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"Putting better technology in the hands of our health-care providers gives them another way to help patients faster and more effectively," said Oswald. "The entire health-care system benefits when we find new solutions and opportunities to improve patient care."
The province has received $1 million from Canada Health Infoway to create eReferral, a tool to help primary-care providers refer their patients to an appropriate specialist and share necessary information through the patient's electronic medical records. This project is the next step in Manitoba's successful Bridging General and Specialist Care referral program, which continues to be available to primary-care providers who are not yet using electronic medical records, said Oswald.
The new eReferral program will help ensure patients are referred to the right specialist the first time, all of the necessary patient information and diagnostic work will be completed when needed andevery step in the patient's referral is captured in his or her electronic medical record, the minister said, adding the program will be rolled out over the next two years, reaching over 1,000 family doctors, specialists and nurse practitioners who use electronic medical records.
"Patients often require multiple encounters with a variety of caregivers and diagnostic settings before seeing a specialist," said Richard Alvarez, president and CEO, Canada Health Infoway. "Each visit produces pieces of information that the specialist needs. This is about leveraging electronic health record systems' ability to track these multiple encounters, along with the vital patient information they produce."
In partnership with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WHRA), the province is also introducing eBooking for elective surgeries. A new electronic booking form will replace scheduling appointments on paper to provide a more transparent, streamlined way for specialists and staff to track patients' progress from requesting an appointment to surgery, said Oswald. To date, eBooking has been implemented in seven acute care facilities, the offices of 179 surgeons practising in 12 different specialties and in nearly all Women's Health Program offices. Almost 300 staff members have been trained to use eBooking, she added.
"The new eBooking system will benefit patients and doctors as it replaces the paper-based system being used now," said Dr. Brock Wright, senior vice-president and chief medical officer, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. "It will provide a more transparent, streamlined way for specialists and staff to track patients' progress from requesting an appointment to getting a date for a surgical procedure."
Other regional health authorities continue to access another electronic system called the Patient Access Registry Tool that captures information on patients waiting for specialist consultations and elective surgery. This existing system provides some of the wait-time information currently available to the public atwww.manitoba.ca/health/waittime and more detailed information to the specialists and regional health authorities responsible for managing patient care. EBooking is integrated with this tool in the WRHA to ensure that consistent, accurate information is available to specialists, Oswald said.
In March 2011, the province launched eChart Manitoba, a $40-million electronic health-record program. This tool allows authorized health-care providers to view key information about a patient such as dispensed medications, immunization and laboratory test results to make better care decisions and support patient safety, she added.
Canada Health Infoway is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the federal government. Infoway jointly invests with every province and territory to accelerate the development and adoption of information and communications technology projects in Canada. Fully respecting patient confidentiality, these secure systems will provide clinicians and patients with the information they need to better support safe care decisions and manage their own health.
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Business Stationery Every Company Should Have
With the increase of digital communications, new business owners may think stationery is no longer necessary. But even digital giants such as Google understand the value of personalized stationery. Being a digital search engine, you would think all of their business could be done online, but Google understands all their mailing and print communications should be branded. In addition, Google has leveraged the power of their brand by making branded promotional products available for sale to the public.
There are many reasons why every business should consider investing in custom business stationery. However, the main reason why personalized stationery is so important is because it's the first step in making any new business look professional and established.
Your stationery should reflect your brand and speak positively about your business. Adding your branding to a variety of stationery elements is an easy and affordable way to get your business name in the hands of many.
Whether you are starting a new business, or you are already established, here are the seven business stationery items every company should have.
1. Business cards:
This is one of the first customized stationery items any company should have. A professionally designed business card is the perfect tool to network and promote your brand. With modern printing techniques, there are many ways to make your business card stand out.
2. Folders:
A branded folder can be used to present meaningful information about your company. A customized folder can make your business presentation look more polished. When it comes to folders, you can get creative with your brand and implement an eye-catching design. The more durable and memorable your presentation folders are, the more likely your clients will be to hold on to them.
3. Letterhead:
Even though most communications happen online, having a corporate letterhead is still very important. Making sure all your paper communications have the imprint of your brand identity will add value to your business. In addition to using letterhead, consider using a thicker paper to print anything of importance to help convey the values your brand represents. For example, if your company works with children, the paper you pick may be colourful and glossy, or if your business promotes being environmentally conscious, it would be a good idea to use recyclable paper instead.
4. Envelopes:
The same way your letterheads should be branded, your envelopes should be as well. Here you can include more information about your company, such as your address and slogan. You should customize envelopes in a variety of sizes to make sure you have one for every occasion. The goal is to make sure that any time anyone receives a letter from your company; they get exposed to your brand's identity.
5. Postcards
Postcards are often an underestimated marketing tool. They are small, inexpensive, and easy to distribute. Branding a postcard with all of your company's information and attractive designs can help increase your company's public visibility. A branded postcard can be included in all your mailings, distributed at your location, special events and industry tradeshows.
6. Notepads or Post-it Notes:
During a regular business day, most people take notes; this means branded notepads are always useful. Your employees can use them, or you can give them away to select customers. You can play around with different sizes and even notepad and post-it shapes. Make sure you pick colours that represent your brand and match your logo.
7. Greeting Cards:
A branded greeting card may not seem very important, but successful companies understand the power of reaching people on a personal level with a greeting card. Even if you have your customer's email address, sending a physical card has a more significant impact. Loyalty programs for big brands often use personalized cards to thank clients for their business.
If you want to get started with business stationery or you need ideas to improve your existing designs, contact your local KKP! At KKP Canada we're committed to supplying Canadian businesses with professional stationery using the highest quality print techniques and paper. Our team will be able to provide the ideal solution and work within your budget to find the perfect business stationery design for your company.
Fast. Local. Personal. For over 35 years, KKP has been supplying a comprehensive range of high-quality print, design and sign services as well as marketing assistance to Canadian businesses.

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A Hollywood actor best known for playing film villains became a hero in real life after rescuing a child from an overturned car.
Danny Trejo, who played the eponymous character in Machete and Johnny-23 in Con Air, crawled into the wreckage and safely pulled the boy out.
He launched into action after witnessing a crash between two cars in Los Angeles, which caused one to flip onto its roof.
The young child was trapped inside and strapped to a car seat.
Trejo was helped by another bystander, who was able to unbuckle the child's seatbelt and allow the actor to lift the baby out of the wreckage.
The boy has special needs but Trejo was able to keep him calm during the incident.
Trejo told ABC7: "He was panicked. I said okay we have to use our superpowers. So he screamed 'superpowers' and we started yelling 'superpowers'.
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"I said do this, with the muscles. He said 'muscles'.
"We got kind of a bond. I kept facing him away from the accident."
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As Trejo rescued the child, firefighters worked to free the boy's grandmother, who was also trapped inside the car and had to be cut free.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said three people were taken to hospital but none were in a life-threatening condition.
Trejo said he believed the accident had been caused by the other car running a red light.
The 75-year-old actor is used to playing tough guys and villains in films, but also owns a taco restaurant and a doughnut shop.
He told Eyewitness News: "Everything good that has happened to me has happened as a direct result of helping someone else. Everything."
SOURCE : https://news.sky.com/story/film-villain-danny-trejo-rescues-child-from-overturned-car-11780073


