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DagoRed posted a topic in General ReloadingHey guys, I bought some once fired brass recently. Found a handful that look darker, like gunmetal. They aren't steel. Some odd head stamp, characters not English. But I have some with same stamp that are plain brass. Anyone know how this was done? Looks great. Don't know how it loads yet Red


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When you file for an emergency bankruptcy in Miami, the automatic stay starts immediately. The automatic stay prohibits most creditors from continuing collection actions against you. For example, if you are behind on your car payments or mortgage payments and you file for bankruptcy, the car loan lender won't be able to repossess your vehicle and your mortgage company will not be able to foreclose, at least temporarily. There are exceptions and limits to the automatic stay.
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Here's how to proceed in a Chapter 7 emergency filing.
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You should also look at the means test guidelines to see if you are likely to qualify for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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Voluntary Petition. This is a three page document that contains your personal information and a summary of the information in your case, such as the approximate amount of your debt and the number of creditors. (To learn more, see I will link to soon to be published article on the petition.)
Creditor matrix. This is a list of all of your creditors and any other party that you have to notify about your bankruptcy. Look at your bankruptcy court's local rules to see what other parties you must notify, and to see if there's a required format for the matrix.
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After you file the initial forms, you have 14 days to complete and file the remaining bankruptcy forms. To learn what forms you must file, see Completing the Bankruptcy Forms.
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You have the same credit counseling requirement as in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. You do not have to verify whether your income qualifies but you may want to make sure that your income is regular enough to allow you to make monthly plan payments to the Chapter 13 trustee.
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Just like in a Chapter 7 emergency filing in Miami, you have 14 days to file the rest of your Chapter 13 bankruptcy forms, including your Chapter 13 repayment plan. (To learn about those forms, see Completing the Bankruptcy Forms. To learn more about the repayment plan, see The Chapter 13 Repayment Plan.
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I seem to have boarded the Thurlow train rather late. But then again, I didn't really start sewing my own clothes until about two years ago. I chose the Thurlow pattern by Sewaholic as my first fitted pants pattern. I have another pattern I bought awhile back but I couldn't resist the Thurlow pattern after seeing some great ones from some of my favorite sewing bloggers.
I picked up the purple suiting at Mood in NYC. It was my only purchase there. I would have bought so much more but as I mentioned before, all the fantastic fabric is so overwhelming.
In the growing lists of firsts with this project, I made a muslin. I don't make them. I feel no need for them with skirts or shirts because I'll just adjust as I go. Probably not the best practice to keep. The muslin ended up looking like clown pants because I ran out of muslin fabric and used some weird yellow cotton I had in my stash. In other words, you don't get to see it.
I read through the instructions several times before beginning. These instructions are not made for someone that has never made pants before so beware first timers. Luckily, Lladybird has a sew-a-long on the Thurlows. I found it so helpful! Big thanks to her and her awesome self.
Here's the finished product. Beautiful purple pants! I've wanted purple pants for years but never found any dress ones for work. They surprisingly look great with a t-shirt.
I adjusted these pants after I had them completely done. That meant tearing out all kinds of stitches then putting it all back together. Why did I do this? Two words: saggy crotch. It looked like I was trying to smuggle something in there. And of all places. Really!?! All I needed to do was take out some space from the waist to make them tighter and sit higher. I still think there could be more adjustments made to the fit but screw it! I'm happy and I'll wear them.
Continuing with the firsts, double welt pockets. They don't look too bad for my first try. I probably should have practiced but whatever. Guess I should have used the lint roller a little more heavily. Also, not sure why it looks Barney purple in this shot.
They fit the booty. This is the part I was worried about most. I think this where making the muslin helped.
Slash pockets. I have one pair of rtw pants that have slash pockets and I love them.
Speaking of pockets. Check out my pocket lining. That's black with shiny, glittery pinstripes. That came from my fabric stash from many years ago. I may have used it on a purse.
FYI, no I'm not one of those people that need my phone every second of everyday. It acts as the remote for my camera. So expect to see it more often if I can't get better at hiding it.


