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Not only are bed bugs expensive to get rid of, they are literally simply an irritating inconvenience altogether. Regardless of how the hard the task can be, our experts will finish the job safely and neatly. An average fully grown bed bug is comparable in dimensions to an apple seed and will be a reddish-brown hue. They can be seen by the human eye when being searched for; an average grownup can be as much as one-quarter inch in length.
Bed Bug Assessment
The bed must be the starting point you browse as soon as thinking bed bugs have invaded. When searching your mattress, try to find any indicators of blood (fecal) discolorations, as well as on your sheets, skin cases coming from being shed as well as egg cases. Any of these are able to help to prove if it is indeed a bed bug. Discovering flat or raised bites on your body in the mornings can possibly be an additional indicator of a bed bug problem, however that can likewise be caused by other kinds of pests.
See to it not to assume that they are possibly the issue simply since you are waking up with bites. Getting assistance from a trained expert will certainly assist you to identify the pest(s) invading your home as well. Whenever including an expert, make certain to clean, as well as vacuum your house thoroughly prior to treatment; this makes it much easier for the specialist to identify the pest and complete the task. Phone our specialists right away if you tired of thinking they have taken control of your home and find out for sure!
Bed Bug Entry Strategies
There are a number of methods in which they can enter your house; furniture, clothing, pillows, containers, travel luggage and other products from taking a trip or traveling. They could endure for months without having food, enabling them to live nearly anywhere including uninhabited homes. They are going to quickly reproduce when they get in a home, causing them to easily spread out throughout your house. Even without any the capability to fly, bed bugs can navigate quickly and quietly.
In the day time, they want to hide in bed mattress seams, box springs and bed frames. In the case that you possess any fractures or crevices in the walls or floor coverings of your home, they will certainly hide up in there as well. They come out at night and eat you while you are falling asleep. The hands, arms, neck or face are actually typically where they choose to feed. These kinds of bite marks can likewise cause itching and swelling.
Controlling Bellflower Bed Bugs
- Make certain to tidy and eliminate any clutter in the house, particularly in the bed room.
- Prevent placing your bed near any other furnishings or wall surfaces.
- Extensively vacuum the house everyday.
- Washing your blankets, pillow cases and even your comforters every night can help to keep them from coming back. Likewise put every single thing in the clothes dryer for at least thirty minutes on high after cleaning.
- Eliminate places for the bed bugs to hide by dealing with any fractures or holes in home.
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Role of Emergency Medical Service
EMS is an emergency medicinal reaction service that give nearby therapeutic treatment and transportation to the closest medical office for patients who can't move themselves. This is more often than not at the site of a crisis, where patients needs prompt medical consideration.
Emergency Medicine servicecan also be known as by a wide range of names relying upon the area and association wherein the EMS has a place with.
Some examples names include:
Paramedic Service
Medical aid Squad
Salvage Squad
Emergency vehicle Services, Corps, or Squad
Life Squad
Crisis Squad
EMS's essential objective is give emergency medical treatment to those in earnest need of therapeutic consideration. emergency medical service need to appropriately treat the patient's conditions and move them to a l proper healthcare or medical facility.
How EMS Has Evolved?
A long time back, EMS was a term progressively used to address only the supervision and transportation of patients to the best possible medical services or medical center in emergency circumstances. It didn't used to incorporate treatment.
These days, EMS alludes to pre-clinic treatment that in given on the area of the emergency and during transportation to the best possible health services or medical office.
Other Vital Healthcare Functions Of EMS
EMS likewise have the duty of moving patients from one medical office to another. In cases like these, EMS are brought by restorative experts rather than the general public (like during crises). Transportation of patients ordinarily occur for a few reasons.

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Every small business owner constantly searches for new and innovative ways to cut costs and improve the efficiency of a company. There are numerous strategies for improving front-line services, but some business basics are often put on the back burner. Top business advisors encourage small business owners to look at available options for reducing accounting costs as an option for enhancing an organization's bottom line.
Too many smaller companies are forced to hire accounting firms or staff members to deal with routine accounting requirements. While it's true those functions must be dealt with, the costs for doing so are frequently staggering. That's why small business owners are now exploring ways to automate some accounting functions.
Payroll Shortcuts
Keeping up with payroll has always been a time-consuming process for small businesses. New software that's designed for smaller organizations easily automates the majority of payroll chores and does so accurately and smoothly.
Tracking benefits is easy with the right software solutions. Employees then don't have to worry about errors computing sick days or paid time off. Automated programs will even send out surveys to employees to determine if changes or improvements would make the system function better.
Payroll taxes have always vexed employers, but new software automates the process and minimizes the potential for errors.
Track Accounts Receivable
Again, software options automate the process, cutting costs and making the process easier for clients. As with other forms of accounting automation, human error and staffing expenses will be a thing of the past.
Payment options make it simple for small businesses to incorporate online payment strategies, including credit cards and ACH payments. POS solutions and mobile device applications go a long way toward moving a company forward in a competitive market.
Sales Tax Compliance Has Never Been Easier
Sales taxes are a reality for the majority of businesses. Because of this complying with local regulations can be costly for a smaller business. Emerging software solutions are designed to comply with virtually all sales tax regulations companies face.
Currently available software solutions easily integrate with typical accounting software organizations are already using, meaning the costs of adopting a sales tax software package is not complicated.
Tracking Expenses
When tracking employee expenses is an issue, traditional strategies called for an employee to monitor each employee's expenses and enter them in the company's accounting system. While new software automates the process, solving another costly issue employers typically have to deal with.
What's the Downside?
There really are no downsides here, and the software is constantly evolving as new needs are assessed or issues develop. While none of the software is free, the costs are minimal in comparison to keeping extra employees on staff or contracting an outside service provider.
Business systems are always changing, and it pays to explore emerging options carefully before making any changes in the way a company operates. However, automated accounting functions are simple solutions for cutting costs while, at the same time, enhancing a company's overall efficiency.
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Ill-defined, unlabeled faith might keep you free from the confines of commitment, but it won't make you any bedrock guarantees, either.
Faith—Everybody's Got It
I recently did a sweep of the top ten Time magazine links that mention faith in the title:
"Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith"
"I'm a Muslim Immigrant and I have Faith in America"
"Hillary Clinton's Methodist Faith"
"Andrew Garfield on Faith, Politics, and the Making of Hacksaw Ridge"
"Donald Trump, God, and the Depth of Faith"
"Europe's Crisis of Faith"
"Mother Teresa, A Saint: A History of Her Complicated Faith"
"Faith-Healing Couple Jailed After Child Dies Without Medical Treatment"
"Antonin Scalia Dead: How His Faith Reshaped the Supreme Court"
"Watch Donald Trump Speak at the Faith and Freedom Conference"
That's a lot of people using "faith" in a lot of different ways—political, social, cultural, and religious. Even when they imply it in the distinctly personal sense, we're still not exactly sure what they mean by it.
We need to know what we mean by it, though. Christians can use the word "faith" so generically that it means just any old conviction. We promote and encourage faith knock-offs, mere positive thinking, rather than the saving reality of Christ.
Kids who grew up in church and then later checked out of this kind of product as adults, actually abandoned an item that was colorless, tasteless, and ultimately, powerless. They forsook something that wasn't faith at all. And adults who beat the odds and through sheer force of habit managed to hang onto this substandard product, will find out sooner or later they've got a dud.
We need to make sure our faith is the particular faith the Bible describes.
