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Comparative study between government and private forest plantations management practices: Case studies of Sao hill and green resource forest plantations, Mufindi, Iringa, Tanzania
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Comparative study between government and private forest plantations management practices: Case studies of Sao hill and green resource forest plantations, Mufindi, Iringa, Tanzania
Akyoo, E. W.
The study was carried out in Sao Hill and GRL for comparison of management practices applied between government and private forest plantations. The study focused at identifying existing management practices, examining cost involved in forest management practices, assessing forest stand parameters and identify challenges facing management practices in Sao Hill and GRL in five years from 2012 to 2016. Data were collected through direct measurement in the forest stand parameters, structured interview for key informants, review of documents and observation. To access the stand parameters, a systematic sampling with two stages stratified sampling technique was applied and strata of age 5, 10 and 15 years were established for Pinus patula and Eucalyptus grandis. With equal allocation 180 sample plots of 0.04 ha were laid out and measurements were taken for estimation of stem quality, diameter and height, stand density, volume and basal area per hectare. Data collected were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS computer programs for descriptive and inferential statistics tools. The findings indicate that Sao Hill and GRL forest plantations practices similar major forest management practices based on establishment, tending operations, and forest protection and nursery silviculture. Between 2012 and 2016 Sao Hill was paying an annual average cost rate of TZS 6 811.06/man/day task and planting cost of TZS 70 247.32/ha for casual labour. On other hand GRL was paying annual relative lower cost rate of TZS 4 917.30/man/day and planting cost of TZS 16 750.15/ha. However Sao Hill spent the lowest cost in nursery with average of TZS 92.29 per seedling compared to TZS 145.92 per seedling in GRL. The results showed that there was a significant cost differences between Sao Hill and GRL and therefore concluded that Sao Hill spent extra cost per unit area in many areas of forest operations which should also reflect the production efficiency. Study also indicated that Sao Hill and GRL performed basic tending (weeding, pruning and thinning) as recommended in Technical Orders specifications. Stand density performance in P. patula was in moderate with Sao Hill having average of 692 sph in age 5 years' strata alongside GRL with 520 stems per hectare, and for E. grandis Sao Hill performed better in the strata of age 5 years with mean density of 614 sph, while GRL did well for age 10 years strata with mean of 519 sph. With applied spacing of 3m x 3m still both plantations could have achieved higher stand density per hectare under proper practices. In volume performances for P. patula, the significant variations were observed in age 5 and 15 years strata whereby GRL had higher mean volume of 53.6m3/ha and 184m3/ha compared to mean volume of 24.2m3/ha and 154.1m3/ha in Sao Hill. For E. grandis major volume variations were found at ages 5 and 15 years as Sao Hill respectively had higher mean volumes of 109.1m3/ha and 261.3 m3/ha compared to 67.6m3/ha and 112.4m3/ha in GRL probably because E. grandis in Sao Hill was established under coppice regenerations. The implication of volume parameters for P. patula was associated with stem form quality of 96.43% straightness in Sao Hill and 92.79% in GRL while the E. grandis having 93.0% straightness form in Sao Hill and 92.89% straightness in GRL stands. Consequently from 2012 to 2016 Sao Hill and GRL plantation were prone to fire incidents and GRL lost 1592.5 ha of planted forests while Sao Hill lost at least 227.14 ha because of uncontrolled human activities and low technology in firefighting gears. Fund limitation was to some extent influencing management of Sao Hill and GRL forest plantations regarding fire and other issues.
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SMEs need to ask themselves: If they were a victim of a cyber attack how much immediate business would they lose? Could they restore their system and data? And, would their customers have confidence in their organisation in the future?
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KOTA KINABALU: Neways International (Australia) Senior Diamond, Micko O'Byrne recently arrived here after travelling over 5,000 kilometers on his motorcycle from Perth to raise funds for the Bornean Sun Bear.
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Freshmen Hunter Schenkel (Sayville, NY) was key for the Blue Angels down the stetch. With CNR holding on to a 4-point lead with 1:09 to play, Schenkel converted an old-fashion three-point play to give New Rochelle a seven point margin. John Jay twice cut it back to four points, but each time Schenkel or junior Jack Tisdale (Dayton, OH) connected on their foul shots to secure the win.
Up by two at the half, John Jay built up a 10 point lead with 14:40 to play. But, they would squander that lead at the 5:00 mark when CNR took a 62-61 lead on a free throw by freshmen Glen O'Loughlin (Yorktown Heights, NY).
Schenkel finsihed with a game-high 28 and Tisdale contributed 26 points, 10 boards and a team-best three helpers.. Essien Epps led the Bloodhounds with 24 points.
CNR shot 33% from behind the arc and 70% from the line, while holding John Jay to way below their season average from behind the arc, at just 9%.
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Josien Schuurmans finished her PhD thesis on the treatment of late life anxiety disorders in 2006 at the department of Psychiatry of the Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre. The thesis describes the main results of the first RCT of CBT versus an SSRI for the treatment of late-life anxiety disorders. After her PhD training she was employed as an assistant Professor of Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit from 2005 to 2010 where she developed her skills as a scientist and teacher. She also served as first author and chair of a national taskforce who completed the first multidisciplinary guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of late life anxiety disorders in the Netherlands. From 2011 to 2013 Josien completed her training as a registered mental health psychologist at the department of older adults of GGZinGeest/VuMC.
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From Her Pen - celebrating female composers of the Baroque and Classical eras
From Her Pen - celebrating female composers of the Baroque and Classical eras
In 2018 the Academy of Ancient Music launched From Her Pen, an project to explore and reveal music written by female composers of the Baroque and Classical eras. Often overlooked – both in their own time as well as now – these composers wrote some superb music, and often had important and fascinating connections in the musical circles of the time.
From Her Pen sees these works performed in AAM's live concerts around the UK and abroad and made available for listeners internationally in full-length audio and video content. There will also be additional written and video introductions to each of these composers, and in due course, we also look to publish the scores of these works in new, freely downloadable editions to facilitate further performance globally. AAM is grateful to the ABO Sirens Fund, the Ambache Charitable Trust, and the Academy of Ancient Music Strategic Recording Fund for enabling From Her Pen.
Composers whose works AAM have investigated so far include Maria Grimani (an Italian composre active in Vienna, about whom little is known), Anna Amalia (Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, who established a remarkable library and brought Goethe, Schiller and more to Weimar), Marianne Martines (who lived in the same building in Vienna as Porpora and Haydn, receiving lessons from both), Maria Walpurgis (a German princess, composer, singer, harpsichordist and patron, whose music was praised by Charles Burney), and Marie-Emmanuelle Bayon Louis (a French composer, pianist, salonnière, and close friend of Denis Diderot), with more to come. You can see some of the performance films here, and there are more yet to be released.