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Main Features
- Price: $725,000
- MLS Number: 189594
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Half Baths: 0
Lovely, 3 bedroom 2 bath bay front condo with direct bay views and stunning sunsets. A bright and spacious living area with renovated open concept kitchen granite counter tops and large dining island opens to large family room and private deck overlooking the bay. This unit features a large master bedroom with beautiful bay views and private bath. Two other large bedrooms and bathroom with separate laundry space with stackable washer and dryer. Three sides of natural light through new windows makes this end unit a must see. The ground level of the condominium offers two off-street parking spaces. Deeded boat slip. Central location is close to the 80th Street recreation park, shops and restaurants. Just 3 blocks to beautiful Stone Harbor beaches. $45,000 in rental potential. This property is a rare bay front find and very easy to show.
- Price: 725,000
- MLS Number: 189594
- Outside Features: Deck/Porch, Dock/Boat Slip, Bulkhead, Cable TV, Laundry Room
- Parking: Parking Pad, 1 Car, Assigned Parking, Concrete Driveway
- Other Rooms: Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Laundry/Utility Room
- Interior Features: Kitchen Center Island, Tile Floors
- Appliances Included: Range, Oven, Self-Clean Oven, Microwave Oven, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher, Smoke/Fire Detector
- Also Included: Blinds, Furniture
- Heating: Electric
- Cooling: Central Air, Ceiling Fan
- Hot Water: Electric
- Water: Public
- Sewer: Public
- Location: Bay Front
- Taxes: 3341.81
- Lot Number: 143
- Block Number: 81.04
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Unfinished house for sale on Solta island is a residential building located only 100 meters from the sea. Ferry port is only 150 meters away. Total surface area is 187,36 m2. It is fully detached. It has a terrace with a flat roof which transforms into a slanting roof above the main part of the house.
House has eastern orientation and from the top terrace you have a wonderful panoramic view on Ciovo island and Split, and the lower terrace offers seaview on a nearby bay. Behind the parcel is a green zone, so it is forbidden to build there. To the west of the parcel is higher ground so it offers protection from the sun during the summer.
Septic tank has been built and part of the landplot next to the house is prepared for a pool (32 m2). At the entrance to the landplot will be a smaller building, 35 m2, with a parking space above it.
House has 3 bedrooms, a living room with dining room, kitchen and a bathroom + an additional toilet and a pantry space.
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Pocahontas — aka Sen. Elizabeth Warren –gets fossil fuel wampum.
For many years, Sen. Warren receives money from a gas producer. Sen. Warren has expressed views that gas producers harm the planet. What she has to say about fossil fuels.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren received royalty payments in 2017 from one of the largest natural gas producers in the nation, according to tax return documents her campaign released Wednesday.
Warren received $121 in royalty payments in 2017 from Chesapeake Operating, LLC, a subsidiary company of Chesapeake Energy, according to her tax return. Chesapeake is the second-largest natural gas producer in the nation behind Exxon Mobil and is the most active driller of new gas wells in the country.
Warren called out major oil companies, including Exxon, Shell and BP for raking in billions in profits, during a 2015 speech before climate and labor activist where she stressed that government regulation of the energy industry was necessary to prevent companies from "dumping filth in the river or spewing poisons in the air."
Notably absent from her speech was mention of Chesapeake, which operates nearly 23,000 oil and natural gas wells across the country. The company signs lease agreements with landowners prior to opening a new drill site and pays royalties to leaseholders, like Warren, typically as a percentage of the revenue earned from the sale of the gas drilled.
Warren's financial ties to Chesapeake date back to before her entrance to the Senate in 2013, according to her tax returns.
Firenze Sage opines: More hypocrisy and fraud from the queen of deceit [Elizabeth Warren].


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"All is known in the sacredness of silence."
Whenever I'm confused or afraid, I remember these words: "Be still and know that I am God." To be still means more than stopping our actions, it means to stop our minds, our internal voices, as well. For it is only when we are still, wrapped in the spaciousness of silence, that we can hear the answers we need. For it is only there that we can truly hear God. In the silence, we hear eternal wisdom rising above the incessant chatter of our worries and woes. In the silence, we are given the gift of God's fullness.
It takes practice, this listening to silence. Our minds fight against the emptiness of thoughts and ideas, beliefs and ideals we cling to. But we can be kind and gentle with ourselves as we learn to venture deeper and deeper into silence, knowing that it takes time to learn this new way of being. It also may take time to be comfortable with the results of being silent, for when we are silent, we are changed. New paths, new ideas, new ways of thinking emerge. Our tight grip on the demands of our egos loosen and our hands and hearts open to all the goodness and abundance in God's great universe.