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What is the screen size of these new models? I mean in mm, not screen resolution.
wat ever may be nokia strategy but they can never win sony in walkman and camera phones thts a bet nokia just follows wat others does and sony has got the design power and everythin
see if u buy an nokia phone wid a memory slot than the maximum capacity will be 2gb but in nokia phones if u put 1gb card only it starts to hang and becums slowly whereas sony phones u can put upto 4gb wid out anyproblem and sony defnitley will beat nokia and win the race
sony fannn
Nice shooting Tarantula! I really must admire the passion you show in trying to prove that Nokia sucks. Really amusing reading, keep it up!
The one thing I yet marvel is the talk about who invented what first. I mean, what´s the difference? Should only the brand that invented the airbag be allowed to have such in their cars for example?
It would be stupid not to use ideas (even if they aren´t your own) if they are proven good.
It is also quite pointless to express your feelings about new Nokias, since we all know by now that you consider them all as crap as long as it reads Nokia on it. You are right about the 6111 part though, the sliding system do suck...
I´m very interested about the answer to the new Nokia announcements. Since for the moment some WalkMan concept feels pretty boring. I hope Samsung will come up with a new design, Motorola could come up with something useful and SE could release that HandyCam, if they´ve got one that is... SE ain´t gonna stay around only with some "cool" displays and shiny covers. The announcement of the W950 would also be nice since it´s quite much the only SE phone I like.
Nokia must be really naive to think that they can win music fans with these kind of phones..... Its not even cool looking and it looks kinda cheaply constructed. Still with the cheap price you can't really complain much.
I am sorry but the FIRST MUSIC ORIENTED phone was NOKIA 5510 in year 2001!!!
Thus, these phones follow Nokia's own tradition. (Using your logic, one may even say that SE copied Nokia's music phones... ;)
I think anyone that thinks these are even near the Sony set of phones is obviously dillouded.
I suspect the Nokia phones are ill thought out, way too slow and it's a classic case of shutting the gate after the horse has bolted.
Nokia should have,but didn't learn their lessons with the N91.
Sony and Samsung have overtaken them and as a consequence, they are losing customers.
A lot more to improve their phones needs to be done.
Sort it out Nokia.
Guys... Get a Life! Nokia is the best... Screw "Sony Ericsson" LOL
It is just me or it's function look like Motorola E2!
The first phone with 16M screen is samsung SCH-S250, comes with 5MP CCD camera and it been launched in the end of 2004 only for south korea
Why you guys hating? Think of the moeyn nokia can make. 14 year olds love this kind of crap.
Finally!!! I'm not a Nokia fan, but FINALLY they are going to release two phones I wouldn't mind having. 5200 and 5300 are really good looking phones.
I believe the first 26M color display belongs to Panasonic, not Samsung (VS series)!
look at their colors... orange.. bluish / grayish... looks like the w600. especially the orange one, walkman's trademark color
One more thing... specially to whom says pointless things like this:
"not like sony ericsson, motorola, samsung that copies features for so long."
Other pearl of nokia childs, i think that the situation is the opposite.
Where is the innovation here??? who are copying features???
I refresh your brain...
The best 1,3MP camera-phones: Sharp GX30, SE S700
1st 2MP camera hpone in europe: SE K750
1st 4Gb HD music smartphone: samsung i300
1st 5MP camera phone in europe: LG KG920
1st music-oriented phone: SE W800
1st phone with 16M screen: samsung
Now in other countries you will find some incredible phones of samsung with 10MP, 3x optical zoom, 10GB HD phones, DMB technology, HSDPA... I dont understand how much uproar with the N91 8GB, N95 and other nokia phones. Maybe N95 has some merit in this field... i must accept that it is a great phone, but the most of features of N95 already exist and even beat it, in other samsung phones (i dont take in account the CDMA EV-DO... 12Mbps... is a mac laren in speed!! it beats all HSDPAs)
Samsung has their own semiconductor laboratory, they develop own technologies... this is a real advantage over all phone makers (including nokia)
For me the crown of the technology king is for samsung... not for SE, not for nokia... it is for samsung.
If nokia really learn from own mistakes, i really hope that fix their symbian... instead of launch of remaked and renamed phones i think that buggy ald laggy symbian will be fixed!!... annoying OS!
again n again. copied strategy...no own innovation
¿¿¿¿5300 is better than W700????? ¿¿¿is a joke or what???
The unique outstanding feature over W700 is the screen and EDGE, no more. W700 has a lot better camera 2MP, better battery life (i think that the life-time of 5300 it will stay in the level of 6131 (760 mAh + QVGA screen = ouchhh!!)... it means VERY BAD, specially for a music phone), USB 2.0, camera with 2 LED, good mp3 player, a lot better headset and i am sure the same about the sound quality...
I dont talk about the sliding part, i talk about the sliding part below because i have a bad experience with 6111 and 6280, especially with 6111... i can say that this phone is a real crap!
Some nokia boyz say things without the correct knowledge and talk only with their blind heart... be objetive only for one time in your life!!
So far all the reviews of Nokia sliders says the sliding mechanism is not good. I have to see a review for this one to convince myself.
Anyways, the models looks cute in my oponion..looks prety much like a remodeled 6111..dont know why SE boys talking about W550/600 they are not sliders..are they?
...Whats bothering me here is the placement of the music buttons. That is where we hold the phone and our thumb will be always on it. Hope they will be locked while not playing music.I guess one have to learn to hold it differently.
but the 5300 its ages more capable than the w300/w600/w700. QVGA screen card slot. and its not the same 6111 it have the same style a tiny round slider, but you can't know yet how the slider can be! wait for a review before talk crap of a phone, nokia learns from their "mistakes" not like sony ericsson, motorola, samsung that copies features for so long.
This is a copy of SE marketing strategy, take a model; change the case color and memory card and you have a new phone... before with SE K750, W800, W700, D750, now with nokias music phones.
At least in SE phones dont have mechanic problems like sliders, it seems that new nokia sliders are built in the same chasis of 6111... is incredible!!
6111 is the worst slider in the world!!! is a real crapp!!!, the sliding part is the worst between all sliders and the phone functionality too low
Nokia officially has their own Walkman line of Phones, I mean Xpressmusic series. Sorry


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I am so excited to be able to say that we are able to take Miss A to see Disney On Ice presents Frozen! As a Disney and Frozen fan, she will be in her element when she discovers that she is going to see the show in Liverpool. So here is all the details you need to know about Disney on Ice presents Frozen..
Disney On Ice presents Frozen is set to mesmerize audiences when the show skates into Echo Arena Liverpool from 30 November – 4 December for 10 magical shows. Due to demand, an additional performance has been added on Friday 2 December at 2:30pm – tickets for this extra show and the others are on sale now!
The entire Academy Award® winning tale will be told live for the first time in this brand new production, capturing the dynamic between two royal sisters, Anna and Elsa. Anna, a girl with an extraordinary heart, embarks on an epic journey to find her sister, the magical Elsa, who is determined to remain secluded as she finally feels free to test the limits of her powers.
Rugged mountain man Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven, the lovable and hilarious snowman Olaf and the mystical trolls help Anna along the way in this story about love conquering fear. Audiences will get to sing along with such musical masterpieces as "Let it Go," "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" and "Fixer Upper."
"In our more than 30 years of producing Disney On Ice shows, Feld Entertainment has been waiting for a film like this," says producer Nicole Feld. "While it might seem obvious that Frozen is well suited for the ice, this Disney On Ice production will touch audiences emotionally through innovative show elements and world-class skating."
Frozen directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee add, "Seeing audiences around the world embrace Frozen has been the experience of a lifetime. And to now have the chance to consult with the talented team at Feld Entertainment and watch their creation come to life on ice, is thrilling."
In Disney On Ice presents Frozen, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse take the audience through the magical story based in Arendelle, with special appearances by beloved Disney princesses and favorite characters from Disney•Pixar's Toy Story and Finding Nemo and Disney's The Lion King, who come together to prove that true love is the greatest power of all. Director Patty Vincent says, "Our goal is to showcase these heartwarming characters in a way that allows the audience to cheer and sing along throughout this emotional journey."
To create a completely immersive experience for the audience, the set design will encompass the space from the ice surface up through the air, drawing everyone into the story and closer to the characters.
Families will feel that they are trekking up to the North Mountains with Anna, Kristoff and Sven, and they will tangibly experience the storm inside Elsa. Elsa's magic will be enhanced by state-of-the art special effects while her emotions will be conveyed through powerful skating.
Producers Nicole Feld and Kenneth Feld have selected the brightest and most creative minds in the industry to put together this spectacular show.
Tickets are on sale now from
www.disneyonice.com/ www.echoarena.com
or via the Echo Arena Box Office on 0844 8000 400
For a complete list of tour dates, visit the Disney On Ice website (https://www.DisneyOnIce.com) and stay current on the latest developments through social media:
• Facebook (www.facebook.com/DisneyOnIce)
• Twitter (@DisneyOnIce/@NicoleFeld (show's producer twitter feed)
• YouTube (www.youtube.com/DisneyOnIce)
Note: I am to receive tickets to see the show in exchange for making you aware of this fantastic show.


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New Mexico Public Education DepartmentThe New Mexico Public Education department offers information on what you need to do to be a legal homeschooler in the state.
Home School Legal Defense AssociationHomeschool Legal Defense Association is an advocacy group for homeschooling families across the country. There is a good FAQ for those concerned about legal issues. The site also breaks down the requirements by state as well as providing information concerning news in the field.
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Monarch Air Group provides private air charter in Fortaleza. Our clients benefit from top-notch service, unrelenting dedication to safety, wide selection of aircraft, and years of experience in chartering private jets. To obtain a free quote, please use our online quoting tool provided below, or call toll-free 1-877-281-3051.
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Situated in Northeastern Brazil, Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceara and the fifth largest city in the country, with a population of around 2,55 million people. It is one of Northeast region's three leading cities along with Salvador and Recife. The city is known for its Fortaleza Carnival season, unique culture and spectacular landmarks.
Fortaleza is a popular tourist destination that attracts many beach lovers from around the world. Some of the top-rated tourist attractions include the Morro Branco, Cachaca Museum, Praia de Cumbuco, Arena Castelao, RioMar Fortaleza, Dragao do Mar Centro de Arte e Cultura, Praia do Futuro, Jose de Alencar Theater, and Fontes Beach, among the others.
Fortaleza is served by Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport, which is situated 14 km from the city center and offers domestic and international flights.
Fortaleza Airports within 70 miles
1. BYO, Bonito Airport, Bonito, Brazil.
2. FOR, Pinto Martins, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Hotels in Fortaleza
1. Holiday Inn Fortaleza, Av. Hist. Raimundo Girão, 800 – Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza.
2. Seara Praia Hotel, Avenida Beira Mar, 3080 – Meireles, Fortaleza.
3. Quality Hotel Fortaleza, Avenida Beira Mar, 2340 – Meireles, Fortaleza.
4. Mercure Fortaleza Meireles Hotel, Rua Joaquim Nabuco, 166 – Meirelles, Fortaleza.
5. Hotel Luzeiros, Av Beira Mar, 2600 – Meireles, Fortaleza.
6. Ibis Fortaleza Praia de Iracema, Rua Doutor Atualpa Barbosa Lima, 660 – Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza.
7. Comfort Hotel Fortaleza, Rua Frei Mansueto, 160 – Meireles, Fortaleza.
8. Villa Mayor, Rua Visconde de Mauá, 151 – Praia do Meireles, Fortaleza.
9. Carmel Magna Praia Hotel, Avenida Historiador Raimundo Girão, 1002 – Meireles, Fortaleza.
10. Mareiro Hotel, Avenida Beira Mar, 2380 – Meireles, Fortaleza.
11. Hotel Gran Marquise, Avenida Beira Mar, 3980 – Mucuripe, Fortaleza.
12. Hotel Praia Centro, Avenida Monsenhor Tabosa, 740 – Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza.
13. Praiano Hotel, Avenida Beira Mar, 2800 – Meireles, Fortaleza.
14. Hotel Casa de Praia, Rua Joaquim Alves, 169 – Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza.
15. Hotel Tulip Inn Fortaleza, Avenida da Abolição, 3340 – Meireles, Fortaleza.