You Can't Buy What's Free
Faith has particular importance. Everything depends on it, much like electricity depends on the wiring in your home for transmission.
13 …the promise to Abraham and his offspring [was] that he would be heir of the world
If there ever was a gigantic promise, this one tops the list. God promised Abraham and his offspring (all those of faith), that he would inherit the whole world.
If you take all the promises God made this man—that he would have a vast number of descendants, that he would get the land under his feet, that he would be a blessing to the whole world—and sum them all up, it basically shows God giving everything to Abraham.
In effect, God planned to take everything away from the loud, violent, manipulative, and evil, and put it into the hands of an unknown individual.
Yet this massive promise "did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith." God had no intention of giving it to those who try to earn it and strive to prove they deserve it. This is what is wrong with the world already—the proud and self-sufficient are always trying to conquer it, seize it, when God wants to give it for free. They try to wrest if from one another's hands, but Jesus said, "The meek shall inherit the earth."
14 "For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void —" works and faith don't mix, because you can't tell someone to pay for something and then tell them it's a gift— 15 "For the law brings wrath,"—it does not stir God's good will and blessing, but His anger, because the Law keeps a running tab of all your shortcomings—"but where there is no law there is no transgression. 16 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,17 as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations"—
This vast promise is only guaranteed as long as it rests on God's personal graciousness and man's willingness to receive it by faith.
On God's end of the equation, everything is in working order. He stands ready to give the gift of righteousness which is bound up with all His blessings, and bigger than the whole world. On our end though, where the human recipient need only receive by faith, things may not be so simple.
Under the influence of a misguided Protestant work ethic, a person may find the notion of a free gift slightly humiliating—insulting, even. Hence the thought, "I don't accept charity."
And so rather than feel like an object of pity, the potential receiver prefers to do something that preserves his dignity—to clean up his life first, demonstrate his industriousness, and not be as those who cry out for free lunches. He hopes to gently compel God's giving, but this warps the grace-faith arrangement into a works-obligation contract.
Suddenly, the guarantee disappears, because those who wish to earn the whole world, must do works as large as the world itself, yes, as large as the solar system. Under those circumstances, no one will get anything. The only way to guarantee the promise is to leave it resting upon God's willingness to freely give, and man's willingness to receive.
God Owes Me?
Serious Christians often unconsciously slip into a debt/obligation mindset with God. They've heavily invested into religious life and find themselves expecting God to return payment.
Many of us tithe regularly, spend considerable amounts of energy in the church, and have passed up personal opportunities for the sake of Jesus. We've amassed quite an account from which to call in favors. But if God doesn't come through in some matter, or tragedy strikes, the hapless Christian can become disillusioned to the core with feelings of being ignored or cheated.
God might say to them, "Do you really want Me to go with you into an arrangement of law? Do you want me to pull apart all your works, analyzing them for intrinsic value, judging their productiveness, their purity of motive, and then base what I do for you on the quality of what you've done for me?"
God loves the works we do out of love for Him, but comparatively speaking, they are like the kindergarten crafts we made for our parents. We glued a couple of beach shells to construction paper, and our mom put them on the refrigerator. But think how it would change the relational dynamic when, after presenting the hand turkey traced at thanksgiving, or the crumbling leaf collection taped to cardboard, Junior says to his mom, "Okay, now you owe me an Xbox," and he absolutely meant it.
God leads you into a life of good works, but tells you to keep your foundational relationship with Him based on His grace and your faith. Anything else jeopardizes everything. On your end, only faith guarantees you God's best.
Expect Challenge and Desire Growth
Biblical faith has particular characteristics; it is not amorphous. Yet neither is it structured according to one's limitations and desires.
Abraham's faith corresponded to the kind of God that God is. He didn't expect God to conform to his faith, but made his faith conform to God.
"in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
Abraham believed in a God who is not deterred by hopeless situations. If something is dead He gives it life; if it doesn't exist to begin with, He calls it into being. The natural result was that Abraham's faith looked a certain way.
18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, "So shall your offspring be."
Abraham's hope quotient, a chief characteristic of his faith, was through the roof. In the hope of God, he believed against all human hope, "As he had been told." He believed in God's Word as it was spoken to him without changing it into something fictitious, such as "I have faith to be the first man on Mars," nor did he reduce it to something petty like, "I have faith to get a new camel."
19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.
Abraham didn't reject reality like a fool who walked in circles telling himself, "I'm young enough and strong enough, and I can do this." He took into honest consideration the frailty and infertility of his and his wife's bodies. At the same time, however, he didn't mull over that difficulty to the point it weakened him. In fact, his faith grew:
20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22 That is why his faith was "counted to him as righteousness.
Though external circumstances will always pose long-term challenges to biblical faith, faith grows. It does so while being focused on the ability of God ("God was able") and God's Word ("What he had promised").
Why I'm Not Crazy about Christian Flicks or the Latest Cool Books
In my opinion, faith-based movies have a bad habit of over-simplifying faith. They tell a story, in which the protagonist faces initial challenges, but toward the end of 90 minutes, all prayers get answered and everything works out.
We feel encouraged and uplifted by these tales, but know somewhere down deep, in places we don't like to admit, that things in real life don't travel along such smooth upward vectors. Both our own experience and clear biblical examples show us as much. Faith commonly faces serious, long-term challenges, where setbacks and frustration try every bit of the believer's patience.
But over the last twenty-five years or so, some brilliant Christian writers have appeared who think the preferable alternative to simplistic faith lies in cynicism. They've glamorized doubt almost to the point of virtue, thinking it makes them look more intelligent and realistic. Their books have been effective, fueling skepticism about the veracity of the Bible, the authority of biblical doctrine, and the relevance of sexual ethics.
These folks crank out new titles like puppy litters, confusing impressionable readers with ingenious prose, and cementing the idea that doubt is cool. Yet nowhere in the Bible is such a thing applauded. The Word of God never positively appraises doubt, and when the people of faith sink into uncertainty, the Scriptures show them growing out of it, not building a nest in it for the sake of looking hip.
Your faith never needs to shun honesty, but at some points you will need to shut down idle, useless speculations, and recommit to robust growth.
Be Careful What You Grab Off the Shelf
In addition, biblical faith substantiates particular things of God. It is not an empty Christmas stocking meant to collect whatever random items we'd like to claim, to achieve, or to believe in.
23 But the words "it was counted to him" were not written for his sake alone, 24 but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
We believe in the same God Abraham did, but redemptive history has developed into something much more particular and complete since his time thousands of years ago.
Abraham believed in the God who gives life to the dead. We believe in the God who raised Jesus from the dead after He had been put to death for our trespasses. This faith is the faith that justifies a person in the eyes of God. If you follow the end of verse 24 through the end of 25, you can trace its particular ingredients: "Jesus," "Lord," "Delivered up" (cross), "raised" (resurrection)—and all for our "justification." There's no ambiguity here, nor should there be.
Imagine getting home from the grocery store. You're exhausted, but glad you splurged on that designer coffee. You whip the bag out, brew a quick pot, drink a cup, and it doesn't do a thing for you. After a second cup with no perky affects, you look closer at the bag and there on the front, written in letters you should never have missed, is the word, "Decaf." No wonder your coffee didn't affect you. It's missing a prime ingredient.
You want to make sure your faith as well includes everything that ought to be in it —in particular, Jesus the Lord, crucified for your sins, and raised for your justification.
A Pastor's Worst Nightmare
This entire section of Romans (1:1 to 5:11) deals with the idea of getting "Out of condemnation, Into Justification." It is every pastor's nightmare that a long-time church member might sit through a message series of this kind and read the verses, only to continue thinking he is justified by being a good person and believing in God. That kind of generic faith is risky.