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I've been doing a bit of spring-cleaning – sort of mental spring-cleaning – events over the last couple of months have literally shaken me to my very core. But then, we all have those periods in our lives where one finds oneself either being swept along by events or having events sweep over us and swamp us.
What has precipitated this mental spring-cleaning was this – one of my most valued and respected commenter's, sent me a poem, a poem this person was not to know has been one of personal favourites since school
I recall the first time I read it, or at the time was forced to read it, it resonated with me in a way, that to be honest poetry usually doesn't, it is a rare poem that does that – but this one did, and as I said, has been a personal favourite for most of my life, and don't worry am not going to go into an arty farty analysis of this poem.
The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost, 1874 – 1963
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Anyway back to the mental spring cleaning – I took a road some seven months ago when I started this blog, but up until then I was content to comment on other sites, most particularly on AVfM. My goal at that time was to continue to do that (comment) and continue to research a book that had been percolating in my head for about five years.
Between then and now, several things have happened that looking back I should have given more thought to, should have taken more time to reflect on – had I done so – perhaps I would not be writing what I am writing now. Having said that, I have learned things, some good, some not so good and some that I am still trying to process and figure out.
One of the steps on that path I took was when I made the decision to "go public" eventually, with a friend, a real life friend that is, and a fellow member of MRI (Men's Rights Ireland) we did a "pros and cons" thing – having spent some time around the internet – a lot more than I had ever previously – I already knew that, to be blunt, it had its good, its bad and its downright nasty.
I have over the last 7/8 months encountered almost equal proportions of all of those types, and sometimes discovered that it is difficult to tell them apart. But, it is like that in real life too isn't it?
One of the most unfortunate things that I have personally have learnt is that even within the so called MHRM – there are those who relish and seem to thrive on being as nasty, and as unscrupulous as the avowed enemies of the MHRM – feminists.
To say I am disenchanted with the MHRM would be an understatement – does that mean that I have "gone over to the other side?" absolutely not – if by that is meant, am I becoming a feminist?
Absolutely not – hell will freeze over before that happens – have never been a feminist and will never be a feminist. Ever.
But while I am sick to death of reading the drivel that spews out of the mouths and keyboards of feminists from the most moronic to the supposedly most academic (sigh) I am almost as equally sick to death reading the almost equally moronic, equally angry rants, vitriol speckled and hate filled spewings of some MRA/MHRA's.
And yes I know I also post "rants" and also "go after" feminists and most recently a MRA/MHRA "group" – and by the way I stand by every word I wrote. Will get back to that another time.
There are individuals I admire enormously, who post and write under the amorphous banner of the MHRM – but do so as individuals, which I personally prefer, never been a "joiner" each to their own!
Have I suddenly woken up and embraced the NAWALT mantra either? Nope – unfortunately a vast majority of women ARE like that – with that being a major part of why our societies and cultures are in the mess they are now.
But I also know something – that it is the cultural and societal context that prevails in various different societies and the over-arching framework of legislative and political "norms" that allows those women who are "like that" to be "like that" and that this does not apply with either equal influence or equal force, or in the same ways, in every single culture.
Ireland is a case in point – a very particular case in point – we have in this country so many layers of interwoven and interconnected "issues" balanced against the backdrop of our equally unique history that citing feminism as the only cause is both wilfully ignorant and deliberately disingenuous, and runs the risk of failing to address to major issues that beset and have beset this country in an attempt to point a finger at a handy "enemy" letting other equally culpable "enemies" slid quietly off the hook and disappear in a fog of populist rhetoric, rabble rousing polemics, and ill-informed badly researched, sloppily put together, self aggrandising soapboxing "articles"
I love this country, I cannot imagine living anywhere else, I wouldn't live anywhere else, in spite of all its faults and failing, innumerable problems, serious social cultural and political issues that at times seem insurmountable I love my country. While I have encountered some right eejits and gobshoites of both sexes, in general Irish people (other than feminist academic ones that is) are good people.
Not perfect people, not saints, not angels – just people – both male and female – is it getting rarer and rarer to find good women? Yes it is – but they are to be found, just as there are some Irish men that you wouldn't piss on if they were on fire. With the caveat that any feminist is by default a total wretch.
