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Welcome to 2017 and another year of being cancer free with determination to remain so.
Looking back, I'd say 2016 was a year of learning. With the chemotherapy I had in 2011 came an issue with my left ventricle. Seems it's "ejection fraction" is going down, from normal pre-chemo to 48% in 2014 to 40% in 2016. I've learned not to grab the pack loaded with yams and frozen meat and instead take the one with the toilet paper and bread as I attempt to scurry uphill to our cabin on the mountain. Is that a train coming behind me? Why am I so winded? Maybe I should lessen the scurry to a gang-plank walk. More learning...
I am still in monthly massage therapy to deal with whiplash issues and about twice a year Robin or Caitlin (Willow Massage Therapy in Smithers BC) help stretch out the scar tissue that re-binds every so often in my second armpit (from lymph node removal/mining in 2011). It's never a fun hour with these ladies as they dig deep and work hard to loosen up the hard lumps that refuse to go away quietly. Is that a screaming meme behind me? Why am I so sore? Anything to do with carrying packs up a mountain in the first place? Hmm...more learning.
Because I am still numb on the right side of the repaired breast area as well as beneath my right arm, I have learned that constant stretching helps everything work better. The hope is I can regain more mobility faster. When on skis I don't use my right hand to push with my poles on the flats, saving it for when I really need it (in the lounge later) for skiing downhill, shoveling snow off our deck or refilling the melted-snow pots for the wood stove. No lessening these jobs- you have to keep active so I've learned to accommodate, compensate and prioritize. It's working.
In 2016 I took a WHYMS course to learn about hazardous materials. I then ran around my house and properly labelled mysterious substances I had in unmarked bottles. Inspired, I next took on the Level 1 Food Course so I wouldn't kill anyone with my canning or cross-contamination habits anymore. New plastic color co-ordinated cutting boards. Learning and shopping- love it!
Then it was hours job shadowing at the Hudson Bay Mountain ski school for my Level 1 ski instructor certificate which I obtained by going to Shames Mountain in December of 2016! That's right folks, not only an author but now I'm making $12 something an hour introducing people to what I consider to be the most fun sport of all time. Sliding on the snow with boards on your feet. What a joy to watch the lights go on for people struggling. To watch them when they catch on. To help them up when they fall on top of me. Lesson learned? Wear rental skis when teaching beginners.
Now if I could get people to learn from what I've been through with cancer.
Authoring Running From Cancer was a labour of love to help people learn ways to lessen their cancer lottery tickets. Are you doing what you can? Are you on daily vitamin D supplements, taking any anti-oxidents like green tea capsules or fish oils, ground flax seeds and beefing -up the broccoli consumption?
Life is about learning, everyone. Never stop. And may you learn enough soon enough to make it through a long happy life! Happy 2017 to everyone.
Friday, October 21, 2016
Five Year Mark
In the world of breast cancer it is said if you don't have a recurrence with-in five years , chances are the cancer has been "beaten" and there's renewed hope to live as long as one can after surviving treatment. So I'm ecstatic to shout out to the world that I made that mark in May 2016, not believing that it's been that long already! Life has returned to relative normalcy with the wondrous addition of my dream-come-true of not one but two healthy and beautiful grandchildren. Life is so worth fighting for.
For those of you who don't know me but have read my book Running From Cancer: a tilted memoir, here's the epilogue:
Once the surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation were completed, it was recommended to go on a hormone blocking therapy for five years. This is usual practice. My oncologist put me on the standard called Tamoxifin , a drug used for non-menopausal women . After one year on Tamoxifen, it was proven that the chemo had brought on early menopause and so I was now qualified to switch to a drug called Letrozole*. (Tamoxifin can be carcinogenic and I was afraid of being one of the few who experienced endometrial cancer from taking it)
Both drugs gave me the side effects of hot flashes and aching joints. I felt like I was over 100 when getting out of bed most days and driving with the window down at -30C was something my husband endured every road trip, but we continued with the drug treatment feeling a little more hopeful that the cancer would not return.
There are others drugs out there to try but I decided to stick it out with Letrozole. The severity of both symptoms either waned over time or I became more oblivious to them. I'm not sure which is
the right answer, but take heart that they do seem to lessen over time.
The breast reconstruction done the year after chemo and radiation was very successful. Dr. Kurz of Prince George placed an expander inside the deflated right breast which was injected to capacity with saline by my GP at regular intervals over the next few months. I compared it to having braces on your teeth. Once filled, the skin would gradually stretch to accommodate the new size. Then it would be filled again. Once the deflated breast was inflated back to normal, Kurz was able to choose a correlating silicone implant to surgically replace the expander with. While operating, Kurz thankfully put a tuck into the left breast raising it up to match the repaired right breast. The result was a firmer, higher riding pair of breasts which if one didn't see the scars around the nipple and a bit of loose ridges along the outer bottom right, you would think I was thirty (not fifty plus) and hadn't had two children or a wrangle with breast cancer. I highly recommend this surgery as something to check into even though not everyone is satisfied with their results.I have friends who raved about their procedure but have a friend who was not happy at all. Her expectations were not met and I realized not everyone has the same situation to be dealt with. Still, with the BC Medical covering costs, it couldn't harm having that first consult.
So, with perky boobs healed and my self image repaired, I turned to what I could do to improve my lifestyle to help insure I made that five year goal. I tweaked my diet to include as many vegetables as I could into every day. I snack twice a day making healthier choices of whole grains, proteins and oils like coconut, avocado or extra virgin olive oil when possible. I only have a few drinks a week in stead of 20 to 35 and I take an antioxidant supplement as well as 2000 mg of vitamin D daily. I try to get exercise , even if its a walk around the block, six days a week and I make sure to drink plenty of fluids to help my body properly work.
And the day came that I went to refill my Letrozole prescription and realized, "I don't have to take that anymore!" So I don't. I'm happy to say that all tests are clear and I've officially "survived cancer." Now I will wear the special yellow t-shirt saved for the Canadian Cancer Society's survivor participants with pride because I made it out the other side and feel stronger for it. At the gym this week, I tweaked the treadmill up to a number I hadn't ran at since 2011, when cancer first came knocking. My fist shot into the air as my legs flew like the wind and I thought to myself, "I'm back. Smarter, wiser and more determined to keep myself healthy!" Then I turned the number back down slightly. It's time to start going at an easier pace because this body is all I have and I need it to last another 18 years. The new me is going to keep that in mind at all times. Less stress, less having to reach to the top of everything, less trying so hard all the time. It's time to slow down and enjoy what's left of my life (which doesn't mean I've quit trying to fit 400 things into one day. I now think about the 400 and get 300 done). And it's all good, you know?
