advertising, streaming video, mobile streaming and supports pay-per-view for online video and other rich media assets. The DMSP also provides an efficient workflow for transcoding and publishing user- generated content in combination with social networks and online video classifieds, utilizing Onstream Media's Auction VideoT (patent pending) technology. For more information, visit www.onstreammedia.com or call 954-917-6655.
About BT
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
In the year ended 31 March 2009, BT Group's revenue was £21,390 million.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt
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Taleb: Let's not be modest about the truth
Nardine Taleb, Opinion Editor
September 9, 2016
Just recently, France was dealing with the burkini ban debate. Several cities were attempting to ban the burkini, which is basically a swimsuit that Muslim women wear that covers their whole body (excluding hands and feet) and their hair. It's akin to a diver's suit. A famous Muslim fashion blogger who goes by ...


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Press Release
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Top Players in Circuit Breaker MarketSchneider Electric, Eaton Corporation, ABB, Siemens, General Electric, Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba, Larsen Toubro, CG Power & Industrial Solution Ltd., BCH Electric Ltd., Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Federal Pacic, and Kirlos
Fortune Business Insights provides a detailed evaluation of the Global Circuit Breaker System Market by analyzing the factors driving the market. Besides this, it also discusses some of the economic trends prevailing in the energy and power industry. These trends are analysed in the report to see an overall impact on the global market.
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Rising privatization and relaxation in the FDI norms are factors enabling growth in the market. Also, governments are heavily investing in power projects, which in turn, may fuel demand for Circuit Breaker systems across the globe.
Increasing the use of smart grids and smart metering are likely to help for the better management of power services. Better infrastructural facilities are also expected to encourage growth in the market.
Top Players Overview:
- Schneider Electric
- Eaton Corporation
- Siemens
- General Electric
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Toshiba
- Larsen Toubro
- CG Power & Industrial Solution Ltd.
- BCH Electric Ltd.
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- Federal Pacific
- Kirloskar Electric.
The increased spending on energy and power across the world is another factor likely to drive the Circuit Breaker System Market. Rising investments in energy efficiency projects backed by governments may also stimulate growth in the market. The penetration of renewable sources is increasing, fueling demand for energy and which is expected to drive the Circuit Breaker System Market
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- By Voltage
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- Europe Circuit Breaker System Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast, 2014-2025
- Asia Pacific Circuit Breaker System Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast, 2014-2025
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- Latin America Circuit Breaker System Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast, 2014-2025
- Competitive Landscape
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I'm buying a condo, and my salesperson wants to include a condition about the status certificate. What does that mean?
In many ways, buying a condo is similar to buying a house. But there are a few additional wrinkles to a condo purchase that you should be aware of.
The condo's status certificate is one issue all condo buyers should be aware of. It's a document that provides answers to some important questions about the unit you are interested in, and the condo corporation as a whole.
Because the info in the status certificate is so crucial, when you make an offer to purchase a condo, I strongly recommend including a condition that makes the purchase conditional on a review of the status certificate by your real estate lawyer.
As for timing, you should keep in mind that the condo corporation can take up to 10 days to provide the certificate, and a typical legal review once you've received it could take 3-5 more days.
Sometimes the seller will offer to provide you with a version of the status certificate that they obtained previously. While this might seem like a simple way to save some time, the information could be inaccurate and out of date. That's why it's always a good idea to obtain the document directly from the condo corporation.
Here are some questions that the status certificate will answer.
What's in the condominium's declaration, bylaws and rules?
Often condos have rules regarding pet ownership, noise, balcony furniture, decorations, and even curtains and flooring material. It's important to make sure you're comfortable with the rules when you buy a condo.
What kind of fees can I expect to pay?
Before you make a purchase, you'll want to know how much you'll pay in monthly fees for maintenance, landscaping, utilities in common areas, and other upkeep. It's also important to know if there are any special assessments in place that owners are still paying into. In some cases, owners can pay for a special assessment for 10 years or more, so it can be a long-term expense.
Is the seller up to date on their fees?
We've come across cases of buyers who bought a condo, and then were surprised to find that the seller was behind on their monthly condo fees. In these cases, as the new owner, it's the buyer's responsibility to catch up the arrears. It's a situation that's easily avoidable, because the info is on the status certificate.
What's the financial status of the condo corporation?
The status certificate will also include the financial records for the condo corporation, which can indicate whether there is enough money in the reserve fund to cover future repairs. If the reserve fund isn't large enough, sometime in the future you could end up facing a sudden hike in your condo fees, or you might have to pay a special assessment.
Will I have full ownership of the included parking space or locker?
If you're buying a condo with a parking space and/or a locker, the certificate will tell you whether you will personally own the space, or whether it's a common element that the condo corporation owns, and assigns to you. When you're reviewing the declaration documents with your lawyer, be sure to confirm that the unit number, parking space number and locker number match the numbers on the agreement of purchase and sale.
In this column, I always encourage consumers to know what they're buying when they make a real estate purchase. Just like a home inspection can help you understand the physical condition of a home, a review of the status certificate helps condo buyers ensure they are making a purchase that suits their needs.
And what if the status certificate reveals something that gives you pause? That's why it's so important to include the status certificate condition in your offer. With the condition in place, you may be able keep your deposit if you decide to walk away from the deal.
If you have a question for Joe about the home buying or selling process, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Joseph Richer is Registrar of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO). He is in charge of the administration and enforcement of all rules that govern real estate professionals in Ontario. You can find more tips at reco.on.ca, follow on Twitter @RECOhelps or on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/RECOhelps.


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About Us
Busca-Apps.com is a Dallas based Apple and Google Play mobile app development team (Established 2014). As a premiere mobile app developer we also offer SEO (Search Engine Optimization) services to maintain your keyword ranking in order to expand your Google analytics. Our focus is simple: to successfully develop a mobile app campaign and SEO Services that connects businesses to their customers.
Our worldwide team consists of the best developers from over 144 countries including:
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We offer you recommendations for the different types of mobile apps and SEO services that are available and affordable for small business. The industry changes every six months!
Our mobile app functionality features include:
- Worldwide PUSH notifications
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As our customer you will now have access to these worldwide resources and co-branding to grow your business!
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Michael Gonzales oversees a team of approximately 50 professionals to spearhead software development for leading platforms such as iOS, Windows, and Android. The company places a high value on creating digital applications for multiple platforms simultaneously, enabling it to capture more of the app market and maximize ROI.
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Cezar has been with the company for four years. He possesses an expert level technical skill in mobile app development, dashboard development and numerous other software platforms. Microsoft hires more people from Romania than other country outside of the United States.
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Yves manages the customer support team, oversights training, mobile app UI/UX design and development including Dashboard development. He is an expert in the entire Adobe software graphical package including Premier Pro, Photoshop, Fireworks, and Illustrator.
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Puck 216on January 13, 2014 at 8:51 pm
Chapter: The Tale of Two Blondes
It's hard for me to describe the incredible rage that a parent feels when his or her fussy baby is woken up. It's a type of fury that's hard to put into words. Imagine, if you will, that all of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…


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We're only a few days away from Cardi B releasing her debut album on Atlantic Records. To celebrate the effort on the week it drops, Cardi re-visits her 21 Savage-featured single "Bartier Cardi" for a new visual. In the clip, Cardi is dressed extra sexy, hosting a party that features 21 being dominated by a few dominatrix in the back room with a bunch of TV. Of course, she's with her man Offset in the backseat of the ride seducing him and putting that p on him like the song says.
Invasion of Privacy drops this Friday, April 6.