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LA LA LAND (2016, Damien Chazelle)
Entering this conversation very late and with very little of interest to say. There are some nice touches throughout that keep this watchable and dynamic: Gosling is quite good despite his mediocre dancing and singing — he's really in it for his comic timing (watch that flinch reaction when he sees his sister in his apartment when he gets home) and puppy-dog sympathy when things don't go his way. Stone is fierce in the audition scenes and giddy in musical numbers, though her chemistry with Gosling was sharper in both CRAZY STUPID LOVE (really good) and GANGSTER SQUAD (really bad). It seems now this regular pairing is just coasting on already-established good will.
But this is a film about aspiring artists, and its message is both trite and uninspiring. We've seen a million times a story about a guy stuck doing something he hates until he achieves his dream, and this goes nowhere we don't expect. Sebastian even gets a chance to learn something new: John Legend has a great speech to him mid-film about how you need to tailor your skills to the needs of the marketplace. About how "jazz is dying because of people like you" who are ignoring a younger generation in favor of old traditionalists. A nice point to make, but Chazelle disagrees with it!
So instead, he makes a movie designed to do nothing but nod to older movies and tell us how good they were. Yeah, some of them were good. But aren't I supposed to be watching a good one now? Why not make this one good too? Instead, the camera work in the musical numbers is boring, sloppy, and haphazard. Even the long take on the freeway (why is Stone going from the 105 to the 110 in the morning if she lives with her girlfriends in Hollywood?) feels weighed down by molasses instead of gliding on air. The house party pool scene has murky underwater photography before drunkenly settling on phony fireworks. Artifice is a theme of the film (in Los Angeles, everything is fake!) but if the emotions in the movie are supposed to be real, then why not make us feel something?
There are so many blunders that they had to be intentional: the sequence where Stone and Gosling walk the studio lot on a "first date" is in sync for the close-ups but the wide masters are hopelessly out of sync; like they were ADR'd on purpose. It doesn't even come close to matching. There's a hair in the gate in a simple quick shot of Gosling sitting on a bed that could easily have been noticed and touched up. (Doubt this was a projection issue because it disappeared on a cut, plus it was a DCP). Glad that Chazelle shot on 35mm film, but come on, Oscar-nominated DP. Check the gate. I can only imagine all of these things were left in to contribute to the theme of artifice, meta-knowledge, and peering behind the curtain. But it's also a really convenient excuse.
It's not enough to tell us that you liked THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG or SINGIN' IN THE RAIN or ALL THAT JAZZ. And in what amounts to the single lamest THE CONFORMIST homage in film history, we get a low-angle shot of about four leaves dribbling towards Stone's feet, reminding us that there is an entire wealth of cinematic classics we could be watching instead of this bland, forgettable, occasionally agreeable, but slight exercise in ripping off better movies.


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At the end of the pilgrimage to the tomb of Blessed S. Martha in Sniatyn on June 25 and 26, the relics of St. Vincent de Paul were brought in solemn procession to the Sanctuary of Bl. Martha.
The reliquary is a chest containing a letter from St. Vincent, a rib and a piece of fabric, which were brought the day before from Naples by two priests from the Italian Province.
These relics will remain in the Ukraine until the end of the year and they will be brought to all the communities of our Vice-Province, and, at the request of the pastors of other churches, they may visit other holy places.At the beginning of June, the reliquary remained in Sniatyn, where the parishioners and the residents of Sniatyn came to venerate these holy objects. Every day, two hours before the celebration of the Eucharist, the church was opened so that everyone could venerate the relics.
From June 7 to June 14, the people of the Zabolotiv parish, part of the Ivano-Frankivsk deanery, had an opportunity to venerate the relics. The pastor, Fr. Anthony Wekh, gladly received the relics in his parish.
The next week the reliquary traveled to the parish of Rydoduby and Bilobozhnytsia in the Chortkiv Deanery. Dean Marian Popeliar was happy to receive the relics. Throughout the week, the faithful from several parishes had the opportunity to pray and ask for the intercession of St. Vincent de Paul.
The reliquary was also brought to Lviv and Bryukhovychi (June 23-29), where there was a meeting of the Sisters of Mercy of Saint Vincent de Paul. These Sisters minister in the Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia and some thirty-six Sisters participated in this gathering. Two General Councilors, Sister Carmen Peres and Sister Hannah Tsybulia, were also present.
After the meeting in Lviv, the reliquary was brought back to the Sanctuary of Blessed Martha in Sniatyn, where it remained until the end of June. During that time, the faithful had the opportunity to pray for the intercession of St. Vincent de Paul.
In early July, the relics of St. Vincent de Paul were brought to the community in Storozhynets, in Bukovyna. There, throughout a month, all the parishioners hand the opportunity to venerate the relics of our Founder.
Fr. Leonid Kyklushun CM
Vice-Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius


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We want this film to succeed and so we are doing everything we can think of to raise money for the crowdfunding campaign. The more goes into the campaign the more that independent investors will believe and trust in the project and team behind the film.
Yesterday we ran a sale of designer clothes both new and vintage along with DVD's and electronics equipment at bargain prices. We raised £300 which will be added to the site once the banks are open and the cash can be paid in.
Remember that every penny raised will go into the film, the budget is sooooo low that literally every little penny counts.