What ever was my hurry in the first place? Here's to "Staying Alive Until '75!" Now to remember to look both ways before crossing the street!
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What's Your Excuse?
I have a neighbor – his name is Dick Walther – and I call him the bionic man. He is going to be 93 in June and runs circles around most people. His level of energy, enthusiasm and his positive disposition is contagious. He was just highlighted in the "Hero's Issue" of Tennis Magazine and is the winner of USTA's 2014 Senior's Service Award and inducted into the USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame. He is a former engineer and fought in World War II and started playing tennis in the 1940's. However, it wasn't until after retirement that he enrolled himself in a Professional Tennis Registry certification course and began coaching at Kent Place School… at the age of 75. He also started the Summit Tennis Association and revitalized and revived multiple tennis courts across the city to repair them for more active play and give back to the community. He still plays in the USTA League event in the 90-95 age group. Dick inspires me.
Dick is the perfect example of the premise mind over matter (my daily mantra in my classes and discussion in a previous blog post) and the notion it is never too late to make things happen.
Once again quoting Deepak Chopra's book "Ageless Body, Timeless Mind," based on quantum physics, he advises on how to "defeat entropy," to "believe" enough to control physical changes and to "reinterpret your body" to create renewal. By practicing these philosophies, we can elongate our lives by perpetuating healthy physical reactions within our body, starting on a cellular level. Chopra's premise is that the more positive our mind is, the more beneficial the effect it will have on our body.
For example, as a society, we naturally anticipate retirement and have a mental image of what that entails. We tend to fall into that role and our minds and bodies begin to shut down – thinking that is the end of our active life. It is believed this has a direct correlation with a decline in health and increase in disease. Those societies that are not privy to retirement – ie. the farmer who has no choice to feed his family, will work until he can't work anymore. His mind frame never shifts to "it's time for my steady decline until I reach the end of the road." They naturally live a more active, longer life because they never consider the alternative. Similar to the story of Dick. He has never quit or believed it is time to stop.
If you believe in it, it can happen. If you visualize yourself doing it, it becomes real. If you are fearful or convince yourself it's not possible, chances are, you will have a difficult time and your body will shut down. By keeping your mind in a constant state of functionality, your body will naturally follow.
So just when you think you want to give up, or it's too late to make a difference, think of Dick.
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I have struggled the last few weeks with food boredom. I typically planned my menu a week in advance, but with time constraints and not knowing what to do, each week had a similar feel, with nothing new and stimulating to try. Therefore, I have decided to change the way I plan meals; I am going back to planning them for the entire month. I only stopped this about three months ago because of time constraints and lack of inspiration. But I am determined to go back to this method of meal planning because I was able to see the entire month and duplication of meals was maxed at twice per month.
I have noticed that when I am bored with the food that I eat; I eat more, this hasn't helped my waistline and I need to address it now.
Plan meals chart
There are plenty of charts and tables available free on the internet that allows you to plan meals. I am not one for planning all the meals during the day, but this is my preference, it is possible to plan all meals including snacks for the entire month.
If I see a recipe that I would like to try, I am printing them off and storing them in my menu plan file, this is just a hanging file that I keep in my filing cabinet and is part of my home maintenance section. It is in a place that works for me; some people like to have these stored together in a binder, I just found it didn't work that way for me. When I put together my meal plan for the month I can pull out the recipes that I want to try, and then I spread them out throughout the month, giving me variety in my diet and reducing the feeling of being food bored.
I also keep the older sheets in the file for inspiration for the coming months. If I am struggling to find a meal to fit, inspiration often hits from looking back at the meals that I have made in the past. I am not cooking the same meal more than twice in a month, giving me the variety that I crave.
If there are leftovers that can't be frozen, then I use these up at lunch times in sandwiches or different ways such as soups, to avoid me becoming lunchtime food bored, too.
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It is possible to manage your shopping even if you plan for the month. You are able to create a shopping list that enables you to enjoy a variety of food. If you are unable to purchase an item, it does give you the option to change a meal; it is important to remember that if you plan meals, the menu is not set in stone.
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Thelma Turnbaugh
Thelma Turnbaugh, age 100 of Buffalo Center passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 at Rosewood Manor in Estherville.
Thelma Mary Heiman was born Aug. 2, 1913 in Ionia, IA to Peter and Mary (Enenbach) Heiman. She graduated in 1931 from St. Angela's Academy for Girls in Carroll. Immediately upon graduating from St. Angela's she taught school for several months until the new teacher arrived. In 1918 the family moved to a farm just outside Buffalo Center (just north of the present football field). In 1947 she moved to 417 North Main and lived there until after 1980. She relocated to Oklahoma City from 1988 until 1993 before returning to Buffalo Center.
On May 12, 1947 she married Cletus Turnbaugh in Buffalo Center. Thelma worked as a bookkeeper at the Coop Station from March 1939 until December 1949. Then she joined the staff at Farmers Trust and Savings from January 1950 until retiring after 30 years of service in January of 1980.
Thelma was a lifetime member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, an active member of the Altar Society and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Thelma enjoyed collecting salt and pepper shakers, hearing from family and friends, and playing cards (500). She and Cletus traveled to 48 of the 50 states and brought back outstanding stories and memories. A point of pride has always been the success of all of her family members. Each conversation pointed to the changes and new opportunities available to the next generation. Her home was a gathering point for family reunions and small gatherings. She loved Buffalo Center and bragged about graduates, school growth, and the improvements made to the community.
The last four years of her life she enjoyed the family like atmosphere of Rosewood Manor (Estherville). She is survived by several nieces/nephews, grand nieces/nephews, great nieces/nephews, and yes-great grand nieces/nephews.
Thelma is preceded in death by her four siblings Henry, Phil and Leon Heiman and her sister Agatha Thielke, her parents and her husband Cletus in 1980.
Mass time and services will be arranged at a later date with Winter Funeral Home and final internment at Graceland Cemetery, Buffalo Center.
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No time for a post this week due to my new obsession of playing Island Life on Facebook. Don't be a hater: instead, have a new freebie image for wallpaper goodness. It's a blue/green version of my 365 Project shot for today (seen here). I was pretty lazy tonight and didn't make happy desktop sizes- but it should be big enough at 6MB for you to make it fit your resolutions. Enjoy!
