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Work From Home Online – Who is Making Serious Money? [Answer on 1st Paragraph]
Working From Home Online and Making Serious Money. It is no secret...
Answer: That who is applying the slight edge. See, the secret for working from home online and making a success with it is that there is no secret...here's why.
When it comes to working from home, there are a number of - work from home ideas - to choose from. In this article, I will emphasize on the work from home online idea.
When I started to work from home back in 2006 I immediately realized that doing it online would be the best option for me. I already had the basic tools needed - a computer and an internet connection. Yes, you may be surprised, but essentially, this is all you really need to succeed with your home-based business.
I started looking for programs teaching me how to make money from home and soon realized this is something that requires dedication, stamina and effort. But hey, I thought, any business, be it on or offline would call for similar, if not the same attributes.
7 Ways to Monetize A Work From Home Online Business - [Proof Inside]
Before you scroll down straight for the 7 ways, I would like to give a little...shall I call it, 'disclaimer'. I am no expert in monetizing a work from home online business. Nor do I believe anyone else is for that matter. I have been working for years from home developing my online business. I was searching and researching work from home ideas. In the process and made some success with most, and a big success with just a few.
I have never found any so-called guru, that really shows one way to create a successful home-based business that is one size fits all. I have not yet found a miracle cure or magic bullet. Want to know why? Because there is no such thing!
I wrote a post on 22nd Nov 2018, titled, How to Master Making Money Online in Half the Time. Working from home online and making serious money, takes time and effort. It takes dedication and stamina. Only when you apply the Slight Edge rule, as I like to call it, you will experience massive success online.
But enough bragging about how hard it is, here are 7 ways that will bring success to you in half the time:
- Do not hard sell anything! No matter what you do. Whether you're an affiliate or own your own product, shoving it down your prospects' throats always results in massive rejection that yields zero return on energy. There is one golden rule in business I always stick to: Always talk only to your target market. And when it comes to online marketing, or - working from home online, selling anything before establishing trust and rapport, is a waste of time. You will never make a sale, and you will always spend time chasing those who do not want to do business with you. You have an online business that you run from home, however, its success is dependent on your approach and use of time. If you spend all your time chasing leads that do not know you, you will fail because, well...they do not know you. Right? Spend time providing great value first, then in a subtle way, you can insert some clickable links to programs you promote. I love the way Brian Tracy puts it: What is your return on energy? What would make you $25 per hour, and what makes you $1000 per hour? Define those tasks. Delegate all the $25/hour ones to an employee or a contractor and you do the $1000/hour tasks. This way you maximize return on energy. And energy is time. The time and effort you put into work.
- Define your perfect prospect. AKA target market. Who are your clients? Do you know who you put a blog up and post articles, videos, links for products and social media platforms for? Are they mainly men? women? both? where do they live? in China? India? The US of A? Maybe they are property investors. I do not know. What I do know is that you must clearly understand who you aim to sell your products and services for at the end of the day. I know of a local Auckland company that consult property owners on how they can maximize return on their property. It could be mom and dad living on the property or a property investor that rents his house up. What they do is provide a kit-set dwelling property owners can place on their property without sub-divide it. So their target market is PROFESSIONAL Property Investors! That's it. They say it in 3 words. Who is your target market?
- Generate Traffic. Just because you have a website or a squeeze page does not mean you will ever get anyone seeing it. Your work from home online is to tempt your prospects to come and see what you have got for them. Again, this must not be a sales pitch where you push down their throats your product or service. Look at it this way: Years ago I bought one of Mike Dillard's online products where he talks about all sorts of ways to monetize your online business. This product, which is actually 11 modules packed with hours and hours of video tutorials, was released in 2005. One of the modules talked about social media marketing. What Mike says is that any SM platform is like a giant party. You get to the party and there are several millions of people already there, attending that party. Facebook has 2.27 Billion users as of the 3rd quarter of 2018. Twitter has 4.3 Billion user accounts, and LinkedIn has now over half a billion users. If you enter one of these parties and go to the first person you meet and try and sell something to them, they will avoid you. It is best to be friends first and gain trust. That product now has a newer, more modern version, called The 10 Minute Traffic Machine. Similar concept but an updated one. You will probably see that this link leads to a free recorded webinar by Tim Erway, one of the program owners. This webinar is perfect if you want to first understand what the program is all about.
- Use free and paid sources for advertising. One of the best ways to get people to click on your links is to provide value. An article like this one, where you show the reader how to do it right can lead to trust, and show your integrity, resulting in people willing to click to check things out. All social media platforms are great for advertising your written material, providing you do this subtly. Remember you're at a party and one way of engaging is answering people's questions in relevant groups. If you see a person asking a question which you have an answer for in a blog post, (for example), you can answer their question on the group. When answering their question, make sure you provide value, and then put your link to the article of which you have an extended answer for. Same goes on Twitter if you see a question on a tweet by somebody, why not answering with a link to your article. A paid ad would be an ad briefing people about your blog post where you have links to a paid product at the end of it. This way you only promoting a blog post, packed with value and at the end there is a link for those wanting more information.
- Write with the end in mind. In his book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey writes about the habits required for success. Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand, then to be understood, synergize and sharpen the saw are the 7 habits Covey is talking about. In particular, I liked beginning with the end in mind as this, for me, is the key to success in anything in life. What the heck are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who for? Having the end in mind is a great to achieve success. When writing an article, you really want to think how to monetize it so that there is some profit at the end of it. Providing massive value, then offering a link to learn more is great to get people to click through as you do not shove any product or service to them, forcing them to swallow.
- Be active to keep your business alive. A business is like the human body. If you do not move it, it won't thrive and eventually, sooner rather than later, at a very young age, it will die. Being active in business is posting valuable stuff on all social media platforms, writing articles, creating videos, creating podcasts, conducting interviews, you get the idea. Being active with your online business means being heard, delivering your message using free and paid platforms, and participating in other people's blogs, seminars, groups and replying to posts on all social media. This way, you are out there and eventually, (sooner rather than later that is), you are well known in the world of online business. Working from home online is all about providing value. People are always looking for solutions on the internet and they will not settle for less than the best they can get.
- Do not try to do it all at once. Working from home online is a lot of work. No point trying to bang everything at the same time because you will lose focus. Take this step by step and apply each step until you finish it. Looking at the mountain of stuff needed to be done to succeed with your online business would put you in a state of procrastinating. You will not even proceed to start with step one. However, taking it one step at a time would soon bring success as you would progress at a steady pace thus not tire of the load of work.
So who is working from home making serious money? Those that apply the Slight Edge. All those day to day tasks that you do not really feel like doing, that may be boring, those are all the little things that accumulate to a big massive success.
Is Working so Hard Really Create Success on Your Work From Home Online?
Remember I referred you to the book the Slight Edge? Look at the paragraph above this one as I placed a link for the online version of this book. The Slight Edge is doing things that matter every day. It's going to sleep early enough so you can start your day early. Writing a blog post of a minimum 400 words at least once a week. Participating in online discussions and posts. It's marketing, exercising daily, stretching, applying positive thinking etc.
There is no magic bullet and there aren't any miracles. Working from home online means creating a personality for yourself. It is about creating a presence in this wonderful world called the internet. As Mike Dillard says - it's the You Inc. business model. People connect to people, and when you reach people that think the same as you, they connect with you.
I am not saying you will create success overnight. This is why I always say to people who want to start a business working from home online to keep their current job. No one ever made it so quick. I would say that if you apply the slight edge you will achieve success within a year. And if things go slower for you, it might take a little longer.