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Dental care is immeasurably better now than it was in the past, and it's improving all the time. Still, many millions of Americans lose their teeth, either through periodontal disease, injury, or tooth decay. It used to be that the only way of filling the gaps left by missing teeth was with dentures and bridges, but dental implants have changed all that.
5. What are dental implants?
A dental implant is effectively a replacement tooth. Like natural teeth, they are anchored to your jaw bone. They are built of ceramic materials around small titanium anchors. Dental implants are the most long-lasting way of replacing missing teeth. They're screwed into your jawbone, into the same sockets your natural teeth once sat in. The titanium rods used to anchor teeth fuse with the jawbone so that the implant is as securely rooted as a natural tooth.
When the rods have been inserted, crowns are attached to their tops, making the replacement teeth as securely attached as your natural teeth. The crowns of implants are carefully crafted to copy your natural teeth exactly. Dental implants remain permanently in your mouth; unlike dentures or bridges, they are never taken out. Because they are so firmly rooted in your jawbone, dental implants will, in nearly every case, last you the rest of your life. They never require adjustment or resizing, as they are already exactly fitted to the natural shape of your jaw bone.
4. Advantages of dental implants
Dental implants have numerous advantages, which include:
- Better appearance: in both appearance and feel, dental implants resemble natural teeth, and by fusing with the bone they are a permanent part of your mouth.
- Better speech: people with badly fitting dentures find that they can slip when talking which causes mumbling or slurring. Dental implants abolish this problem.
- Better comfort: dental implants are as comfortable as natural teeth; dentures, on the other hand, can often feel uncomfortable and unnatural.
- Better eating: dentures may slide about and make it hard to chew. Dental implants, working like natural teeth, meaning you can face any type of food confidently and pain-free.
- Better self-esteem: with dental implants, you no longer need to be afraid to smile, which boosts your self-confidence and self-esteem.
- Better oral health: bridges need other teeth to be reduced to fit; this is not the case with dental implants. As neighboring teeth are not modified, less damage is done to your remaining teeth, which is better for your dental health in the future. Furthermore, with individual implants, it's easier to get between teeth for flossing, which again boosts your dental health.
- Longer-lasting: implants are built with very resistant materials and so can last for decades; well looked after, many people will have them for the rest of their lives.
- More convenient: removable dentures are inconvenient, can be embarrassing, and require special cleaning procedures and adhesives. None of this applies to dental implants.
3. Dental implants: the price
There's no denying that dental implants are a highly specialized and delicate process, requiring the services of a cosmetic dentist or oral surgeon, and this can, of course, run into money. Many people feel that they will not be able to afford dental implants, particularly if they need multiple teeth replaced. Depending on your choice of surgeon and materials, just one tooth implant can cost anything between $1500 and $6700. The good news though is that dental implants have fallen considerably in price, and it's possible to get a really good deal by shopping around.
New materials and 3D printing mean that dental implants are very much cheaper now than in the past. A report by Mark McOmie in Dental Economics stated that a tooth that once cost around $600 has now dropped in price to around $150. All of the pieces of modern dental implants are now cheaper than they once were, and this is reflected in lower prices for patients. To find the best deal on dental implants, you'll have to shop around. Find out about the oral surgeons operating in your area and the different options they can offer. Find out about the lower-priced options available, and look out for special seniors discounts.
In addition to searching for good-priced implants, you could think about getting implants from a dental school. Trainee dentists at the schools provide dental implants much more cheaply than standard dentists, but there is no difference in quality or safety as they are supervised by highly experienced dentists at all times. You can also save many hundreds of dollars on the price of implants if you have a dental discount plan or dental insurance.
Always search as far as you are prepared to travel for the best price for dental implants, whether that's within your neighborhood, your city, or your state. Look online, read reviews, and compare the prices offered on websites. Regrettably, dental implants are not usually part of dental insurance policies at the moment. You may be able to claim costs back through your medical plan, depending on its terms and conditions and the reason you have lost a tooth. You should consult with both your insurance company and your dentist as to what you require and how insurance can help.
2. Safety and longevity
Implants represent a safe form of treatment that has been available for many years now. Just as with your natural teeth, implants will continue to serve you well provided you look after them. Caring for implants and attending regular appointments for checkups is crucial to making them last as long as possible. Neglecting your implants will cause the same problems you would get if you neglected your natural teeth, i.e., discomfort, soreness, bleeding, and gum infections. However, if you take good care of your implants and the bone into which they are implanted remains robust, then they can last a lifetime. Due to the many variables that can affect teeth, however, as with other types of surgery like hip replacements, they cannot be guaranteed for life.
1. Find out if dental implants are right for you
If you have any missing teeth, it most likely affects your confidence and prevents you from smiling as you would like, enjoying your favorite foods, etc. Many seniors in the US suffer this embarrassing problem unnecessarily. With dental implants, anyone of any age can have that perfect smile. Dental implants can reduce inconvenience and boost confidence. They are unquestionably the most effective way of replacing any missing natural teeth. In addition, they are considerably more affordable than you might think.
If you wish to discover if affordable dental implants are suitable for you, you must research your options. Look around, compare prices and practices, and find out just how dental implants can provide a life-enhancing change to your appearance.


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Nov 172009
For David Davis – this is why I said you were nasty:
Imagine how, say, libertarians would react if Russia decided to turn itself into a libertarian utopia. Imagine how easily they might come to overlook the matter if achieving the libertarian utopia turned out to involve, oh, just a little bit of good old Russian-style killing. In self-defense, of course. Libertarians believe in self-defense. Don't they? And besides, we're just killing government officials… and so on.
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Ah, you've been reading UR. And quickly as well. He's good isn't he?
I'd pay good money to see him on Question Time. Or even better: PMQs.
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Samsung Electronics Australia has made several new appointments in its Partner Business and Solutions Group.
Natasha Datos has been appointed as the manager of the Partner Business Group and Lee Williams has joined as the manager of the Enterprise Solutions Group, boosting the enterprise and SMB team to 38 in Australia.
Prior to joining Samsung, Williams worked for Gen-i in a number of mobility roles.
Datos will be responsible for driving the vendor's partner program, strategy and alliances. She previously worked as the national sales manager for the software services division of Dimension Data and has also worked with Microsoft, Cisco, Nortel and Bay Networks.
The Partner Business Group is responsible for managing relationships with alliance and channel partners. The Solutions Group is made up of a team of architects and pre-sales engineers who work closely with clients and partners.
"We are committed to growing our presence in Australia and providing our customers and partners with the support they need," Samsung Enterprise and SMB director, Andre Obradovic, said.
Jonathan Lloyd has also joined the team as strategic alliance manager of the Partner Business Group, and will be responsible for developing the vendor's enterprise alliance partner strategy and model.
He is primarily focused on identifying and driving engagement with key alliances across sales, marketing, product and strategic direction. Lloyd was previously with Gen-i Australia and has also worked with Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, VMware and EMC.
Other appointments include Chris Land as partner manager across Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia; Paul Hutchings as partner manager for NSW and ACT; Gerard Kennedy as solutions architect; and Brett Inman as pre-sales engineer.