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What Goes Up, Must Come Down
How to perfect your downhill running
Running downhill can sometimes feel like a real relief after the effort exerted on the uphill, however, unless your technique is on point, you risk putting masses of stress on your body. Mark Hoban, Wolf Run's Health & Fitness expert, explains: "I find that many people will either speed up and sprint downhill, which can really put undue stress on the knees and cause soreness later on. Either that or they fight gravity and become hesitant and constantly using their quadriceps to break, which really fatigues the muscles. Hesitancy can also cause you to fall or twist an ankle."
So, what is the optimum speed for downhill running? Well, it's pretty much middle of the road – not too fast and not holding back. What is important is to not to be flat footed when running downhill. Stay on light on your toes and don't stretch forward with your feet.
As with last week's focus on uphill running, we have looked at some of the best techniques to get you downhill. Here's Mark's Top Tips:
- Free your mind and just run. Fear of falling is the biggest enemy of downhill running. Downhill trails are fast and gravity can feel like it is pulling you downhill faster than you want to. However, if you don't just let yourself go and switch your brains off from wanting you to slow down you may get yourself into all sorts of trouble. Your body will go stiff and that's when accidents can happen. Try to trust in your legs and your trainers (making sure they are extra grippy to cope with wet and muddy conditions. Try to visualise gravity pulling you down the hill.
- Train on the downhill. The energy you exert on the uphill can lead many people wanting to focus their training here, but you really do need to train downhills too. Practice does make perfect and the more running downhill you do – the better you will be. Training will also help you strengthen your ankles too.
- Keep your eyes to the ground. Terrain can be uneven and it takes one rogue stone or some slippy scree to send you tumbling. Keep your eyes forward (about 3-5 steps infront of you) and map out your path in your head. You feet will automatically feel confident as to where they are going.
- Map your body! Remember from Uphill training to be aware of what your body is doing from top to toe? Well, the same stands for downhill running:
- Avoid leaning too far back as it slows you down
- Avoid leaning too far forward as you will feel as though you are about to tumble and you will automatically slow down and alter your stride.
- Put your arms out to give you additional balance.
- Use long strides on easier terrains.
- Use shorter strides for trickier terrains.
- Keep your feet close to the ground for maximum control, and land lightly.
Let's look at some common hill problems and what causes them:
Uphill Problems
Tired or sore shoulders and arms
Too much arm swing, or arms extended too far forward
Tight or sore lower back
Leaning too far forward
Tight leg muscles
Over- striding
Breathing too rapidly
Over-striding or bounding too high
Downhill Problems
Tight hamstrings or sore shins
Over Striding
Sore lower back
Leaning too far forward
Arms flailing; loss of rhythm
Going too fast
Sore quadriceps muscles
Probably over-striding, thus forcing your quads to work too hard; or too much braking
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AMEG is unlikely to alter its stance based solely on this pushback, but that is not really the point. What is important is that leading advocates of geoengineering research have publicly disavowed the extreme views of a fringe element. If (when?) the AMEG bubble bursts, critics of geoengineering will have a much harder time painting the entire geoengineering community with a single broad brushstroke as techno-fanatics committed to rash action. Instead, responsible supporters of research can rightly claim to have opposed the alarmists as well, not having indulged in either apocalyptic visions or messianic pretensions.


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The program also defines in considerable detail the specific role that workers have to look after their own safety at work and the safety of others who may be affected by the things that workers do and the things that they fail to do. Many practical examples are given.
The course ends with a list of practical things that workers can do to look after themselves and others at work as well as details of the consequences for non-compliance.
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Turning your supporters into fundraising superstars isn't easy. It requires the right combination of fundraising expertise, engaged staff members, and savvy technology.
When done well, the results are impressive. Supporters can raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization.
Organizations that turn supporters into fundraisers continue to be leaders in online fundraising, and this growth is now an important contributor to their overall revenue.
So, how can you help supporters become fundraising superstars? Below are 44 tips I've learned, organized by topic and ordered from easiest to hardest to implement.
Teach Supporters to Fundraise and Provide Samples
- Encourage them to use their social network. According to the Global NGO Online Technology Report, Millennials are most inspired to give by social media. It's crucial that you encourage your supporters to use social media to raise awareness for their fundraising efforts.
- Offer rewards for fundraising levels achieved. A few years ago at a SXSW conference, keynote speaker Seth Priebatsch predicted a shift from the "social layer" to the "game layer" over the next decade. Make fundraising a game by offering rewards for levels achieved (E.g. $50 gift card for $5,000 raised).
- Encourage them to start a team of fundraisers. Not only do teams raise more money for your organization, they add camaraderie and competition to fundraising.
- Hold contests. After the initial excitement wears off, your fundraisers may need motivation. Create contests that reward fundraising activity. (E.g. Highest fundraiser in June receives 4 movie passes).
- Provide samples of everything. Don't let your fundraisers get stuck on something you could have easily helped with. Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc.
- Provide fundraising success stories. Tell them how to raise money, acknowledge challenges they'll likely face, and be clear on the impact their donations will have on your mission.
- Provide fundraising tips so they know how to get started. Not every method of fundraising will be for everyone. Provide numerous ideas, but do emphasize the most efficient methods such as sending email through a tool like everdayhero.
- Tell them how to approach their business contacts. Contacting a vendor or customer is different from asking their neighbor for support. Provide tips on fundraising with the corporate world.
- But…let them know your key corporate relationships. You probably already receive support from many local companies. Avoid embarrassment and disappointment for everyone involved by disclosing who already generously supports your cause.
- Offer tips for approaching the media. Your fundraisers may be fearless in promoting your cause. This is good. When approaching the media, though, they may need help. Offer tips and advice to receive coverage of their efforts.
- Explain which types of fundraising events are most efficient. Recommend focusing on events that raise the most money for the least amount of work. For example, happy hours generally outperform bake sales.
- Hold fundraising lunches/seminars/receptions to teach them how to fundraise. While success stories may have provided ideas, these sessions will let fundraisers "ask the experts" and get their questions answered.
- Create an online community for your fundraisers to interact and share their ideas. Other fundraisers may have great tips or advice. Provide a way to collaborate and share.
Connect Supporters to Your Cause
- Allow your fundraisers to raise restricted money. They may have been moved by one aspect of your cause and will want to fundraise for it.
- Invite your top fundraisers to join your volunteer committee. This will make fundraisers feel closer to your organization and responsible for its success. Doing this will also inject some new enthusiasm and ideas into your committees.
- Offer a tour of your hospital/school/office to further connect them to your cause. Meeting the people who will be helped and seeing the places that will be impacted by their efforts will give your fundraisers extra motivation and experiences to tell more personal stories when fundraising.
- Keep them updated on how donations will be used. Let them know the outcome of their hard work. If it's an annual event or program, you want these fundraisers back each year.