My step sister has been married for less than a year. About a week ago, her new husband hopped on his motorcycle and hit the Arizona freeway.
Like a lot of young guys with fast bikes, he probably had the thing wide open. We don't know the details as yet, but apparently traffic ahead of him slowed down, so he flew around it into the next lane, and slammed into the rear of an SUV. The driver of the vehicle later reported seeing the riderless bike in a microsecond after the collision, skidding along on its side, engulfed in flame.
Now after having three brain surgeries, severe facial injuries, and a crushed pelvis, he is not yet able to breathe on his own. He missed death by an inch, and holds onto it by even less. His name is Casey. I hope you pray for him. Due to distance and busyness, I hardly know him, but I have to wonder about his faith, and what he believed.
My guess is that he believed in something. And that is exactly my concern.
Let's all be done with generic faith.


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San Antonio FC's Toyota Field will play host to league and team executives from across the United Soccer League on Wednesday night in the culmination of the USL Mid-Year Meetings, being held this week in San Antonio, Texas. | Photo courtesy Soccer Bible /
SAN ANTONIO – The United Soccer League's Mid-Year Meetings opened today in San Antonio, Texas as more than 200 league and team executives convened for two days of meetings and social events that will help shape the direction of the organization both in the 2022 season and beyond.
This year's Mid-Year Meetings mark the first time the event will be hosted independently in a USL Championship market, a significant landmark in the growth of the largest professional soccer organization in the United States. The event will also see the league welcome numerous representatives from commercial and broadcast partners as guests over the two days.
"We are delighted to welcome everyone to San Antonio for this year's Mid-Year Meetings," said USL President Jake Edwards. "The opportunity for our staff and team executives from across the country to gather together in-person for the first time in 18 months will be a very welcome opportunity for all of us as we lay more ground-work for the future of all our leagues."
The Mid-Year Meetings will for the first time include a combined meeting of the Board of Governors from both the USL Championship and USL League One, as well as individual Board of Governors meetings for both leagues. The Championship's Competition Strategy Committee is also scheduled to meet, as is the USL League Two Executive Committee and Business Strategy group as its 2021 season approaches its conclusion over the next two weekends.
The event will conclude on Wednesday night as attendees will be guests of San Antonio FC at Toyota Field as the side takes on New Mexico United in the USL on ESPN Game of the Week at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.


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We've had issues with log files for Oracle Application Server filling up the hard drive on our server. The files are in the /network/admin folder and are named server.log_XXXXX.trc and client.log_XXXXX.trc where XXXXX are 5 digits. The files are typically anywhere from 1-2MB in size but can be up to 100MB and thousands of them are created at a rate of about 5-10 per minute.
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Sunday, 18 July 2004
Editorial calls for new travel privacy law
Editorial reaction to the latest changes in the CAPPS-II airline passenger profiling and monitoring system has varied, from USA Today's Good riddance to the Boston Herald's Al-Qaeda wins one in the war on terror .
Wired News features ex-National Security Agency agent Bill Scannell in The Man Who Helped Kill CAPPS II , also noting the role of my reporting in having "uncovered important details about the system". It might surprise some of my friends (and enemies, for that matter) that an ex-felon hangs out with ex-spooks, but I have a long history of cordial working relationships with ex-NSA agents in a wide variety of settings. They've all told me that my skills would be perfectly suited for the NSA, if my political views were different, which I take as an indication of the similarity between investigative journalism and intelligence analysis.
Perhaps the most significant editorial commentary on CAPPS-II comes today from the Baltimore Sun . Noting that, "Under the once-heralded Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System, fliers would have been forced to provide airlines with additional personal information," the Sun opines that, "CAPPS II was a deeply flawed idea."
But the demise of CAPPS II should be celebrated cautiously….
Together, the CAPPS II fiasco and the GAO report — not to mention the Defense Department's now stymied Total Information Awareness program — underscore the threats to individual privacy posed by the rapidly increasing collection of data about our daily movements and transactions, the government's growing access to this private-sector data, and its use of sophisticated statistical techniques to plumb this material for investigatory purposes.
The problem here is that government data-mining — particularly of commercial databases — is flourishing in a legal environment providing insufficient privacy protection. There have been recent congressional calls for much-needed strengthening of the roles of federal privacy officers, but in the end, new legal protections will be necessary.
The Sun thus becomes the first major editorial voice to endorse the need for Federal travel privacy legislation . Let's hope that someone in Congress takes up that call.
[Addendum, 19 July 2004: I almost forgot to point out how the changes to CAPPS-II are being protrayed abroad, as in U.S. Simplifies Color-Coding of Air Passengers after months of Controversy (The Spoof, UK).]Link | Posted by Edward on Sunday, 18 July 2004, 21:46 ( 9:46 PM)


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Written by Sophie Hodgson
Only in college, but still, in my dim and distant memory, I recall a life before email and access to information that involved a three-hour book hunt in the library.
Was my education better or worse for this? I honestly have no idea. I guess its delivery was relevant to that time. Technology had yet to pervade our everyday lives and so my primitive understanding of email (gleamed largely to facilitate flirting with a boy I had a crush on) was neither here nor there.
Fast forward to now and clearly my tale is laughable. Children today use Skype, Google Apps and code their own websites before they are even ten. Kids as young as seven monitor for anonymous proxies as they are released in order to circumnavigate security controls and settings. They are surely the most intuitive, relentless and determined IT users you're likely to meet. Not only are their expectations sky high, but they are formidable opponents for any IT manager or tech vendor.
How technology has changed education is nothing short of exhilarating, and that is why I am looking forward to this year's BETT Show. Last year, the focus was all about the curriculum change that would come into effect, so what's this year's buzz going to be about? Could it be a look at the progress that's been made to date? Will it be about the changes that the election could ring in? Or perhaps discussion will be about whether you can really ever create a child-friendly internet (*waves at Google*).
There are so many issues that frankly who knows which one will take centre stage. That is why BETT, and the education tech market as a whole, is so exciting. Empowering and inspiring the next generation and shaping their thought processes and development isn't something that can be taken lightly. Therefore, I personally (as the mother of a two year old) will be looking at how the 'big boys' – Microsoft et al – plan to live up to their duty of care.
And that's the thing about entering and surviving in the education sector. Not only does your technology have to be pretty special, it also has to be able to stand up to speculation from a bevvy of stakeholders. From IT managers to parents and boards of governors; they might not have a direct say in signing the cheque but their unspoken power is significant. Companies operating in this space want to be creative, but often wider political agenda items take the wind out of their sails. For me, visual content has a huge role to play over the coming year in helping technology vendors targeting the education space to simplify their messages and give them more impact. Agree or disagree, if you are attending BETT and fancy a coffee and a chat about PR, then give me a shout!


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If You Need Assistance With Your Healthcare API Strategy I Have The Person
10 Sep 2014
by Kin Lane, API Evangelist Twitter LinkedIn Github Email
I get a lot of folks who engage me about the API space, most of them are API providers, many are focused on API consumption, with only just a small few are looking the evangelism and analyst side of things. As far as I know I'm the only individual out there looking at all industries, across all of these areas, working hard to understand how APIs are being applied across the board.
I'm always keeping an eye out for talent that is also working to expand their knowledge in the same way, but as the API universe expands I think this is going to be increasingly difficult, and I think we are going to start needing more analysts who focus within specific domains, and business sectors.