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The Best Apple Ad You've Never Seen
Apple ads have been popular since the first Macintosh Super Bowl commercial in 1984. The ads reached their peak during the famous "Get a Mac" campaign from 2006-2009 which spawned a cottage industry of clever parodies of Apple products.
The recent release of the iPhone 5s and 5c has predictably launched a new round of user-generated ads befitting of the most valuable brand in the world.
While Apple's commercials have been "must-see TV" for years, my favorite Apple ad is one which few people have seen. It is specifically targeted at marketers and gives valuable advice in an entertaining 3-minute video. Let's revisit it and examine the marketing lessons.
Two caveats:
- This is technically not an ad. It's an internal video made by Microsoft of all companies as a way to "educate their marketers about the pitfalls of packaging and branding".
- The video was made in 2005 but is still relevant today and in my opinion should be required viewing for any marketer.
Like most classic Apple ads, it's funny but has an important and crystal-clear message. Let's take a look at the video and what it teaches us:
Lessons for Marketers:
- Simplify Your Message: Don't clutter your message with dozens of bullet points and calls to action. At a certain level it just becomes noise to the customer and no message will get through to them.
- Don't Ignore the "Out of Box Experience": For many products, the out of box experience (OOBE) is the user's first impression of your brand. Apple has mastered this to the point that the unboxing of their product has become an event itself. Nailing the OOBE (or the first-use experience for software products) can delight your customers and help define your brand.
- You Don't Have to Satisfy Everyone…Just Your Customer: The reason that packaging gets so messy in the first place is because marketers are trying to satisfy so many internal stakeholders. Product Teams, Corporate Partners, Legal, the Brand team and others all want their say in the matter. You saw what the end result is. Marketers need to learn to say no. When in doubt, always focus on the customer experience to help you prioritize and make tradeoff decisions.
- Work with Great Creatives: This is where the art of marketing makes all the difference. As you saw from the video, just saying "we need to humanize the packaging" is easier said than done. You need creative minds to bring your brand to life and make a connection. It's a lesson that can be applied to any immersive customer experience.
This video is perhaps the definitive example of K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid). We should always keep it mind when designing anything – from marketing materials to product UI to PowerPoint slides.
Related Posts:
- 5 Classic Examples of Brand Storytelling
- 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Marketers
- 10 Tech Commercials That Will Make You Feel Old
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The Twin City Steel, a proud member of the NA3HL, are very happy to announce the signings of Mankato West's Derek Frentz and Max Mettler. Both Frentz and Mettler were both huge pieces to the success that Mankato West had this past season.
Derek Frentz is a 5' 11" 175 pound elite goal scorer. Playing left wing for the last two seasons for the Scarlets, Derek was a two time Big Nine conference scoring leader, and was a first team all conference selection each of those years. In 2013-2014, he racked up 73 points (25-48) and helped lead the Scarlets to the first 18-0 record in conference history and a 25-5 overall record, good for #8 ranking in Class A. Amassing 165 career points (70-95-165) Derek now ranks third all time among Mankato West scorers. In fall 2013 as a member of the Upper Midwest Elite League he helped Team SW to the playoff championship.


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Wireless Data Overage Fees Now Exceed Roaming Revenues in Canada: CRTC
University of Ottawa law professor, Michael Geist, has shed some insight on the recent CRTC 2017 Communications Monitoring Report, which detailed the state of communications services in Canada.
The top five broadcasting and telecommunications groups/entities, which consist of Bell Canada, Quebecor, Rogers, Telus and Shaw/Corus, together combined to account for 83% of total industry revenues in 2016, a "slight increase" compared to 2015 and 2014 data.
In Geist's article, titled in part, Canada's Billion Dollar Wireless Cash Grab, he shares how the CRTC report concludes wireless users continue to go over their data buckets, leading to excessive data overages:
Digging further into the data, the CRTC provides insight into an oft-overlooked source of revenue for the carriers: overage charges, which represent an ongoing source of frustration for many consumers. While many carriers have unlimited broadband plans, unlimited wireless plans are rare, leaving subscribers to carefully monitor their data usage. Based on the CRTC data, however, many find themselves exceeding their monthly cap fairly regularly as data overage charges constitute 6 per cent of total retail wireless revenues.
The passage from the CRTC report is below:
In 2016, of companies that reported data overage charges, approximately 6.0% of their total retail mobile revenues were reported to be directly from revenues collected from subscribers who exceeded allowable monthly data limits; the revenues excluded charges for flex-type plans, domestic and international roaming, and text messaging services.
In other words, Geist writes:
Canadian wireless carriers make more money from overage charges than from either long distance fees or roaming costs. In fact, with total data revenues at $11.9 billion, about 1 of every 10 dollars earned from data stems from overage charges.
The CRTC report also notes Canadians paid $100 million in broadband Internet overages, or about 1 per cent of residential Internet service revenues.
This summer, Rogers and Bell increased data overage prices for new customers by 40 per cent, now charged at $7 per 100MB, or $70 per 1GB.
Canada's wireless carriers do not favour unlimited data plans like their counterparts in the United States. Rogers previously said "it just isn't feasible to offer unlimited plans," while Bell stated there are "tremendous costs" associated with maintaining high speed networks.
The bottom line is unlimited plans will most likely never come to Canada and users will continue to use data sparingly, to avoid costly overages. How often do you go over your wireless data and home Internet data limits?