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A unique roaming street festival has emerged in Los Angeles over the last 6 years called CicLAvia, an event which closes major urban streets in different parts of the city and reserves them for use by pedestrians, bikers and other non-motorized revelers. CicLAvia events now occur several times per year.
This October 18th, the route starts in Downtown LA and then winds through Chinatown, Westlake, Little Tokyo, the Arts District and Boyle Heights during the bike-friendly fest. It is a great, friendly way to become familiar with some of LA's most exciting, diverse, and interesting urban areas while getting some exercise and enjoying friends!
The term CicLAvia (Spanish for "bike way") can also be used to describe a temporary closing of LA's streets. The event—inspired by the first Ciclovías in Bogotá, Colombia—welcomes bikes, tricycles, skateboards, and strollers to ride a rotating cast of car-free routes. While most rides center around Downtown, past events have taken the event to Wilshire Boulevard, Venice and South LA.
Wherever it is, expect music, street performances and food trucks, as well as general whimsy and shenanigans. Shop owners and restaurants along the CicLAvia route will also open their doors. It goes without saying that you should bike or take the Metro to your desired spot along the route.
CicLAvia started as a grassroots initiative in 2008 as the outgrowth of discussions held by a number of individuals who recognized that open streets events could address active transportation, urban land use and public health needs in Los Angeles. Five years and 14 CicLAvias later, more than a million people have explored more than 100 miles of open streets in Los Angeles County.
- Over 1 million people have experienced CicLAvia. It's the biggest open streets event in the USA!
- Participants represent 80% of the population of the City of Los Angeles.
- CicLAvia has created over 120 miles of open streets.
- CicLAvia has been opening streets across Los Angeles county since 2010. We've traversed 110 miles across the San Fernando Valley, Culver City, Venice, Mar Vista, Wilshire Blvd., Koreatown, MacArthur Park, South LA, Walnut Park, Huntington Park, Florence-Firestone, Watts, Lynwood, South Gate, Echo Park, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Boyle Heights, Historic Downtown, East LA, and Pasadena.
- In 2016, CicLAvia will host open streets events in the Valley, the Southeast Cities, Wilshire Blvd., and in the Heart of LA.
- CicLAvia has five times more people using its temporary park space during event day than are using all of the other parks in the city of Los Angeles combined!
Plus, it's good for the environment!
- CicLAvia has impacted local and regional transportation policy related to pedestrians and bikes.
- CicLAvia improves air quality by reducing ultrafine particles in the air by over 20 percent.


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Jazzmania runs from 10-noon every Sunday on WTJU. Today's playlist reflects a special theme for New Orleans week – the brass bands.
- "Georgia Swing" – Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Jelly
- "Love Songs from the Nile" – Billy & DeDe Pierce – Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions
- "Caledonia/Bucket's Got a Hole In It" – Treme Brass Band – New Orleans Music!
- "It Feels So Good/Joe Avery's Piece/John Casimir's Whoopin' Blues – Young Tuxedo Brass Band – Atlantic
- "Mardi Gras Medley" – ReBirth Jazz Band – Here To Stay
- "Take Your Burden to the Lord/Bye and Bye/Whoopin' Blues" – Eureka Brass Band – Atlantic Set
- "Bourbon Street Parade/Eh La Bas/Sister Kate" – Paul Barbarin – Atlantic Set
- "Cissy Strut" – Dirty Dozen w/ Robert Randolph – Medicated Magic
- "We Got Robbed" – Dirty Dozen w/ DJ Logic – Medicated Magic
- "Keep that Body Shaking" – ReBirth Brass Band – Take it to the Street
- "Yolinda/Big John Special" – Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe – Funk if I Know
N.O. assistance organizations: Direct Relief, Jazz Foundation, Rebuilding New Orleans Together, Friends of New Orleans, WWOZ-FM.
Follow the links to learn more about a unique American art form and the musicians who bring it to our airwaves.


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An expert delves into what the ups and downs in mortgage availability say about lending standards and credit. Click through to learn more.Read More »
Data Shows Shift in Mortgage Credit Availability
Mortgage credit availability decreased 1.2 percent in February as program offerings in the conventional mortgage space affected the overall availability of credit, bringing the index down to 180.7. ...Read More »
Mortgage Credit Loosens as Investors Step In
Mortgage credit is up month-over-month thanks to more investors getting into the market and an increase in conventional offerings, according to a report released Thursday.Read More »
Mortgage Credit Availability Takes a Dip
Mortgage credit availability decreased last month, but will it prove a hiccup in the general upward trend of recent months?Read More »
Mortgage Credit Availability on the Rise
Homeowners may be eligible for a tax credit for a portion of their previously paid mortgage interest, according to recent report that states mortgage credit availability has seen a slight increase in multiple component indices.Read More »
Credit Loosening Up
Mortgage credit can't make up its mind. Compared to May, things are looking up. However, something's holding back increases for the housing market.Read More »
CFPB to Continue Limiting Credit Availability, Survey Says
The American Bankers Association's (ABA's) 22nd Annual Real Estate Lending Survey determined that 90 percent of the typical bank's mortgage loans made last year were qualified mortgages (QMs). The survey also found that 78 percent of respondents expect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB's) mortgage lending rules will continue to limit credit availability, while 19 percent labeled the impact as severe.Read More »
Researchers Break Down Advantages and Challenges of Alternative Credit Scores
As the MReport reported last week, credit is still tight for most borrowers, according to an April Urban Institute report. The report studied loan trends between 2009 and 2013, and found that mortgage credit is tighter than it was at the peak of the housing bubble in 2005 and 2006, as well as pre-housing crisis in 2011.Read More »
Mortgage Applications Rose with Credit Availability in March
As for credit availability, Fratantoni said that "a number of factors contributed to a loosening of credit in March." One factor is Freddie Mac's introduction of its 97 percent LTV program, which allows for as little as 3 percent down payment on a new home purchase. Other factors included looser parameters on jumbo loan programs, increased cash-out refinance loans offerings, and the growth of FHA's VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan.Read More »