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switchboard and multiplexer
Excellent integration.
With the robogonio, you get an all-round carefree package. We plan and configure the integration of the robogonio in your measuring lab as per the respective requirements. The wide range of accessories includes integrated power supplies, power measuring devices, multiplexers, electrified mounting adapters and thermal sensors for luminaires. Once the robogonio is installed and tested on site by opsira, it is ready for use immediately.
- Main operating switch module with emergency stop and release function
- Switch panel for easy connection of test pieces to supplies and electrical measuring technology (in conncetion with a mounting adapter)
- Drawer for storing measuring accessories
- Power supplies (AC & DC)
- robogonio control (only with mrg-6 and mrg-10)
- Control PC (19" industrial PC)
The multiplexer doesn't just enable you to control various channels. Even measurements of parameters with different current, voltage and power requirements are carried out with just one lab power supply and one power measuring devices.
- 1-to-4 multiplexer for automated switching of supply and test channels via power electronics, cascadable
- Integration in the robogonio mounting adapter
- Switching of supply and measuring lines (exclusive OR)
- Control via the Gonio software
- Option principally for automotive applications


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Book Condition: Very Good
Magazine. Staples slightly rusty, some shelf wear, otherwise in Very Good condition. Stories include: Greyfriars Idiot Number One.
Title: The Magnet No.1442 Vol. XLVIII
Categories: Humour, Periodicals & Annuals,
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Superfood Trail-mix
This warm weather seems like it is finally here to stay, which means it's time to get outdoors in my opinion! I love creating healthy snacks for hiking trips, so why not share one that keeps the planet healthy too?
Here are three twists on the classic trail mix recipe, which were made possible by shopping the bulk section at my local co-op! Just take your stasher bags in, weigh them, and add whatever your heart desires. I love filling up a huge bag of nuts or seeds and then some smaller ones with dried fruit and spices.
*Measuring: This is totally up to you! Personally, I like the bulk of my trail mix to be nuts or seeds – this way it's mainly made up of protein and fat with a little sugar from the dried fruits. This keeps my cravings at bay and provides endless energy, especially on long hikes or bike rides.*
Blueberry Cardamom + Cacao
- cashews
- dried blueberries
- cacao nibs
- dash of cardamom + cinnamon
Why I like this mix:
- Cashews provide a source of copper – which in turn produce energy and collagen production in the body. Collagen is responsible for hair, nails, and GI health!
Sweet + Spicy Coconut Apricot
- cashews
- dried apricots
- coconut chips
- dash of cayenne powder
Why I like this mix:
- Apricots will also keep you energized. They're filled with iron; which may help fight chronic fatigue. They contain beta-carotene, which is known for disease prevention!
- Cayenne will get your digestive fire moving, thus creating an easy-to-digest environment for dried fruit and healthy fats.
Nut-Free Pepita Musseli
- oats
- pepitas
- cacao nibs
- coconut sugar
Why I like this mix:
- You can do so many things with this! Eat it raw as trail mix or bring some nut-milk to enjoy it like muesli. Even soak it in you stasher overnight for a chilled protein-packed meal!


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The Resilient Leader
Equip leaders with the tools and techniques to help build higher levels of resilience and well-being in the workplace for themselves and those around them. This powerful program helps raise leaders' awareness of this key corporate responsibility and offers tools to facilitate well-being and high performance of their teams.
While people may love the work they do, so many are suffering as they don't know how to deal with the associated stress of a demanding job and environment
Resilience is not an ability or trait you either have or do not have, everyone is resilient and can improve their level of resilience. It is typically enhanced by engaging in activities or techniques that help facilitate good physical and mental health. Highly resilient people are able to effectively balance negative and positive emotions and make effective responses to them.
Traditionally, organisations have placed more emphasis on physical than mental health in the workplace. As our work environments transform, employees and leaders now face the most demanding environments and positions, which is resulting in a significant increase in mental health and work-related stress issues.
‣ Absenteeism costs: UK economy £8.4B, Australia $4.7B and the U.S. $1,600 per person/annum
‣ Presenteeism costs: UK economy £15.1B, Australia $6.1B and US $225B
‣ 54% of employees report being unable to sleep due to workplace stress
‣ Poor sleep compromises productivity to the tune of $1,400 per person/annum
‣ Anxiety affects 18% of adults
‣Overload reduces productivity by 50%
‣ Resilience delivers a 29% improvement in productivity
‣ Resilience training returns $4 for every $1 investment – 13 times the return on antidepressant medication
‣ Emotional Intelligence adds $21.6K to value delivered by an executive
‣ EI development results in 20% increase in focus = 10% increase in productivity
Ref: PwC, ADDA, Bank of England, Goleman & Davidson, WHO, Wrike, Inc & Centre for Mental Health.
The resILIent leader program
This intensive program covers all the latest research and scientific theory on how to build the deep resilience that will make you more stress-proof in an increasingly demanding world.
Steps to becoming a more resilient leader:
STEP 1. Complete a Genos Emotional Intelligence Leadership Assessment
Look at 'how you are seen to show up at work' – a review of your emotional intelligence leadership behaviours.
Every attendee completes a Genos Leadership Assessment. They complete a self-assessment of their EI behaviours, then they select individuals they'd like to receive feedback from. Instead of receiving a numerical or unactionable response like "You're EI/EQ level is 52," the Genos assessment is unique in that it measures how you are seen to show up at work and how important your raters deem these particular behaviours to be for your position. They gather input on six emotionally intelligent behaviours:
STEP 2. Take part in a powerful program facilitated by a Genos Certified Practitioner.
The course dives into the neuroscience of emotions along with the effects of positive and negative emotions on us. Studying emotional intelligence and emotional intelligence in leadership helps participants understand and interpret their own EI Assessment results and how to hone in to key areas for development. The program then goes through techniques and strategies to develop higher levels of personal resilience.
STEP 3. Develop an action plan to boost resilience in multiple areas of your life
Attendees work through strategies for this in four areas: physiological, relationship, thinking, and environment. Then they dive into powerful models for developing resilience in each of these areas.
Developing the levels of resilience for leaders can be truly life-changing or themselves and everyone around them. With the Genos facilitator or coach, each person documents insights and builds an action plan to take back to their lives and workplace so they can start having a more positive impact straight away. It's a comprehensive and enjoyable program to experience. Let me know if you'd like to learn more.