However to succeed you need to learn from those doing it already with much success. I have studied a program that shows how to start your own business working from home online. This is a 100% free live presentation about the program just so that you understand what this is about. You can pick a time that works for you to attend.
See, this is value. There isn't anything bad or wrong about this. I am basically providing you with a link to a free presentation for you to decide if this is something you want to learn about.
But if you really are serious about getting out of the rat race, quitting the job you are never looking forward to going to, firing your boss, I suggest you pay close attention to this presentation because this could be your ticket for freedom.
Modern Day Slavery is Today's Slavery - Is That You?
Listen, whatever you do come with a cost. Going to this job every morning has a cost. The traffic jams, angry and frustrated people around you all day, every day, (Geesh, these are good vibes to be around huh?), overworking and getting paid - ummm - shall we say not enough? I did not want to use the term peanuts but really, you do not have a say on how much you make every month.
Now, let's look at the other side of the coin. Working from home online. Creating your own business. You will need to learn a lot. You will make mistakes. Yes, you might get frustrated, although you do not have a reason to, because you are now at your own home. No grumpy boss, workmates and other people you used to spend your day around all day. No traffic, and no slavery. I call it slavery because I believe that today, in this modern world, working for someone is modern age slavery.
Back in the old days, slaves were not happy because they would produce all these goods for their master and not get paid anything, so they would not advance in life. Today, slaves go to work, produce all these good for the owner of the business they work at, they do get paid, however, they end up paying it all to the owner of their power bill, water bill, bank, landlord, grocery store, etc. You get the idea. Here too, modern-day slaves are never happy, they are also never really advancing in life. This is why it is called the rat race!
What I am offering you here is a good look at a program that would allow you to set free from slavery.
I wish to see you on the other side of this article. Please comment below, share this on all your social media platforms and let me know what you think huh? I would love to hear from you.
Thank you for reading to this point. Any questions please email or place a comment below.
Until next time, think positive and thrive towards success in anything you do.


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His unveiling of Facebook Ads was not unexpected. Speculation had been rife for some time about how the ambitious young company would tackle the tough issue of advertising on a social network where people went to chat with their friends, not to buy products. What's more, advertisers were unsure about becoming involved with Facebook. Many were unaware of how to measure ROI or what resource to commit to it compared with other media channels.
It all amounted to a serious dilemma for Facebook. Competition from other social networks was forcing it to explore ways of profiting from the innovative communications platform it had created. But would the push for advertising alienate its users?
In fact, the introduction of brand pages – allowing users to build relationships with companies for the first time – was a game-changer for Facebook, enabling it to evolve from a networking platform for college kids to one that included young professionals.
For advertisers, Facebook Ads enabled them to create branded pages, run targeted ads and have access to intelligence and data pertaining to Facebook's millions of users.
Zuckerberg told his audience: "For the last 100 years, media has been pushed out to people. But now marketers are going to be part of the conversation."
His message was not lost on the likes of Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram (later to be acquired by Facebook) and Pinterest, all of which went on to launch ad products. However, it also marked the start of what many would see as a growing threat to personal privacy.
Things you need to know
- In February 2015, Facebook announced that it had reached the milestone of attracting more than two million active advertisers to its site.
- A few months previously, it introduced an enhanced version of its Ads Manager app that allows advertisers to create, edit, schedule and track their ads.
- Facebook, which now claims 1.39 billion monthly users, delivered a 58 per cent revenue growth to $12.47 billion in 2014. Much of this was driven by mobile advertising.


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Though not quite to the degree of Nintendo's Virtual Console, the Xbox Live Arcade has seen many old school games become offered to the game playing public. For the past couple of years, quite a few retro standouts have resurged as either modern day ports, or getting remakes such as Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Much as I like to tout the "modern games are better" flag like I'm a patriot or somesuch, I have to admit that I have been suckered a little bit by the opportunity to retread the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. However, now I find myself at an odd spot. I have been asked to review Sonic Adventure for the XBLA, and I think that I'm sort of in an odd position.
For those of you who do not remember, Sonic Adventure is considered by some to be the last truly great video game featuring everyone's favorite hedgehog with odd quill pigmentation. However, being asked to review a port of a game such as this always puts me at an impasse. Though there are certain things out there in the world of entertainment that are truly timeless (such as Citizen Kane, Watchmen, most anything by C.S. Lewis, etc.) there are certainly things out there that do no age well. So, the real question that this game poses to me is not so much its quality in relevance to the old, but its quality in relevance to the modern day.
The big issue right out of the gate is what many would now consider to be one of the biggest issues of Team Sonic as a development team. They make an attempt at getting the player to really care about the storyline behind the franchise. However, the only time that people have ever truly been able to get behind Sonic as a multidimensional character was in the SatAm cartoon series. Though five minutes with the story will make it obvious, I'll simply reiterate the fact that this game's story caliber is nowhere near the aforementioned cartoon.
Fact of the matter is that the storyline is poorly written, and poorly voice acted. During the course of playing back through this game, I found myself laughing so hard I would fall off of my chair. Honestly, I have seen episodes of Teletubbies when I was drunk that had more enthusiasm and range than the voice actors from this game. The biggest offense that this game takes, however, is the attempt at trying to make the player care about Sonic's universe. At the end of the day, what makes the series great is lightning speed platforming.
Luckily for the player, this game does in fact have that, but there is something getting in the way of it. Before each mission, you have to maneuver your way through a hub world to get to the next platforming section. Now, the hub world may be a bit arbitrary, but at the same time it isn't incredibly difficult to maneuver. For those of you who are in the same boat as me and want to get to the next fun part, the map is incredibly handy, not to mention there are red orbs scattered about that, when jumped into, will tell you where to go next. However, one wonders if the hub world was really necessary.
However, the meat of the game is the platforming, and you will quickly find out why this is considered the best (and possibly the only) solid 3D Sonic game. Each level is incredibly well designed, with shortcuts to take, and enough loops, bends, curves, and enemies to keep you on your toes. It's very exhilarating in the opening of the game to be speeding along a dock while killer whales destroy the area behind you, or to play as Tails and race Sonic through an underground dungeon place of sorts, avoiding deathtraps and collecting rings. This part of the gameplay is very satisfying, and keeps the game from being unbearable.
Presentation wise, it's what you would come to expect from a port of a Dreamcast game. The music is very kiddy and fun, and the graphics are pretty for the era that they come from. Character designs are also simple, and look familiar for what they are. They've aged quite a bit, but aren't to the point where they've become unbearable. The only true issue in the game that I've found (when it comes to presentation, anyway) is the voice acting, which is atrocious. However, the rest of the sound effects are familiar sounding, which is what you'd expect from a Sonic title.
Though Sonic Adventure came across as an excellent title back when I was younger, the years certainly have not been fair to it. The storyline has gone from something that could be ignored to something nearly bearable, and the hub world and all its elements come across as simply artificial game lengthening tactics. Though parts of the port have been updated with achievements, it's essentially the familiar Dreamcast experience. Though the platforming is still great, it's not enough to keep this title from being barely above average in this day and age.


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How can an insurance company write policies with Capital of 1,000,000 and total assets of 8,708,264? Now I know why there is no way to make a payment from a website.
This company may have the best of intentions but it is ran like a mom and pop business very loose and scary feeling. If there was a natural disaster in your area they would be wiped out and you would be on the losing end of the stick think about it.
They are very nice when they are there but you don't buy insurance for the good times and to me, they are just too small but you look at the numbers yourself. Allstate has billions of dollars of capital to this companies one million!!!