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This was written by Mark Phillips, professor emeritus of secondary education at San Francisco State University and author of a monthly column on education for the Marin Independent Journal .
By Mark Phillips
There is a film showing in Washington D.C. in mid-July that everyone with an investment in public education should see.
"August to June: Bringing Life to School ," directed by California documentary filmmaker Tom Valens, focuses on a year in the life of the Open Classroom at the San Geronimo Public Elementary School in Northern California. Valens captures the lives of the teachers, children, and parents during the last year of the successful teaching career of his wife Amy.
I was fortunate enough to see a rough cut over a year ago and fell in love with the kids and the school. The film left me with a renewed hope about what is possible in public education, and I volunteered to help with the movie as an advisor.
A film about a full year in a classroom could be boring. But from the opening moments of the documentary we are caught up in a surge of energy that continues through the 88 minutes. The result is a "feel-good" movie that still left me saddened at the end because I was reminded that this is how education should be — but too often is not.
Music as a natural ongoing part of this classroom captures you immediately and infuses the whole film because it is an integral part of this nourishing educational environment.
Watching August to June, I was reminded again of how much teachers and parents can help children develop in a way that makes the likelihood of bullying, one of our great challenges, far less likely. We watch conflicts develop between kids and then see how Amy skillfully helps them resolve their differences in a safe environment. Children are taught how to communicate with each other and learn to become responsible for their own actions.
Listen to Amy in one of the group meetings of the 26 children:
"What can we do to make it better next time? What do you want from the people you had a hard time with and what do they want from you?"
And then as she speaks to us: "Conflicts happen. These emotion filled moments color everything a child experiences… Developing an appreciation of other points of view, and a belief that problems can be resolved, are as basic to me as any academic skills."
I watched in awe as two 10-year-old girls met with Amy and shared their feelings about a conflict, ending with an exchange that satisfied each of them:
"Next time, please don't chase me."
"All right, but I need you to tell me why you're mad at me. If you just walk away I can't know."
Few adults handle conflict as well.
I was also struck by how much parents are an integral part of this school, especially as volunteers and as visiting experts in math, science, and the arts.
Whatever the focus on the children's emotional and social development, academics are still the center of this classroom. Children are continually reading and writing, producing a newspaper, sharing poetry. Project-based math and science are seen throughout the film. The focus on academics is intense in the best possible way and wedded perfectly with nurturing creativity.
I think what I remember most about the film, though, are a few students who blossom during the year, a shy boy who gradually comes alive, a new student from a different culture who enters mid-year and lights up the screen. These are reminders of what is possible when the development of children, not test scores, is the primary goal.
This is a film that will renew your hope about public education.
It will be playing Sunday evenings at each of the Busboy and Poets Bookstore locations in Washington and Arlington, beginning on July 17th. It will also play at the Save Our Schools Conference at American University on July 28th. If the reception to the film at a recent sell-out showing in the San Francisco Bay area is any indication, it will be playing in many locations across the country over the next year.
For more information, please check out the website and take a look at the trailer. http://augusttojune.com/. I think you'll be hooked.
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The Palestinian Authority has been widely accused of financial corruption, including the paying of vast sums of money to convicted terrorists. So its decision this week to sign onto 15 international treaties and conventions – including to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption - has raised some eyebrows.
President Mahmoud Abbas and his cabinet made a dramatic show Tuesday night to join the conventions, a decision they characterized as a direct response to Israel backing off of releasing a final batch of Palestinian prisoners including terrorists originally scheduled for March 29.
The Palestinians view formally joining the international treaties as another step toward recognition of an independent Palestinian state, but the topics of those treaties is drawing criticism, as the Palestinian Authority is reported to be in violation of at least 11 of the 15 it signed.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, joined by Palestinian chief peace negotiator Saeb Erekat, signs an application to the U.N. agencies in the West Bank city of Ramallah, April 1, 2014 (Photo: AP/Majdi Mohammed)
The Palestinian Authority has been criticized for its rampant corruption and poor governing practices, including the mismanagement of international aid.
"On its face, the PLO decision to join the U.N. Convention Against Corruption might appear to be a welcome development," Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a former Treasury Department terrorism finance analyst, told TheBlaze. "After all, the Palestinians have been beset by endemic corruption for decades."
"However, this move is not tied to a desire for greater transparency. I fully expect the corruption to continue under this leadership," said Schanzer, author of "State of Failure: Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Unmaking of the Palestinian State," a book which detailed Palestinian mismanagement and squandering of huge sums of international aid. "This move is a component of a campaign designed to bypass negotiations with Israel at the U.N. through international recognition. This will be followed up by a campaign to delegitimize Israel on the world stage."
"It's no secret that the Palestinian Authority is corrupt and seeks to reward those who would harm our friend and ally, the democratic Jewish state of Israel," Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida) who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia told TheBlaze in an email in March, commenting on the Palestinian Authority practice of rewarding convicted terrorists with generous financial payouts.
TheTower.org on Wednesday night posted a report detailing how the Palestinians "are in clear violation of at least 11 of the 15 treaties they just signed." Among the examples cited were the routine violations of the Geneva Conventions by Hamas – a party that controls the Palestinian Authority legislature – in its use of human shields, mosques and hospitals from which to launch its attacks against Israel and hide weapons.
Another treaty, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations – which requires diplomats to respect the laws of their host country - was likely violated when the Palestinian embassy in the Czech Republic was found to have been housing unregistered explosives and assault weapons. One of those explosives killed its ambassador on New Year's Day. Czech police said this week that the ambassador was holding the explosive in his hand when it detonated.
As for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Tower noted, "In 2013, honor killings in the West Bank and Gaza doubled. Palestinian women have no divorce rights. Strict Islamic laws codify inequality and restrict freedom in all aspects of life for Palestinian women."
Selling real estate to Jews is punishable by death under Palestinian law, but the Palestinian Authority said Tuesday night that it wanted to join the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination which covers not only race but national and ethnic origin.
Blogger Omri Ceren questioned the Palestinian decision to sign onto the treaties, writing via Twitter, "It exposes Abbas to ridicule (corruption? seriously?)"
"How are [the Palestinians] going to enforce Vienna conventions when they're gunrunning out...of EU embassies? In other words, the [Palestinians] are about to ascend to a bunch of treaties they can't/won't enforce. Seems iffy," he added.
Asked about the Palestinian move to join the treaties, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf blamed both Israel and the Palestinian Authority, saying at her briefing Wednesday, "We've seen both sides take some unhelpful actions over the past 24 hours and didn't think it was a conducive environment in which the Secretary should travel there right now."
Secretary of State John Kerry canceled a planned meeting with Abbas in Ramallah on Wednesday in apparent response to the Palestinian move.
Members of Congress are now saying the Palestinian decision to sign onto the treaties could threaten the approximately $500 million in annual U.S. aid.
House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations & Related Programs Chairman Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) told Al-Monitor that aid should be reconsidered, since the point of the aid was to help move a peace deal forward, which the treaties decision appears to contradict.
"What a lot of it was, we're going to try to help as you try to negotiate at the peace table in good faith," Granger said. "Well, I can't see that that was good faith."
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power said at a Wednesday hearing, "The United States will stand with Israel, we will defend it, and we will challenge every instance of unfair treatment throughout the UN system."
"This solemn commitment also extends to a firm opposition to any and all unilateral actions in the international arena, including on Palestinian statehood, that circumvent or prejudge the outcome that can only come about through a negotiated settlement," Power added, according to quotes published in Al-Monitor.


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New York NY 10009
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Open 1700-0200 daily.
Craft Keg Taps: 10
Craft Bottles/Cans: 25
Beers: Beer range varies
Nearest subway: 1st Ave(L), 2nd Ave(F)
Where even the most seasoned beer geek may not have heard of stuff!
Directions – L train to 1st Avenue, walk south on 1st Avenue, turn left on St. Marks Place (which is technically East 8th Street). Alternatively, F train to 2nd Avenue, use the east (1st Avenue) exit, walk north on 1st Avenue, turn right on St. Marks Place. Alternatively, 6 train to Astor Place, walk east on St. Marks Place. Note you if coming from the 6 you will pass Barcade (St. Marks) (q.v.), and Augurs Well (q.v.) is over the road.
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Long and narrow in design, this is a serious beer enthusiast's place in the heart of the trendy East Village. Everything is rare, new, or eclectic and there's often something new or from somewhere obscure that nobody has ever heard of. Some taps can be a little on the pricey side but you get what you pay for, that's only to be expected. The beers are listed on a crazy magnetic letter board behind the bar. Don't miss, I recommend to visit soon after opening time for space considerations. (11/2014)
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Amazingly atmospheric bar specialising in rare and unusual beers. A few blocks from DBA and near Hop Devil Grill. Very small with one room, one long bar to sit at - and a couple of tables up front. Small draft list and good bottled list, the focus here is rare, new and unusual beers, and they deliver big time.
Back to the pub search.
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Tapan Patel is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. He also holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley.
He has an extensive background in product management. He previously spent six years at Alphabet Energy, a renewable energy startup in San Francisco, as a Senior Product Manager.
Tapan also has experience in helping startups raise funding, and manages his own portfolio of early stage investments in startup companies.


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Pure Moroccan White Clay Powder for Normal to Dry Skin
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Moroccan White Clay Powder naturally detoxifies and cleanses the skin by removing impurities. Made from kaolin clay and minerals, this mild mask cleans and gently exfoliates the skin without stripping away any oil. It is ideal for dry to normal skin types.
Size: 200 grams
Mix 1 tbsp of Skalli Essentials Moroccan White Clay Powder with 2 tbsp of lukewarm water. Mix well until a paste is formed. Adding floral water is optional. Thoroughly apply to face and neck, avoiding the eyes. Allow to set for 15-20 minutes before rinsing and applying moisturizer. Apply as a facial cleansing mask weekly.
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Andrew Carnegie (1835)
Famed Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie amassed a huge fortune in iron and steel during the American Industrial Revolution, eventually selling his firm to J.P. Morgan's U.S. Steel Corporation for several hundred million dollars. However, Carnegie was not content to keep his riches to himself. Guided by the belief that the rich are "trustees" of their wealth and must administer it for the good of the public, he donated how much of his fortune during his lifetime? More… Discuss