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How to Balance Marketing That's Starting to Seem Like IT
Do you find yourself in the middle of interdepartmental battles? Does it sometimes feel like your IT or marketing departments have enough tension between them to cut with a knife?
See if a scenario like this sounds familiar: Your team creates a short video to capitalize on a trend that could bring a lot of attention to your brand. Your social media person wants it live now — no, five minutes ago — but the IT guy is concerned that a crazy spike in traffic could crash the company website.
You think IT is just being difficult, but really, the IT people are trying to keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes.
Needless to say, there is no viral video in IT Land. Yet despite their inherent differences, IT and marketing need each other. In the past 10 years, marketing and automation tools have helped marketing teams gather customer data they've never had before and communicate with customers on a global scale. But with these new opportunities comes a new set of problems: a lack of oversight, disorganized databases, and software compatibility conflicts.
Meanwhile, the IT sector has changed, too. With the proliferation of cloud architecture, IT professionals no longer have banks of servers to contend with on a daily basis. Their job now consists of monitoring various software and data banks for errors or inconsistencies and helping with end-user issues.
In many companies, the IT division is stepping in to help marketing organize their data and oversee other technical aspects so marketers can get back to doing what they do best. When it works, it's an excellent solution, but putting two very different departments together can also create a lot of tension.
How Department Goals Lead to Culture Clash
The main reason a simple viral video can create so much conflict between IT and marketing is that most IT professionals have a different temperament and different goals than marketers when it comes to running their division.
While marketing is out front trying to create compelling content to engage their audience and bring in new customers, the IT crowd is primarily focused on the back end and keeping data secure and stable
Furthermore, IT may not be as focused on ROI since its primary role has historically been maintenance, not drumming up new business for the company. This can lead to conflict with fast-paced, performance-driven marketers who just want to implement new campaigns quickly and efficiently.
However, these differences don't have to be barriers to collaboration. With clear-cut responsibilities and shared goals, marketing and IT can combine their different sensibilities to create a powerful new dynamic.
How IT and Marketing Can Work Together
Getting two disparate teams working in sync is a careful balancing act. Marketing and IT need to have shared values from the start, but they also need clear divisions of labor so everyone understands their role.
IT can be a major asset to marketing with data collection and organization. (Admittedly, managing databases is sometimes not marketers' strong suit.) IT can be a huge help here since its team is usually more skilled at analyzing metrics and surfacing the right data for the right situation.
With IT handling the back end, marketers can get a better picture of how people are interacting with their campaigns and use those insights to optimize future efforts. But for IT to organize data correctly, they need guidance on the type of information marketing will find helpful.
Hire for Skills and Values Crossover
Just because marketing and IT can collaborate doesn't mean marketers shouldn't learn core technical skills, though.Even if your team members won't use all these skills on a daily basis, having the perspective of both sides of marketing can help them communicate with IT better and create more efficient workflows.
Likewise, IT hires should be a good fit both from a values and skills perspective. Your company should also consider creating a position that specifically monitors marketing activity and the use of data for strategy. This person can bridge the gap between the two departments and ensure that everyone is on the same page.
Interactions between IT and marketing don't have to end in a showdown over a Jurassic World meme. By collaborating on the technical aspects of marketing, communicating about shared goals, and hiring for skills and values, IT can be an enormous asset to your department. Together, your teams can become a data-driven powerhouse that takes your company to a whole new level.
Meet Justin Gray
Justin is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of LeadMD, the world's largest revenue operations agency having implemented over half of the Marketo user base. Justin has made a career of launching successful companies and scaling them, with successful exits of over 200MM+ in the last decade. Justin's latest endeavor launched in 2016 when he co-founded Six Bricks an online learning startup designed to combat employee and customer churn through experience-based education. Over the past 10 years, Justin has emerged as a strong voice for entrepreneurship, marketing and culture. As a recognized speaker, Justin has been published over 350 times in industry publications and holds his own column, Tribal Knowledge in Inc., while writing for Entrepreneur, Tech Crunch and others. Justin and his wife Jennifer met over marketing and three years later welcomed their son, Grayson, into the world in April of 2017.


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While the opposing forces, Internet patent experts and the
Patent Office (EPO) versus the Open Source Community, agree that clarification on software patent law in Europe is necessary, they
differ about the best way to approach these changes. Internet patent experts and the EPO say the Munich Convention should be revised and most exceptions to software patents removed. This could give them free reign to determine what is patentable, potentially opening the floodgates on broad software patenting, much as in the United States.
Open Source advocates say the Munich Convention laws should remain as written and vehemently enforced. This would limit the EPO's judicial powers on what is deemed patentable, resulting in tighter
control and more restrictions on patenting of what critics say are trivial software processes with no industrial application.
Internet patent experts at patent offices, law offices, multinational companies, and the EPO have received strong support in their lobbying efforts from the U.S. government through the Word Industrial Property Organization. They argue that although European law prohibits software patents, the European Patent Office has already granted, by circumventing the law, more than 10,000 patents on software programs.
They also argue that:
The EPO's "Basic Proposal For The Revision Of The European Patent
Convention" released March 24, 2000, is available online.
The Open Source community lobbying against software patents in Europe
has formed The EuroLinux Alliance, a coalition of commercial companies and non-profit associations dedicated to promoting Open Source
standards within the software industry. Group members fear that broad software patents will result in damaging effects on software innovation and competition, and that broad software patents will be used to patent Internet, business and educational methods. Opponents of the proposed change point to the recent track record of the European Patent Office using its power to broaden the scope of patentability as a reason the current law
must be enforced, not revised.
Jurgen Siepman, legal adviser for a European Linux group, says, "Under the pressure of patent professionals, the European Patent Office invented its own rules in order to grant more than 10,000 software-related patents, more than 75% of which were filed by non-European companies."
As of July, one month after it started circulating, the EuroLinux Petition for a Software Patent Free Europe had been signed by 20,000 Europeans, including 300 corporate executives, 50 companies and more than 20 non-profit associations.
Reason for patents
Patents were first formalized in England in the 1623 "statute of monopolies." By allowing inventors to publish and monopolize their ideas, instead of keeping them as guarded secrets, industry wide innovations could be shared, improved and expanded upon. But Open Source advocates argue that broad interpretation and clever formulation of patent application by large corporations has allowed for the patenting of Internet methods, education methods and other elementary software processes. Klaus Weidner of Munich, an anti-patent advocate, says: "Patents are supposed to promote invention and progress, but software patents would have the opposite effect. Interoperability between programs requires either open standards or reverse-engineering of protocols or file formats."
Hand and hand with the problem of what patents are being granted is the current patent review process, opponents of patent expansion say. Many anti-patent advocates such as Greg Aharonian believe that up to 90% of all software patents granted by the United States Patent Office could be debunked. "In short, no patent office around the world has really ever mastered the process of large scale patent examination," he says. His article "Patent Examination System is Intellectually Corrupt" is available.
What's next
A patent directive by the European
Commission is scheduled to be released this summer, and it's likely to be discussed for several months before it can be approved by the European Council of Ministers. Then it will be translated into national laws. An intergovernmental conference revise the Munich Convention is scheduled for November 2000. Once the Munich Convention is revised, the directive will likely be approved after December 2000.
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Today is one of those days, people. I woke up in a foul mood for whatever reason, and so far it hasn't gotten any better. I opened my yogurt at my desk and that stupid lid just launched yogurt all over. How it does this I will never know.
My cranberry juice tastes wrong. My favorite hand lotion is missing. I broke a nail getting in the car, then broke another getting out.
This may not be my day.
More later.
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An appartement, an asiatique restaurant , a family of Chinese immigrants. Three generations who mingle and try to understand each other: Yan, his father, Zhao, his grandfather, Qin. All wonder what the Big the Wall is going to leave them in their lifes.
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Brent Council takes in eight children from refugee camp in Calais
PUBLISHED: 11:16 28 October 2016 | UPDATED: 13:04 31 October 2016
Brent Council has taken in eight children from the refugee camp in France.
In the last week the borough has had requests from the Home Office to assess families believe to be related to the youngsters who have been living in the camp in Calais nicknamed the 'jungle'.
All eight children will either be placed with their relatives or under the care of the council.
Cllr Wilhelmina Mitchell Murray, Brent Council's cabinet member for children and young people, said: "Despite the ongoing cuts to local government funding, we hope that other local authorities will follow the example set in Brent and make further provision to support these unaccompanied children.
"I am extremely proud that here in Brent we are continuing to play our part, providing support for those most in need. Our borough - the most culturally diverse in the country - has always welcomed people from across the world.
As a council, we will continue to work closely with the Home Office to ensure that we are doing all we can to help those affected by this crisis."
The council currently has 150 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in its care – one the highest number in London.
Residents who would like to offer support to refugee children should visit www.brent.gov.uk/your-community/supporting-syrian-refugees-in-brent.
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WeatherTech Rolex 24 At Daytona Quotes at Six Hours
No. 63 WeatherTech Racing Ferrari running second after six hours
Race Notes:
In Cooper MacNeil's opening stint, he drove the No. 63 WeatherTech Racing Ferrari into the top 10.
The team was forced to pit out of sequence for emergency fuel service under caution at 4:17 p.m.
Dominik Farnbacher briefly led the GTD class prior to his second pit stop.
Cooper MacNeil (started, double stint)
"It was a pretty good start. Everybody was playing nicely. When we got to single file, then people started being a little bit more aggressive. I have the mindset of attrition and that's how you win this race. So, I was just driving easy. But, still with enough pace that kept us in contention - managing the pace, managing the car. I didn't want to beat the crap out of the car early on and wearing it out. There's still a long way to go. It's about managing myself physically and the car.
"The car is running pretty good. It seems that we're pretty competitive. We have top speed around a lot of cars, which is good. Overall, the handling was pretty decent. We still have a little struggle with the rear. Hopefully, the cooler temperatures tonight will help. The car's good."
Jeff Westphal (single stint)
"It was a fun stint. It was actually pretty busy. I came out in traffic and almost raced the whole hour in traffic - passing a couple cars, making some moves. The draft was pretty interesting. I used a tow from an Audi and a push from a Porsche to get around one of them. It was a good stint. It's still the beginning of the race. It's early. It's low risk. We're just trying to avoid some of the crazy prototype moves out there and keep the car clean.
"It's starting to get towards the night. This is when some of the prototype guys act little more desperate and pull some moves that arguably put us [GT and GTD drivers] in danger. As a GTD car, with a little bit less grip than a prototype, we have to be careful about where they move because they can move on a dimes' notice. If we're in the way, we're in the way. So, you've got to give them a little bit of a birth."
Dominik Farnbacher (double stint)
"The car is running great. It's really drivable - good platform. It's not really hard to drive. It's not fatiguing you a lot. It's actually a good car if we have the same car at the end of the race. Nevertheless, it's really hard to overtake on the high speed part. We're lacking a little bit in top speed compared to the others [cars]. But, I think we're really good on tire consumption. Our rear tires don't really wear out like all of the others. So, I'm really positive for the end of the race.
"Everybody is fighting hard. I just tried to pace myself and tried not to fight too hard. I'm an experienced driver now. All of the young drivers, they drive like crazy. So, I paced myself, watching from the outside. We want to survive until the last two or three hours and then it's our time."
Toni Vilander (single stint)
"It was nice to get in the car. I'm not used to waiting so long. It took quite a few hours to get in [the car] and get into the race. The first part of the stint, I was enjoying it. The WeathrTech car's performance was quite good. We lost a little bit of grip during the stint. In traffic, I was doing well. From our category, it's difficult to overtake cars in our class. There are many, many factors. They [the cars] have good corner exits and they have good speed in a straight line. It was difficult to find places to overtake. But, apart from that, it was a good stint.
"Everybody is pushing hard, but avoiding contact. Maybe at the end of the race, they'll push hard and there might be some contact. It looks like the rain will hit hard at some point. It seems like everybody is sort of waiting for the rain as well. We'll see how we're performing then."
The 57th Rolex 24 At Daytona started at 2:35 p.m. (ET) Saturday, Jan. 26, with pre-race coverage on NBCSN starting at 2 p.m. (ET). Continuing live race coverage will switch between NBCSN and the NBC Sports App.
Fans can also listen to live race coverage on IMSA Radio on IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com, with Rolex 24 race coverage also available on SiriusXM Radio Channel 202 (Streaming 972).