- Celebrate their accomplishments annually with a thank you party/dinner/reception/etc. It's an extra opportunity to say thanks, connect them to your mission and encourage future participation.
Treat Fundraisers Like VIPs
- When someone creates a fundraising page, call to say thanks and answer questions. Let them know you're there to help. Not sure you have time to offer this type of assistance? What if you knew they'd raise $20,000?
- Check-in occasionally. At some point, most fundraisers will feel discouraged, intimidated or confused about fundraising. Offer your expertise (and encouragement).
- Ask them what you can do better. Your fundraisers likely could have used additional support or resources at some point. Learn what else would've helped, and provide this for future fundraisers.
- Implement their good ideas. It will help them take ownership of the program and feel responsible for its success. If you don't implement an idea, tell them why not.
- Find out what motivates your fundraiser. They are likely fundraising because of your cause, to be part of a team or receive an incentive (it's true). Find out what motivates them and tailor communications accordingly.
- Celebrate their milestones. Your fundraisers will likely be really excited when they reach their goal. Capitalize on this opportunity to thank them. Tools like everydayhero will even send automated messages when 50% or 100% of the goal is reached.
- Respond quickly to fundraiser questions and complaints. Problems + slow response times = frustrated fundraisers. They may stop fundraising altogether until they hear back from you. The longer that takes, the less fundraising momentum they'll have.
- Offer your fundraisers any "extras" you have. Have extra tickets to the game? An extra seat at your gala? Call your top fundraisers first. Treat them like VIPs.
- Arrange meet-and-greets with celebrities at events. Regardless of whether it's meeting a professional athlete or a radio station DJ, give your fundraiser the VIP treatment whenever possible. It may keep them motivated.
Highlight Your Fundraisers Online and Create User-Friendly Forms
- Make it easy to find a fundraiser's page on your website. The more website visitors have to search for pages, the less likely they'll donate. The Ride For Roswell does a nice job placing "Donate to a Rider" prominently on their homepage.
- Make donation forms concise and compelling. Help your fundraisers by creating donation forms that are concise, compelling, and easy to complete.
- Spotlight a new fundraiser on your website each month. It provides recognition and encourages others to start fundraising.
- Ensure the registration form is concise and easy to complete. This makes it simple for anyone to get started and prevents frustration during the initial steps.
- List top fundraisers on your website. Recognition and competition are two powerful motivators that may inspire some fundraisers to send out another batch of emails. Check out how YWCA Calgary does it in their Walk A Mile event.
Help Them Follow Personal Fundraising Page Best Practices
- Allow supporters to create a fundraising page whenever they want to. If a supporter wants to raise money for your cause, don't make them jump through hoops to support you.
- Give supporters the ability to set up a fundraising page for any occasion. Maybe they want people to donate on their behalf instead of having them buy presents for their birthday. Or maybe they'd like to help you get that new facility quicker. Whatever the cause, make it simple for them to get started and flexible enough to support their efforts.
- Add a great default photo to fundraising pages. According to the Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council's Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Consumer Survey, only 45% of fundraisers personalize their fundraising page. Your photo may inspire others to donate.
- Make your default "My Story" compelling on fundraising pages. Not all fundraisers will change the "My Story" area. Your default story may inspire others to donate.
- Add page sharing tools to the fundraising page. Free tools like Add This allow the page to easily be shared via email and social media.
- Let them create a Friendly URL for their page. It's much easier for fundraisers to tell potential supporters to visit a specific page, instead of your home page.
- List the names and amounts of each donor on fundraising pages. Peer pressure has a funny way of inspiring larger gifts. Show gift names and amounts on a donor wall.
- Allow them to change their goal at any time. Once they reach their goal, it's less compelling for friends to support them. Let them up their goal at any time, with tools like everdayhero.
- Allow them to import email contacts into their fundraising dashboard. Once imported, fundraisers can keep track of which contacts who have donated, not opened the email , forwarded the email, etc.
- Allow fundraising pages to be shared on Facebook and Twitter from their fundraising dashboard. Every extra click you eliminate saves your fundraisers time. Remember, social media can have an incredible impact on peer-to-peer fundraising effectiveness.
- Allow fundraisers to upload either photos or videos to their page. A video can tell a more powerful story than a photo. Give fundraisers the option to upload a video.
- Create short education videos for every step of the way. Show them how to register, setup a page, import contacts, email family and friends, and other important fundraising activities.
OK, there's my 44. So, what tips do you have for us
This article was originally published in 2011 and has been updated to reflect the latest best practices and advice.


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A new update is now available for Robbit (version 27.0.0-DEV9.2, revision 5100). Patch notes for this version follow.
Robbit "Fondant Fancy" Patch 27, Development Preview 9.2 (17 January 2019)
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When considering the Internet providers in Columbus, there are several of ways to determine the cheapest Internet bundle options. First, it is best to determine what bundle might be the most economical for you and your family. Next, it is imperative to decide upon your Internet speed and connection type. Then, you can also research bundling options in your area to maximize your savings.
A very likely question that members of the Columbus community will want the answer to is "how much broadband speed do I want"? In order to answer it is most important to understand how much Internet you will need. Once you've gotten this figured out, you can evaluate different Internet service providers in Columbus. If your family consists of those that cruise the web and check email, then you will most-likely be fine with 25 Mbps. However, if you are an avid video game player or enjoy streaming videos on a regular basis, then you may want more than 50 Mbps.
Do you have a lot of avid readers in your Columbus family? If you are typically finding that your Internet speeds are slowing, it may be because the readers in your family are commanding all of your download speed. Download speed is measured in megabits per second (Mbps) which is not to be confused with Megabytes per second (MBps). Megabytes per second is the measurement of a file size while megabits per second is the measurement of the time it would take for your Internet to download or upload a file. When downloading an E-book, plans with 25 Mbps or more will usually perform this action in less than a second. However, plans with less than 25 Mbps will take longer and can be what's causing slow-downs at your Columbus home. Make sure you have enough Internet download speed for your family's needs.
If you have enough upload/download speed but are still experiencing problems connecting to the Internet still, your WiFi signal may be the culprit. Always check to see if your Internet plan has a strong WiFi output and also check on the router that comes with your plan. You want to discuss with your Internet service provider to make sure that your router will send an effective WiFI signal to the entirety of your home.


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I have now travelled 50 times around the sun. Half a century on this wonderful planet of ours and to all intents and purposes I feel as good as I've ever felt about myself, but that really wasn't the case this time last week.
I'm not really somebody who worries too much about my age, I'm fit, healthy and have a lovely young family who help me stay that way. So when I made the plans to celebrate my 50th birthday it was't really going to be anything out of the ordinary.