With this in mind, I've been closely watching Mark Silverberg (@skram) over at SocialHealthInsights.com, and is what I'd considered to be an API expert when it comes to the convergence of healthcare and APIs.
Mark is always hacking on interesting things related to healthcare, and pushing the envelope when it comes to healthcare APIs, by not just hacking on healthcare APIs, but also developing apps for Google Glass. Mark has developed his expertise in a similar way as I do, by hacking, telling stories, and consulting--which I think is the best way to develop yourself as an API expert.
Earlier this spring the FDA was preparing their new developer area, including the release of a handful of APIs like the drug labeling and adverse effects APis, and a handful of us with DC connections that were on the backchannel, providing feedback for the FDA during this beta period. Unfortunately I was too busy traveling to participate, but Mark was front and center providing some serious feedback on the API, resulting data, and the overall approach by the FDA.
It has taken me four long years to develop my eye for not just the technical, but the business and political approach to delivering APIs, and it is something I've only lightly touched on when it comes to the healthcare sector. I would say that Mark is this, cultivating a pretty critical eye for what is important when it comes to APIs in the healthcare space. If you are needing any guidance when it comes to planning, designing, deploying, and managing your healthcare APIs I recommend you connect with Mark, he can help you out like nobody else I know—make sure and tell him I sent you his way.


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As one of the fastest and most stable economies in the mid-northwest, Minneapolis has certainly benefited from a strong real estate market over the years. Many of the historical properties in this area have been well preserved and taken care of. Homebuyers will notice the consistent upkeep throughout the city's communities and lovely neighborhoods.
Discovering the high end of the Minneapolis real estate market will pleasantly astound homebuyers. The downtown core of Minneapolis is ideal urban living at its finest, featuring some of the most elite condo developments across the country. On the east of downtown Minneapolis, homebuyers looking for Industrial Era properties turned into contemporary masterpieces will enjoy owning a piece of Minnesotan history. Exposed bricks and wooden beams, vaulted ceilings, iron-spiral staircases, and top-of-the-line appliances with chic interiors are just some of the details to look forward to in these revived homes. Looking through an antique window across the Minneapolis skyline is surely breathtaking.
Across the way to the west of downtown is home to modern condo developments, adding to the impressive Minneapolis skyline. These developments are brand new structures coming with resort-like amenities and panoramic views of the city. If you're looking for a penthouse lifestyle, be sure to consider Phoenix on the River, located on the famous Main Street and the Mississippi riverfront. It's not every day you'll find a dwelling that shares unhindered views of St. Anthony Falls and the Stone Arch Bridge. The modern beauty found inside of these condos and penthouses is just as wonderful as the surroundings.
If you prefer cozy, kid-friendly, tree-lined communities, Minneapolis has you covered. Many of the neighborhoods in Minneapolis real estate are delightful places to raise a family, with only a short commute to still feel like you're a part of the city life. Northeast is considered a buzzing place full of single-family residences, and plenty of family activities and amenities located in the neighborhood. Families looking forward to newer constructions should consider Blaine, part of the Twin Cities metro region. These Minneapolis homes for sale are quite large, often featuring 4 bedrooms and bathrooms, boasting spacious floorplans over 3500 sq. ft. The best part of this community is its affordability and access to many local parks and greenspace. Blaine homes for sale are located on large lots, perfect for gardening enthusiasts and great for kids to play in the safety of their own homes.
Minneapolis truly has something for many homebuyers' needs and desires. Minneapolis, home of 10,000 lakes, spoils residents by living close to beautiful bodies of water.
With such a bustling economy and a world-renowned job market full of opportunity, people tend to live pretty well in Minneapolis. It's a fun place to live all year-round. In the colder months, the downtown is connected with over seven miles of glass enclosed skyways full of interesting shops and specialty restaurants and cafes. If you want to escape the winter cold or the summertime heat, Minneapolis is home to the biggest mall in the nation, The Mall of America.
For art lovers, the Minneapolis Art Institute and Walker Art Center are home to world-renowned art collections. Broadway shows play on the regular, as well as live Jazz entertainment found in some historically loved restaurants. The Dakota Jazz Club has a steady roster of famous musicians, accompanied by noteworthy menus.
One of the best ways to view the iconic Mississippi Riverfront is taking an afternoon to explore Boom Island Park. This historic park used to have booms that were used to divide the wooden logs that floated down the Mississippi River to the sawmills powered by St. Anthony Falls. These days, it's a park well loved by locals and visitors for its charming picnic area, winding foot-trails, and dock access for water sports and excursions.
To mention everything awesome about living in Minneapolis would take weeks listing the must-dos and sees of this fantastic city. Minneapolis real estate provides any homebuyer a chance to live a well-rounded lifestyle, abundant in culture, recreation and entertainment. This one-of-a-kind place is an excellent place to invest in both real estate and your future.
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The XINNIX SystemTM
A proven sales and leadership development platform combining training, accountability and coaching that drives and sustains production results
A proven sales and leadership development platform combining training, accountability and coaching that drives and sustains production results
XINNIX has redefined traditional training and coaching programs in the mortgage industry. We believe in order for you to attain greatness, you need to find and develop the strengths we know you already have. For nearly two decades, XINNIX has empowered mortgage professionals in every stage of their career to be the best they can be. We have developed a model that combines Training, Accountability, and Coaching to help you achieve excellence, reach next level production, and ensure long-term growth—The XINNIX SystemTM.
We offer two distinct options to engage in The XINNIX SystemTM. Both options advance sales performance and production for individuals and entire organizations. Performance Training is a multi-week program that uniquely combines both Training and Accountability. Performance Coaching is a 6- or 12-month program that partners each student with a dedicated Performance Coach and provides the added value of XINNIX Training and Accountability.
Performance Training = Multi-week program + Accountability
At XINNIX, we believe when people are held accountable to take action on the strategies and disciplines they have learned, their success skyrockets. XINNIX Performance Training is the combination of powerful education and invaluable accountability to execute best business practices that will elevate production to the next level. This is unlike any other training in the industry.
The proof is in the results. Experienced loan officers average a 46% lift in their business. Those new to the industry are outperforming their more seasoned peers, taking an average of 4.3 loan applications per month within their first two months of production. That's why 9 out of 10 XINNIX students highly recommend our training to others.
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Unlike other mortgage coaching programs, XINNIX Performance Coaching is so much more than just a phone call or annual motivational rally. We don't use a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, we tailor your coaching experience to meet the needs of your market place, personal strategies, where you are now and where you want to go in your career.
To do this, we combine our award-winning training, critical accountability to execute what you learn, and your very own Performance Coach—a knowledgeable, experienced, certified mortgage expert and mentor whose only goal is your growth and development. No matter where you are in your career—from new LO to Top Producer—Performance Coaching is for you.
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Nicky Morgan is Chair of the Treasury Select Committee, a former Education Secretary, and MP for Loughborough.
I suspect officials in the Treasury breathed a huge sigh of relief when the Chancellor announced in March 2017 that that would be the last Spring Budget and that he was moving to one Budget a year. Each 'fiscal event' (as Budgets are called inside Government) is a huge undertaking and diverts attention in the Treasury and in departments across Whitehall away from the day-to-day business of Government.
The briefing ahead of tomorrow suggests that Philip Hammond is determined that this Spring Statement really should be just that – a short statement commenting on the latest numbers from the Office of Budget Responsibility and with no fiscal changes announced at all.