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Request Dr. Benjamin Simon online or call 888.853.7944
Dr. Benjamin Simon MD, QME is double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology and practices in Tarzana, California. He is a well-known expert Cardiologist and is available for PQMEs, AMEs or Independent Medical Evaluations (IME) at several locations throughout Los Angeles County.
Benjamin Simon, MD, has had a private practice in Cardiology in Los Angeles since 1987. He received both his Bachelors degree and his Medical degree from Ohio State University and completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Riverside Methodist Hospital. His residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in Cardiology were both completed at University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Simon is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Providence Tarzana Medical Center and West Hills Hospital & Medical Center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.


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Baptiste Yoga: 10 Poses for Strong Arms
Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis, who leads YJ's online course Pillars of Power Yoga, demonstrates 10 poses that tone and strengthen your arms without adding bulk.
Yoga is an incredible way to build upper body strength and tone and sculpt all the muscles in the arms WITHOUT bulking up. When I lift weights I can create muscle mass quickly, so working out at the gym always made me feel bigger and more dense, rather than stronger and more confident in my body. It wasn't until I committed to Baptiste Yoga—using my own body weight to build strength—that I started to see results that were unique to my own body and practice.
These 10 poses will help you cultivate long, lean muscles in your arms without creating bulk. They will also make you feel more open, more energized, and more in touch with your personal power. Before you begin this sequence, I recommend warming up with at least 3 rounds of Sun Salutation A and Sun Salutation B. You can practice these poses as they are in the sequence or add them into your own practice independently. Hold each pose for 5 breaths unless otherwise noted. And remember to rest in Child's Pose whenever you need a break.