- Nathan T. if (function_exists('comment_ratings_list') && is_page()) comment_ratings_list(); ?> 24. Oct, 2013 at 12:00 am #
Bill Thompson's review is from a simplistic understanding of the insurance business. HOAIC reinsures a large portion of its risk therefore only needing a much smaller reserve than a large insurer with only catastrophe reinsurance.
If your customer service is excellent and you get a good feeling from working with a corporation as opposed to the typical, just say no and hope it goes away attitude of the larger insurance providers, then you'd think more than two stars would be warranted.
But I digress, after working with several carriers from a claims adjusting standpoint I can say that without a doubt HOAIC is top tier.


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Former Africa best footballer, Abdul Razak, has advised Ghanaian players to go the extra mile when they get foreign contracts.
Razak was speaking to a worrying situation currently in the football circles where local players return to their mother clubs with just six or more months in their careers.
Fatau Dauda, Daniel Agyei, Eric Bekoe, Kennedy Ashia, Bismark Idan among others have all returned to the domestic league after botched contracts.
But the former Black Stars player believes this trend could be reverted with extra work from the players.
"The foreign clubs have good players and they expect you from another country to be better than what they have. So they know you are in to help them than to equal what they have.
"So you (players) need to double up, that is train when there is no training. Because you are not there to sleep", he told Starr Sports.
Popularly called the "Golden Boy", Razak also played for New York Cosmos, UAE side Al Ain FC and Ivorian side Africa Sports.


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Fans are invited to apply for the 21 $10 seats at Hamiltonbroadway.com/lottery starting at 7 AM daily. Applications will be accepted through 3 PM for evening performances, after which the 21 names are drawn and the winners notified via email.
Last time, the site received a reported 50,000 applicants for the 21 seats before it crashed. There was no report of the number who registered on the site Feb. 2.
The production announced the reinstated lottery via Twitter Feb. 1 afternoon:
#Ham4Ham Digital Lottery is back for tomorrow's show. Enter 7AM-3PM at https://t.co/WSbnoVtztf. Winners notified via email. #YayHamlet
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UPDATE: Lettuce and Leaf Items - Indian Summer 2016
September 22, 2016
Supplies of lettuce and leaf items should remain consistent through the final phase of the Salinas Valley growing season. Temperatures are starting to increase; if it gets too hot, growth may stall, but so far that's not anticipated.
- A few days of heat will not affect quality too much; however, longer periods of sustained heat can put stress on plants, thin the texture of leaves, and reduce shelf-life
- After several days of persistently high temperatures, plants will try to re-seed; if this occurs, expect more seeders or extended cores in leaf items
- Fringe or internal tip burn are also frequent problems during this time of the season
- Mildew can become an issue on outside, wrapper leaves as well
Some lettuce and leaf growers will start transitioning to Huron, California in the second week of October and down to Yuma, Arizona in November. Markon will keep members posted with more accurate dates as they become available.
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A few less this month – now we've passed the Ides of March 'hump day' which seemed to be a central vortex for a bunch of deadlines. Let me know if you've seen any others about.
And if you're keen on more recent CaFE entries I encourage you to see what is being offered by checking out their site and even signing up for the email updates.
Are you in The Britain? Sign up to the benchpeg newsletter, whydoncha? They'll send you a much more professional newsletter with this kind of material, weekly.
*** This month's new additions*** Super new as of 2nd of April ***
Opportunities with deadlines
23rd Legnica International Jewellery Competition 'CLASSIC'. Work to the theme, prizes ahoy! Deadline for sending works: 30th March 2014.
*** Cominelli Foundation Award 2014. Deadline 31.Mar.2014.
*** Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts, juriedexhibition. Deadline – 1st April 2014.
Workshop: Liquid Enamel for Steel and Copper. Come learn to enamel on steel with ME! Weekend class takes place on the 5th and 6th of April, 2014 at the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle. Enroll here! Cancelled!! We'll try again later in the year…
TOP Jewels – National Jewelry Design Exhibition, "A showcase featuring the very best artists working in the medium of jewelry design to educate the public about their craft." USA only exhibition opportunity, entries through CaFE. Deadline April 11th 2014.
*** Uniques 2014. SNAG is doing a second volume of their Uniques sale on Etsy, this time in tandem with writers. Entries accepted until April 12, 2014.
*** 2014 Neddy at Cornish Call for Applications Now Open. Seattle – greater Puget Sound region. Deadline 20th April 2014.
*** Curator of Fine Metalwork and Exhibitions Manager, The Metal Museum, Memphis. MA's or PhD's required. No deadline – sooner rather than later though I'd say.
*** Harpo Foundation Grants for under-recognised Visual Artists. (Nope, not THAT Harpo…) Americans only. Deadline May 6, 2014.
BKV Prize for Young Applied Arts. 9th May 2014.
New Traditional Jewellery 2014. As a part of the SIERAAD arts fair in Amsterdam, this competition has taken ' CONFRONTATIONS' as the 2014 theme. Registration due 1st June 2014.
The Halstead Grant Call for Entries. "The Halstead Grant is awarded each year to a promising new jewelry designer working primarily in silver." Deadline June 9, 2014.
*** Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery. Applications close 18 June 2014 (11:59pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time. That's a day ahead of you US peeps.)
Call for papers for c+de#7 (2015) NOW OPEN:"Landscape, Place and Identity in Craft and Design". Guest Edited by Kay Lawrence. (c+de#7 = Craft and Design enquiry issue 7). The Call for Papers for this issue is now open and will close on 30 June 2014.
*** Harpo Foundation Grants – Emerging Artist Fellowship (residency). (Still not THAT Harpo…) Americans only. Deadline July 5, 2014.
*** Koru 5. Triennial event organized by Finnish Jewellery Art Association. DEADLINE for applications is 1.8.2014. (That's the 1st of August for you Americans 😉 )
Rolling + Undated Opportunities
Assistantships, Residencies, Volunteering & Employment at Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA.
PORTFOLIO AND EXHIBITION PROPOSALS FOR LINCOLN CENTER ART GALLERIES – entry via CaFE, but instructions on the linked site (hint, scroll down).
The Peoria Art Guild. "Currently accepting submissions, and are sending out a call to artists, around the world and at all stages in their careers, to submit their portfolios for consideration."
Commissioners' Choice Invitational Lone Tree Arts Center.– entry via CaFE, but instructions on the linked site (hint, scroll down).
Contemporary Metal in Perth have updated their class timetable and there is some great stuff on offer. Check it!
Dallas County Community College District – Visiting Artist for our Art Metals Summer Workshop in Summer 2014.
Tributaries: Call for entries. The Metal Museum, in Memphis, has an ongoing call for exhibitions from emerging and mid-career artists. First deadline Feb 2013, for upcoming shows, and they keep applications on file for 2 years.
The Imperial Centre for the Arts + Sciences in North Carolina have a permanent exhibition call out, with shows booked 2-3 years in advance.
And finally
There's this Art Prize Website for Aussie artists, where you can sign up for regular updates.