The format was simple, invite a bunch of people you know and love to an open house starting early afternoon and finishing when the last ones leave. It worked wonderfully for my 40th so why change a winning formula I thought.
My wife and I planned the food and drink and repeatedly over the last 2 months we've bought bits and pieces each time we've been out shopping. With the exception of the one or two last minute items, we'd got everything sorted by Monday last week and all that was left to do was see how many people actually turned up.
Monday evening was the first night I really noticed it. "I can't get no sleep" what was going on? There was nothing I could attribute the restlessness to other than "just a nag". Tuesday saw a repeat but this time the nag was much more defined. I now knew precisely what it was.
By the time the weekend arrived I'd accrued no more than 2 to 3 hours of sleep on every single night of the week and all because I was turning fifty. Thoughts like being hit by a car whilst out riding my bike to being taken out on a pedestrian crossing on my way to collect the children from school were a paranoid status quo in my mind and I seemed powerless to be able to control them. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD it's only a number!
I cannot begin to explain the elation that hit me on the actually day of my birthday, fortunately it was also a day before the party. A feeling akin to having a lead weight removed from your chest whilst walking into the ocean paints a fairly accurate picture albeit not one I, or many others for that matter, have experienced.
That evening I dropped off to sleep almost immediately and then slept through until early the next morning. So where did all this anxiety come from?
It would seem that the power of moving on into a second half century had a profound affect on my mind. I would like to say that I remember it all too well when playing cricket in my younger years, but I was a bowler not a batter and I rarely made it into double figures. I can however see how these psychological effects can really cause people to stumble last minute in their sporting quests or adventures and as Beth French said in her interview with Lynda Tucker this week, if you let your mind believe then you body will follow.
So my mind does believe. It believes that 50 really is just another number and though my body sometimes does play up from time to time, being able to still run a sub 50 minute 10km at over 50 (which I was when I did so last night) means that there is lots of life left in this old dog yet.
Believe in who you are, believe in what you can do and don't let the power of destructive thoughts beat you down because, your mind leads you wherever you go.


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I have developed a map and got it to work. Now I want to tidy up my page by putting the details in one cell of a table and the map beside it in another. However if I cut and paste or drag and drop the map control, the map no longer works. I have also tried to move the "

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The legislature of the state of Alabama is moving to end abortion within the borders of their state by passing new law that would define life as beginning at conception!
Alabama's HB 300 would amend the state Constitution and force an end to the legalized slaughter of Alabama's children. Rep. Ed Henry who sponsored the bill defended his bill saying, "As we talk about the stages of life … eventually, our life ends. But it all begins [somewhere], and we have to determine where it begins. And to me, science makes it clear that it begins at fertilization." Alabama OB/GYN, Dr. Jim Belyeu, concurred with Henry when he testified before the legislature that from conception the mother and child are two separate entities. "The mother only contributes the egg and the incubator. The baby initiates the process of implantation. Scientifically, pregnancy has been long recognized at beginning at fertilization, so anything that would prevent implantation would be considered abortion."
Pro-life advocates expect that the bill will receive opposition from the usual suspects, as well as from the fertility industry.
In cheering the bill on their website, Personhood Alabama, added a note of concern:
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We expect HB300 to receive great opposition from in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics throughout the state as well as the Birmingham based National Infertility Association (RESOLVE). RESOLVE has already pledged to lobby against the amendment and to force the Health Committee to change the amendment to only protect prenatal children after they have been implanted in the womb. This change would allow IVF clinics to continue the barbaric and completely unnecessary practice of killing "undesirable" children in the embryonic stage of life.
This latest attempt by a conservative legislature to defend the lives of the unborn underscores the importance of our next presidential election. If we do not nominate and elect a conservative to the White House, laws like this one are doomed to destruction at the hands of a liberal Supreme Court. Conservatives, now is the time to stand up for life, for liberty, and for everyone to have the opportunity to pursue happiness… even if their parents don't want them to.
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The Left-Fascist Axis. Again
By James Lewis
By James Lewis
June 7th, 2010
By Drew Zahn, WND
Will Obama Nationalize Oil?
While management of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has shaken many Americans' confidence in the current administration, some voices in entertainment, news and academia see the crisis as reason to give the federal government even more power – namely, the ability to take over the oil industry.
The notion is catching on with the public, too. A CBS poll recently tabulated 63 percent of Americans believe the Obama administration should be doing more in response to the spill, and activists working through the SeizeBP.org website are planning protests in 50 cities throughout the week demanding the federal government take over BP, the company that owns and operates the leaking oil drill.
The Seize BP organization is demanding BP assets be nationalized not only to clean up the spill, but also to compensate families affected by what the organization calls "this capitalist-made disaster."
Since BP's offshore drill began gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico in April, the Obama administration has deferred to the corporation's expertise in seeking to stop the flow.
But as the ongoing environmental disaster has extended beyond 40 days and counting, entertainer Rosie O'Donnell, political pundit James Carville and former Clinton cabinet member Robert Reich have joined those calling for a federal takeover of the situation.
On her "Rosie Radio" program earlier this week, O'Donnell quoted Carville, who told CNN's John King, "This president needs to tell BP, 'I'm your daddy, I'm in charge. You're going to do what we say.'"
"James Carville said the best thing," O'Donnell affirmed, adding that she'd like to see Obama say, "'I'm signing an executive order and I'm taking over the BP oil spill.' Like, boom, boom, boom. Someone has to do it."
Tea Partiers, the Obama administration is on your side.
That's been the message from the White House over the past few days, as top officials dispute charges that Washington is on a spending binge and encourage conservative protesters to count their blessings.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, when asked about the Tea Party protests, said in an interview Sunday that the Obama administration is paying more attention to deficit and spending concerns than the Bush administration did.
"We've just been through eight years where many people said deficits don't matter. We can pass huge tax cuts, pass huge new programs without paying for them. That debate has changed fundamentally," Geithner said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"You don't hear people say anymore deficits don't matter. You don't hear people saying we can pass enormous expansions in government without paying for it. That's an important change."
And President Obama said at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser Thursday that Tea Party activists should "be saying thank you" to him for the tax cuts passed by his administration.
The change in tone comes as surveys show distrust in the government is rising to historic levels. A Pew Research Center survey released on Monday found almost 80 percent of Americans say they don't trust Washington.
Dana Perino, former White House press secretary under the Bush administration and a Fox News contributor, said that the Obama administration is wise to try to appeal to the Tea Partiers. But she said the claim that Obama is tackling the deficit is off base.