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Designed in Australia, for newborn babies and sensitive Little Ones including premature babies or infants with asthma or allergies, all Maud n Lil products are made with 100% certified organic cotton with a natural cellulose filling fibre, with no harmful chemicals. Completely safe for babies to put in their mouths.
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For Fall 2009, Givenchy's Ricardo Tisci sent some fancy fluffy footwear down the runway. One of the big inspirations for the collection, according to the designer, was animal sexuality.
This Givenchy Fall 2009 collection brought it in spades, and the sexy footwear put the icing on the cake. See the gallery above to look at the tactile treasures.
Implications - According to Ricardo Tisci, this Givenchy collection of footwear was inspired by animal sexuality, which is often an area of inspiration for fashion designers and those involved in other sections of art. Essentially, human beings are mammals, and reverting back to that state is something that today's appearance-based consumer is utterly fascinated by.
Givenchy's Fall 2009 Collection is Flufftastic
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This is truly the dumbest and most offensive press release I've received ...
Hi Nicki,
I hope this email finds you well.
With the Knicks now on a seven game winning streak and "Lin-sanity" continuing to grow by the second, there has been a change not just on the court for the Knicks, but a culture change off the court as well.
For any pieces you're working on surrounding how "Lin-sanity" is impacting not just the sports landscape, but Asian culture both domestically and abroad, I'd love to offer you, Asian broadcaster and ESPN's Mike Yam. Please find quotes from Mike Yam about Jeremy Lin below:
"The special people are the ones who pave the path and that's what Lin is doing for every Asian American who is watching his every move on the court. This impact on the Asian community is something we can't measure yet. He has made Asians who didn't follow basketball taking time to read and watch his games" He is humble, well spoken and a leader who has made every Asian who doesn't "look" the part believe in his or her abilities. In my career I have had people look at me and doubt my skills as a broadcaster."
If you are interested in speaking with Mike more in-depth regarding how Jeremy Lin's performance on and off the court could potentially spark a movement within both the sports world, and more importantly, pop culture, please contact me.
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Could the boom times be back? Between 250 and 300 initial public offerings (IPOs) will launch in the first three months of 2014 according to professional services firm EY — a level not seen since the financial crisis hit in 2008. (CNBC Explains: Initial Public Offering) EY forecast that 2014 will be a "record year," with improving economic fundamentals and strong global liquidity fueling new listings.
"The pace will be set in the first quarter — we anticipate that total proceeds for first quarter 2014 could be in the range of $35-$45 billion, on a global volume of 250-300 deals. The forecast would re-set IPO activity on par with 2005-08 first-quarter levels," said Maria Pinelli, EY's vice-chair of strategic growth markets.
Pinelli and her colleagues are the latest in a string of economists, bankers and strategists to turn bullish on the IPO market, which started to reignite in the latter half of 2012. (Watch: Is the UK IPO market overheating?) "I think our pipeline for next year is growing very strongly," Gareth McCartney, UBS's head of equity syndicate for EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), told CNBC. "I think reference multiples in the secondary market are encouraging for vendors in terms of valuations. Plus, I think from the investor base, they have had good performance out of a number of deals this year, therefore their appetite is strong. So that is all building for quite a strong 2014, and particularly the first half of 2014, we see as being very strong," he explained.
The strong performance of IPOs in 2013, coupled with the rally in equities, has encouraged companies to bring forward prospective listings said Robert McCooey, the senior vice-president of relationship management at the Nasdaq exchange. (Read more: Cramer's 6 recent IPOs with upside) "2014 looks like it is going to be a strong year… Because of the way the markets have acted, I think there are a number of companies that have moved up their timelines — they may have been looking at late '14, early '15 for an IPO, and now they are looking at the first half of 2014," he told CNBC last week. EY's estimates 864 deals took place in 2013, raising a total of around $163 billion. Upcoming deals include Hilton Worldwide's listing of up to $2.37 billion, which is seen taking place this Thursday and would be the biggest-ever hotel IPO.
It would also be the second-biggest IPO of the year, after oil pipeline holding company Plains GP Holdings raised $2.82 billion. A survey of 120 global "corporate decision-makers" by Thomson Reuters and Freeman Consulting Services found that 78 percent of respondents in the Americas thought companies would fund growth through share offerings in 2014. EMEA was seen lagging the Americas and Asia-Pacific, although a need for liquidity could drive secondary listings in the region.
Pinelli predicted strong activity in both the U.S. and Europe next year, driven predominately by private equity. In addition, the re-opening of mainland Chinese exchanges in the first quarter after a 14-month ban on new listings will bring over 700 companies into the queue of those waiting to float, she said. Sectors that will lead the way include technology, real estate and financial, Pinelli added. (Read more: HSBC UK spin-off will have to join the queue) "We're moving now in to a phase where we are broadening out in sector," said McCartney. "When we look back to the second half of last year, it was very much quality and dividend yields that were driving (the market), so sectors like telecoms were very active. I think we are now at a phase in the cycle where that is broadening out and the market now has appetite for smaller cap companies and for a broader number of regions."
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Purple Passion Deluxe Style Pelvic Floor Crystal Wand
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Deluxe Style Pelvic Floor Crystal Wand - Purple Passion - Brings acute stimulation up to another level with its specialized triple-balled tip
An AWESOME upgrade of the classic. The Pelvic Floor Crystal Wand brings acute stimulation up another level with its specialized triple-balled tip. Also, it has a slimmer body than the classic, so you now have more maneuverability than ever. Solution recommendation: Perfect for reaching hard to reach spots in your pelvic floor and acute stimulation in specific areas. Also, great for for g-spot stimulation and exploring. How to use: Set yourself up for success. Create personal time in which you can relax and won't be disturbed. Empty your bladder, make sure your wand is clean and have lubricant (we like coconut oil) near by. Spots to aim for: the most likely stressed pelvic floor muscles will be located like a circle around your vaginal opening and towards you anus and colon; your g-spot is likely located inside your vaginal canal directly behind your clitoris. It varies for each person, but this is a great spot to start exploring. *note: when stimulating the g-spot, you might feel the urge to urinate, this is totally normal. Tips and Tricks: Be gentle on your muscles at first until you find your sweet spots. This can act like a deep tissue massage on your pelvic floor, so do a session and then give your pelvic floor a rest for a day or two before going again. Materials: Hard, clear Lucite. Size: 8.5 inches across, 1/2 inch at the slim end, 1 inch diameter at ball massage end. Source: created by Nectar Products, Inc. Care: To clean use soap and warm or hot water, or hydrogen peroxide. For 100% natural antibacterial cleansing: use 10 drops of grapefruit seed extract per 1 cup water. DO NOT USE ALCOHOL based products on Lucite. Quantities: One Deluxe Pelvic Floor Crystal Wand in your choice of Crystal Clear or Passion Purple. Each arrives in attractive gift bag. Top 3 reasons we love it: The triple balls say it all. We love that little extra stimulus the massage balls give us. This is our favorite pelvic floor tool! So versatile... By Hysteria Wellness *Also featured on HBO's Real Sex Series # 23, appeared in Penthouse Magazine, Libido and Playgirl Magazines, and featured on the front page of New Yorks DESIGN Magazine. *Please use responsibly and with good sense practices. Hysteria LLC is not responsible for misuse of products. Please see our Medical Liability Release for more information.
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Sam Reese
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What strategies can we learn from top performing companies? Sam Reese joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two critical best practices used by top performing companies, including effective management teams and clear performance metrics.
What are the top performing companies doing differently? Sam Reese joins Jim Blasingame to discuss three best practices that top performing companies use, including having a well-defined and developed value proposition.
Do you approach a sales call with the CEO differently than when calling on a manager? Sam Reese joins Jim Blasingame to discuss common sales mistakes salespeople make when calling on top-level managers.