Saturday's press suggested that there might be a review of single-use plastics, whilst the Treasury and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government are locked in an argument about plans to fully fund English lessons for migrants as part of the Government's long overdue response to the Casey Review.
If plastic cups versus English lessons is being weighed up in 11 Downing Street, then that would be both disappointing and a missed opportunity.
We cannot wait until 29th March 2019 to start re-defining in the country's eyes what this Conservative Government is about. Every set-piece occasion, such as the Spring Statement, which doesn't do that is a missed opportunity. And up against Brexit and Corbyn we need those opportunities more than ever at the moment.
We also need to make the most of the fact that, after a lot of hard work, day-to-day spending has been brought into balance. This is a significant achievement and we need to remind people why this matters – because it is unfair to put the burden of paying for our spending on to the next generation, and wrong to spend more on debt interest than, for example, our schools.
And we need to draw a very clear contrast with the 'turn the spending taps on' attitude of the Labour leadership.
Some are arguing that this heralds the 'end of austerity' and that we can now relax our fiscal discipline. I would caution against this. There may be spending decisions which are now easier to take – such as finding more money where recruitment is becoming a real problem such as for nurses and teachers, and in financially overstretched areas such as social care, children's social services and mental health – but if we relax too much then we undermine our criticism of the last Labour Government for not 'fixing the roof while the sun shines'.
We still have a significant national debt, an ageing population, a growing school population, a need to re-train many of our workforces and the unknowns of Brexit to pay for, including likely major investment in our borders.
In a speech I gave last week I argued that the Conservative Party needs to be clearer about our values and our mission. I suggested that our mission is that the Conservative Party wants to give everyone the opportunity to fulfil their aspirations, to tackle injustices and imbalances of power and to build a better society.
The Spring Statement provides a perfect opportunity to emphasise and reinforce all of this. And, whilst I think tackling single use plastic is important (many of us are doing our bit with reusable coffee cups this Lent) and Michael Gove has done a great job of moving our narrative on the environment forward significantly I'd argue that providing enough money for language classes is one of the biggest things we can do to build a cohesive society fits within our mission to change Britain.


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Halloween is an exciting time for children. It's social, creative, and a great excuse for children to dress up and exploring being a new character. For a parent, however, it can be a busy and time-consuming event. The reason is that it not only requires parental attendance on the evening of Halloween for some neighborly spooking, but it also requires a fair amount of preparation.
The good news is this preparation doesn't have to be a chore, it can most definitely be fun. Children love Halloween, harness their fun and excitement and it will naturally rub off on you and the creative output. To help get you pumped and the creative juices flowing we have pulled together five creative ways to incorporate strollers into your Halloween costumes. Making it easier to get children of all ages involved in the festivities.
Remember that Halloween can be an intense festivity for young children, there is a lot of sensory stimulation as well as the potential fear factor to contend with. A good idea is to celebrate Halloween in a child-friendly way. Creating or purchasing age-appropriate costumes and decorations will be important, but so will be planning your trick or treat route. A safe suggestion is to aim to head to houses who have children of a similar age to your own, as this will increase the likelihood that the same care and attention will be given to their trick or treat experience.
Now for the fun stuff!
Source: Theresa Alton, Halloween, Pinterest.
This stroller costume is not for the faint-hearted, but we wanted to set the standards high. At least initially. This costume must have been created by a true Star Wars fan and ideally be suitable for multi-use.
Key components would have been cardboard and paint, therefore you will want to make sure you have ample time available to allow you to add all the finishing touches that make all the difference.
Source: Debbie Boothroyd, Halloween costume, Pinterest.
Batman is still a superhero favorite with children of all ages. Therefore, if you have a toddler as well as a preschooler this is a stroller customer which will excite them both.
In addition, because of the dark colored paint and iconic shapes, this is an easier stroller costume to construct at home. How far you go with the costume will be totally dependent on your creative appetite.
Living Doll
Source: Karen, Cabbage Patch Halloween Costume, Pinterest.
Both cabbage patch kids and dolls are a popular dress-up option for younger children. The reason why is an empty cardboard box will allow you to set the scene relatively easily. Allowing the clothing or outfit to tell the story in more depth. How far you go, will depend on how comfortable your little one is with wearing a wig.
Vampire Coffin
Source: Andrea. C, Coolest homemade costumes.
Although this suggestion is more of the scary end of the spectrum, if done well it can depict the entertaining nature of vampires rather than signifying death.
Use of color will be important here, reds, purples and green will be good colors to use as they're fun as well as accurate.
ET (bicycle / tricycle)
Source: Sarah Graham, Halloween, Pinterest.
This is one of our favorite costumes. It is truly creative as well as being practical. The child not only gets to wear comfortable and appropriate clothing but they are also easy to maneuver with the use of a tricycle.
Furthermore, the ET toy is easy to get hold of and could be something children will enjoy playing with after Halloween. Longevity will be important, especially if you have a couple of children. This costume is timeless and iconic enough to be pulled out numerous times over the years.
We hope that these top five examples have inspired you enough to start thinking about Halloween. For more Halloween and costume inspiration we suggest heading to Pinterest. As well as having a wealth of examples they also have some great how-to guides to help you through the production process.
Remember even if things don't go as well as you'd hoped, your kids will really appreciate the effort you put into making Halloween a special day for them to enjoy.


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Armenian Haunting
Denial is a Hundred Year Old Curse. Apr. 24, 2018 USA 78 Min. N/A
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An Armenian-American journalist turns into an unwilling ghost hunter while researching the sudden deaths in her family and their connection to a paranormal mystery.
Original title Armenian Haunting
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Hi guys, we finally found out why Tabbles Local does not work on some machines (meaning that it crashes or gives an error message when you press the "Go" button).
The culprit seems to be the software "Ad-Aware" or "WebCompanion" from Lavasoft, or in general any product that installs LavasoftTcpService.dll and LavasoftTcpService64.dll in your Windows folders.
You should uninstall this software in order to use Tabbles Local.
To uninstall the software completely, here is the procedure to follow:
- From command prompt, type "services.msc".
- In the list of services, find LavasoftTcpService.
- Right click it, and click properties.
- In the properties dialog: click "stop"; In the "startup type" dropdown, choose "disable"; click "apply" and Ok.
- Then, from the Windows Control Panel, uninstall the product.
- Then do a search in the Windows folder for the files LavasoftTcpService.dll and LavasoftTcpService64.dll. You should find them in several places like C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWOW64.
- Rename these dll files to something else, like old_LavasoftTcpService64.dll
- Now try to login in Tabbles Local, and it should work.
If this still does not work, please write us at email@example.com. 🙂


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Adventurer Profile
General Information
Name: Cleric of Light
Age: Currently Unknown
Gender: Male
Height: 6ft 2in
Weight: 140lbs
Alignance: Good
Deity: Chronos (earth)
Titles: The Terra Blade, Leader of "Terra Troops"
Born in: Mobius
Joined Clan: Jul 6th 2010
Main Game: Adventure Quest Worlds
Other Games: None
Fav. Fighting Style: Sword and Shield
Fav. Element: Earth
Fav. Weapon: Katana
Trained to be a: Paladin
Current objectives:
Personality: Quiet and caring yet fierce in battle
Personal signature: None
AdventureQuest Worlds
Ingame Name: Cleric of Light
Level: 30
Joined: Valentines, 10
Member: yes
Founder: no
Fav. Locations: My house and Swordhaven Castle
Character Page: [http://www.aq.com/aw-character.asp?id=Cleric%20of%20Light]
Life Storyline
A very long time ago he followed his little sister to a river where she decided to swim. While she prefered the simpler things he was set on training and magic. He had gone to Swordhaven once and saw the knights parading the streets upon armored chargers as they returned in victory from a recent battle. He decided he would take the chance to train on some of the random eyes and imps that wandered the area. After a few hours he decided it was time to head back to find his sister and head home. Along the way he heared a loud crash in the forest to his right and a loud roar as a giant one eyed humanoid rushed from the brush right at him. He knew this was going to be a battle he could not avoid. Whispering to himself with a smile, "Finaly, a true test of my efforts". He raised his sword and set for the Cycopls' charge. After a long heated battle, Cleric stood victorius but badly battered and spent.