"He's right, in one sense, to finally stop degrading people who affiliate with the Tea Party movement. But if his policies meshed up with his rhetoric, it would probably be a stronger sell point," Perino said.
Obama has established a bipartisan commission to study ways to bring down the national debt and rein in deficits. But his spending has far outpaced that of his predecessor.
President Bush ran up a $458.6 billion deficit during his last full year in office. Obama ran up a $1.4 trillion deficit in fiscal 2009 — that covered part of Bush's final year, but budget projections show deficits will continue to top $1 trillion for several years under Obama.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders, responding to growing resistance in their party to a financial regulations overhaul being pushed by President Obama, are considering ways to potentially block the legislation if it makes it to the Senate floor without more bipartisan input.
The options being discussed include sending a letter to the Democratic leadership signed by all 41 Republican senators threatening to unify against the legislation, Dow Jones reports. The GOP has enough votes to mount a filibuster.
The latest developments come on a day when the White House and congressional Republicans sparred over how to protect taxpayers against "too big to fail" financial institutions, sharply disagreeing on whether legislation backed by Obama would leave the government on the hook for bailing out firms whose failure might threaten the economy.
Obama, meeting with House and Senate leaders of both parties, insisted on a tough bill, specifically singling out oversight of previously unregulated financial instruments. How to regulate these products, known as derivatives, has become the latest point of friction between Democrats and Republicans.
Senate Republicans met later Wednesday night to discuss their "overwhelming opposition" to the Democrats' handling of the bill, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota told Dow Jones. "What we would like to do is have a seat at the table."
As the Senate prepares to begin debate in less than two weeks on legislation revamping regulation of the financial industry, the question of bailouts has elevated the sharp partisan differences over how to respond to the 2008 crisis that caused a near meltdown on Wall Street.
Both sides were testing populist messages, seizing on public disdain for big financial institutions. The White House argued opposition to the bill amounted to support for Wall Street banks; Republicans countered that the Obama-backed bill would perpetuate bailouts for Wall Street firms rather than end them.
Obama, speaking briefly to reporters before the closed meeting began, said he was "absolutely confident that the bill that emerges is going to be a bill that prevents bailouts. That's the goal."
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner later said that the cost of taking down large failing financial institutions will be borne by big banks, not taxpayers. The House and Senate bills call for funds, financed by large financial institutions, to cover the costs of liquidating firms deemed too large to go through bankruptcy proceedings. Republicans have argued that the funds would not be sufficient and that taxpayers could still be on the hook to pay to deal with giant failures. They also argue that emergency loan authority by the Federal Reserve could also amount to a financial bailout.
The give-and-take, which officials said was more heated in public than in private, set the terms for the final debate on yet another of Obama's priorities. The president is hoping the Senate acts quickly and passes a bill that can be easily reconciled with legislation that passed the House in December. But Democrats need at least one Republican to overcome procedural hurdles and the looming question was whether the administration and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would simply seek to pick off Republican senators or build a coalition through bipartisan negotiations.
Reid signaled Wednesday that he was ready to proceed quickly. Reid had initially planned to bring the bill up the week of April 26, but officials said Wednesday that he now might seek to begin debate next week.
Asked after the White House meeting whether it was time to abandon efforts to negotiate with Republicans, Reid said: "We're going to move on the bill very quickly. They can offer all the amendments they want on the floor."
Sen. Christopher Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, agreed to meet again with the committee's top Republican, Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama. Aides said Dodd, D-Conn., believed he and Shelby could add language to the bill that would address the bailout question without fundamentally altering the bill.
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a banking committee member who has negotiated with Dodd, said the rhetoric over potential bailouts had become overheated. "The fact is," he added, "I think we could fix those in about five minutes."
Earlier, Dodd angrily accused Republicans of "political chicanery" and appeared on the verge of abandoning talks.
"My patience is running out, my patience is running out," he said from the Senate floor. "I'm not going to continue doing this if all I'm getting from the other side is the suggestions somehow that this is a partisan effort."
Aides said Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in the meeting urged Obama not to cut off bipartisan talks. Afterward, McConnell still insisted that the Senate bill "will lead to endless taxpayer bailouts of Wall Street banks."
That was the message McConnell delivered earlier Wednesday on the Senate floor — the second such attack on the bill in as many days. He said the White House plans the same approach on financial reforms that it took on health care: "Put together a partisan bill, then jam it through on a strictly partisan basis."
White House economist Austan Goolsbee dismissed the GOP objections as "totally disingenuous."
"Bailouts are forbidden," he said in an interview. "There will only be wipeouts. They (the banks) will clean up the messes. If somebody fails, they're done — they're toast. The management is fired. They're broken up or sold off or liquidated."
Goolsbee added the GOP broadside was "pretty cheeky of the Republican leadership," and an effort to divert attention from its efforts to stop regulation of the derivatives market. "They're trying to dramatically weaken and put loopholes into that derivatives regulation," he said.
Republicans think they continue to score huge points with voters by opposing the health care overhaul that narrowly passed Congress with no GOP votes. They are taking a similar approach on financial regulations.
The White House says GOP lawmakers are using campaign strategist talking points to label the legislation as a bank bailout, regardless of the truth.


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This good looking giant cigar is my first ever non-cuban Partagas. First of all this maduro cigar has a mouth watering & consistent look as expected from a Partagas. When you touch it you feel the beautiful construction under the oily connecticut sun grown wrapper.
As i mentioned on my previous review, i spend some time at cold tasting. This cigar is too salty and peppery at cold tasting as i've never seen before. It was like i ate a table spoon of salt.
At the lit, cacao and spices comes out following intense hints of coffee on retrohale. First third, chocolate is dominating the smooth creamy smoke with some hints of nut. If you like chocolates, you may end up eating this cigar instead of smoking it.
As expected from a Partagas, this full body smoke is burning consistent and the draw is easy.
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The last third i got bored of smoking it and i couldn't enjoy more because completely lost the intense of chocolate and invaded by bitter lime and more spice.
My overall score is lower than the other criterions because 2 hours is very long time to taste the same aroma for me. But hey, don't expect to nub every cigar 🙂
For it's price, it's giving more than you pay for and i can say it's a good after dinner cigar. I would definitely enjoy it more if i had it in smaller vitola.
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Along the foundation of my house is a board that runs just under the siding and is somewhat submerged into the ground. It's been beaten up by trimmers, etc over the years and I want to replace it, however I have no idea what it's called. Assuming I should use treated lumber, any ideas of the best way to go or ever seen this before?