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1995 Porsche 993 Turbo 4 GT2 - Totally Unique, 520BHP For Sale
This truly unique Porsche is the result of a German Porsche enthusiast's desire to create the ultimate air cooled 911 variant providing extreme performance and capability in all conditions, further enhanced on its arrival in the UK by Harry Metcalfe, British Motoring journalist and creator of Evo Magazine. With no expense spared, a genuine last air cooled model 993 Turbo has been enhanced into a GT2 whilst retaining the Turbo's four wheel drive thus creating an incredible, totally unique super car with outstanding performance that could essentially be a rapid driving 4 wheel drive GT2 version, something Porsche never created. The project began in 2011 when a suitable top quality 993 Turbo was sourced in Guards Red. The car was delivered to highly respected Porsche experts S&N Automobilzentrum in Aachen who were commissioned to convert the car to GT2 specification using original factory parts. Invoices are with the car clearly showing a no expense spared program of work that essentially took the 993 beyond GT2 spec. Not only were genuine Speedline wheels and a factory GT2 body kit fitted, something that could realistically only be undertaken by true Porsche experts, K24 hybrid turbo's with 100 Zeller Kats were fitted allowing for a power output of 520bhp, some 90bhp more than the standard GT2. When the car arrived in the UK, the Porsche was sold to Harry Metcalfe and subsequently delivered to Porsche specialists Autofarm. They inspected, serviced and further uprated the car with the fitment of lightweight GT2 Motorsport Glass, colour coded GT2 bucket seats, removal of sound proofing material and rear seats as GT2 specification, fitting of a bespoke standard GT carpet set and colour coded seat belts, GT2 gear mechanism along with a program of detailing work. The Porsche was then enjoyed and became very well known with various motoring enthusiasts with appearances at many events and track days and soon gained a strong social media presence. Having owned the car for several years, prior to parting with the car it was sent back to Autofarm for further fettling and a new gearbox in order to ensure its absolutely right and ready for the next owner to enjoy. Recently serviced and fitted with a brand new set of tyres, this outstanding, totally unique car offers the opportunity to own the ultimate air cooled 911 as chosen and so named by a highly respectable and experienced motoring writer and collector. This is a real one of a kind example, and a car that offers incredible performance. With just 5000 miles since its rebuild and upgrading, the Porsche is in exceptional mechanical condition with thousands and thousands of pounds worth of receipts present in the history file. The exceptional mechanical condition is equally matched by the impressive, pristine paintwork and bodywork, re-furbished genuine Speedline wheels and recently fitted GT2 interior. Repeating the process of creating such a special car would cost well in excess of our asking price and to further enhance the car it is offered onto the market with the displayed, very valuable registration mark H550. This is an incredibly quick, powerful, fun car and the ultimate air cooled Porsche with the perfect combination of 993 Turbo 4WD and GT2 specification.
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Young people seek out Youth Impact Jeunesse for a variety of reasons. Some are struggling with family relationships; some are in conflict with the law; some need help figuring out what is going on in their life; some have no place to live and are looking for housing; and others need food or clothing or just need someone to talk to.
We know that life can be tough – even at the best of times. If you're in the Greater Moncton area and are between the ages of 16 – 24, Youth Impact Jeunesse can offer transitional housing for up to one year, employment and learning assistance, counselling, access to computers, academic upgrading, social/recreational activities, as well as food, laundry, and shower facilities.
Please call us for help:
Youth Impact Jeunesse:
Main Office – (506) 869-6333
Youth QUEST Central:
A multi-resource centre in Greater Moncton for at-risk and homeless youth between the ages of 16-24. The walk in centre includes laundry and shower facilities, computer communications, academic upgrading, job-readiness training, information sessions, counselling, directional planning, and artistic and recreational programming. It also houses six other agency programs that youth may access.
How Youth Impact Jeunesse Can Help
Youth Impact Jeunesse offers a broad range of programs and services to help young people in need. Some things we can help you with include:
- Finding a job
- Improving your education
- Providing you with gently used clothing and footwear
- Making your own meals, and on certain days enjoying a meal with your peers
- Access to laundry facilities
- Finding a safe place to live
- Counselling and support
- Applying for income assistance
- Increasing your employment and independent living skills
- Access to mental health support groups
- Connecting you with other community resources
- Support for parents (whether or not you have custody of your children)
- Getting involved in your community and expressing yourself
Where Do I Get Help?
Your age as well as your needs will help determine the process to get help. All Residential Programs, except for Transitional Housing, require that you have a social worker to make a referral on your behalf. If you are in the custody, care and/or guardianship of the Province of New Brunswick, have a conversation with your social worker. For most of the Outreach and Youth QUEST programs, you are able to refer yourself.
If you need help with any issues in your life, you can call us directly at one of the numbers provided below, or drop into Youth QUEST Central. If we do not have a program or a counsellor who can help you, we will refer you to someone else in the community who can.
There are a variety of activities that happen at Youth QUEST Central beyond the hours listed. Click here for a full calendar of activities.
Youth QUEST Central:
ADDRESS: 199 St. George Street,
Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 1V6
Phone Number: (506) 869-6355
Hours of Operations:
Please note that Youth QUEST Central will be closed to the public due to the COVIDE-19 pandemic. Staff will be available via phone and supplies including food, hygiene products and other necessities will be given to all youth in need at the front door during this unprecedented time. Please call 506-869-6355 for more information.
Monday: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
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ACP 66: 2010 Derezzed
Jan 02
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The Christmas episode.
The ACP podcast is presented by: Will Ashurst, Carl Corneil and apprentice of the week: Trygve Bjellvåg.
This week, The new, improved ACP crew talks about what movies we can expect in 2011. There is also room for news and a couple of rants on the new Tron movie. Happy new year everyone. Keep listning, and we'll keep on making new podcasts.
ACP News:
- Robot Chicken Star Wars episode 1-3 available at adultswim.com right now!
- Wisdom Teeth
- Norwegian magazine Rushprint's "Top 10 animated Norwegian shorts from the last 10 years" (in norwegian).
- Gunnar Strøm to write articles for norwegian magazine Rushprint! Read his first article here (in norwegian).
- Rumor 1: Barbie and Ken short to be accompany Cars 2
- Rumor 2: Harald Zwart to direct "Bakugan"
- Rumor 3: Dreamworks to develop movies based on comics?
No classic movie this week, but we did do our list of movies that will be heading our way in 2011.
Please e-mail us at: firstname.lastname@example.com with suggestions, comments or questions for the ACP-Team.
Follow us on twitter @ACPNews
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Pamina Firchow
Principal Investigator, Everyday Peace Indicators
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In this episode of the ACUNS Current Issues Podcast, Pamina Firchow, Assistant Professor at the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, joins co-host Alistair Edgar to discuss the Everyday Peace Indicators (EPI) research program, for which she is one of two Principal Investigators alongside Professor Roger MacGuinty of the University of Manchester. Dr. Firchow talks about the original impetus behind the EPI program, the countries and communities in which it currently is being undertaken, and the various methods and techniques – as well as technologies such as mobile phones – used to collect data in communities which may be very difficult to access due to physical location or levels of ongoing conflict. She also addresses the potential value of EPI to international organisations, as a unique and sensitive form of local early warning, and as a complement to other, different data bases on peace and conflict.
Everyday Peace Indicators
Everyday Peace Indicators: Including Hard to Access Populations into International Peacebuilding Efforts
Pamina Firchow Website
Contact: [email protected]
About Pamina Firchow
Pamina is an Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. Her research interests include political violence, transitional justice (especially victim reparations), reconciliation and peacebuilding. In particular, she is interested in the study of the 'local turn' in peacebuilding and the international accompaniment of communities affected by mass violence. Before entering academia, Firchow worked on the worldwide campaign to stop the spread of illicit small arms and light weapons. She holds a PhD from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Psalm 33 NIV
1Sing joyfully To The LORD, you righteous;
It is fitting for the upright To Praise HIM.