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How to Preserve Your Music CD Collection on a Mac
Music CDs take up space, break easily, get lost and aren't nearly as easy to organize and manage as a hard drive-based iTunes (s aapl) collection. But if you want to back up your existing CD collection on your computer, it's not as simple as just sticking the CD in your computer and hitting "Import," especially if you're concerned about audio quality.
You'd be mistaken for assuming that copying a music CD couldn't be more complicated than copying a data disc. Well, it is, especially on a Mac. While Windows (s msft) solutions like Exact Audio Copy (EAC) have long been cited as the gold standard for audio backups, a Mac version doesn't exist. But I've come to find the abilities of the awesome, free X Lossless Decoder (XLD) on the Mac to be on par with those of EAC on the PC. XLD is the star of the first two methods below, while iTunes rounds out the list.
XLD: Best for Audiophile Digital Packrats
The big difference between using XLD and just using iTunes to rip a CD lies in the implementation of what is called Secure Ripping. Put simply, all optical discs (CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays) can become damaged. Inherent in the design of a disc is the ability to rebuild lost data segments due to physical damage. This built-in error correction capability can be exploited to make extremely accurate reproductions of the original audio stored on the disc. The technique employed to securely rip a CD typically involves reading each segment of the disk multiple times, comparing the results of each read over and over until the ripping software is satisfied that it has an accurate representation of the original audio data. When there's an error, the ripping software attempts to rebuild the missing data segment. These results can be further analyzed against a database of other ripped tracks such as AccurateRip. Both EAC and XLD employ these secure ripping techniques and verify their results via AccurateRip for the best possible audio fidelity.
To decode a disk using XLD on the Mac you need to:
- Download, install and launch XLD.
- Open XLD Preferences (From the menu bar, XLD > Preferences).
- On the General tab, select the output format you want the disc ripped to. Choose a format like Apple Lossless to retain the full quality of the original music.
- On the CD Rip tab, select the ripping options you want to rip the disk with. Here you have the choice between CD Paranoia III 10.2 and XLD's own Secure Ripper implementation. Either should be fine. Be sure to check the "Use C2 error pointers" option if your drive supports it.
- Insert your album and select Open Audio CD from the File menu, you should see the name of the CD in a sub menu. Select it.
- From the CDDB menu, click on Get CD Track Names to retrieve the album information from freedb.org.
- Select "Include pre-gap for all tracks" and click on Decode. You'll be prompted for a location to save your ripped music to.
Note that in order to add album art, you'll need to download the image file separately and add it manually. Ripping in this secure manner will take a little longer than other ripping methods. This is, again, due to how the information is being read, verified and corrected before decoding.
Now you have backups of your music on your hard drive, ready to add to your iTunes collection. But Unlike EAC, XLD can't take your backed-up music files and perfectly recreate a disc-based copy complete with the same file structure and sound quality. But just because XLD can't do it doesn't make it impossible.
XLD + Toast: Best for Audiophiles Who Want It All
Enter Roxio Toast, a program that allows you to make copies of audio CDs or back them up as image files. You have several copy options available to you with Toast. You can copy the CD directly, save the album as a Sound Designer II image file, or save the CD as a binary copy with a cue sheet (BIN/CUE). If you choose to create a BIN/CUE copy of the music CD on your hard drive, you can then use XLD later to decode the image and create individual music files for each track, or use your BIN/CUE version to create an exact replica using a CD-R. That way, you'll have a burnable perfect copy of your disc, and files for your iTunes library. To do this, you need to:
- Download, install and launch Toast.
- Select the Copy tab in Toast and choose Disc Copy.
- In Toast's Options box in the bottom left hand corner of the window, check "Use Disc Recovery".
- From Toast's File Menu, choose Save as Bin/Cue…
- Choose the save location for the resulting image files.
- Once this process is complete, launch XLD and open Preferences from the XLD menu.
- On XLD's General tab, select the output format you want the disc ripped as.
- From XLD's File menu, choose Open Raw PCM (bin+cue)…
- Navigate to the image file you saved from Toast in step 5 above.
- From the CDDB menu, click on Get CD Track Names to retrieve the album information from freedb.org.
- Select "Exclude pre-gap (incompatible with AccurateRip)" and click on Decode, you will be prompted for a location to save your ripped music to.
Again, in order to add album art, you will need to download the image file separately and add it manually.
iTunes: Best for the Casual Music Fan
The final, and simplest option, is to use iTunes and simply encode a music CD using Apple's Lossless encoder directly from within iTunes itself. iTunes can be configured to export many of the same audio formats as XLD. iTunes also has the option to use error correction when reading Audio CDs. This is all relatively easy to configure via the Import Settings of the General tab within iTunes Preferences. You can even burn a high-quality Music CD from within iTunes.
While it may all sound very good, this method likely won't result in an exact copy of the original music CD. Any time you decode an album and then take the decoded files in some other audio format and burn it back onto a CD-R, you jeopardize the integrity of the disc's structure as well as the audio quality itself. Which method you end up choosing really boils down to how exact you want your copies to be.
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BCM Campus is spread over 6.2 acres of land at the foot of Tekrihill, Dewas, a little away from Dewas Ĺmeta thalabĺ on the IndoreľBhopal bypass road. The surroundings have lush green vegetation supplying energizing fresh cool air all the time keeping the campus healthy and hygienic. The campus has the twin advantage of being close to the city but at the same time away from the din and chaos of it, to ensure the peace and serenity of the country side.
The school building is creatively planned, secure, compact and purpose-built to create a dynamic student-centered learning environment. It is designed with utmost safety and security of students in mind. Class rooms are Spacious, airy, well lit to support appropriate classroom behavior and learning experience. They are fitted with security cameras to meet the best expectations and avoid any untoward incidences. Different labs, library, play grounds and all the other required facilities are designed to enhance the perfect learning experience in the campus.
Smart classrooms are technology enhanced classrooms that foster opportunities for teaching and learning by integrating learning technology. These classrooms use computers, specialized software, audience responses technology, listening devices, audio-visuals and networking.
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Did any one make it this year ? According to a post on Locostbuilders, Silteck Racing were in attendance with a Stylus on their stand
- might have been nice to give the club a heads up on this and any updates on their plans for the kit.
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2008 Stylus Classic . 2.0 Ltr Blacktop ,Omex Bodies & ECU
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Yes it would be good to know what Siltech are up to on the Stylus front, but they have not been giving any information out. Their adds in KCM say they can supply suspension upgrades, but nothing to say they can supply full kits or are even associated with Stylus. Hopefully this will change soon.
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"Nathaniel's starting another series? Oh brother…"
Bear with me. I think that there is a lot of rhetoric thrown around with regards to modern defensive/military calibers that exists apart from the necessary additional data and context of the respective ammunition types being discussed. Therefore, I'd like to take some time to share my perspective on modern calibers relevant to the military infantry caliber question with TFB's readership.
First, we'll tackle the familiar 5.56mm round, a venerable but also controversial caliber designed in the late 1950s for the AR-15 rifle. It's by far the most popular "black rifle" caliber in the US today, as well as the standard caliber for NATO, the USA, and her allies. A longer, comprehensive history of this caliber will follow later, but today we'll take a look at the 5.56mm caliber as it exists now, and its ballistic characteristics.
5.56mm is what is known as "small caliber, high velocity", meaning that it shoots a small-diameter, lightweight bullet at very high muzzle velocities compared to other rifle cartridges. Despite its small size, the standard-weight 5.56mm produces more velocity even from carbine barrels than some of the fastest .30-06 loads do from longer hunting rifle barrels. Let's take a look at the ballistics of two different 5.56mm loads from two different barrel lengths – 14.5″ and 20″:
Here we can see how the heavier 77gr ammunition pays dividends at longer ranges, performing better ballistically-speaking from both the 14.5″ and 20″ barrels, versus M855 from a comparable barrel length. it should be noted that M855 is ballistically similar to several other 5.56 rounds with similar bullet weight, including M855A1 and Mk. 318, and so even though it is dated technology at this time, it is still representative of the performance of other 5.56mm rounds.
Ballistics aren't the only thing that matters, though; weight does as well. Here the 5.56mm scores very well, with total cartridge weight ranging from 11 grams (170 grains) per shot for 55gr steel-cased ammunition, to just under 13 grams (201 grains) for heavy ball loads like the 77gr Mk. 262 shown in the charts above.
Stay tuned; next time we'll take a look at the venerable Soviet 7.62x39mm caliber!
Note: All ballistic calculations are done with JBM's Trajectory calculator, using the ballistic coefficient appropriate to the projectile being modeled, and assuming an AR-15 as a firing platform. Also, keep in mind that there is no single true velocity for a given round; velocity can vary due to a large number of factors, including ambient temperature and chamber dimensions. Instead, I try to use nominal velocity figures that are representative of the capability of the round in question.


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Director Jonathan Kesselman & Burgundy (Fixin)
Wines of the Night
2015 Domaine Bart Fixin ($32)
Domaine Bart is a family operation that has been a staff secret for more than a decade. The wines are good in practically any vintage, but the 2015 releases are truly remarkable. Loaded with raspberries and brambly fruit, but again with a zesty acidity and firmness from the tannins on the finish.
Wine Scores
Ben: 84
Tom: 86
Scott: 87
Jonathan: 65
2014 Mongeard-Mugneret Fixin ($37)
A ripe, fresh and markedly earthy nose displays a hint of the sauvage that can also be found on the vibrant and well-detailed if lighter weight flavors that exhibit mild austerity on the acceptably persistent and complex finish.
Wine Scores
Ben: 85
Tom: 87
Scott: 87
Jonathan: 87
2013 Domaine denis Berthaut "Les Arvelets" Premier Cru ($40)
An upfront, easy to enjoy Fixin red with raspberry and strawberry flavors that greet you from the start. The finish is modest and the flavors do not carry through on the mid palate. Enjoy now.
Wine Scores
Ben: 84
Tom: 88
Scott: 86
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Some bloggers who are new, interested to the making money online who are started to blog or either planning to start off a blog. After struggling a few months , their faces disappear from the online world. What happened ? Why they are not actively working on their blogs like beginning? Most of the bloggers don't even make it up to at least one year as they fall.
Today I'm sharing a few reasons why most bloggers quit blogging within a few months. Please read this article below if you are a newbie blogger and make sure you don't quit blogging.


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Advances In Health IT
News outlets report on advances in health information technology.
The New York Times: A "broad transformation in health care underway" is "fueled in good part by technology" that "promises to shift a lot of the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease from hospitals and specialized clinics, where treatment is expensive, to primary care physicians and patients themselves - at far less cost." The Times looks at a sleep medicine start-up in order to "glimpse the business opportunity - and the challenge - at the forefront of this emerging, decentralized health care market" (Lohr, 5/21).
NPR: Meanwhile, "[s]ophisticated mobile phone apps are being developed and tested around the world for use in the mental health field. ... Dr. Margaret Morris, a clinical psychologist working at Intel Corp., is designing a cell phone app to help manage stress in everyday life, in order to improve mental health and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease." The app, called "Mobile Therapy," asks the user several times during the day to report on their mood, energy levels, sleep patterns, diet, etc., and then offers exercises based on the results. Her research was recently published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. "She writes that by using the Mobile Therapy app, participants were able to increase 'self-awareness in moments of stress, develop insights about their emotional patterns and practice new strategies for modulating stress reactions'" (Trudeau, 5/24).
Kaiser Health News profiles David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the Department of Health and Human Services, who "is guiding the deployment of up to $27 billion in federal stimulus money over 10 years to help health care professionals and organizations overcome the uneasiness that underpinned his own resistance to change at his hospital. Appointed in March 2009, Blumenthal has spent the last year refining Congress' blueprint to encourage doctors and hospitals to adopt EMRs. He says those who 'get on board' will be paid more by Medicare and Medicaid, beginning in 2011. But in 2016, the subsidies disappear and those still using paper records risk sanctions, including reduced Medicare fees" (Wielawski, 5/24).
Bloomberg Businessweek: "Half of all American parents polled say they would like to be able to communicate with their child's physician via the Internet, a new survey reveals. Yet fewer than 15 percent of those said they are currently able to do so to make appointments for vaccinations or lab record retrievals, to complete screening forms, to fill prescriptions or to get health advice. The findings were gleaned from the national C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, which was conducted in January of this year" (Mozes, 5/22).


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A man led Campbell River RCMP on a not-so merry chase last week.
During the afternoon of Tuesday, May 1, members of the Campbell River RCMP located an individual wanted on numerous outstanding warrants.
The suspect, trying to flee police via a skateboard, led police and the police dog on a chase through residential backyards, neighborhood streets and forests before being captured at Jubilee Parkway and Crawford Street, Cpl. Ron Vlooswyk said in a press release.
"Many citizens of Campbell River called in real time updates and locations as the male ran," Vlooswyk said. "One citizen provided water and a much needed rest for the police dog who was tracking the man."
Brandon Tyler Jackson, 24, was arrested on outstanding warrants for domestic assault and breach of probation.
"The residents of Campbell River have once again assisted police in identifying persons of interest. I look forward to continuing this strong partnership between the community and RCMP members. Through dogged persistence our officers, the detachment's police service dog and citizens of Campbell River were able to capture this individual who thought he could outrun the law and did not succeed," said Insp. Jeff Preston. "Members of Campbell River detachment and our police dog sincerely thank all those citizens who helped … and who gave water."