Even though he knew he was running low on energy, he knew he had to get to his sister and go home. As he stepped over the hill to the river he saw his sister struggling for her life in the current. A young and heat of the moment error in thinking made him jump right in, armor and all. Despite his efforts to swim and fight the weight dragging him to the bottom he made very little progress. As he sank to the bottom of the flowing current he heared a voice click in his mind. His eyes flashed for a moment as he saw a vision of his sister at the bottom of the river holding some clear blue orb. Then the voice spoke, "You will not die this day. You will sleep until she is awoken then you will watch over her."
Many, many, many years later his eyes opened wide and a sound rang through his ears, battle… he remembered it well… one of the few things he did remember. A force almost knowingly washed him ashore. The years of timeless sleep had kept his body immobile. He could hear the sounds and the flashing of lights but could not see the combatants.
After some time he heared cheers of victory, his strength returning enough to roll over to see the men walking away, he also caught site of something else but could not utter the words, "Cindy!".
After recovering his strength he wandered for years searching for his sister, without sucess he heared of the strife going on in the lands of chaos being born. He decided to offer his services to the King and quickly gained favor and was promoted almost every battle. His skills were impressive, his training all those years ago had payed off.
After a few more years in the service of his majesties army, he decided to pay battleon a visit… to his surprise there she was, Cindy, the sister he had searched for all these years. After a long talk he knew what his duties were, to protect his sister and fight for the element of Earth in the command of the Clan of Elements.


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We spun our fearless videographer Chris Cantle like a top to bring you an HD 360-degree panorama of the Ford stand at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. He's the same guy that volunteered to stuff himself into the trunk of an Evora awhile back, so he's used to this kind of thing.
Look closely and you can see a display of Mustang engines from the GT500 all way down to the base V-6 mounted on the wall behind the orange and black Boss 302. You'll also find the new Mustang GT, the much-improved 2013 V-6, the Boss 302 Laguna Seca, and one of the stars of the LA show, the new GT500.
Use the controls to spin around, zoom out, and zoom in to get closer to the details.
Ok, so that's not really how we did it, but it sounded like fun to everyone back at the office.
Interior of the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500
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As a freelancer, I have designed (and written up design specifications for) book interiors and/or done typesetting for numerous book publishers, including (among others) Bantam-Dell, Barricade Books, Bloomsbury/Walker, Cambridge University Press, Camino Books, Doubleday/Broadway, Fairchild Books, Holmes & Meier, Intrepid Traveler, Kensington, Northwestern University Press, Other Press, Peter Lang, Rodale, Smith & Kraus, and St. Martin's. The titles cover a wide range of subjects in both fiction and non- fiction, including suspense, science fiction, and serious fiction as well as business, history, theater, music, reference, cookbooks, how-to, current affairs, and biography. A number of titles were illustrated, either including photo inserts (some grayscale, some four-color), or illustrated throughout. I invite you to visit my website (rachelreiss dot com) for more information and a good sampling of my book interior work.
While at Bantam Dell, I designed, wrote up design specifications, and oversaw the composition of more than thirty titles. I also hired and coordinated the work of freelance illustrators as projects required, and selected case materials and designed and typeset the spine dies for hardcover titles.
While at TV Books, I designed, laid out, and typeset a wide range of titles. I also supervised the freelance design of heavily-illustrated four-color titles, often diagnosing and correcting serious problems in the files and/or designs. Responsible for taking titles from copyedited manuscript to final printer-ready files, I created a process to permit the rapid design and production of over forty titles a year. Additionally, I was responsible for collecting and tracking all promotional and catalog materials to and from freelance designers and copywriters.
At Newmarket I coordinated, tracked, and organized materials and acted as liaison between editors, authors, designers, and other freelancers. I also line edited, copy edited, and proofread many projects, typeset patches for new editions, and input final author and proofreader corrections on both Mac and PC platforms.
At Applause, I designed and typeset the vast majority of books, along with handling line editing, copy editing, copy correction, proofreading, and indexing responsibilities.
Life-Changing Inspiration. Unwavering Support.Scrolls have always been considered sacred, filled with prophecy and direction. Realizing that today's spiritual leaders fill a similar role, filmmaker Parrish Smith created the award-winning documentary series The Scroll, featuring modern-day prophets revealing more of themselves, their journeys, and their invaluable insights than ever before. Now... read more
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You've heard of the Dog Whisperer? Meet the Ancestor Rescuer. Part forensic scientist, part master sleuth, Megan Smolenyak has solved some of America's oldest and most fascinating genealogical mysteries. You've read the headlines; now get the inside story as the "Indiana Jones of genealogy" reveals how she cracked her news-making cases, became the face of this increasingly popular field--and r... read more
To get the best answer―in business, in life―you have to ask the best possible question. Innovation expert Warren Berger shows that ability is both an art and a science.It may be the most underappreciated tool at our disposal, one we learn to use well in infancy―and then abandon as we grow older. Critical to learning, innovation, success, even to happiness―yet often discouraged in our schools a... read more
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Green Cathedrals is a celebration of the sport of baseball, through the lens of its ballparks—the "fields of dreams" of players and fans alike. In all, some 405 ballparks have, over time, hosted a Major League or Negro League game, and each one of them is given its due, from hard statistics about dimensions to nostalgic and current photographs, to anecdotes that will inspire the memories of fa... read more
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy led his nation for little more than a thousand days, yet his presidency is intensely remembered, not merely as a byproduct of his tragic fate. Kennedy steered the nation away from the brink of nuclear war, initiated the first nuclear test ban treaty, created the Peace Corps, and launched America on its mission to the moon and beyond. JFK inspired a nation, particularly ... read more
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A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested involvement in slavery-setting off a controversy that leapt from the ivory tower to make headlines across the country. But Brown's troubling past was far from unique. In Ebony and Ivy, Craig Steven Wilder, a rising star in the profession of history, lays bare uncomfortable truths about race, slaver... read more
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The Double R Guest Ranch offers some of the finest deer hunting in the Sand Hills.
We are located in the middle-interior of the vast, sparsely-populated Sand Hills. The region is teeming with wildlife of a wide variety.
White-tail and Mule Deer Abound! Many deer are here year-round and don't seem discouraged by the cattle grazing close by. Many trophy deer are taken each hunting season directly from the Double R Guest Ranch's lands be it rifle, muzzleloader, or bow and arrow.
"The Sand Hills Management Unit has the highest percentage of mature, trophy-Whitetail Deer, and it should, it has been managed as a Trophy Unit since 1991."Program Manager
Big Game Program
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's
Rifle Deer Hunts
$2,600 Hunt Fee, Per Person
$400 Lodging
$3,000 Total plus sales and lodging taxes. 1
The fee is the same for 1st and 2nd, 4 day/5 night hunt.