2Praise The LORD with the harp;
make music To HIM on the ten-stringed lyre.
3Sing To HIM A New Song;
Play skillfully, and Shout for joy.
4For The WORD of The LORD Is Right and True;
HE Is Faithful in All HE Does.
5The LORD Loves Righteousness and Justice;
the earth is full of HIS Unfailing Love.
6By The WORD of The LORD the heavens were made,
their starry host by the Breath of HIS Mouth.
HE Puts the deep into storehouses.
8Let all the earth Fear The LORD;
Let all the people of the world Revere HIM.
9For HE Spoke, and it came to be;
HE Commanded, and it stood firm.
10The LORD Foils the plans of the nations;
HE Thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11But The Plans of The LORD Stand Firm forever,
The Purposes of HIS Heart through all generations.
12Blessed is the nation whose GOD Is The LORD,
the people HE Chose for HIS Inheritance.
13From heaven The LORD Looks Down
and Sees all mankind;
14from HIS Dwelling Place HE Watches
all who live on earth—
15HE WHO Forms the hearts of all,
WHO Considers everything they do.
16No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18But The Eyes of The LORD Are On those who fear HIM,
on those whose hope is in HIS Unfailing Love,
19To Deliver them from death
and Keep them alive in famine.
20We wait in hope for The LORD;
HE Is our Help and our Shield.
21In HIM our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in HIS Holy Name.
22May YOUR Unfailing Love Be With us, LORD,
even as we put our hope In YOU.
Psalm 33
This is a psalm of praise; it is probable that David was the penman of it, but we are not told so, because GOD would have us look above the penmen of sacred writ, to that Blessed SPIRIT That Moved and Guided them.
The psalmist, in this Psalm,
I. Calls upon the righteous to praise GOD (v. 1-3).
II. Furnishes us with matter for praise. We must praise GOD,
1. For HIS Justice, Goodness, and Truth, Appearing in HIS WORD, and in all HIS Works (v. 4, 5).
2. For HIS Power Appearing in the Work of Creation (v. 6-9).
3. For the Sovereignty of HIS Providence in the government of the world (v. 10, 11) and again (v. 13-17).
4. For the peculiar Favor which HE Bears to HIS Own chosen people, which encourages them to trust in HIM (v. 12) and again (v. 18-22).
We need to have proper thoughts in singing this Psalm, which so naturally expresses the pious affections of a devout soul towards our GOD WHO Is Worthy of Praise Forever.


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Keep Phoenix Residents Safe
Strengthen Our Neighborhoods
Grow Our Economy
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Daniel is leading the effort on the City Council to help Phoenix build momentum as an epicenter for entrepreneurship. These businesses are critical to growing the city's economy. In 2014, he joined CO+HOOTS, a local co-working space, in launching the first global entrepreneur exchange program – a program that is designed to bring together the world's most innovative entrepreneurs and coworkers to share ideas in cities throughout the world.
In order to develop and train the new workforce of tomorrow in the classroom today, Councilman Valenzuela developed CodePHX, which provides free computer coding classes to youth in the city of Phoenix aged 5-17 at public libraries and community centers. CodePHX is a privately funded initiative that will expand the program over three years to 29 sites, including all 17 libraries and 12 community centers in the City of Phoenix.
Councilman Valenzuela also worked with Arizona State University to create The Hive, a program at Burton Barr Library that provides a discovery space for business entrepreneurs and combines elements of a co-working space with services and resources. The collaborative offers nearly 500 service programs and since its inception more than 36,000 individuals have utilized the space, with 2/3 of the participants women over the age of 35. Since its inception 93 startups have been launched and 139 jobs created as The Hive has set the tone for public models to embrace Phoenix as a destination for success.
Councilman Valenzuela continues to work with the Valley's higher education institutions including Arizona State University, the Maricopa County Community Colleges District and Grand Canyon University to ensure Phoenix is a destination for entrepreneurs thrive.
The Councilman has worked with the city's Community and Economic Development Department to create a program called 5K in 5Y. Through this effort, private funds will be raised to develop real estate solutions facing new or expanding startups and to provide grants to augment startup costs with the goal of creating 5,000 startups in Phoenix in 5 years.
As a Valley firefighter Councilman Valenzuela understands public safety is the most vital service local government can provide to its residents and the top priority of the city of Phoenix has to be keeping our residents safe. This emphasis on public safety is what led Councilman Valenzuela to support a current city budget that authorizes the hiring of 259 police officers as part of a strategic three-year Police Department hiring plan which will also add 85 new recruits in 2018 and 90 more officers in 2019. Combined with 305 officers added in 2016, the City of Phoenix is poised to add more than 1,000 new police officers over this four-year period.
Based on his belief that the protection and safety of its residents and their property is the most important function of local government and his desire to hire more uniformed police officers to offset expected attrition rates, Councilman Valenzuela has shown a continued commitment to ensure that over seventy percent of the city's general fund budget is dedicated to police, fire, and court services
Councilman Valenzuela also developed an innovative partnership between Grand Canyon University (GCU) and the Phoenix Police Department to create a $1 million, 5-year crime safety initiative to decrease crime in the Canyon Corridor. In 2017 the program was extended for an additional three years by GCU and PPD. GCU contributes $100,000 per year to create a stronger police presence from 43rd Ave to I-17 and Bethany Home to Indian School.
Not only has the Councilman advocated for the needs of our public safety departments with his colleagues on the City Council, he has also taken his message to Washington, DC to fight for the city's fair share of federal funds. Under his leadership and advocacy at the federal level Phoenix has brought home more than $36 million in federal funds in the past five years to support the Phoenix Fire and Police department's capabilities to prepare for and respond to a host of threats to our community's safety. This is in addition to more than $28 million in regional homeland security funds Phoenix has won for the city and its local partners.
In addition to exploring all available funding options for public safety, including general funds, federal grants, and other dedicated funding sources, Councilman Valenzuela continues to monitor city operations for innovations and efficiencies that save the taxpayer millions of dollars each year, funds which can be invested back into public safety.
With an understanding that every dollar saved is a dollar that can be used towards the hiring of new police officers, fire fighters, or the training and resources needed to support them, Councilman Valenzuela supported a comprehensive pension reform in the city of Phoenix that will help save taxpayers $596 million over 25 years.
Councilman Valenzuela also championed the expansion of transportation options in the city of Phoenix through Transportation 2050, a comprehensive transportation plan that will re-pave 680 miles of Phoenix's major streets, triple the light rail miles, and expand the hours of operation for the local bus system.
In his own council district, Councilman Valenzuela was proud to welcome the completion of the Northwest Light Rail Extension, a 3.2-mile segment that extends light rail north on 19th Avenue from Montebello to Dunlap Avenue and serve 5,000 riders per day.


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A child is a house that parents inhabit.
How clear the small objects,
how the toys excite one's pity, little clothes
helter-skelter on the floor, on the chair-back, on the table corner,
and a small stone placed on the window sill to grow,
frosts of seven winters inside the stone,
grandfather carried in his pocket
the weight of seven generations, the smooth, light stone.
The house builds inside it another house,
corridors, secret rooms, chambers, and cellar nooks,
rows of small secret closets, hidden guards
of little hatches. The house inside the house
builds inside it a labyrinth watched over by the Minotaur
to whom the child feeds its own fingers, its eyes,
its nose, its toes, its ears, its heels,
its little navel; the hurting growing aches
are fed to the Minotaur, the pains of dying.