Two possibilities here, assuming you do not have an all-wood foundation -
1) one is that you are looking at the bottom plate of the wall - the horizontal lowest piece of the wall - sometimes just a 2x that the bottom of the studs are nailed into, sometimes a sill piece is bolted to the top of the foundation, then the wall (or box or girder flooring where the flooring assembly sits under the wall, as in most modern construction). This piece (which should be treated wood if touching the concrete or block wall) should NOT be exposed - the siding should fully cover it. Images below show typical bottom wall plate directly on concrete situation, and more modern diaphragm flooring construction (color image labeled Chipboard Sheet Floor) where the actual wall side on top of the subfloor framing which sits on the foundation (hopefully on a treated sill board):
If sticking down into the dirt, hopefully that is not the case.
2) more likely - a starter strip, or lap siding starter strip, aka kick strip - which is a piece used to hold the bottom of the lap siding out at the correct angle for the sloped siding pieces - similar to the starter shingle row on a roof, though that also serves as a water-shedding layer. With metal and vinyl siding commonly metal strip like this, which may also act as a drip edge and sometimes as a ventilation opening -
Or can be a strip of concrete plank with concrete lap siding like this - (part 5 photo)
A wood starter strip will look like this - (Part A)
A wood starter strip should NOT generally be sticking out from under the siding because it will pick up water dripping off the siding and rot - the siding should overhang it by 1/2-1" to make the lap siding act as a dripedge.
If it is touching the ground and being damaged by trimmers it is too low - i.e. the dirt is too close to the siding. There should be 4 and preferably 6 inches clear from ground to the lower of the starter strip, top of foundation, or siding (the latter should be the lowest if done right, commonly overlapping the top of the foundation by several inches), and in termite country should be 8-12 inches clear of the dirt plus have an insect barrier strip right below the house wall (commonly a metal dripedge fastened to the foundation just below the sill or plate).
Basically, to repair this would mean removing the bottom plank of lap siding, or with panel siding cutting through the nails with a sawzall both behind and in front of the starter strip, changing the strip out, and renailing the bottom nails in the siding. In some cases the bottom siding nails may be above the starter strip so it could have its nails cut and be removed without doing more than prying the siding out a bit, but if the bottom siding nails are through the starter strip then you have to cut them on both sides of the starter strip - a bit of a fire hazard to do this because the nails get red hot. Can be cut with a power chisel but that will bow the siding out and possibly warp/break it - so not easy to get this strip out without removing the siding.
The problem with cutting the nails and sneaking the strip out - it is going to be hard to get the new one into place in the correct location with respect to the water barrier without bunching the water barrier up on top of it. Also, the water barrier should have been installed OVER the strip if wood, so removing it will damage the water barrier. In many cases you will also have a dripedge or ventilation strip in there which would be damaged by removal.
If it sticks down and is nailed above the bottom of the siding, you could use a sacrificable skillsaw blade and trim it off at the bottom of the siding (cutting almost all the way through to avoid dulling the blade too quickly then using a chisel or knife or such to finish the cut through to the concrete/block foundation), then hand treat the cut edge with copper napthenate/napthelate or copper azeole touchup treatment like Cupreanol makes (made for touching up cut ends on ground-contact treated wood - comes in green and brown). However, if this board covers the interface between foundation and wood probably better to just treat is with the touchup treatment and leave in place, and lower the dirt. For appearance you might be able to bevel it below the siding with a belt sander (a back-breaking job) to remove the trimmer damage, treat it, then lower the dirt to provide proper clearance.
Obviously, on lowering the dirt, you do NOT want to leave a low spot along the foundation to accumulate water - should slope at least 2% (1/4" per foot) and preferably more like 10% (inch per foot roughly) away from the house for several feet at least, to drain runoff and rainfall and snow melt away from the foundation. This is critically important if this is a wind-blown rain facing side or you do not have gutters intercepting the roof runoff.
To get this sort of work done - Siding contractor is probably the "best" Search the List csategory, but most siding companies are not going to want to get involved in something like this - so Handymen is likely your vendor category.
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association has agreed to offer a waiver to a Muslim student wrestler who requested that he be permitted to compete during the 2014-2015 season with a beard, despite regulations barring facial hair in competition.
So long as Muhamed McBryde wears a face mask and a chin strap to cover his facial hair, the 17-year-old pre-med student at the University of Buffalo in New York will be allowed to keep his beard for the next academic season, the Huffington Post reported.
Muhamed McBryde's faith precludes him from having pictures taken as well. A headshot is not available on his team's website. (Image source: University of Buffalo)
McBryde, who says that shaving his beard or having photographs taken of himself violates his faith, would have willingly sat out for the season next year had he not been granted the exemption. He had already missed 20 dual matches after learning about the regulation.
Not long after learning about the rule, McBryde's family approached the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights group, and asked for help in getting a waiver so he could once again compete -- a request that was granted last month after an attorney for the group contacted the school, according to the Buffalo News.
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"We were just looking for reasonable accommodations for a practicing Muslim," Mustafa McBryde, the wrestler's father, told the outlet. "A lot of Muslims, we just bend to these sorts of things, primarily because we're not aware of our rights."
Mustafa McBryde also noted that international wrestlers are permitted to have beards and that many people have competed in the Olympics while wearing them.
But National Collegiate Athletic Association Rule 1.13, which governs wrestling in U.S. colleges, does not currently permit facial hair at the university level. Its rules for wrestling read:
"Contestants shall not wear finger rings and/or jewelry, must be cleanshaven, with sideburns trimmed no lower than earlobe level and hair trimmed and well-groomed, and must be free of oils and/or greasy substances. Because of the body contact involved, this rule has been approved in the interests of health, sanitary and safety measures. The hair, in its natural state, shall not extend below the top of an ordinary shirt collar and on the sides shall not extend below earlobe level. A neatly trimmed mustache that does not extend below the line of the lower lip is permissible."
The waiver that was granted to McBryde is not permanent and must be filed on behalf of the university for each season he competes, the Buffalo News reported.
For now, though, McBryde's family and activists are content.
"It's great to see the NCAA respect individuals in their personal beliefs," Sadyia Khalique, director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in New York, told the Huffington Post.
(H/T: Huffington Post)
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The VESIsorb® Colloidal Droplet Delivery System and its advantages over other delivery vehicles…
VESIsorb® vs. Micelles
Micelles are composed of a surfactant or surfactant mixture and the active substance to be solubilized within the center of the micelle. A micelle is like an aggregate of surfactant molecules dispersed in a liquid solution. A surfactant molecule has a hydrophilic part – called "head" – and a hydrophobic part – called "tail". A typical micelle in an aqueous solution forms an aggregate with the hydrophilic "head" regions in contact with surrounding water (solvent), sequestering the hydrophobic tail regions in the micelle center. In this "hydrophobic tail center," the active substance is dissolved. A "classical" micelle system does not contain oil and is a surfactant-rich system. If a micelle contains small amounts of oil, they are called "swollen" micelles.