Cost for non-hunting guests $75 per night plus taxes.
$1,000 Deposit is to be paid by all hunters in your group before reservation can be confirmed.2
Muzzleloader & Archery Deer Hunts
$2,100 Hunt Fee for 4 days/5 night hunting, Per person
$400 Lodging fee
$2,500 Total-plus sales and lodging taxes. 1
Extra days if available: $225 per person, per day
Cost for non-hunting guests $75 per night plus taxes.
$500 Deposit is to be paid by all hunters in your group before reservation can be confirmed.2
Prices are subject to change, for the most up-to-date prices and fees please give us a call.
The deposit can be paid by credit card or personal check.
Balance of fees and costs must be paid by cash or credit card, no checks, upon arrival in the fall.
Deposits are non-refundable unless otherwise determined by Double R Guest Ranch.
Our deer hunts are all no-guarantee deer hunts and no refunds are authorized.
Hunt Package for deer hunting is 4 day/5 nights
All hunt packages have a maximum of 4 hunters per cabin. All hunters must sign the Waivers of Liability, and Owner's Rules for the Hunt prior to hunting.
Meals are not included, but the cabins have full cooking facilities with all necessary utensils, dishes, and appliances furnished, including a gas grill if needed. All Linens and bedding are also supplied.
Cabin Lodging
We have a cabin furnished with your comfort in mind as that welcomes you home after a day afield. The cabin has a have full kitchenette and is fully outfitted.
To cook, all you need to bring is your food. All units have room to relax, and there are games and reading materials for leisure hours and TV to keep you informed when necessary.
Rates and Reservations
Opening Week: 4 day/5 night hunt is Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Check-in on Day one at any time after lunch; check-out is by noon on Day 6.
When you arrive you will need to come to the ranch house and get your paperwork signed and the balance of your fees paid before any hunting is allowed.
When that is done you will be driven to several of the boundary areas of the ranch to familiarize you with the borders. You will each have a plat map to be carried with you at all times when you are hunting.
These Nebraska Deer Hunters will find that this high country terrain is made for hiking and ATV travel when drive you must! The hills are high, rugged, sandy, grass-covered dunes just made for climbing as you Spot and Stalk.
The heavily grassed, low-land marshes, on this Nebraska Ranch have three spring-fed lakes which attract additional wild life that adds to the adventurous challenge of the hunt.
You can expect to find a very good population of deer. We are happy to have the hunters that help with population control when we hear that they have fulfilled their hunting permits with the deer of their dreams.
In general no guide is necessary, but if you wish to obtain a guide, names and contact information for local guides can hopefully be located upon request. Obtaining, scheduling, and payment of the Guide would be the sole responsibility of the hunter.
Deer hunters should have no difficulty fulfilling their permits! Our deer hunts are all no-guarantee deer hunts and no refunds are authorized.
However, in the event that you will be unable to fulfill your hunt reservation in the fall, you can use your prior posted deposit to re-schedule a deer hunt for the next season, if a reservation is available, without posting a new deposit. Any price increases would be your obligation when you check-in that next fall.
The Nebraska deer hunt fees include the right to hunt, the in-season waterfowl, upland birds, coyote (no permit needed), and small game with the proper hunting permits and guns.
Fishing on-site is available at the private lake with the small boat, or if the lake is safely frozen, you can ice fish . All can be done during your 4 day hunt without any additional charges.
The Nebraska Hunt Deer Season is set by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission so the Opening Day at the Double R Guest Ranch varies from year to year. You can purchase your deer permits for the Sand Hills Area, which is our area at the ranch, over the internet at www.outdoornebraska.org.
This site has the complete Big Game Guide in its pages. You can purchase your game permit and learn more about deer hunting and the seasons in Nebraska from the Guide.
You can contact the Game and Parks Commission at 2200 N. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE 68503, or call (402) 471-0641.


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John and Jack have been working restoring the old pond in Kennel field. It must be many years since this was last done. They also cleared the pond in Randolphs Orchard. Just in time before the rain comes.
Peacock on red clover
Many more butterflies about now – mostly rather dull Meadow Browns and Cabbage Whites but here is one of the first Peacocks I have seen on the red clover in the Common . The clover is re-growing after being cut for silage and will soon be grazed by the lambs. Bees also getting busy again after a slow start but still not many about.
There must be insects in the farm office
This is one of several visitors to the farm office this morning. I have to admit that the insect life we support is probably attracting them although I believe chickens have a spirit of adventure and just want to know what's there – like the one that crossed the road.
Time to "cast your clouts"
There is some doubt surrounding the exact meaning of the phrase "Ne'er cast a clout till May be out" but this year the Hawthorn blossom seems to have arrived just at the time when it seems a good idea to "cast" winter woollies.
Talking of woollies the lambs are growing fast and we have already sheared the tegs. The main flock will be done in a couple of weeks.
You can read more about the origin and meaning of the phrase here.
Bluebells are now at their best
Preparing to sow spring crops
Jim Etches ploughing in preparation for sowing with spring wheat. The field has been growing grass/red clover for the last three years so the fertility should be good. It has also been spread with last year's manure from the cow sheds.
In the background you can just about see the 18 Kw solar panels on the barn and the oast house – which we hope to restore and put to good use soon.
Working the ground ready for planting red clover
J.Etches and sons working the plough down to a fine tilth with their rotary harrow. It will be sown with our home-grown red clover seed. This 55 acre block of land at the Common will grow a clover and grass mixture that will be cut as silage and used to feed our cattle over the winter. At the same time the clover, being a legume, will build up the fertility of the soil ready for the next rotation when it will return to growing wheat again in 3 or 4 years' time.
Randolph's orchard – Iden
Fixing solar panels on the barn
There has been a recent rush by local farmers to install their solar photovoltaic panels before the end of December in order to get the higher subsidy payments that are due to be reduced on January 1st. We have joined them – thanks to being prompted by Simon Wright of Lamb Farm in East Guldeford, near Rye (you can follow Simon's topical reports on farming issues on http://www.ryenews.org.uk )
Most of the installations are being done by BeBa energy http://www.beba-energy.co.uk/. They also installed the panels on the roof of Hobbs Parker Market building in Ashford. This may have encouraged the recent enthusiasm for Solar Power amongst the local agricultural community.
Some lucky farmers are putting 50-100 Kw arrays on their barns. Simon and I were restricted to 18 Kw installations as the local electrical grid, managed by UK Power Networks, was unable to handle any more than this from our farms.
We did the maths on this project and it proved to be such a good investment that Natwest Bank were happy to lend us the money to pay for it at a very reasonable interest rate. It seems a very good idea for any business with suitable roofs to take advantage of this opportunity. BeBa tells me that very soon the UK will have 5 Gw of solar power installed and the rate of installations is growing. 5Gw is about 20% of the total average UK electricity demand and 50% of the current nuclear power output (when the sun is shining).
Recent changes to the subsidy payments has made ground mounted solar much less attractive so we may not see so many solar farms but maybe more roofs instead.
I am looking forward to charging my electric car from the new panels.


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Planned Parenthood ralliers line local streets
Under cloudy skies on Saturday morning, demonstrators for and against Planned Parenthood made their views known in front of the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura.
Those seeking to defund Planned Parenthood lined up along Telephone Road.
"We do not want our taxes going to abortion clinics," said Joanne, a woman from Santa Paula who came to the protest with her family.
Meanwhile, counterdemonstrators assembled down Victoria Avenue to voice their defense of Planned Parenthood.