Do not venture into any room as if it were your
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Helena Sinervo (born 1961) has published two collections of poetry.
Her first, Lukemattomiin was praised by the critics
and her second, Sininen Anglia was nominated for the Runeberg Prize.
Helena Sinervo also works as a critics, essayist and translator.
Music, a search for identity, and a Proustian flow of memory are the keys to her poetry.


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One of the most common obstacles that cause stagnation with content, SEO, affiliate earnings, and PPC teams is that there are "no more keywords, modifiers or topics to go after". A lesser known, but common issue, is that SEOs and Affiliate Managers get blocked from having access to PPC accounts. That is why I'm writing this step-by-step guide on locating new keywords for SEO that drive sales.
Below you'll find a new way to discover keywords phrases that can convert into revenue, because they are based on data, not assumptions, and you'll have a solid reason why you need PPC account access to give to your boss or clients.
After I show you how to locate these keywords and phrases, you'll learn when, why and how to incorporate them into:
- Product and category pages
- Location pages
- Blog posts
Let's start by figuring out how to find the keywords that have volume and also drive sales. This is important for ecommerce stores, lead gen companies, service providers, and affiliates.
- Log into your adwords account – if you don't have one, create one and launch campaigns with conversion tracking on.
- Set the date range to at least 3 or 4 months, the shopping season you're building content for (Valentine's, Back to School, Engagement, etc…), or the year to date if you have a solid amount of data.
- Click on Campaigns > Select an Ad Group > Click the "Search Terms" tab on the keywords page
- Modify the columns so you have these five showing:
- Search term
- Match type
- Impressions
- Clicks
- Conversions
- Now export to a spreadsheet or sort by match type.
- Delete or exclude all rows that have zero conversions from your spreadsheet or ignore them within the interface.
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Archive for June, 2014
posted by Harvey Pinkney on Jun 16
We met Johnny in front of the StreetPrayers office one Sat morning in the spring of 2014. We prayed with him and he seemed very pleased that someone was concerned about him.
Father God I pray for Johnny he seemed like such a nice man when we saw him in front of the office. He said that he knew you and readily accepted prayer. Father God touch him and strengthen him wherever he is and bring him to a close relationship with you Jesus thank you Lord amen
posted by Harvey Pinkney on Jun 16
Perry needs deliverance from alcohol. He had a very strong experience with God on that day. He wept and cried much of the day. Pray for his deliverance from alcohol. Perry knows that he should completely surrender to God.
Perry getting touched by God at Garfield and Halsted part 1
Perry getting touched by God at Garfield and Halsted part 2
posted by Harvey Pinkney on Jun 16
Monica came to us as we were doing a prayer meeting at 63rd and Martin Luther King Blvd. She asked for prayer for a destructive soul tie saying that she has been in love with a man for over 14 years that she knows does not love her. She also needs deliverance form alcohol.


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A Migrant Daughter's Reunion With a Mother She Barely Knows
Natalia was only two years old when her mother left El Salvador to come to the U.S. So, to Natalia, she's a stranger.
"I have no memories of my mother. I don't remember anything about her. I just had pictures of her." From the time she left in 2002, her mother had paid a family in El Salvador to look after Natalia. One of her earliest memories is of watching her friends get picked up from school by their parents. "No one would pick me up."
More than a decade later, Natalia's mother summoned her to the U.S. Soon after, Natalia left to make the journey alone with a coyote.
Reuniting with her mother has been the hardest part of the life in the U.S.; even more than adjusting to the language and the weather.
"It was very difficult because it was a new country in which I didn't understand anything, not even my mother. She's the person who gave me life, but I had never met her, and I didn't know her." Natalia says her mother expects her to be the little girl she left behind. "When I came, she wanted to take care of me, tell me what to do. But I grew up by myself and I took care of myself. I don't need anyone to tell me what to do." They argue a lot and her mother gets upset with her. Natalia misses the family she grew up in, especially the man she called 'dad.' She feels she's lost a family, rather than gaining one.
For Natalia, who is now 17, "school is the greatest help." At first, it was challenging getting used to being in school for a full day, rather than the half day she was used to in El Salvador. But she's always loved school, so she focuses on her studies and knows that she wants to be a civil engineer. Natalia tries to be "very friendly and very smiling" all the time because she's noticed that other students are not always nice to those who aren't fluent in English.
She says there are other girls who are going through similar experiences, but she hasn't shared her story with them. "My story is very long, and very sad, and talking about it reminds me of everything I've suffered." But she is grateful for the network of adults at school. Natalia says she was surprised by how many teachers are kind to her, asking how she's doing and helping her feel comfortable. "A teacher, Mrs. Johnson, came to me every day to ask how I was feeling, even though I wasn't used to talking about my problems. She was patient and she helped me when I was feeling sad or wasn't feeling well."
Natalia is juggling responsibilities at home. She works 30 hours a week in a bank, she's her mother's primary caregiver since she recently fell ill, and she looks after her young nephews. From doing very well academically and getting As and Bs, this year she's received Bs, Cs, and Fs. She doesn't attend classes as consistently as she did in the past, because she feels tired and gets stressed more often. Still, school is her refuge.
Her favorite class is gym, where she can play soccer like she did as a little girl. She gets to run around the field with the wind in her long black hair and laugh with her friends. "This is a place I love the most. I can come here and play like I used to play in my country."
Vol. 38, Issue 28, Page 13Published in Print: April 10, 2019, as Teaching Migrant Children: Natalia
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Tomas Parry - 'In the hospitality industry, I think practical experience is crucial.'
Growing up in the English Riviera resort of Torquay, it's perhaps not surprising that 18-year old Tomas Parry decided to follow in his father's footsteps and pursue a career in hotel management. Tomas's first job was working as a concierge at the Salcombe Harbour Hotel, where his dad is general manager, and it certainly gave him a taste for the excitement and challenges of the hospitality sector.
When it came to choosing a university, Tomas was drawn to the practical, hands-on experience offered by the Edge Hotel School (EHS). Alongside their studies, EHS students work at the four-star Wivenhoe House Hotel.
'I have always enjoyed myself more when working practically as opposed to learning from a book or on a screen…this degree allow me to learn whilst working and also to learn the more academic aspects at the same time.'
He was also impressed by the reputation of the EHS within the hospitality industry as it is so highly regarded amongst industry professionals. Although only three months in, Tomas is enjoying all aspects of the course, from the lectures which he describes as 'interesting and informative' and 'relevant', to the practical experience he says is 'crucial'.
Tomas's ambition is to become the general manager of an individual hotel where he feels experiencing all aspects of the business will be cruicial. He says.
'I don't ever want a member of staff to be able to say, 'You haven't done it, you don't know how hard it is', if I was to ask them to do a task.'


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- CareMonkey actively monitors to detect intrusions into our system, and hires security experts to conduct periodic security reviews and vulnerability assessments.
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Mobile Data Security
- The CareMonkey App is registered on a device using your unique username and password. Second Factor code/fingerprint is then required to access data.
- Data is only accessible by authorised users with that unique username and password.
- All data transfer is handled over SSL secure connections. CareMonkey uses an "Extended Validation" SSL site certificate so that users can be sure they are talking to CareMonkey when accessing the data.
- When the CareMonkey App is accessed on a mobile device or tablet, the data is stored in an encrypted format to give authorised users access to emergency information, even when they are offline or outside mobile range.
- Data that is stored on your device automatically expires and is deleted from local storage after a set period of time, unless authorized users re-synchronise with the server.
- Data that is no longer authorised is automatically deleted from local storage.