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I didn't start out providing corporate entertainment to Fortune 500 companies. No one ever does. There were a lot of steps between my first performance at the Cochocton County Fair and the clients I work for today. But with each performance came invaluable knowledge that helped with every step that followed.
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How to Travel Worry-Free
Traveling can be a blast. In fact, it's one of the biggest reasons I got into performing. New places, new faces, and getting out of the daily routine at home make hitting the road a great experience.
There are those days, though, where all of your travel plans go awry. Keeping sane in some cases can be more than a mortal can do, but like with so many things in life, it's all about making the best of a bad situation. Coming back from the last gig falls into this category.
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|Faye Chamberlain
|Faye Chamberlain
|The Secret Circle
|Chance Harbor, Washington
|Known relatives:
|Dawn Chamberlain (mother); Tom Chamberlain (father); Henry Chamberlain (grandfather, deceased)
|February 20th, 1995 [1]
|1st appearance:
|Secret Circle: The Initiation (novel)
|Phoebe Tonkin
Taylor Dianne Robinson
Faye Chamberlain is a fictional character featured in the "Secret Circle" series of novels as well as the 2011 Secret Circle television series on the CW Network. The character was introduced in 1992 in the first book in the series, The Secret Circle: The Initiation by L.J. Smith. On the TV show, the character first appeared in the pilot episode and was played by actress Phoebe Tonkin.
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- Taylor Dianne Robinson played a young Faye Chamberlain in the flashbacks scenes from episode eight, "Beneath".
- Faye's love interests in The Secret Circle include Lee LaBeque and Jake Armstrong.
- Faye Chamberlain apparently has an intense fear of clowns. (Secret Circle: Traitor)
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- Secret Circle
- Secret Circle novels
- Secret Circle episodes
- Secret Circle characters
- Secret Circle appearances
- Secret Circle image gallery
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- Secret Circle cast & crew
- Secret Circle miscellaneous
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1. What are the deadlines for submitting applications?
June 1st to begin in September, October 1st to begin in January, February 1st to begin in May, April 1st to begin in July. Students are recommended to begin in September to best facilitate course access to finish their program in the shortest possible time.
2. What are the eligibility requirements?
• a four-year undergraduate degree from an accredited institution. A minimum GPA of B over the latest 60 courseweights.
• Linguistics 101 (can be taken as a co-requisite to the program)
NOTE: Students taking EDPY 416 in Intersession must have already completed LING 101.
3. What are the language requirements for persons whose first language is not English?
• See Program Plans A and B above.
4. Why do I have to take Linguistics? Does teaching experience count in its place?
An introductory Linguistics course is required of everyone. Linguistics provides students with an understanding of both the universal and unique aspects of language.
5. How long does it take to complete the program?
The diploma can be completed in a period of 8 months if an individual begins in September and attends full-time. Students have up to 4 years to complete the diploma on a part-time basis. However, students must register at least once in every September to August period to keep their program active. A lapsed program will require an application for readmission before further registration can take place.
6. Can I apply courses from my Bachelor's program to the diploma program?
The University does not allow students to use one course to apply to two credentials. In other words, if a course counted towards your Bachelor's or any other degree, it cannot count towards your diploma. A substitute course from the option list should be chosen instead.
7. If I take a course as an Open Studies student, can it be applied toward the diploma?
Yes, but a minimum of 12 courseweights (4 three-credit course equivalents) must be completed while registered in the diploma.
8. How much does the diploma cost?
Contact the Registrar's Office for tuition cost information.
9. Can I use non-credit courses towards the diploma?
Non-credit courses cannot be substituted for credit courses. If you are interested in taking a short non-credit course for interest's sake, there are short courses available at both MacEwan University and NorQuest College.
10. Can I teach Kindergarten to Grade 12 with a diploma in ESL?
In order to teach in Canadian school systems, one must have a valid teaching certificate. The diploma is not a substitute for a teaching certificate.
11. Is a diploma going to get me a job teaching ESL to adults?
No credential guarantees a job. Adult ESL programs have varying hiring criteria. Many require a TESL Diploma or MEd. Contact individual institutions for information on hiring practices.
Diploma Program Plan A satisfies the coursework requirements for TESL Canada Professional Certification: Standard Two. Graduates from Diploma Program Plan B are not eligible for TESL Canada Professional Certification
12. I'm a student in the Secondary BEd program. What courses should I take?
Students in the Secondary Bachelor of Education route should contact Dr. Bill Dunn in the Department of Secondary Education for information.
13. I'm a student in the Elementary Bachelor of Education program. What courses should I take?
Students in the Elementary BEd route should contact Dr. Joe Wu in the Department of Elementary Education for information.
14. How can I find out about jobs teaching ESL?
For positions overseas, the Internet is a good source of information on ESL programs - check sites such as Dave's ESL Café. ATESL and the TESL Canada Websites, and careers.tesol.org list job opportunities. The International Centre in HUB on the University of Alberta campus also has listings. For jobs within Alberta, it is useful to start networking through organizations such as Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language (http://www.atesl.ca).
15. Where can I get some ESL teaching experience?
There are several community organizations that welcome volunteers. Here is a partial listing:
NorQuest College 780-644-6700 (Westmount Campus), 780-644-5921 (Downtown Campus)
Cultural Connections Institute - The Learning Exchange 780-944-0792
The Mennonite Centre for Newcomers 780-424-7709
Student Volunteer Campus Community 780-450-9624
International Centre, University of Alberta 780-492-1134


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Jim Croce – Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
One of the many "story songs" Jim Croce was a master at, "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues" is about a guy who believes he is bound for greatness, but dreaming of bigger and better things while working at a car wash.
Funny and meaningful, Jim Croce paints the picture of the blue collar worker who feels they are more than their menial job. A song about striving for more in life, stepping up the class ladder, taking on more responsibility, but not given the chance by the powers that be.
This was the fourth single released from the album, 'I Got A Name", which came out shortly after Jim's death from a plane crash. "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues" peaked at #32 on the Hot 100 singles chart.
One notable cover was by Gonzo The Great on an episode of The Muppet Show!


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Long time lurker, first time poster!
I'm going overseas next month and I'll likely get my period while I'm away. I haven't ordered my lunette yet - I'm just trying to see if I can get everything ready in time to get it before I leave. So yeah, I have a couple questions.
I live in Australia and several products recommended here are only available overseas or online (from what I've seen) and I'm not sure if I have enough time to order them before my trip. I'm not sure if I'll be able to use boiling water to sterilise my cup before and after my cycle so will I be able to get away with using the lunette wipes to sterilise it and clean it by rinsing it with water in between uses?
Also, I read a lot of people use rubbing alcohol to sterilise their cups. Would isopropyl rubbing alcohol work too? Namely Isocol Rubbing Alcohol? I haven't really been able to find much information on it and how safe it is to use on cups, but since I already have it I figured it was worth a shot! OH, and how long would it take to completely evaporate?
Lastly, what are some good glycerin and/or paraben free lubes that are available in store? I've been trying to find some but I think I may have to go with KY Jelly, although I've always been paranoid about getting yeast infections so I'd rather not risk it...
Sorry about all the questions! I just really want to be prepared before I dive in :D


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The International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) provides a forum for academics, researchers, and educators to analyze global aspects of knowledge management from differing cultural perspectives and their use of knowledge and knowledge management. Covering all aspects of knowledge regulation and order including organizational issues, technology support, knowledge representation, and more, IJKM focuses on the technical issues associated with the creation and implementation of knowledge systems utilizing artificial intelligence, entrepreneurial, and innovative initiatives. As a result of its comprehensive coverage and expanding list of contributors from countries such as Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the U.S., and more, this journal is recognized by many prestigious indices including, but not limited to, Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index® (ESCI), Scopus®, Compendex® (Elsevier Engineering Index), and PsycINFO®. Led by editor Dr. Murray E. Jennex, professor of management information systems at San Diego State University, USA, and editor of several IGI Global publications, IJKM is a premier resource in the field of Library and Information Science.
Current IS journals address KM and KM-related issues but few, if any, academic journal are devoted to the pursuit of knowledge research. The International Journal of Knowledge Management will provide a forum for both academics and practitioners to share their research in all areas associated with knowledge management. In doing so, the journal fills a void and provides a high quality outlet in which to publish KM-related scholarly work.
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Bitcoin mining, the computing process that makes transactions with the cryptocurrency possible, is about to become more expensive for some after China ordered mining facilities to close.
ViaBTC Technology Ltd., which runs the fourth-biggest bitcoin mining collective, is raising maintenance fees for some of its clients Friday to 50 percent from 6 percent, according to a statement posted on its website today.
"Some of our long-term hosting partners are facing a crisis of farm closure as mining resources in mainland China become more scarce, leading to rocketing costs of our cloud mining operation," the statement said. "To guarantee the long run of cloud mining, ViaBTC has no choice but have to readjust our maintenance fees."
Chinese officials have reportedly asked local governments to guide miners toward an "orderly" exit from the business, and ViaBTC has moved operations to Iceland and America as a result. The move from Chinese regulators will change the bitcoin mining landscape as operations based in the country are starting to shift elsewhere. The relative profitability of the operations may hinge on how electricity costs compare to those in China, where rates are subsidized.
The company, which allows customers to purchase mining power from hardware in their data centers, is raising fees for owners of its S9 contracts, which uses the S9 Antminer hardware, "the most advanced and power-efficient bitcoin mining rig," according to its website.
Transactions on the bitcoin blockchain are verified and recorded after computers compete to solve complicated mathematical problems, which require huge amounts of energy. The computer that solves the problem is rewarded with bitcoin, a process known as mining.