"I understand their feelings, but they don't have the right to make a woman's choice," said one of the counterdemonstrators, Ventura resident Ruth Schwartz.
The original protest against Planned Parenthood was organized by Mary Rose Short, an activist who was inspired after learning of other protests planned across the country.
"I saw a list of the other cities, and Ventura wasn't on it yet, so I volunteered," Short said. She got the word out by inviting people ranging from students at Thomas Aquinas College to parishioners at Santa Clara Church in Oxnard.
When a Ventura resident named Paula who refused to give her last name heard about the protest, she felt compelled to organize a rally in support of Planned Parenthood. What started out as a Facebook invitation to her friends spread to hundreds of people online.
Initially, the divide in the demonstrators' beliefs matched their physical separation at the intersection. However, as more people showed up and the crowd expanded to take up all four corners, the demonstrators began to mix.
"I think having conversation between people with opposing ideas is great," Short said. "Often, one side is right and the other is wrong, and we're not going to find out who's wrong until we talk about it."
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At 10:15 a.m., there were about 300 protesters total, with a few dozen more showing up for the side against Planned Parenthood. The Defund Planned Parenthood demonstration ended at 11 a.m. and the Defend Planned Parenthood counterdemonstration was planned until 5 p.m.


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Market Timing Indicators Help Investors Beat the Bad News
If you're like most normal people, you prefer good news to bad news. Good news is good and bad news is bad. Simple.
Sometimes this kind of thinking works perfectly, as when European equity markets took an uppercut to the chin on May 13 when the French bank Credit Agricole issued about $9 billion worth of rights to raise funds to cover its subprime losses. That's the kind of news that makes the ordinary investor head for the bomb shelter, vowing to keep his nest egg safely stashed under the Beautyrest. Bad news is bad.
But equity investors, especially those who follow the lure of growth stocks, know that bad news can be good news. That's because bear markets persist until investors give up and sell their stocks. When the last, stubborn holdout finally succumbs to despair and types in that sell order, markets can start to turn up. That's not an attempt at cheap irony or an oversimplification, that's the literal truth.
The moment of maximum hopelessness marks the start of the next bull market.
That's fine for those of us who have actual market timing indicators that we trust and use. Markets are always going up and down, and if you have a way to distinguish a real market move from random motion, you can be back in the market before most investors know that the bull is back in town.
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Right now, for instance, while most investors are still cowering under the covers, the market timing indicators for the Cabot Market Letter and the Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report are positive. The people who read and follow the advice that we write in those letters are making money. And the bottom line is the bottom line.
Ultimately, what chills markets the fastest is the bad news from news sources. Try to get a picture in your mind of the global investing community when the CountryWide Financial/Bear Stearns crisis first hit. Lots of people hit the sell button at that point, and they kept on hitting it every time more bad news confirmed how bad the situation really was.
But there was also a small army of green-eyeshade types who immediately went to work trying to get some solid numbers on the scope and danger of the problem. While the general public was getting pummeled for weeks and months by news of write-offs, bankruptcies and deteriorating liquidity, the gnomes continued calculating until, finally, they felt they understood the scope of the problem. With knowledge comes opportunity, because a company that can calculate damage can also project value. As the public continued to sell, the gnomes were telling their masters that it was time to do a little bottom fishing, a little shopping at the fire sale, a little stocking up at discount prices.
Soon after news of the devastating earthquake in China began running on U.S. TV screens, we began to receive questions from our subscribers asking whether it was prudent to sell shares of Chinese companies. Basically we said no.
Today I started seeing reports that investment professionals were bidding up steel companies because the earthquake damage would have to be repaired. And this time, there was going to be a lot more earthquake resistant steel involved in the building process.
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For my investing idea in this issue, I'm going to stick closer to home than usual. I've been noticing a company called Lumber Liquidators (NYSE: LL) advertising on NPR and elsewhere. The company began in Boston in 1993 when a man named Tom Sullivan began buying wood that other companies didn't need and then reselling it. He dug out a niche market in hardwood flooring and opened its first store in 1996.
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With my new insurance I needed to find all new doctors, so I found a new dentist that seemed very holistic and advertised about "pain free dentistry". Obviously I am a giant wimp, so if something says painfree, I am all in. So I made an appointment at Dentistry for Health (you could make the appointment online - even as a new patient - which won even more points for them.)
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Of all the appointments, getting the molds done was the most uncomfortable I had been in that chair. The way they shoot the material into your mouth can only be described as a caulk gun, and it's pretty disgusting. Then when they try to pull the molds out of your mouth - YIKES. It didn't hurt exactly, but I was fairly certain they were going to rip all of my teeth out. But before I knew it, they were done, and my digusting molds and pictures were sent off to be analyzed. I was told they would call me in 3-4 weeks when they got everything back.
So imagine my surprise yesterday, just ten days later, when I got the call everything was in and I could come in later in the day. I set an appointment to go there over my lunch break, and I got SO EXCITED to start this new process!
When I sat down at 1230p, my dentist immediately set to work putting "buttons" on several of my teeth. Basically, these were little teeth colored adhesives to attach to the trays. This process was uncomfortable, but not painful. Then we popped my first set of trays in (TIGHT, but okay) and I was sent out the door with boxes and boxes of my 28 sets of trays. I wear each tray for 10 days, so I was making a 280 day commitment.
The rest of the afternoon was weird. I felt like I was constantly pushing and prodding my trays with my tongue. I have never been more aware of anything. I had trouble talking. I went to kickboxing like usual, but my mouth was really dry and the trays were scratching the inside of my bottom lip, so it wasn't that awesome.
When I got home, I was so excited to take them out for a little while and eat dinner. However, I got them out and my teeth felt so weird with those buttons on! Eating was a challenge. I ate quickly because it felt so weird and I wanted to get it over with. Then I popped the trays back in. A few hours later I got hungry, but there was no way I was dealing with removing them again, so I just laid there hungry.
I have read a lot about these things, and most people say once I get used to them this will be better. I certainly hope so, because so far my less-than-24-hours experience has not been fun.
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Art Tue Mar 01 2011
The Art of Futbol
I am super excited about an upcoming show I want everyone to know about, and it isn't just because I can finally write about soccer in the arts section. My passion for art is immense, I love doing studio visits with fellow artists, and ChicagoArts exists because I can't keep from talking about great work and trying to let people know how awesome art is. So there are only a few things that get my mind off creativity and the arts, one of those things is soccer. Remember that The Onion article "Nation's Soccer Fan Becoming Insufferable"? Well, that was me.
Every weekend you can find me at The Globe Pub watching games from around the world as early as 6:30 in the morning. I follow teams that play in Italy, Spain and England in addition to the obvious team--The Chicago Fire. I get excited about the Champions and Europe Leagues, the FA Cup as well as everything USMNT and CONCACAF, so it is not a surprise that I have made a few soccer paintings in my time.
The Chicago Fire Soccer Club and Arte y Vida Chicago are coming together to create a show entitled "The Art of Futbol". They are currently taking submissions of soccer related art from both professionals and students in the Chicago area. All you have to do to submit work is send up to three images to amor(at)arteyvidachicago(dot)com.
This is the first time that the Chicago Fire has entertained the artistic community and I think we should step up and get them to want to engage us again. Of course this to me is like chocolate and peanut butter-- two great things that go great together-- but not everyone will see it that way I'm sure. Either way the reception will be on April 21 at The Adidas Store downtown and the deadline for entry is March 28. For more information visit Arte Y Vida.


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