When I started this – taking this path into the world of the MHRM – my original focus was on two things – exposing the vile toxic roots of feminism and how it had spread from its original source(s) in both the US and the UK – mostly – and had begun to infect all other parts of the western hemisphere, including to some extent Ireland, and advocating for changes within Ireland to public policy, legislation, and cultural and social attitudes that were and are undermining the Human Rights, in specific areas, of Irish men.
That's it – that was my goal. But, I got distracted. I allowed myself to get swept along a different path. I allowed things that were not good, not positive to become part of my "agenda" for want of a better word.
Am I indebted to many individuals who have inspired me, giving me insight into perspectives that I hadn't considered before? Absolutely, and off the top of my head Robert St Estephe, Angryharry, Fidelbogan, Janet Bloomfield, Alison Tieman, the guys at Gynocentrism, John Hembling, Diana Davison spring to mind.
But, my focus was, at the start my own backyard – Ireland – and that is where I intend to primarily focus on from now on, both on this blog and on MRI (Men's Rights Ireland) from different perspectives of course. Do I wish all those dedicated individuals in various different countries all over this world my very best in their own struggles against the toxic influences of feminism in their particular backyards and on their particular battlegrounds? With all my heart.
In many ways your struggles are greater, your "enemy" is more deeply entrenched and determined, and you have many more years of this malign infection to root out and consign to the garbage can of history – hopefully never to be allowed to take root again.
My fear is that, while in many respects Ireland has escaped the full force of feminist influence, not all of it, we've always had too many other bloody problems to contend with, to be able to afford to pander to the most outrageous demands of feminist nutjobs – but we are on the brink – with the EU breathing down our necks and basically having us by the short and curly's – it won't take much – and it won't take that long, unless we take steps now to halt this shit in its tracks.
I've posted some new links on the blogroll – some useful information on those sites – am not endorsing or saying "these are great sites" go here – just that there is some useful information to be gleaned from them.
With regard to MRI (Men's Rights Ireland) – we – and yes there is a "we" have been reassessing and revaluating our focus as well – but – because I've personally been dealing with more shit in the last couple of months personally than I have in quite a while – it had been put on hold so that I could.
While I have posted on this blog – it has been by way of being a strange kind of "therapy" from my perspective this blog is my baby – but MRI (Men's Rights Ireland) is and will be a joint effort of several people – one or two who have had their own difficulties to deal with in the last couple of months – it never rains but it pours does it?
I do want to thank all those who have over the last 7/8 months and in particular in the last month or so who have posted some really interesting, intriguing and thought provoking comments, and especially some very kind ones – thank you.
I have spent the last couple of days going through all the comments and during my travels I have found myself pausing and re-reading and thinking – now that comment should be an article – so – I will be emailing a couple of people who have posted these comments to invite you to submit them as an article for MRI (Men's Rights Ireland) – well you do know that I get your email address when you post a comment? 🙂
Don't panic – won't be for a week or so – and sure – you can just say no.
As for those who have taken the time to post less that positive comments – and am not talking about criticisms of anything I have written – just long streams of mostly incomprehensible shoite – fuck off – grow up – get a life – get a hobby.
I turned on moderation on ALL comments, even for those that previously just got posted automatically about two or three weeks ago I think – because to be honest I wanted to be able to view every comment before I clicked "approve" MOST comments as soon as I see the name get "approved" and unless a comment relates to whatever the article the comment appears on – it gets DELETED.
I am a big advocate of Free Speech – it is a fundamental Human Right – but even that has limits – and long poisonous rants are mine.
To my friend who sent me the poem – many thanks for reminding me of something that I thought I had lost – long story – if you ever find yourself in Ireland the Guinness is on me and I'll tell it to you, it involves falling off a horse, an actual horse not a metaphorical one, which then proceeded to shit on my head………


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Web Service to UNIFY Black Shows
"If you're curious about the journey and evolution of Blacks on television and film and how they made really significant contributions in entertainment, this will be the one place where we are unifying this content." – Dr. Donahue Tuitt, UNIFY Founder
Sure, Netflix, HULU, and Crackle make for great movie and TV streaming services, but how grand is their selection when it comes to African-American content?
UNIFY is a new film and television streaming service that seeks to pick up where other mainstream film/TV streaming brands have not. Dr. Donahue Tuitt spoke with JET about the origins of UNIFY, and the evolution of Blacks on television and film.
JET: Tell us about UNIFY. What's the mission of the product?