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Thanks for the column this week about monogamish couples! It came at a great time in my sex life, since just this weekend this 24-year-old straight girl got picked up at a bar by a VERY hot couple for my first-ever threeway! It was my first-ever experience with a woman. It was fun, but it confirmed for me that I'm not really into the ladies. But I should mention that after the three of us did our thing, he and I jumped in the shower, she fell asleep, and then he drove me home and spent the rest of the night with me. I'm getting the feeling that he has a bit of a crush on me, but his GF was only mildly miffed that he slept in my bed. (For me, that would have been a huge breach of intimacy, but hey, not complaining!) He and I are in contact, calling and texting, she and I not so much. I would really, really enjoy it if he would get her permission to spend more time with me one-on-one. I'm not really interested in more lady time. But he's very concerned about his relationship. It's pretty new and he's crazy about her. What's the best way to broach the subject? To give you a little idea of what I'm talking about and to help you understand why I want this to work out so badly, I'm attaching the picture he left on my phone while I was in the bathroom. Enjoy!
Don't Want To Be A Third
My response, the attached pic, and a bonus threeway question... all after the jump.
This guy isn't acting like he's crazy about his newish girlfriend, DWTBAT. In fact, this guy—this guy with the amazing butt—is acting like one of those people who give threeways and other forms of monogamishamy a bad name. Leaving his sleeping girlfriend alone to go and spend the night with the girl they picked up together in a bar? Calling and texting that girl without (presumably) his girlfriend's knowledge or okay? That's the kind of thoughtless, selfish behavior can lead to a breakup, DWTBAT, and when it does it's the threeway that gets the blame and not the person(s) who were behaving thoughtlessly and selfishly.
But that wasn't your question.
You broach the subject, DWTBAT, with a clear and unambiguous text message: "Had a great time the night we messed around. I think you're so great and really sexy. But what I learned about myself that night was that girl-on-girl action just isn't for me. But I'd like to mess around with your hot boyfriend some more, on my own, but only if that's okay with you."
And, yes, that's a text you send to her, DWTBAT, not him. Who knows? Maybe everything he's doing is okay with her—if she didn't mind his disappearing with you while she was asleep, I can't imagine she'll mind him messing around with you some more—but you gotta do your screw diligence.
Now here's the pic...
And here's the bonus threeway question...
We hear a lot about how to negotiate threesomes when you're in a relationship, but what about the other side: the "guest?" I am a gay man in my 20s and recently befriended a gay couple who asked me to join them in a threesome. I did, it was awesome, and we are still friends. However, I can't help but feel like the power to control when (or if) we get it on again is in their hands. I would really like to do it with them again, or even on a semi-regular basis, but don't know how to broach the subject. I understand that they may have just wanted to do it the one time, and that is fine. They are becoming good friends and I don't want to jeopardize that by making them feel awkward and bringing up what was in there mind a one off. Even still — what is proper etiquette for a threesome "guest" to try and get invited back?
Thanks Again
It might feel like the power is all in their hands, TA, but the power is equally distributed. They had the power to invite you into their bed; you had the power to say no. You have the power to ask to get it on with them again; they have the power to say no.
Too many people are afraid to ask "the" question—do you wanna go out sometime? do you wanna go FBO? do you wanna put this gimpsuit on?—because they're afraid the answer will be "no." But it's better to know the answer is "no" than to wonder. And in your case, TA, the answer could very well be "yes." It's possible that these guys don't want another go at you—maybe you suck in bed?—but it's just as likely that they had a blast with you but they're hesitant to ask for a repeat because they genuinely like you and don't want you to conclude that they're only interested in your ass, not your friendship.
Tell them how you're feeling: you enjoyed messing around, you'd like to do it again, you'd be up for something regular. And give 'em an out when you ask: Tell 'em that you don't know what their rules and limitations are—some couples have an "only once" rule, to prevent romantic attachments—and that you want to see your friendship continue to grow regardless of what they decide.


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July 12 begins 2010-11 doe license process
Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Game
Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today reminded hunters
that county treasurers will begin accepting antlerless deer license
applications from resident hunters starting Monday, July 12; and
from nonresidents beginning Monday, July
For the 2010-11
license year, antlerless deer license fees are the same as they
have been since 1999, except for the 70-cent transaction fee
attached to the purchase of each license and permit, which is paid
directly to Automated License Systems, the Nashville-based company
that runs Pennsylvania Automated License System (PALS). This
transaction fee means that residents will need to write checks made
payable to "County Treasurer" for $6.70, and nonresidents for
By state law,
antlerless deer licenses will continue to be sold only by county
treasurers, so hunters will need to prepare and mail separate
applications for antlerless deer licenses. A listing of all county
treasurer addresses can be found on page 50 of the 2010-11
Pennsylvania Hunting & Trapping Digest, which is provided free
to each license buyer. However, after publication of the digest,
it was discovered that the addresses for the Adams, Lancaster and
Montgomery county treasurers had changed. The correct addresses
are as follows: Adams County Treasurer, 117 Baltimore St RM 101,
Gettysburg PA 17325-2390; Lancaster County Treasurer, PO Box 1447,
Lancaster PA 17608-1447; and Montgomery County Treasurer, PO Box
311, Norristown PA 19404-0311.
The county treasurer
address page in the online version of the digest, which can be
accessed through the Game Commission's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), has been
updated with the correct addresses.
Roe noted that hunters
must use the official pink envelopes, which are provided to each
license buyer by the issuing agents. For those who order licenses
via the Game Commission's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), a new digest
and two pink envelopes will be included in the package, along with
the licenses, which will arrive in seven to 10 business days from
the date of their transaction.
"As county treasurers
are set up with PALS, hunters will be able to submit an application
to any county treasurer," Roe said. "Additionally, hunters have the
option of listing up to three choices, in order of preference, for
a specific Wildlife Management Unit antlerless deer license. If an
applicant's first choice of WMU has exhausted its allocation of
antlerless deer licenses, the county treasurer will move to the
second preference – and third, if necessary.
"This process will
nearly eliminate the chance that a hunter will not be able to
receive at least one antlerless deer license during the processing
of regular antlerless deer licenses. However, hunters are not
required to list more than one choice of WMU."
Also, Roe said that
the early start to the antlerless deer license application process
will help ensure that county treasurers will be able to mail
antlerless deer licenses back to hunters prior to the opening of
the archery season. The first such season opens with the
antlerless archery season in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D on Sept. 18. The
opening date of the general statewide archery deer season is Oct.
Under the 2010
timeline, residents will apply for regular antlerless deer licenses
on July 12; nonresidents will apply for regular antlerless deer
licenses on July 26. After this, residents and nonresidents will
apply for the first round of unsold antlerless deer licenses on
Aug. 2, and residents and nonresidents will apply for the second
round of unsold antlerless deer licenses on Aug. 16.
County treasurers will
have to mail regular and first round of unsold antlerless deer
licenses no later than Sept. 13, and second round of unsold
antlerless deer licenses no later than the Sept.
Beginning Aug. 2, for
WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D only, there is no limit to the number of unsold
antlerless deer license applications an individual can submit until
the allocations are exhausted. This must be done by mail only, and
there is a limit of three applications per pink envelope.
Beginning Aug. 23,
county treasurers will begin accepting applications
over-the-counter for WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D, and may immediately issue
antlerless deer licenses. Hunters may apply over-the-counter to
county treasurers for any other WMU with antlerless license
allocations on Oct. 4.
Roe noted that the Game Commission
will continue to accept online harvest reporting for antlered and
antlerless deer, as well as fall turkey, spring gobbler, bobcat,
fisher and Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits.
Postage-paid report cards still are available in the digest, but
the agency is encouraging hunters to report online to improve
accuracy of data entry, and to save on the cost of postage and data
"Reporting online also
will ensure your harvest data will not be lost in the mail," Roe
Roe noted that
antlerless deer licenses, as well as general hunting licenses,
still will need to be displayed by