Infrastructure and Hosting
- CareMonkey's physical infrastructure is hosted and managed within Amazon's secure data centers, utilising Amazon Web Services (AWS) technology.
- AWS data centers are state of the art, utilising innovative architecture and engineering approaches. AWS provides a highly reliable, scalable and secure infrastructure platform that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries across the world.
- Your data is stored on servers in your region, and will never be stored outside of that region:
- Asia Pacific User data is stored in Australia (Sydney)
- European User data is stored in Ireland (Dublin)
- United States User data is stored in the United States (California)
Data Backup
- CareMonkey backs up your data in the same region every hour.
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
- CareMonkey's physical infrastructure is hosted and managed within Amazon's secure data centers, utilising the redundant services of Amazon AWS. AWS provides a highly reliable, scalable and secure infrastructure platform designed to tolerate system or hardware failures with minimal impact.
- The CareMonkey System consists of various service components that are all load balanced across multiple redundant instances. This ensures that any single hardware or data centre failure does not impact the delivery of our services. In addition, by hosting our servers in the AWS data centers, we take advantage of Amazon's redundant power, environment and internet connectivity systems.
- Our databases are provisioned using Amazon's RDS service which gives us the ability to do point-in-time recovery. CareMonkey periodically tests its Disaster Recovery Plan by practicing starting new instances and restoring databases within the AWS infrastructure. Any hidden unknown dependencies during these tests are identified and logged for remediation.
- CareMonkey's business continuity plan also takes into account the continued operation of CareMonkey's head office in Melbourne Australia and the availability and backup of key staff required for continued delivery of our service.
Security and Privacy Compliance
- AWS computing environments are continuously audited, with certifications from accreditation bodies across geographies and verticals including ISO 27001, FedRAMP, DoD CSM, and PCI DSS.
- AWS is fully compliant with applicable EU data protection laws, and the AWS Data Processing Agreement incorporates the Article 29 Working Party Model Clauses. This means that users wishing to transfer personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to other countries can do so knowing that their content in AWS will be given the same high level of protection it receives in the EEA.
- CareMonkey has implemented a robust information security and privacy program in accordance with relevant industry standards and required regulations, including HIPAA and FERPA.
- In the event of a suspected data breach, CareMonkey has a Critical Incident Response Team (which includes our Data Protection Officer, Developers, and Senior Management), and a Data Breach Policy Notification and Incident Response Plan that is reviewed annually.
- CareMonkey is a signatory of the Student Privacy Pledge, which is a commitment to safeguard student privacy regarding the collection, maintenance, and use of student personal information.


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District funding is based on accurate student attendance, and iTCCS Attendance allows you to accurately account for attendance for all students. The programs incorporate specific state regulations that apply to campus attendance, yet allow each district the flexibility to implement its unique operational philosophies and methodologies.
iTCCS Attendance allows you to specify an official attendance accounting period and maintain additional attendance periods as required by local policy. State-required program tracking and contact hour reporting is provided, as well as tools for district-wide reporting and analysis, and prevention of duplicate enrollment records.
iTCCS is a trademark of the Texas Computer Cooperative.
For further information, contact your regional Education Service Center.
The Texas Computer Cooperative (TCC) is a cooperative of 19 Texas Education Service Centers (ESCs) serving 875 districts across the state and over 1.1 million Texas students. For 50 years the TCC with the TxEIS and iTCCS systems has been the leader in delivering products and services that support Texas LEAs in managing student and business information. Going forward, the TCC will continue to enhance its suite of products, building on our success as the leader in the state in compliance and reporting, further empowering the LEAs to easily make informed decisions and engage stakeholders through powerful yet flexible tools and applications.
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- Unit Type: lot (200 pieces/lot)
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- Package Size: 15cm x 15cm x 15cm (5.91in x 5.91in x 5.91in)
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1. We accept the Escrow , a leading third-party online payment platform from the Alibaba Group.
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3. If you have any questions about payment, pls contact us via e-mail or trademanager. Shipping and Postage
1. Make sure your shipping address and ZIP code carefully before you pay. We reserve the right to charge the shipping fee again for returned items due to undeliverable wrong address.
2. Item will be sent within 1-5 business days mainly via China Post Air Mail after clear payment (excluding weekend & holiday).
- Model Number: 200pcs DIN965 M2 x 10
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Are all Ethernet over Copper services the same?
No – there are several variables you should take into account when trying to find the right service for your business.
The most cost efficient service currently available is Ethernet in the First Mile or EFM however there are a couple of things to take into consideration before choosing this service.
Firstly, there's geographic availability. EFM isn't available everywhere. In some places, you'll have to go with a Fibre-Optic, Midband Ethernet or Wireless Ethernet instead. And if you are greater that 1.6 kilometers from your exchange your options will be limited as well - hence the "First Mile" in the name.
Secondly, consider how reliable your service needs to be, given your business's dependence on its connectivity. For example, a single pair service such as ADSL is reliant on a single line card. This means that if a problem occurs on a particular piece of hardware in your local telephone exchange, you could suffer a complete loss of service, rather than just a reduction in your connection speed.
It's a better option to choose a multi-paired service to ensure that if a single piece of hardware fails at your local telephone exchange, you can still send and receive data – albeit with a reduced throughput.
Our AAPT EFM is a dedicated symmetrical data service offering up to 20Mbps over up to 4 wire pairs to cater for distance from exchanges and bandwidth requirements, and includes unmetered internet usage with a 1:1 contention ratio. The actual transmission rate experienced by the user is dependent on the cable distance to the exchange and the condition of the copper pairs used to deliver the service.
This is an indication of our monthly pricing for these services. More options are available.
|2 Wire Pairs - maximum speed of 10Mbps
|4 Wire Pairs - maximum speed of 20Mbps
When combined with our Carrier Grade IP Telephony our AAPT EFM offers a cost effective solution for voice services when you consider that 20 ISDN lines cost about $790 ex GST from another major Telco. We can carry over 20 high quality voice channels on our 2 wire pair service, guaranteed, for $304 - achieving a better outcome and it also includes internet access in the base price. Plus our installation fee is a third of what the other Telco charges.
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This is what we want to explore. Here at boot.AI we believe that going back to nature, uncluttering the city, changing the mindset of how we think about society, economics and even politics to become a truly free community in which people have time to devote to their loved ones and hobbies, being more than just a cog in the machine is where we should aim for our immediate future. It is true that we have made great advances in this regard especially in the western cultures, but at the greater scale this is still very much problematic.
We start here with an illustrated example of a tiny self-sustained mini-neighborhood (which you can see at the top of the page) where AI and latest technologies are part of our daily lives, featuring a playground, beauty gardens, a greenhouse garden and power generators based on renewable energy, as well as a pond for recreation. This is of course just an illustration, but we have to start from somewhere and we believe that illustrations have the ability to refine ideas into real-life working concepts which could potentially be implemented.
We haven't ventured too much into a highly technological future here, just exploring ideas that are very much possible today, this is a theme we'd like to keep going as this project focuses on ideas that can be put in practice. Help us figure out a better future for all of us! Let us plant the Seeds for a better future together!
A Word About The Illustrations
All of these illustrations are and will be produced with FOSS tools such as Krita, Blender, Inkscape, Natron. We believe the philosophy of FOSS projects is very much in line with the world we'd like to explore and with the Seed initiative there'a a possibility of preparing an advanced illustration course using tools that are available for everyone to use for free. This secondary objective of the Seed project will be to venture into showing that these tools can compete on equal grounds with the industry standard software.