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Gallery Barton: Sept/Oct/Nov 2019
Victoria Martin: From Sunset to Sunrise
"Most folks know how beautiful sunsets and sunrises are, but I find the time in-between just as beautiful. I wanted to showcase some of the wonders that can be found nearby between Dusk to Dawn All images were taken in Hamilton, or very nearby."
Barton Branch offers artists from the community an opportunity to exhibit small intimate quarterly shows in a dynamic public setting.
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QUICKLYNKS BA101 Automotive 12V Vehicle Battery Tester is designed to test the condition of the automotive battery using conductance method. Unlike the conventional method of draining the battery by applying resistance load to it and obtain the result from the meter gauge; this analyzer utilizes a series of pulsed voltage across the battery cells and observes the AC current that flows in response to it.
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The PowerScan Tool Circuit Tester built in flashlight, enables you to work in the dark, comes with AVOmeter, test light, short circuit indicator, relay/component tester, continuity tester and bad ground indicator. It is easy to use and affordable.
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Site of the Week – Frankensteinfilms.com
Mary Shelley died without knowing what a movie monster she created. There are over 80 films with the name Frankenstein in their title and that's not including movies like Frankenhooker or Bride of Re-Animator. To decide which ones you want to watch this Halloween season, visit Frankensteinfilms.com, a website that details the Universal years, Hammer Horror, and the movies made after the 70's that follow this basic formula: Scientist creates monster. Monster runs berserk. Justice is delivered to the scientist by the hands of his own creation.
The man behind the site is Andreas Rohrmoser, an Austrian who specialized in film studies and wrote his thesis on Frankenstein films. "The idea of creating an artificial man and therefore conquering death has probably always been a dream of mankind," he says, explaining the story's lasting appeal. However, he adds, "Most filmmakers only use the basic idea behind the Frankenstein story and come up with their own version."
Two films faithful to the novel are Terror of Frankenstein, a Swedish film and the 2004 miniseries, Frankenstein staring William Hurt, Donald Sutherland and Luke Goss. "The problem is that both are also quite boring," explains Rohrmoser. "Movies that take liberties with the plot are often much better and more entertaining." But there is such a thing as straying too far. He doesn't recommend Frankenstein Conquers the World, "a Japanese monster movie, like the Godzilla films, which has absolutely nothing to do with the original novel."
Rohrmoser's first exposure to the monster was watching classic horror movies on TV as a child of the '70s. "I was totally frightened by Karloff" he says. The website is black and white as homage to Karloff's Frankenstein and the classic Universal monster movies Rohrmoser grew up watching. But, he says, the monster doesn't frighten him anymore because, "Today's world, with all the terrible things going on, is much scarier than any movie." Perhaps that's why his favorite Frankenstein film today is the comedy Young Frankenstein. "It has some of the best movie moments ever," he says, "Where Wolf? There Wolf!" What's amazing to the webmaster is how well Shelley was able to foresee things happening in science today and how the lessons in the novel still apply. "We cannot just create new things and then leave all responsibility behind," says Rohrmoser. Nuclear power and new developments in genetic engineering are but two examples, but he says, "Even today's economy can be seen as a Frankenstein monster that was unleashed onto mankind, and now there is nobody to control the world's economic system any more."
For a look at the Frankenstein movies that are playing as part of AMC Fearfest, click here.Read More


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|January 1991
February 1991
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Charter Review and the Public (Jean Aoki)
Balance of Service (Marilyn Bornhorst)
Viewpoint (Arlene Ellis)
Women at the Peace Table (Ruth W. Iams)
Proposed Budget FY 1991-92
Ala Wai Community and Convention Center (Queen Emma Foundation)
Committee Nominates Slate of Directors for Honolulu League
Action Alert
Guide to Ethics in Municipal Government (W. Edwin Sumner)
Your Opinion Matters
Thank You (Anne Parton)
Membership Column
The Charter Review and the Public
The January 19, 1991 meeting of the League of Women Voters featuring a panel of four speakers on the subject, "The Charter Review and the Public", was well attended and enthusiastically received by the membership. Insights into the problems and accomplishments of the past commissions, some suggestions for the next commission, suggestions for desired qualifications for commissioners and the role of civic groups such as ours in the total process were among the topics discussed. A lively question and answer period followed the speeches and included much discussion between the panelists.
Serving on the panel were: Kem Lowrey, 1981 Charter Commissioner, Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UH Manoa; Phyllis Turnbull, Staff Member of the 1981 Charter Commission, Professor in the Political Science Department, UH Manoa; Dan Tuttle, 1971 Charter Commissioner, Executive Director of the Hawaii Education Association, former Professor of Government and Education, UH Manoa; Marilyn Bornhorst, Former Councilmember and Council Chair.
In her speech, Marilyn Bornhorst suggested structural changes in our local government. Marilyn expands on these suggestions in the following article. Tapes of the speeches are available for borrowing from the League office.
Jean Aoki
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From 1 July 2017, the threshold for disclosing the energy efficiency of commercial office space will be reduced to 1,000m2 (currently 2,000m2).
If your building is caught by this threshold then, subject to some exceptions, you must obtain a Building Energy Efficiency Certificate (BEEC) before the office space is offered for sale, lease or sublease.
This is a further step in the federal government's Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) Program.
This article provides a brief outline of the disclosure requirements and when they apply.
Who is affected?
If the area of the office space is above the threshold, the disclosure requirements will affect:
- a building owner who is selling or leasing the office space
- a tenant who is subleasing the office space
- an agent who is advertising the office space.
There are some exceptions, noted separately below.
What information must be disclosed?
The prospective buyer or tenant must be given a BEEC. The BEEC contains:
- the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) energy star rating for the building; and
- a Tenancy Lighting Assessment for the relevant area of the building.
All forms of advertising for the office space must include the NABERS energy star rating.
Timing is critical
The BEEC must be in place before the office space is offered for sale or lease. Civil penalties may apply for non-compliance.
Obtaining a BEEC
If the building does not have a current BEEC, a CBD accredited assessor must be engaged to undertake the assessment and lodge the application with the Department of Environment and Energy. Once a BEEC is issued, it is also publicly available via an online search.
There are some exceptions, where disclosure is not required – for example:
- for certain buildings - new or recently refurbished buildings, strata-titled buildings and mixed use buildings where total office space is less than 75%
- for certain transactions – leases where the term (including options) is not more than 12 months, and the sale of a building via the sale of shares in the building owner.
The legislation does not generally apply to non-corporate building owners or tenants. However, a corporate entity looking to buy or lease office space (over the threshold) from such an owner or tenant has the right to request they provide a valid BEEC.
Moving forward
If your proposed sale or lease post 30 June will be affected by the lower threshold and you do not hold a current BEEC, we recommend you act as quickly as possible to obtain a BEEC to avoid any delays to your proposed transaction and/or the risk of any civil penalty.