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A pitcher as vase for a tall bunch of alstroemeria on the end table. Two glasses, an ashtray, and a notebook there as well. My colors are upstairs and this is downstairs, or I would want to show the deep brownish purple of the blossoms against the light ochre color of the painting behind them.
Because this double-roll tape dispenser is so large and heavy, it is rarely misplaced for long. Built for the ages of gray-coated metal, with layers of ancient tape on the front face like some Scotch palimpsest.
Hand and shadow and this drawing fills the third moleskine notebook. When I began, I couldn't even imagine filling one notebook. Here I am, 121 days later, with a habit of drawing or painting every day, no matter the hour or frame of mind (late and good, in tonight's case).
Table napkin: after dinner mapping - geography in cloth.
My daughter picked me some dandelions. Some of the stems are even longer than two inches. (Don't you remember picking flowers and having some older person remind you, "Pick them with LONG stems"?) These wilted quickly, as dandelions do, but were a cheerful reminder of spring while they lasted.
This origami cube was made by a friend. It had a loop of thread at one point, and hung from a bit of metal trim on a standing lamp in the living room. The thread must have broken, for the cube disappeared, and only reappeared recently - slightly bent and dusty, but still beautiful.
Japanese mask - a joyful new face in our house.
The head of a Southern Greater Kudu, (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), South Africa, in the Carnegie Museum Discovery Room this afternoon.
Lemon on a placemat. I was drawing in the dining room while a riotous 4+ hour game of Monopoly resounded through the house from the living room. Grandparents and grandchildren finally abandoned the game for sleep - to be resumed sometime in the morning.
Puppet hands - a present brought to me from Myanmar (formerly Burma). I love hands and models of hands. These are carved of wood, each about three inches long.
Up too late last night to post this, so here it is the next morning: one green apple. A Granny Smith, I think. For lunch I like Pink Ladies better, but the grocer was out of those, or maybe their season is done.
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Four hands around the page. The text reads (clockwise): Stop now? No, look over there. Have patience. And hang on.
I can always find new ways to look at my hand. The process feels different every time.
Listening to the radio while I drew this arrangement of two flowers and newspaper on the table in the back yard.
Note to self: if flowers have longish stems, make sure not to draw the vase too close to the center of the page -- you'll either wind up with most of your still life happening beyond the page's edge or you'll be rearranging things mid-sketch.
Same two apples. Same bowl. Next day.
Apples in a hand-made bowl. Tonight lines and spaces were what I wanted to think about. I listened to the clock as I drew. Everyone else is asleep. The house is so quiet I can hear my pen on the page.
A tangled branch of thyme from in front of the house waits in the kitchen, almost forgotten. Still smells, and tastes, of the outdoors. I love the intense piney burst behind my teeth, especially when I might have given up and thrown it away.
When I was little, we would pick the thyme that grew at the base of the stone seat near my grandparents' house and twist it into bracelets.
One amethyst earring... imagine the other one... imagine how purple it is.
Late night - playing with contour and color on my left foot.
Narcissus 'Thalia' opened today in the backyard - sometime between two and five.
I know this because I was out in the yard this afternoon, puttering around with weeding and pruning and the beginnings of spring clean-up. I remember noticing the buds. When I sat down to draw, one of them had opened. Thalia is a delicate daffodil, with multiple blossoms opening on one stem.
I now see what people have been saying about watercolor beading up on the moleskine sketchbook pages. Usually I work with watercolor crayon, and that goes on smoothly, either with a wet brush touched to a crayon tip or with wet brush over applied dry crayon. Today I had left my crayons inside and had a set of gouache with me instead. Very hard to get the color to go down smoothly. Finally decided to just treat it as an effect and work with it.
A tiny accordion book with nothing in it (yet.) Forty folded pages, about 2.5 inches square. I don't know what I'm going to do with it, but it was fun to make, and I'm sure I'll think of something.
Friday nights are pretty quiet at my house.
From the front yard - first blooms of yellow daffodils opened in yesterday's heat.
Today also marks my 100th day of making daily drawings. I'm going to celebrate by getting a larger set of watercolor crayons. I've had good luck with my set of ten - they blend and mix well, so I'm ready to see what it is like in the world beyond primary colors. Going to treat myself to the set of 40. Can't wait.
Hand closed with floating circles. Why circles? Because I had fun with rectangles yesterday and wanted to play with color outside the lines again. I also liked the thought of the circles escaping.
Playing with non-representational colors and shapes here, over a contour drawing of my right hand.
Sleepily drawing thread and shadows. Sleep which knits the ravelled sleeve... still adjusting to the time change, here.
White chrysanthemum on the dining room table. One of three. (I'm obsessive, but not that obsessive.)
"Night's candles are burnt out," I wrote, after staying up w-a-y too late after dinner to draw and paint this.
I bought this pepper to roast tomorrow, so I wanted to commemorate its shape tonight.


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Green Initiatives
(based on 19 ratings in 2019)
"I think the firm could do more to improve its recycling and reduce its food waste. The firm does promote public transport well. It has a bike store, offers a travel pass loan and will pay for railcards. There are car parking spaces in the office but they are minimal and require an annual payment."Second year trainee, Birmingham
"The firm could do more in this area but there are considerable recycling efforts, particularly in the canteen."Second year trainee, Birmingham
"There are a number of initiatives such as booking trains instead of flights and not printing documents unnecessarily."First year trainee, Manchester
"The Manchester office has only recently introduced recycling bins, which is behind other offices. We have stopped using disposable coffee cups though so people have to bring their own cup or use one of their mugs."First year trainee, Manchester
"Everyone makes a conscious effort to be paperless!"First year trainee, Belfast
"We are actively encouraged to recycle, especially as we go through quite a lot of paper."Second year trainee, Belfast
"I am aware that the firm is looking at areas such as printing and recycling but I'm not really aware of any specific activities. We are encouraged to hold video meetings and conference calls rather than travel unnecessarily."First year trainee, Manchester
"I think there could be some improvement in areas such as recycling."First year trainee, Birmingham
"There are some recycling facilities, but I think we could be a lot better."Second year trainee, Leeds
"The firm invests heavily in technology, which reduces the need for travel. Further, there is a drive to print less and, if we are printing, to print in black and white."Second year trainee, Edinburgh
"I'm not overly familiar with the firm's initiatives on this but I am aware that the London office is particularly 'green'."Second year trainee, Edinburgh
"I am not aware of any particular efforts."First year trainee, London
"I know the firm has green initiatives but I have not seen them in practice during my time in the office. A significant amount of paper is wasted each day unfortunately."First year trainee, Belfast
"We have various recycling stations all over the offices and these are pointed out and explained to you on your first day in a new office."First year trainee, Edinburgh
"The firm encourages us not to over print and has created policies in relation to reducing the energy we use (ie with travel between offices)."First year trainee, Edinburgh
"I haven't been aware of much in this area. There is a push to do as much online as possible to save paper but I haven't really come across any other green initiatives."First year trainee, Glasgow
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Reversing The ABCs Of Acoustics
Using sound masking as a design platform.
Sound & Communications is not an audio-only magazine, given our robust coverage of video, lighting and control systems. However, every aspect of audio technology that applies to commercial facilities is covered extensively in our magazine. We explore audio solutions for government facilities, houses of worship, education campuses, retail stores, corporate facilities, entertainment venues, performing arts centers, theme parks and attractions, auditoriums and hospitality venues. Among the audio-centric topics we cover are sound reinforcement, audio conferencing, voice-over-IP, audio-over-IP, soundmasking, assistive listening, audio signal processing, acoustics and amplification. Products covered include wired microphones, wireless systems, loudspeakers, amplifiers, mixing boards, conferencing systems, patchbays, absorptive material, acoustical treatment, wiring and more. Sound & Communications' monthly columnist, Peter Mapp, PhD, FASA, FAES, whose "Sound Advice" covers a different audio-centered topic every month, has written for the magazine for well over a decade.
Using sound masking as a design platform.
From a "necessary evil" to a critical, but challenging, solution.
A look at acoustically delayed audio.
Exploring the effects audiences can have on sound-system performance. Part 1
Staying current on assistive-listening legislation and hearing-loop installation standards.
The legendary sound system is one stop on a long, strange road.
Education is the art of drawing out information, not ramming it in!
Are we designing our sound systems for all of our listeners?
Keeping latency to a minimum can help you avoid common pitfalls.
Calibrated calls can champion confabulation.