Dr. Donahue Tuitt: The goal is to unify all of the Black TV shows and films under one platform, so they can be in one centralized place where families and people from all different generations, can enjoy quality programming. If I had an affection for an older show, I would have to buy a box set on Amazon. So for me, it was the economic factor, too — to find a cost-effective way for people to get exposed to as much content as possible for the cheapest price. I also wanted to be able to teach those about the rich history we have in entertainment and make sure that we preserve this stuff for our generations. Hopefully, it can be a place where we can unify families as well, because generations will be exposed to things they might not have seen or known about over the years. Economically and cultural we needed to preserve our history before it got lost in a studio bowl.
JET: You said you want to teach people about the rich history of Blacks on film. What does that look like through UNIFY?
Dr. Tuitt: Over the last month, we've been releasing a docu-series called, The Legacy, which is the 75 years of Blacks on television. Our desire is to really enlighten people about how we've made the evolution from being maids to media moguls. What does that look like? The first Black woman was on television in 1939, Ethel Waters. The docu-series really shows how we've transitioned from Ethel Waters all the way to Empire in 2015 — not only how the images of African-Americans on TV have transformed, but how they've been used to help transform Black and white relationships in America over the years and how that's really impacted society.
JET: How has it impacted society? The role that I remember is the famed interracial kiss on Star Trek and how it brought to light some deep-rooted racial tensions in the 1960s.
Tuitt: Yeah. With shows like Julia and Amos and Andy, Hal Kanter, a white man, helped create and produce these shows and he did what he knew at the time. But the NAACP really put pressure on Hollywood to rethink images in which they were casting in front of the camera, and it caused him to re-evaluate what kind of content he was producing. [That] evolved into the show Julia. The conversation they had, with [Diahann Carroll] being the first Black woman to star in her own show, really caused America to take a second look at what their perceptions of Black people were. Like Archie Bunker's racism in All In The Family and George Jefferson's prejudices in The Jefferson's –how those things pushed conversations and dialogues in society. Art imitates life. So when people are able to see themselves on camera, it makes them question some of the things that they do. With UNIFY, our prayer is to be able to show how TV can really push society to be better than we are today individually and collectively.
JET: Nice. It's like an added educational/social justice element wrapped up in your product.
Dr. Tuitt: Thank you. We're really encouraging people to pre-order the platform if possible. The more folks pre-order, the more shows we'll be able to license. We [also] would love for people to go on the platform and watch the 24-point docu-series The Legacy, to really get familiar with a lot of the shows that came before them, and for older generations to see the shows that they grew up with. They can watch it for free right now.


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Newcastle have given Chelsea permission to speak to Demba Ba.
The Blues have triggered a release clause in Senegalese star's contract and he has been left out of Magpies' squad to face Everton on Wednesday night.
A statement on the club's website said: "Newcastle United can confirm that Chelsea Football Club has made an official offer for Demba Ba which has triggered the release clause in the player's contract.
"The Club has given the player permission to speak to Chelsea FC and therefore he will not be included in the squad for tonight's game against Everton."


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In our new DIGITAL issue, comedian and actor Marlon Wayans discusses with us about his new NBC show titled Marlon, plus his new Netflix film titled Naked. We also ask him about his new projects and he informs us about his new comedy special and he tells us where the White Chicks sequel stands.
Also in the new issue, we have articles on Dick Gregory, Lil Rel Howery, the latest movie review of Logan Lucky, and info on the Def Comedy Jam 25 Anniversary and reunion special!
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winter solstice blend
Face and body toning and protective blend made from herbs, fruits, leaves and flowers.
The plants that grown in autumn and winter are rich in: vitamins: promote cell regeneration and stimulate the synthesis of col- lagen for toned and elastic skin; flavonoids: strengthening and protective properties; anthocyanins: anti-oxidant, protetive, anti-inflammatory action.
To reawaken the tissues and provide vitality and strength: make a decoction and apply it with a pack on cleansed face and/ or body or spray at a distance of about 30 cm or use in place of water to remove treatments.
Active ingredients
Organic orange
Gives shine and energy. With sebum-regulating properties, orange is recommended for oil-prone hair.
Biodynamic mint
Astringent and purifying, it lightens and refreshes roots, helping them to purify themselves from excess sebum. It stimulates the growth of healthy hair. With antiseptic properties, it fights scalp itching.
Biodynamic Rosemary
Has antimicrobial and refreshing properties. It is ideal for treating irritated scalps.