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text: American Hospital Association Honors St. Joseph Health System Advocacy and Government Affairs Executive Ron DiLuigi Named '2008 Grassroots Champion Feb 10, 2009 Contributor: St. Joseph Health System The American Hospital Association (AHA), in partnership with the California Hospital Association (CHA) is honoring Ron DiLuigi, Vice President Advocacy and Government Affairs for St. Joseph Health as the 2009 Partnership for Action Grassroots Champion Award. DiLuigi is being recognized for his advocacy on behalf of health care providers and consumers on the local, regional and national levels as well as his exceptional leadership in generating grassroots and community activity in support of the mission of SJH. "For more than a decade, Ron has worked tirelessly for our ministries, patients and communities," said Deborah Proctor, President and CEO, St. Joseph Health. "His efforts have contributed significantly to the ongoing effort to ensure all Californians and Americans have access to quality, comprehensive care. We are proud of Ron's accomplishments and thrilled that AHA has recognized him as a Grassroots Champion." He serves on the State of California Healthy Families Advisory Panel, the Orange County Business Council Board of Directors/Executive Committee, the Maternal Outreach Management System (MOMS) Board of Directors and the American Heart Association. He is a past member of the Yorba Linda Planning Commission. Prior to joining SJH, Ron had a 27-year career in government, most recently as Director of the Orange County Health Care Agency. Ron received his Masters Degree in Public Administration from California State University, Fullerton, and is a graduate of the Management Executive Program at University of California, Irvine. "We depend upon strong voices like Ron to help tell the story of hospitals as cornerstones of the communities they serve," said Rich Umbdenstock, AHA president and CEO. "This award is a small token of our appreciation for his hard work and dedication to improving health and health care in America."


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Jasper (NNDC) – The Rotary Club of Jasper and IMA Evansville Chapter are hosting an Indiana University Economic Forecast Luncheon Thursday, February 22, at KlubHaus 61 in Jasper. The luncheon, scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., features four panelists and up-to-date opinions regarding the world, national, state, and local economic for 2018 and beyond.
The panelists are Jerry Conover, director Indiana University Research Center, Kelley School of Business, Ed Cole, president of Dubois County Strong, Charles A. Trzcinka, director Indiana Business Research Center, Kelley School of Business, and Willard E. Witte, co-director of the Center for Econometric Model Research, Association Professor Emeritus.
Cost is $25 (meal included). Registration deadline is Monday, February 19. To register call 812 482-9650 or email email@example.com.


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Partech Africa's first investment is into Nigeria's TradeDepot
Partech Africa, a venture capital company launched in January 2018 to focus on investing in Afrika's technology startups, has made its first investment into an Afrikan startup. This comes after the venture capital firm announced it led the $3 million Series A funding round into Nigeria's TradeDepot. At the time