The above neighborhood-garden illustration was produced with Krita and Blender (for creating a simple 3D object to placeme easier the wind power generator as it's one of the more complex constructions having the bent propellers). The following GIF process should give an idea of how the illustration was produced.


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Just days after key committees on the Los Angeles City Council backed a new set of short-term home sharing regulations limiting such activity to primary residences and capping short-term rentals to 120 days per year, a report from the Office of the Comptroller of New York quantified the estimated impact of home sharing on New York City rents at $616 million in 2016 as a result of pressures on residential rents. This recent news from the nation's two largest cities has once again sparked debate over home sharing services like Airbnb. While Airbnb and other home sharing hosts profit from short-term rental activity, the ability to defray rent expenses undoubtedly leads to increased rental rates – particularly in locations that are most desirable for short-term guests. Further, hotel owners and operators are negatively impacted by the increased supply of available rooms for short-term guests.
Let's dive into the specifics of the New York City Comptroller's report and analyze how well Los Angeles policymakers are addressing the specific issues identified in the Big Apple.
Specific Impacts on New York City Rents
The Comptroller Office's report concluded that between 2009 and 2016 average residential rental rates increased by an average of 25% citywide. Of this increase, Airbnb alone accounted for 9.2% of the increase, indicating that Airbnb accounted for a 2.3% increase in rents over that period. Applying this percentage to all residential rental buildings in the city, the Comptroller estimated a total increase in residential rents of $616 million resulting specifically from Airbnb.
The report's conclusions are even stronger when looking at specific neighborhoods. The Comptroller concludes that for each 1% of homes in a neighborhood listed on Airbnb, rental rates in the neighborhood increased by an additional 1.58% annually. Supporting this conclusion, the report states that rental rates in eight key neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn accounted for 50.4% of all Airbnb listings in 2016, and the average rent in these neighborhoods increased by an average of 34.7% since 2009 – well above the citywide average increase of 25%.
A second report conducted by McGill University in January 2018 uncovers perhaps the most concerning evidence against Airbnb's impact on neighborhoods. The report indicates that 12% of Airbnb hosts account for 28% of total revenues in New York City. These hosts typically target specific neighborhoods that are most desirable to tourists and other guests, and the operators are commercial in nature, having the ability to dynamically adjust rents to maximize income similar to most hotel chains. These units typically do not have a permanent tenant in place, and thus residential units are being made unavailable to the city's residents for commercial hosts to pursue profit without paying hotel occupancy or business taxes. Further, many of these listings are illegal under current regulation in that the landlord's representation must be present on site during short-term (under 30 day) stays – typically not the case for Airbnb occupancy.
The Comptroller's report has drawn criticism from AirDNA, which was the primary data source utilized for regression analyses in the report. AirDNA claims that the Comptroller's failure to differentiate between active and inactive listings as well as between entire apartments/homes and shared rooms produces flawed results. While these differentiations may produce slightly different results, however, the overall impact calculated by the Comptroller should remain relatively unchanged. The total impact calculation also appears to be supported by comparing the estimated $616 million impact to the total Airbnb host revenues of $657 million in 2017.
Targeted Policymaking in Los Angeles
Meanwhile in Southern California, a Los Angeles City Council subcommittee has drafted the framework for a new city ordinance regulating home sharing services like Airbnb. The framework will now go to the City Planning Commission and City Attorney to draft a new ordinance, which will then require full City Council approval to go into effect. The proposed policy changes appear to respond directly to the same impacts seen in New York, drilling down into specific neighborhood impacts.
The proposed policy centers on the legalization of home sharing specifically within primary residences within the city (currently illegal). The policy would also place a limitation of 120 days per year of short-term rentals on each property, although hosts may apply for an increase to 180 days of short-term rentals only if approved by neighbors within 100 feet. These policies are clearly targeted at removing an Airbnb investor market from the Los Angeles housing market, requiring a permanent occupancy to meet the primary residence test as well as capping the number of days a single property may be leased on a short-term basis. Through these changes, the City hopes to hand housing back into the hands of Angelenos who have seen rents rise dramatically over recent years, while still allowing for the collection of supplemental income by renting out that permanent residence on a short-term basis.
Despite what appears to be positive and logical steps toward a home sharing solution, Los Angeles City Council has received criticism both from Airbnb and some long-time locals for being too restrictive on home sharing. While Airbnb's motives are relatively transparent, the criticism from locals comes as more of a surprise but is logical when considering those who rent out single rooms in their primary residence to travelers throughout the year for supplemental income.
As it appears the move toward a sharing economy will continue, the efficiency of space use within the city will also continue to be challenged. These challenges will likely come to the nation's largest cities first, setting the stage for debate on a broader scale. Just as a substantially wider array of products have been made available in the markets for office (i.e. co-working) and residential (i.e. co-living and microunits), home sharing offers an alternative product in the hospitality space that will likely result in the obsolescence and ultimately redevelopment of outdated product. While this evolution will come with growing pains like residential rent increases, the more efficient use of limited urban space should allow cities to more effectively deal with many of the urban challenges we face today and into the future.


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Mt. Chase Meals Delivered to your Door
Tired of cooking yet? Here's the deal! We will be trying out a new social distancing business model! We are excited to be offering Meal Deliveries until it is safe to gather once again. Keep your eyes on the delivery schedule and menu. Until further notice, we will not be offering our normal lakeside dining.
Guests staying in our Lodge Rooms or Cabins may choose our meal plan. Enjoy an hearty breakfast with freshly made baked goods and traditional bacon, eggs and home-fries. After a day of adventure, relax in our lounge while your three course dinner is prepared. Enjoy a family style meal with our other guests.
We are excited to offer a new dining experience for locals and visitors alike. Call in advance to schedule a dinner for yourself and your spouse or friend or a dinner party with a group. Join us every morning for a hearty breakfast or three course family style dinner with our other guests.
During winter months, we serve lunch on weekends and holidays, serving homemade soup and chili as well as signature sandwiches served on Mike's own homemade bread. Come in from the cold, enjoy a hot meal, relax in front of the fire with a refreshing drink from our new beer and wine menu.
Every morning you will wake up to the smell of brewing Carrabassett coffee and freshly made baked goods. Fuel your adventure with a large plate of farm fresh eggs, crispy bacon, sausage, seasoned home fries, oatmeal and one of Mike's delicious baked breakfast treats. We serve something for everyone!
Our Breakast spread may include:
- Spinach and parmesan frittata, locally raised bacon, homemade sourdough bagels and baked oatmeal with apples and cranberries.
- Blueberry pancakes, locally raised sausage, coconut chocolate chip scones, gluten free granola and fruit salad.
Our dining room sits just along the banks of Shin Pond, and during the summer months, we are often joined by beavers, mergansers or even the occasional moose. Our three course dinners are all made from scratch with local fresh ingredients. Your meal will start off with seasonal soup or salad and is served with freshly baked artisan bread.
All meals pair wonderfully with a selection from our beer and wine menu.
The main course might include:
- Cider braised brisket with caramelized onions and blue cheese
- Pan seared salmon with blueberry chutney
- Roast pork loin with apples, onions and fennel
- Whole herb crusted grilled chicken with tzatziki sauce
- Grilled marinated Portobello mushrooms
All meals are served with two sides, starch and vegetables.
End your meal with a delightful dessert made from scratch.
- Flourless chocolate cake
- Lemon cream tart with strawberry coulis
- Coffee infused crème brulee
- Peach galette with a whisky sabayon