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Cultural anthropologist of digital culture and Professor in Residence at the University of California, Irvine Mimi Ito spoke about the importance of implementing digital learning and the educational opportunities presented by technology Monday evening in the Fisher Colloquium of the Rafik B. Hariri building.
The event, including a question-and-answer session moderated by Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia, was a part of the 2014-2015 speaker series Designing The Future(s), a Georgetown initiative tasked with engaging the entire Georgetown community in exploring solutions to issues facing higher education.
Ito began the presentation by conversing with the audience about the statistics of media use in children, and she expressed how traditional literacy in the form of reading books and writing is consistent in our digital age.
"In many ways the values surrounding our education, about learning, they have not changed, but the world outside of the classroom has changed tremendously in terms of the opportunities offered," Ito said.
According to Ito, students continue to seek information through digital delivery and new formats, including MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), made popular by venues such as Coursera and iTunesU.
"This is the challenge we are facing as educators — is that we are experiencing and living through a culture clash between the modes of instruction we have institutionalized and how young people are actually going about sharing and accessing information in an era of abundance and free-flowing information," Ito said.
Ito then spoke about the university as an entity, a place for students to find their place in the world, as an anchor at the center of a connected learning network.
"The question that we are all struggling with is not this question of values or learning philosophy, but what does it really look like to have the university, our research, the courses we teach, the faculty-student relationships, really reflect an era of information abundance where the university is in an open network whether we want it to be or not," Ito said.
Ito concluded by citing examples such as "#PHONAR" at Coventry University, a photography course taught with a hashtag, connecting courses in which professors at universities across the globe use MOOC technology to teach. This realization led Ito to co-found the Connected Courses project, an online course exploring connected learning in higher education.
"We are trying to catalyze a community of faculty to support one another and build an affinity network, find other people in their discipline who they can connect with to not only expand their professional practices… but also their educational practice," Ito said.
Following the presentation, President John J. DeGioia asked Ito how connected learning can be implemented at Georgetown.
"The biggest personal 'aha' to me for connected courses was that faculty have to experience the connected learning through connecting with others online," Ito said.
In response to DeGioia's inquiry about how to recruit exceptionally talented and creative students, Ito emphasized that modern-day admissions criteria at traditional universities ought to be revised and experimented with to garner a more passionate student body.
"If you look at the roster of things young people are supposed to master to get into a good school, is that really reflecting what you are looking for in your freshman class?" Ito asked.
"Increasingly, the over-management of young people's high school careers in order to meet admissions requirements is stifling the kind of problem-solving exploration, the ability to care about the world, that you are actually looking for [in admissions]. Is there anything in how you structure admissions that could maybe surface that more?"
Vice Provost for Education at Georgetown Professor Randall Bass said that Ito's emphasis on connected learning and encouraging a passionate student body got at the heart of the Designing the Future(s) initiative and are issues the university should take a close look at.
"I think the question is whether we create enough space for students to pursue their passions," Bass said."Do we create enough space when students first get here to give them the room to pursue a passion, to connect to a community, to do the kinds of things that Professor Ito was asking? It certainly happens for some students. It certainly happens eventually, but could we be doing more by design for it to happen earlier?"
Zackary Abu-Akeel (SFS '18) said he appreciated Georgetown's commitment to look at new forms of higher education through garnering input from speakers like Ito.
"I know that Georgetown always prides itself in being a traditional university, and I am excited to see the ways that it can modernize teaching, taking into account its traditional values," Abu-Akeel said.
Abbey McNaughton (COL '16) said she admired Ito's perspective on technology and its role in positively influencing education.
"I think Georgetown sometimes is hesitant to adapt a lot of technology-based learning because they are afraid it is going to sacrifice the classroom education Georgetown covets, but I think that Ito's talk showed that it can actually propel discussions in the classroom and even make that conversation more productive," McNaughton said.


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A man has been fined £285 after pleading guilty to shoplifting more than £840 worth of alcohol from a Tesco store.
On November 15, Victor Mitrus, aged 35, of West Way, Hounslow, attempted to leave the Tesco in Dedworth, Windsor, with two shopping bags which contained alcohol valued at more than £840.
He was arrested and charged with the offence on the same day.
Mitrus appeared before Slough Magistrates' Court on Friday (29 November) and pleaded guilty to one count of shoplifting and was subsequently fined £200 and ordered to pay £85 in court costs.
Investigating officer PC Dan Terry, based at Maidenhead police station, said: "This theft, were it not prevented, would have led to a large loss to a local business in the run-up to Christmas.
"Not all offences like this can be dealt with as swiftly, but we would urge local businesses to be vigilant and report thefts promptly so police have time to respond and prevent the disappearance of suspects."


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IN CELEBRATION OF 'THE 51st ANNUAL CMA AWARDS,' A SPECIAL ABC PRESENTATION 'LIVING EVERY DAY: LUKE BRYAN,' AIRS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6
CMA Awards Hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Reflect on a Decade of Memories, Monday, November 6, 10:01 p.m. EST, on ABC
As fans around the globe gear up to celebrate Country Music's Biggest Night(TM), ABC airs its ninth annual pre-CMA Awards special, "Living Every Day: Luke Bryan," MONDAY, NOV. 6 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network.
Presented by "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts, "Living Every Day: Luke Bryan" shares an intimate look at the life and career of country music superstar Luke Bryan who welcomes Roberts to his Tennessee farm where he's joined by wife, Caroline, and young boys 'Bo' and Tatum, and nephew Til. "Living Every Day: Luke Bryan" is a documentary-style look at how Luke balances family and a career that has him touring the world and on top of the country charts as he prepares to launch his upcoming album, "What Makes You Country," on Dec. 8 and takes a seat as a judge on ABC's highly anticipated music competition series, "American Idol."
"Living Every Day: Luke Bryan" also features a new interview with CMA Awards hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. This year the duo will celebrate their 10th year as hosts.
Starting NOV. 1, ABC Radio will offer a two-hour special, hosted by Robin Roberts, featuring the nominees for this year's CMA Awards. Listeners will hear from Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town, Kelsea Ballerini, Florida Georgia Line, Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Sam Hunt and more.
"The 51st Annual CMA Awards" airs live, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC, and features performances from country music superstars Garth Brooks, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood. Collaborations include Kelsea Ballerini & Reba McEntire, Dierks Bentley & Rascal Flatts, Maren Morris & Niall Horan, and Brad Paisley & Kane Brown.
Luke Bryan is a two-time consecutive CMA Awards winner (Entertainer of the Year - 2014, 2015), and returns to the CMA stage to perform and compete for his fifth nomination in the category. He has garnered 15 CMA Awards nominations since 2010.
"Living Every Day: Luke Bryan" is a production of ABC News. John R. Green and Janice Johnston are executive producers.