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I would like to get my nice Rigel insured. How does one go about this? Any suggestions for policies?
I would like to get my nice Rigel insured. How does one go about this? Any suggestions for policies?
1996 Rigel G-110
I've used Clarion Insurance for about 10 years. They have been excellent to deal with as my listed instruments has changed quite a lot over that time. That being said, I have not filed a claim with them.
Mark Seale Music
I added my mandolins and guitar to my homeowner's policy. Fairly reasonable rates too.
Heritage- $200/year minimum premium. Great to work with.
Sharps/Flats ≠ Accidentals
I added all my musical instruments to a Valuable Personal Property policy with my home owners insurance company. I have roughly $8,000 of coverage at a cost of about $25.00/yr. They are covered at home, and anywhere I go. Lost, broken, or stolen, they are covered. This type of policy is usually very cheap, and probably worth it.
Eastman 305 mandolin
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OME 11" banjo
Pisgah 12" banjo
Heritage here, for years. The coverage is very good, and the people are a delight to deal with.
Be careful on homeowner's or other insurance coverage; be sure to read very carefully what is covered and what is excluded.
Guitars, Mandos, Violins, Dulcimers, Cats
I have had a good experience with Anderson Instrument Insurance. When I first got the policy, I contacted Heritage and Anderson and both were willing to negotiate their price to get the business.
I bought mandolin insurance. It didn't help. I got one anyway.
No matter where I go, there I am...Unless I'm running a little late.
I got a valuable property rider from my insurance company, it's very reasonable for the peace of mind. Like The MandoKit said, make sure you understand the policy, if you gig out for any kind of monetary payment it might invalidate the coverage under your homeowner's policy.
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Musician's Union offer instrument insurance coverage for working musicians?
since It may be voided as a part of renter/home owner policies if playing for income..
writing about music
is like dancing,
about architecture
Clarion and Heritage are two great choices.
I strongly recommend insurance specifically for musicians. It may be cheaper if you go with your home owners policy but:
I discovered my homeowners would not pay for professional tools: A mandolin was deemed a professional tool if I ever got paid anything for playing it, including a free meal for being in the band.
Things Clarion and Heritage and the like can often do that homeowners may not be able to do
- give you what the mandolin is really worth, as opposed to what the homeowners may deem replacement value.
- allow you to "total" your damaged mandolin, and keep the pieces.
- cover your instrument if stolen from the car, or at a festival, or camping.
Indulge responsibly!
The entire staff
The best way to insure musical instruments is with an inland marine policy designed for that purpose. Heritage (and others) can sell you policies that cover instruments in ways that homeowner and other insurance won't - fewer exclusions and diminished value to name two of the big advantages. However, I don't think it will be cost effective insure just one instrument the value of your Rigel. In the long run, you'd be better off putting $150 a year into a savings account set aside to cover any potential loss. Then add it to your homeowner's policy. That won't give you the coverage of a policy like Heritage would sell, but it's not likely to cost more than a few dollars a year.
Todd Yates
Agreed. Don't insure, save. My homeowner's policy wants about $20/month to add $5k of coverage for my camera equipment. Forget about it. I've bought it before, I can buy it again (eventually - I can't afford to own my own instruments, and I consider myself well-paid in my day job). It won't be fun if something bad happens, but dealing with an insurance company isn't fun, either, and at least I can guarantee myself that I'll buy it again. While an insurance policy is no guarantee of anything.
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Foundations Of Western Civilizations
Development of western civilizations:
Western civilization is built up of six major stages:
- Mesopotamia, Egypt & Hebrews - 3000-500 BC
- Ancient Greece - 1200-200 BCE
- Ancient Rome - 753 BCE- 476 CE
- The Early Middle Ages - 476-1000 CE
- The High Middle Ages - 1000-1300 CE
- The Late Middle Ages - 1300-1500 CE
The development of the western civilizations began in the Near East (as early as the 3000 BC) at the time when the humans started to shift from the hunter-gatherer societies into the agricultural lands. The concept of farming had become a prominent source of livelihood in and around the Euphrates, Tigris and the Jordon Rivers. Later on, the prevalence of farming had widespread across Europe, thus evolving a heritage of ideas among the then country's population.
The fact that instead of the western civilizations belonging to a specific place, the same was built as a result of the conglomeration of the cultures, interacting and changing. The Greek and the Roman ideas of government, philosophy and literature had left an indelible impression upon the development of the western civilizations. See below to denote the impact of the Greek and the Roman ideas on the evolution of the western civilization themes There was a robust advancement in the form of democratic societies amongst the western civilizations. Since 1215, the King John of England influenced the 'democratic' thought that subsequently advanced the occasion of forming the western culture. In 1970s, the European government had 40 democratic governments worldwide that subsequently imparted advanced philosophical thoughts amongst the population. The advancement in thoughts and culture was thus a foundation stone for the western civilization.
The harsh territory and the climate compelled the Mesopotamian people to leave behind the life of kin and tribe instead work together to survive. The step was possibly the first step on the road towards the present urban age that influenced the people's decision to live in the cities than the countryside. Eventually, the Greek achievements and Roman developments had left an indelible impression on the European civilization. The fragmented power structure had administered the development of the feudalism thus embedding a unique feature of forming a representative government.
The advent of globalization had widened the way of looking at the world, thus strengthening the base of the western civilization in the modern age. Technology and wealth had thus made the west a dominant civilization on the planet.


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Even Start family literacy program participants' perceptions of parenting education, an integral component in family literacy programs
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Parenting education, combined with adult basic education and early childhood education, makes the Even Start program a unified family literacy program which helps to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and low literacy. Research studies have shown that the Even Start program has positive effects on its participants. Even though some of the effects are not explicitly tied to parenting education, they are closely related to parenting education. This study investigated the effectiveness of parenting education as perceived by its participants. The purposes of this study were to identify Even Start program participantsâ perceptions of parenting education, to explore issues related to parenting education, and to identify the impact of parenting education as perceived by the program participants. The interviewed parents considered parenting education an important component of the Even Start family literacy program. Findings in this study revealed how the participants used what they had learned in the parenting classes, incorporating their improved literacy skills to facilitate the growth of the whole family. According to the study participants, parenting classes provided a safe and comfortable environment for the parents to learn or validate their parenting practices, to identify themselves with each other, to build up a network of support system, and to practice their literacy skills in a context related to their everyday life. Since their participation in the parenting education, the study participants reported attainment of new insights about being a good parent, better communication with their children and other family members, improved education experience for their children, prolonged parenting values and practices, and improved family relationships. Using BronfenbrennerâÂÂs ecology model to look at the family literacy program, parenting education appeared to be the linkage between all components.
Chen, Chia-Yin (2005). Even Start family literacy program participants' perceptions of parenting education, an integral component in family literacy programs. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Available electronically from http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /4368.