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Prologue: James Squire is another of those interesting cross over brewers. Not mainstream enough to be loved by the blue singlet, swirling beers from eskys brigade, but too mainstream to be embraced by the trilby wearing, sipping beers in a darkly lit gastro pub crew.
It sits somewhere in between, but when faced with a tap selection that is limited to the Lion Nathan conglomerate it becomes a more than worthy option.
We have spoken about the Sundowner Lager, but this time we ventured a little further up the tap selection to get the Golden Ale.
Packaging: I'm writing this from the picture you can see above because mine came straight out of the tap into my pot glass. I like the James Squire font, it's classy and looks just a little bit fancy, there is some writing on there, but god only knows what it says, and a picture of some wheat, which I believe to be the most picturesque of all
Of course this is the old packaging, look out for the all new packaging which should be working it way into stores around now, and it comes with it's own marketing
story bullshit
Appearance: It lives up to its name – It is very golden, tending almost towards the honey end of the golden scale (if there is such a thing as a golden scale). It had a white head, which ended up turning a little wispy and left lacing throughout the drink.
Taste: There are some bitter flavours here, fruit, sweetness of honey, but all of the flavours are a little dumbed down. You get the feeling they could have produced something fantastic here, but then they dialled it down to appeal to the masses, which is a real shame.
In conclusion: If you are choosing between this and the real microbreweries or even the macro owned micros like Matilida Bay and Little Creatures/White Rabbit then I would forego this. But if you are faced with a rack of commercially orientated Lion Nathan, or even CUB or worse still Pale Euro Lager taps, then this is probably one of the best options.
Ranking: Let's have a schooner


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Advertising space available!
The BMO Soccer Centre (BMOSC) has 17 display opportunities for promotional signage and a large percentage of those are currently being used.
Over 1,250,000 participants and guests enjoyed/experienced our facility since our opening (October 2011) with many of those utilizing the facility for meetings and as spectators. We hoped for a yearly average attendance to be in the range 300,000 users and visitors per year and indeed BMOSC is achieving that target.
A world-class, $10,000,000 facility, this year- round, multi-sport venue is used extensively by the soccer community and is becoming more and more popular with other sporting groups including lacrosse, football, rugby, baseball and ultimate frisbee. In addition, BMOSC hosted the Canadian Aikedo Conference and numerous minor trade shows (average of three/year from May-September).
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In September of 2015, the Canadian Student Leadership Conference, featuring in excess of 1100 top High School students from across the nation, spent 6 glorious and exciting days at the BMOSC in the fall of 2015. This event, hosted by Halifax West High School, was reviewed as extremely enjoyable and successful by all participants. Various other non-sporting shows, events and exhibits have been hosted by BMOSC since opening day in 2011.
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The modern mechanisms of strategic management are created by the dynamic changes which occur in today's business environment, which differs radically from how it operated a few years ago. In many cases, organizations do not fight for competitive advantage, but mere survival. The key determinant of business operations is ensuring continuity in business. Organizations operating in a quasi-profitable economy focus on capturing value through offering a unique value proposition by defining effective and efficient income generation logic. They trigger new values to survive in a turbulent environment. At the same time, they compete not only with products or services, but primarily with business models, which must generate new business space, possibilities and opportunities. Companies therefore need to scale this business, that is, to maintain a similar or better level of performance while increasing or decreasing the number of components and resources while adjusting the limits of the impact in the environment. Therefore, the key is to remain in business on the one hand, and to scale the business on the other. The former is often shaped by the principles of responsible business, the expression of certain values; while scaling is embedded in a resource-based concept based on selective adaptation to market realities and growth which generates revenue but does not excessively increase business costs. This is also related to the development of a certain symbiosis, synergy and symmetry in business and the scaling of the mechanisms of mutual proportions.
The monograph presents these two areas of contemporary business. It refers, inter alia, to the concepts of business models in terms of market continuity, the principles of corporate social responsibility, value-based management, sustainable development, the mechanisms of building intercultural rules for doing business and risk management. The monograph consists of chapters covering both theoretical and practical aspects. It opens up many new research and application areas that can be used for the conceptualization and operationalization of business. The purpose of the monograph is to present modern business management trends aimed at business continuity and scaling with the use of various concepts, methods and tools for strategic and operational management.
The monograph contains 20 chapters which deal with the sustainability and scalability of business – theory and practice.