Like micelles, VESIsorb® is an aqueous dispersion. However, the dispersed phase is composed of both surfactant AND oil and belongs, therefore, to the systemic group of micro-emulsions. The dispersed phase of VESIsorb® can be envisioned as nano-droplets composed of an oily core (triglycerides/orange oil/CoQ10) surrounded by a hydrophilic shell (polysorbate/polyglycerol esters). Compared to a micellar system, the VESIsorb® contains lower amounts of surfactant (which is highly desirable) and high amounts of oil (lipophilic core/center where the active substance is dissolved).
Micro-emulsions acting like real solutions are in a thermodynamic equilibrium and thus, cannot be accountable to the classical image of an emulsion. It is a "colloidal" solution with extremely tiny (< 100nm), highly flexible associates.
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Liposomes are vesicles and composed of a phospholipid bi-layer membrane surrounding an aqueous core. Fat-soluble active substances can only be solubilized within the bi-layer membrane, thus the loading capacity is limited and lower compared to VESIsorb®.


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In today's time our phone is now becoming the best part of our life. Our mails,photos, documents, contacts, music, videos, data and passwords are saved on our phones. But think what would happen when it lost. Then how will be able to find that. Now in this blog we are going to show you how you can find your s tolen or lost mobile phone.
There are many apps on the Internet by which you can find your lost mobiles. These are as follows
- Contact owner
- where's my droid
- plan b
- android device manager
- and many other apps like these are available on the internet.
1. Contact owner :-
By this app you can set an owner information on your android mobile and that information will always visible to the person who wants to contact the owner of the phone. It helps in thise cases where your mobile is lost and someone finds that and wants to return it back.
Wheres My Droid :-
This app help you to find your lost mobile. You can ring the lost mobile and you can also find the location of your mobile phone. If you are a pro user tjen you can also lock your android phone remotely and you can also wipe its all data. You can also take the pics from the phone camera.
3. Android device manager :-
Android device manager can be used in those situations when you didn't have any of the above software in your device. Then what you will do if you lost your device ? Simply go to the web address Android device Manager and locate your device. You can also ring your device. You can also lock your devices and erase all the data from your device remotely.


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The Goodwill Excel Center is a unique, tuition-free adult charter high school that awards industry recognized certifications and high school diplomas, not GEDs, to adult learners in the District.
We support the whole student, and respond to the fact that life commitments and circumstances can often stop people from continuing their high school education.
With the help of Academic Success Coaches, College and Career Counselors, high quality instructors, and flexible scheduling, students can take advantage of a flexible, rigorous, and relevant program.
Understanding that many students may come into the program with varying skills having been out of the classroom for some time, our courses are designed to meet students where they are regardless of level. Students will progress and earn credits in eight week terms held year round.
The Goodwill Excel Center Mission
The mission of the Goodwill Excel Center is to transform lives through the attainment of a high school diploma and industry certifications leading to sustainable, living wage careers.
The Goodwill Excel Center Vision
The vision of the Goodwill Excel Center is to build a community where people are empowered to improve their life and family through the achievement of academic and career goals.
Excel Center History
In an effort to boost education attainment levels in Indiana, in 2010 Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana created the Excel Center. Excel Centers are diploma-granting public charter high schools designed to fit the life circumstances of adults.
The model has expanded and is now being implemented by Goodwills in Austin, TX, Memphis, TN, and South Bend, IN.
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Graduate Johnajia Foster-El shares his experience at The Goodwill Excel Center, an adult charter high school, in Washington, DC.


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Hello everyone, as we approach the year release of the Switch I wanted to create a discussion of your thoughts on how far you think the console has come and to what the future holds for both it and Nintendo. What have been some of your favourite things to come the Switch? Has it lowered or beaten your expectations? What do you want to see added to the console?
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For no apparent reason, other than they could, cdza put the lyrics to the Fresh Price of Bel Air through all 64 languages on Google Translate. They then back translated the result into English. The result? See for yourself.
The lesson from this? Always use a professional translator, unless you're making a comedy video.


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The world being what it is, we can no longer go along, blithely eating endangered Bluefin Tuna out of one hand and Atlantic Cod out of the other like a rally of ravaging pirates. Food needs to be more conscientious if we want to keep eating things at all. Kyatchi chef Hide Tozawa knows this because he's from Tokyo, a place where seafood is revered and respected for its almost ascetic brand of purity, seasonality, and precision. So south Minneapolis's Kyatchi follows the guidelines for sustainable, seasonal seafood. And it's delicious. Get in the spirt of minimalism and have only what's right, right now.


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Rodney King, the man known throughout the world for pleading with a nation, "Can't we all get along?" is ready to lace up his boxing gloves and take on the challenge of fighting a former member of the Pennsylvania Police Department.
(Media-Newswire.com) - ( Boothwyn, PA ) – Rodney King, the man known throughout the world for pleading with a nation, "Can't we all get along?" is ready to lace up his boxing gloves and take on the challenge of fighting a former member of the Pennsylvania Police Department.
King was the victim of police brutality, committed by Los Angeles police officers, and the L.A. Riots which followed brought him national attention.
Last seen on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" and "Sober Living", Rodney has been busy dedicating his life to sobriety and becoming a better father to his kids. Since signing up with the Celebrity Boxing Federation last month, King has been eager to step into the ring to face a determined opponent.
King will fight former Pennsylvania PD officer, Simon Aouad to headline Celebrity Boxing 11 on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Boothwyn.
"I know some people will see the irony here," said Rodney King about boxing a police officer. "But I would have fought anyone who was worthy."
Standing at 6-foot-4 and weighing 250 pounds, King sounds supremely confident about his first foray into the "squared circle."
"I take this very seriously," King stated. "Never felt better—physically and in the mind."
To demonstrate his seriousness, King is training in San Bernardino, Calif. with Icon fighters at American University.
King, who's always possessed athletic ability, will take on Aouad at the Maple Zone Sports & Fitness Center in Boothwyn. The doors open at 7:30 p.m.
King has decided to present the Boys & Girls Clubs of America with a portion of his celebrity boxing pay-per-view proceeds in order to support, inspire and help young people realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. For more information about BGCA, visit www.bgca.org
For ticket information, contact Center Stage Tickets at 800-677-8499, or Maple Zone Sports & Fitness Center at 610-358-5500.
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