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What's cute, cuddly and horribly wrong? The adorable and extremely dangerous lives of the Happy Tree Friends, of course. Join these cute, sweet little critters as they picnic in the trees, frolic happily in the forest, step on bear traps, and into the paths of speeding cars. So join in with all your favorite furry animals, their great adventures and graphically horrific accidents and dismemberments and don't forget to wash your hands first!
This guide will cover all information and episodes including all episodes from HappyTreeFriends.com!
Season 1 Section: All web-premieres/exclusives listed in the "Watch Episodes" page (excluding Smoochies and Kringles).
Season 2 Sections: All TV episodes.
Season 3 Section: New HTF Webisodes (Post-TV series)
Season 4 Sections: Ka-Pow! Episodes
Character Guide:
Cuddles: This cute little yellow bunny will make you laugh and cry as he runs along playfully, making mischief or being eaten by a crocodile.
Giggles: This shy and sweet little chipmunk will make you go "aww" with her "giggly" attitude.
Handy: This helpful carpenter beaver will give you a hand, or rather, what's left of it.Lumpy: The blue dim-witted moose, whose attempts at doing anything become a disaster warning.
Toothy: The buck-toothed beaver who tends to bite off more than he can chew.
Nutty: The screwy squirrel with a sweet tooth with sweets sticking all over himself. Sugary situations turn sour when he gets involved.
Petunia: The skunk who is as sweet as she smells (also wears an air freshener necklace)!
Sniffles: The nosy, nerdy anteater who always sticks his nose into trouble.
Splendid: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's Splendid the Flying Squirrel! This super-powered flying squirrel will do whatever a super-powered flying squirrel can to save you from danger!
Flaky: The prickly porcupine usually gets her pines in a prickle, I mean, pickle while fearing the many perils that surround her!
The Mole: This mole with a mole may be blind, but he can still see what's what's going on around him. Not really, but still manages to survive most of the time.
Disco Bear: He's not dead...yet! This break-dancing bear likes to get his groove on and the disco ball off-of him.
Russell: Avast matey's! Pirate otter spotted off the port bow! Searching for pirate booty rather than having it handed it to him.
Mime: The reindeer with actions that speak louder than words and won't shut up!
Lifty and Shifty: These thievious little raccoon brothers will swipe anything they can get their grubby little hands on. They just need to work on getting away with it.
Cro-Marmot: Literally, the first "inanimate character." This ice-encaved, prehistoric cave marmot will do "absolutely nothing" to make you laugh.
Flippy: War-torn and relieved of his military duties, this gentle bear veteran will reminisce old battles and "share" them with you personally.
Pop: The man of the house who does what he can to keep his son from danger, only to bring it to him.
Cub: Loveable, huggable, cutesy "cuddable" baby bear Cub loves to play and explore the world around him. Under the (sort of) watchful eye of Pop, he stays out of trouble and into danger.
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|S 4 : Ep 3
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Lumpy / Splendid
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Lumpy / Splendid
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Cuddles / Lifty / Shifty
Dana Belben
Giggles / Petunia / Cub
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Sagola Classic Pro XD Gravity Gun
Sagola Classic Pro XD Gravity Gun
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The Chester Chapter of Business Network International (BNI) meets every Thursday at the Ramada Jarvis Chester, Whitchurch Road, at 6.45am. Contact chapter director Tom Jones on 01244 320845 for further details.
Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston Business Forum meets every second Thursday in the month, from September to July inclusive. Contact chairman Amanda Daniels on 0844 811 8464. Forum details at www.cepnforum.org.uk.
Chester Business Club holds monthly speaker dinners (September-May); organises seminars and lobbying activities; arranges social/business networking events; stages charity fundraising events. Further details from Bob Clough-Parker on 01244 350235 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Chester Business After Hours Club holds regular networking events on the first Tuesday of every month. For further details, call 01606 553554 or visit bizah.co.uk.
The Flintshire Business After Hours Club meets every third Thursday of the month at the De Vere St David's Park Hotel, Ewloe, from 6.30-8.30pm. More details on 01606 553554.
Novus Young Professionals meets bi-monthly for networking events with relevant speakers recommended or requested by the 500-strong membership. Details at www.novuschester.com; email firstname.lastname@example.com or ring 01244 330000.
The women's networking group, Clarity, meets regularly in Cheshire and Flintshire. For details, email email@example.com or call 0845 078 0799.
Network, the network club for new and small businesses for Wrexham and surrounding areas, meets every second Monday for lunch at Erlas House and every last Monday in the evening at Holt Lodge. New members welcome. Call Mary or Karen on 01978 292092 or log on to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Deeside Chapter of Business Networking International (BNI) meets every Friday at the Holiday Inn on the A55 between Buckley and Northop CH7 6HB at 6.45am. Members from North Wales and Cheshire are welcome. For details, call membership officer Stewart Thompson on 01244 323250.
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Small Business HOA for Utah Bike Shop
Small Business HOA for Utah Bike Shop
Alexandra Opens a Pill Bottle Live on Pawn Boys from Lighting Pawn Midvale UT Pawn Boys: #GetYourPawnOn *
Monday May 26th, 2014
5:02 pm MST (7:02 pm EST, 6:02 pm CST, and 4:02 pm PST)
You have never had this much fun on a Hangout On Air
Watch Live on Google+: http://goo.gl/bzvMTV
Watch Live on YouTube: http://goo.gl/OlGCcv
Watch Live on Dennis' Blog: http://goo.gl/XlmfVl
This weeks guest +Alexandra Riecke-Gonzales
Find Alex on Google+: http://goo.gl/Fl7fl7
The Question on Everyone's Mind will she #PawnOrDie
Pawn or Die!
Each week we highlight 5 items that have been pawned or sold to+Lightning Pawn in Midvale Utah, +Ryan Minor is the Host of this weekly HOA and he asks our Guest to "purchase" the pawned items with the $5,000 in "Pawn Bucks" that each guest is provided.
The Bid
Each guest will bid to "purchase" the items that are offered for pawn. The bid must be more than what Ryna paid when he took the item in to Midvale Pawn shop Lighting Pawn. If the guest does not at least bid the actual price Ryan bought the item for then the customer will "Walk" and they will not be able to move that item into the Resale segment of#PawnOrDie
The Resale
The items that where in fact purchased will be sold based on the asking price Ryan has the items on sales right now at his Utah Pawn Shop. If the guest is able to sell the items for at least twice the purchase price then they have earned enough money to stay in business and will then have "Pawned" that item.
All of the items that where purchased and resold will then be added to the total at the end of the game. If the guest has sold all of the items for more that double they will have kept their business open. If they do not double the price they will have died.