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Customizing PowerShell for faster development with a default profile
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
As I have been using PowerShell continually for my build process lately, I have added some customization so my PowerShell prompt always opens in the same state. There are a number of other features you could add, but I will go over what I have been using thus far.
In order to customize PowerShell you need to save a file named profile1.ps1 under My Documents\WindowsPowerShell\. If this folder does not exist, create it and save the file at that location.
Any commands that are stored in this file will be run each time that you launch a new PowerShell window.
The commands that are currently in my profile are as follows:
# Sets an alias to install util which is used for installing cmdlets. You can then access install util as iu
set-alias iu C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\InstallUtil.exe
# Create a new PS drive which in this case maps to my subversion so I can operate on my SVN checkins with using a syntax svn:
new-psdrive -name svn -PSProvider filesystem -Root C:\SVN
# Add Visual Studio files such as nmake to the environment in PowerShell
$env:path += ";C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin"
# Set the default location to be in svn:\
set-location svn:\
# Clear all previous output from the commands in the profile
This allows me to customize my PowerShell instance each time I open up a window to do builds, deploy changes, and the list goes on.
Defaultin' Tom Out.
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Intersection Cameras
Red Light Cameras
The City of Red Deer uses red light cameras as a tool to help reduce the number of vehicles running red lights. The camera takes photographs of license plates of vehicles that enter the intersection against a red signal.
Intersection Speed Cameras
Located at the same intersections as red light cameras, intersection speed cameras issue tickets to drivers who speed through these intersections regardless of the colour of the signal. Speed infractions follow the specified penalties as listed in the Alberta Traffic Safety Act.
Red light cameras and intersection speed cameras are located at high-collision intersections in the city. Signage indicates the intersection has cameras. Cameras typically operate in four locations at a time, and rotate around the city in one-month intervals.
- 32 St. – 30 Ave. eastbound
- 30 Ave. - 32 St. southbound
- 50 St. – 30 Ave. eastbound
- 30 Ave. - 50 St. northbound
- 49 St. – 49 Ave. northbound
- 76 St. – 50 Ave. northbound
- 59 St. – 50 Ave. southbound
- 32 St. – Taylor Drive southbound
- 67 St. – 50 Ave. northbound
- 32 St. – 50 Ave. southbound
Tickets are issued through the mail to the registered vehicle owner. Because the owner may not have been the offending driver, no demerit points are assessed. The image shows the vehicle's rear license plate only - not its driver or occupants.
Because intersection speed cameras record infractions at every phase of the light cycle (green, yellow and red), it is possible to receive two tickets if a vehicle enters an intersection on a red light and above the speed limit.


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Restoring habitats with a bird's eye view
Good guy Mother Nature has taken a few hits in the name of human advancement.
For people to have food to eat and places to live, nature has had to make way. Native animals have lost a lot of their natural habitat to clearing, degradation and disturbances.
Restoration promises to return damaged environments to their former glory. But can it deliver on those promises? To find out, ECU PhD student Floyd Holmes says you just have to ask the birds.
Birds of a feather flock together
It turns out Australian birds have a lot to say about their habitat, if you know how to listen. And that's what Floyd aims to do in the surrounds of Rottnest Island's woodlands.
With a keen eye and ear, he studies the behaviour of birds to determine the quality of habitat.
"I am looking at how birds behave in different habitat types and whether their behaviour is different in restored versus remnant habitat," Floyd tells us.
"The main areas I'm looking at are feeding, territoriality and breeding behaviours."
Behaviours like feeding or breeding in an area are like a tick of habitat approval from birds. They're good indicators that the habitat can sustain a viable population.
Floyd's bird of choice is the red-capped robin. The robin's shocking tuft of red feathers on its head and belly make it easier to spot in the wild.
But in order to work out which bird is which, Floyd needs to get a bit more up close and personal.
A bird in the hand
Let's say that, while walking around the bush, you see robins feeding 10 times. How can you tell if it was 10 different robins or a single rogue bird?
In the world of bird research—if you like it then you gotta put a ring on it.
"In the world of bird research—if you like it then you gotta put a ring on it."
The process is called bird banding. It involves putting rings around birds' legs to help identify them. But don't be fooled—it's a tricky process and requires specialist knowledge and training.
"Birds are incredibly fragile, so it's necessary to be properly trained before you start handling them on your own," says Floyd, an A-class bird bander.
To catch a bird for banding, Floyd sets up thin nets, called mist nets. They're designed to look inconspicuous to their unsuspecting targets.
The nets are made up of folded pockets, so when a bird flies in, it slips safely into a pocket. It is then carefully extracted by a certified bird bander.
In Floyd's case, when he catches a robin, he attaches a distinct split-coloured band to its leg. Each robin gets a different colour combination so Floyd can tell Harry from Larry.
If he captures a non-target bird, like a western gerygone, he still bands it with a metal band. This is to assist other research on the island.
"The primary purpose of bird banding for this project is to make the birds individually identifiable," he explains.
"That way, I know when the birds move between sites, I know which birds are visiting which nests and I know which birds have fledglings. It also allows me to be sure I'm not counting the same bird twice."
Once the birds are sporting their bright new bling, Floyd can gain a better understanding of the number of animals in an area and how they're using their habitat.
If you build it, they will come
Most restoration operates roughly on the Field of Dreams hypothesis: "If you build it, they will come."
In restoration, local flora are planted in the degraded area in hopes the fauna will follow. But it's not well understood yet if plants alone are enough to bring back the animals.
Through his research, Floyd is hoping he can provide much-needed insight into better ways to restore habitats.
"This research will hopefully demonstrate the value of using animal behaviour in restoration assessments, as it can provide information about the habitat from the animal's perspective," he says.
"This is a small step in a long journey to better understanding how best to manage restoration projects and what to measure while monitoring them."


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Spoleto SCENE Shakedown Set for 4/26
You can kick off the 2018 Spoleto Festival USA season at the Memminger Auditorium on Thursday, April 26th. The Spoleto SCENE Shakedown starts at 6:30 pm and includes music, drinks, food, and more.
Attendees will enjoy tunes from DJ Party Dad; drinks by Cathead Distillery, Virgil Kaine and Low Tide Brewing; and food from Pancito & Lefty.
If you join Spoleto SCENE, you can attend the party for free. Tickets for non-members are $60 in advance, and can be purchased online. Tickets will be $75 at the door (no ticket necessary for SCENE members).
Spoleto SCENE is a group of Spoleto Festival USA patrons in the 20s and 30s whose members support the Festival's annual operations, connect with like-minded friends of the Festival, and enjoy an extensive schedule of performances and events during the festival.


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Are there no educational requirements needed to work in Norway's child welfare system?
Mari Trommald, director of the Norwegian Ministry of Children, Youth and Family Affairs, has claimed for years, right up until now, that Norway's Child Welfare System, Barnevernet doesn't make any mistakes.
Trommald would make grandiose statements such as Barnevernet know EXACTLY what they are doing and that no children are taken away without good reason. Was she lying, clueless, misinformed or all three?
Going by an article published two days ago, Trommald now says Barnevernet hires people who have no education, no clue, no knowledge about any of the fields of expertise, where they claim to know more about child welfare than parents. In a press release Trommald states (translated):
"It may sound incredible, but as things are today, there is no requirement for either a certain educational level, knowledge of children and young people's development or law to make decisions in child welfare."
So…it's now painfully clear that Barnevernet should start the process of reunification and give the children back to their parents! Since Barnevernet employees have been unqualified to make such life changing/destructive decisions that they have made!
It's also painfully clear that not only LOTS OF MISTAKES have been made, but also systematic dysfunctionality has been running through the system from top to bottom for years. It's time for an amnesty to allow children to be returned back to their families.
And, what will a higher education in social work bring? Will it mean more studies focused on anti-family ideologies and pseudo-scientific methods and theories that support the tearing apart of the family, whilst dehumanizing parents in the process?
More education on the same path could make a case worker's behavior twice as devilish as it was before. Case workers don't need more education, they need their power stripped away, and they need to learn humane ways to care and love children and their families, keeping them together, unless in extreme and exceptional cases, children could come to serious harm.
It's time to SET THE CHILDREN FREE. It's time to reunite families and it's time to shut down Barnevernet and start a child and family supportive child welfare service.


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Gettysburg 150 inspires original music observing the Civil War
Gettysburg 150 is prompting books, tours, monument dedications, speeches - and original music. Musician Jeff Stike of Peach Bottom Township was inspired by his Civil War ancestors and particularly the burning of the Wrightsville Bridge in 1863 to keep the Confederates from crossing. 'When I realized how that all played into it, I thought, 'what a great story to tell for myself and for everybody,'" the York County, Pa., resident told the York Daily Record/Sunday News for the story "Soldiers' stories inspire York County musician's "Gettysburg" album." 'That's what started it all.' Meanwhile, this map, created by Mike Males and appearing included in the 'Gettysburg' liner notes, gives a interesting and informative look at troops movements in the three-day Battle of Gettysburg. Also of interest: Check out these stories and photographs about York County in the Civil War.
More informative Gettysburg 150 links from all over ... .
The Civil War was controversial in its day - and today.
Here are discussions on several of those controversies, as framed by posts on this blog and in my York Sunday News column:
- Pro/Con: Should York's leaders have surrendered to the rebels?.
- York County can never forget this unknown, black Civil War soldier. But we have..
- Why would Yorkers applaud a Rebel who invaded their soil?
Best of books: The Hanover Evening Sun's Marc Charisse is a journalist/historian and a lover books. So here's his list of Civil War best bets.
More Gettysburg 150: This Gettysburg art exhibit focuses on Abraham Lincoln.
Gettysburg 150 in New York: A Gettysburg flag is on display at the Starr Library in Rhinebeck, N.Y. That's a good reminder that as involved as this region is in the Gettysburg anniversary, so are many other communities that sent troops there. Interestingly, Civil War historian Scott Mingus has observed that relatively few York/Adams soldiers fought in Gettysburg. The New York blag was carried by Rhinebeck soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Author is everywhere: Jeff Shaara, best-known as a Civil War writer, will appear in York for a York County Heritage Trust speech and also, as you might expect, in Gettysburg.