The most profitable guest from each of these two month periods Jan/Feb, March, April, May/June, July/August, Sept/Oct, November/December will be brought to the #PawnOff competition.
Good Luck… May the Pawn be with you!
Learn more about +Alexandra Riecke-Gonzales
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My roles keep changing! And as frustrating as it is when I attempt to pinpoint exactly what I do, it makes perfect sense: I work on the web! Of course my roles are going to constantly change. If I wasn't evolving as not only the Web evolves but Google+ evolves, then I would be worried.
I want to be clear: I don't claim to be an expert at any of this because I'm not! I'm only 23 for cryin' out loud. But I'm young and eager to learn, something I've noticed many seem to lack; my peers seem content with the status quo, which concerns me daily.
First off, I am a full-time graduate student at Kent State University and a Teaching Assistant. So I'm not too sure what to call myself these days: A student of many, a teacher to some?
With such an extensive background in education I am the kind of person who grabs an idea and runs with it… I think that's why John Ellis and I get along so well: he's the idea man but I'm here to help him make that idea a reality. The idea I am speaking of is SEOWiSE, one that we have both become extremely protective of in our own right.
While John is extremely focused on what is said and how it is said to our students, I am focused on the brand we present to the world. I was fatefully tossed this task one day, and fortunately I have taken to it like a fish in a water. John simply asked me to start posting as SEOWiSE and as I have developed common themes based on the concept of SEOWiSE and where John decides to take it (which can change day-to-day), I have given SEOWiSE a voice that I feel is extremely unique. It's not my voice… but at the same time it is. Now, this is a skill that took me a while to figure out and I am still working through the process of incorporating all of the features that a brand page should (managing a community, putting out shared as well as original content), but as I go through this process I openly share my insights with others.
I share my insights because I know the difficulty of entering such a new field and SEOWiSE has always been a part of the movement towards the modern brand – the transparent brand. We will always share our insights, make connections, engage with individuals because we believe that this is modern branding – people helping other people, brands supporting other brands.
What is SEOWiSE
Just a quick overview: SEOWiSE is an intensive 8 week program created by John Ellis (the Web Development Guy) and Jason Brick (the Content Marketing Man) to teach, well anyone really, how to write, share, and engage on the Web. The WiSE Program (Write, Share, Engage)
culminates in a professional web certification recognizing those who are ready to take on the web and become successful writers of the 21st century.
Personal Stuff
You may notice that I am the proud owner of three beautiful dogs. One is currently separated from me (I get pictures from time to time), but you will see the other two pop up A LOT (yup, I'm one of those dog owners).
I am also kind of a healthnut. Not the scary "never eat processed foods" kind of healthnut, but it is a personal concern of mine. I am vegan, partially for health reasons (I watched a documentary and have never been the same since!) and partially because of my undying love for anything that seems remotely cuddly. I am also an avid runner for multiple health reasons. Clearly, it keeps me in shape, but it is also the best way I have found to stabilize myself emotionally. Whether I'm mad or stressed or frustrated, a good, focused run does wonders. And in this relaxation I find my inspiration. You'll notice that a few my posts have either to do with running or health because it's where I find my inspiration and connections to everything else in my life.
About Pawn Boys: Live Pawn Utah Style
Each week we highlight items that have been pawned or sold to+Lightning Pawn in Midvale Utah, +Ryan Minor is the Host of this weekly HOA and tells us interesting stories of strange things that he has seen pawned in the 12 years he has been in the business.
Your Co Host each week on Pawn Boys is +DENNIS N. DUCE who is there to be…well..entertaining? He also brings his Out Of The Box style of creating a Hangout On Air using multiple cameras, moving cameras, and more than one person in the camera shot (Oh no you didn't?)
Let's just say that this is everything you would expect from a+GomBoc.Me produced Hangout On Air.
Learn About The Hosts
Ryan Minor (http://goo.gl/07QY7Q)
Lighting Pawn (http://goo.gl/FdNnOv)
Dennis N. Duce (http://goo.gl/hMJHTa)
Gomboc.me. (http://goo.gl/sGLrIv)
Come learn about the real behind the scenes life of a Pawn Shop Owner.
Lightning Pawn on Google+ http://goo.gl/rQ6yQK
See all of the episodes of Lighting Pawn on Dennis N. Duces bloghttp://goo.gl/lS8HK0
Other Gomboc.me Produced Hangouts On Air
Check out other Hangouts on Air Coming up from Gomboc.mehttp://goo.gl/VZBF2Y
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#Pawnboys #PawnNaked #LivePawnHOA #LightingPawn #Gombocd #GombocMe #AskTheDuce #StumpTheMinor #GetYourPawnOn #PawnOrDie #PawnNation #PawnFive #MinorCrack #MinorKilt #minorKiltCrack
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Bikes, Bikes, Bikes…and…The Bat Phone?
Monday May 5th 2014
5:02 pm MST (7:02 pm EST, 6:02 pm CST, and 4:02 pm PST)
Watch Live on Google+: http://goo.gl/mv122m
Watch Live on YouTube: http://goo.gl/GDpFsw
Watch Live on JerksBikeShop.com: http://goo.gl/lEj3FN
Watch Live on dennisduce.wordpress.com: http://goo.gl/NedOqj
You never know who might show up in Jerks Corner…For that matter you never know if Jerks Corner will be in Jerks Corner.
If +Kirk Sherrod gets his way this weeks show is going to be HUGE!
This Weeks Guests:
+Delilah Taylor, Monogamous Temptress
This weeks guest is Delila Taylor:
Find Delilah on Google+: http://goo.gl/S2udKQ Delilah's Personla GPlus Page: http://goo.gl/ckQmS7
Delilah on YouTube: http://goo.gl/cF3T2d
Delilah on Facebook: http://goo.gl/mRHti0 Delilah's Website:http://goo.gl/ByFOSj Delilah's other Website: http://goo.gl/7QTb7S
Watch All of the Jerks Corner HOA episodes http://goo.gl/Zuprz7
Each week we bring in interesting people from the work of biking.
See the Blog on Jerk's Bike Shop Website http://goo.gl/Zuprz7
See the Blog on Gomboc.me website http://goo.gl/28zEBC
You host on this bike adventure is +Kirk Sherrod owner of +Jerks Bike Shop http://www.jerksbikeshop.com
Thanks +DENNIS N. DUCE and +GomBoc.Me for producing this weekly "Hangout On Air In Real Life"
Kirk Sherrod on G+ http://goo.gl/M0QDmT
Jerks Bike SHop on G+ http://goo.gl/U4ghDU
Dennis N. Duce on G+ http://goo.gl/hMJHTa
Gomboc.me on G+ http://goo.gl/sGLrIv
#GetYourBikeOn #JerksCorner #JerksHOA #BikeHOA #GombocMe #GombocD #BikeForLife


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How do I create an assay to calculate the Minimum Detection Limit (MDL)?
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How To: Create an assay to calculate the Minimum Detection Limit (MDL)
For instrument QC it is sometime necessary to calculate the MDL of the instrument under different conditions.
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A standard curve is used (x = concentration, y= counts) with blank. Now I want to calculate the MDL(Minimum Detection Level) and the MDL is defined X(MDL) = 3*SD(Y(Blank))+ Y(Blank)
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