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-determining key trends in the theory and practice of sustainability and scalability of business, defining key ontological beings and their use in the strategic and operational management of modern companies,
-presenting the new dimensions of sustainability and scalability as seen through the eyes of the international authors of individual chapters,
-the possibility of applying the solutions contained in the monograph.
The Editor and Authors hope that the presented combination of theory and practice will satisfy the needs of readers, in particular the managers of modern companies, business consultants and researchers of business phenomena. (Imprint: Nova)


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Sitopaladi is an important Ayurvedic herbal formula. It is popular worldwide due to its various health benefits, including cold, cough and chronic respiratory problems. How should it be taken? Keep reading to learn sitopaladi dosage, sitopaladi side effects, sitopaladi ingredients and more.
This formula is tasty. Leave your questions in the comments below.
Sitopaladi Ingredients: What Is Sitopaladi?
The main ingredients of sitopaladi churna are as follows.
- Sitopala: rock sugar
- Tooagaksiri: inner white part of bamboo tree, botanical name: Bambusa vulgaris
- Pippali: long pepper, botanical name: Piper longum
- Ela: cardamom, botanical name: Elettaria cardamom
- Dalchini: cinnamon, botanical name: Cinnamomum zeylanicum1
The name sitopaladi includes the first letters of its ingredients: si from sitopala, to from tooagaksiri, pa from pippali, la from ela and di from dalchini. All these words in combination form sitopaladi. Churna means powder.
READ MORE: How To Fight The Flu With Ayurveda
Sitopaladi Benefits
Sitopaladi churna (powder) is helpful in cough, cold and chronic respiratory problems. It is useful in tuberculosis. It is helpful in burning sensation of the palms, feet and other parts of the body.
Sitopaladi churna (powder) is helpful in low digestive fire. It is helpful in loss of sensation of the tongue and inability to recognize taste. Sitopaladi churna is helpful when there is pain in the sides.
It is helpful when there is disinterest in food and anorexia.
Sitopaladi churna (powder) is helpful in fever. It is helpful in bleeding from the nose and mouth.1
It is useful in Pitta diseases, especially in hyperacidity. It is also helpful in excessive thirst.2
READ MORE: Cinnamon: Everything You Need To Know
Preparation Method
According to the Ayurvedic texts, sitopaladi can be prepared as follows.
Take the ingredients of sitopaladi churna in the following quantities. A tola is an ancient weight measuring unit. One tola is approximately equal to 11.66 grams. In the following example, you can interchange tola with 'parts'.
- Sitopala: 16 tola
- Tooagkshiri: 8 tola
- Pippali: 4 tola
- Ela: 2 tola
- Dalchini: 1 tola
Make a fine powder of all the ingredients together. You can either assemble each ingredient separately and then mix them all together or you can make a powder collectively in one shot. Store the mix in a container.1
Traditionally, the powder is made with the help of a mortar and pastel. The powder is then filtered or sifted with a soft and fine cloth. This process is traditionally called kapad chaan. Store it in an airtight container.
Properties Of Sitopaladi Churna
Sitopaladi is white in color. It has a nice, appealing fragrance. It is madhura (sweet) and katu (bitter) in taste.2
Sitopaladi Dosage
A masha is a unit of measure according to Ayurveda. One masha is approximately equal to 0.97 gm.
Take 1-4 masha of sitopaladi churna.2
Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for the appropriate dosage recommendation for you.
READ MORE: What's An Ayurvedic Practitioner?
How To Take Sitopaladi Churna
According to the Ayurvedic texts, sitopaladi churna should be taken along with honey or desi ghee, clarified butter.1
Sitopaladi Side Effects
Since sitopaladi contains sugar candy, diabetic patients should not take it.
If someone is allergic to any of its contents that person should also avoid taking sitopaladi churna.
Sitopaladi Research
Clinical studies have proven that sitopaladi churna is helpful in treating allergic disorders. Sitopaladi churna possesses anti-histaminic, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties.3
Clinical studies also showed that sitopaladi churna is helpful in relieving migraine.4
READ MORE: Eliminate Puffy Eyes Naturally With Ayurvedic Wellness
1. Sharangdhar Samhita with Hindi commentary, madhyam khanda 6/136-139, page no.-190, by Dr. Brahmanand Tripathi, 2010.
2. Bhaishjya Kalpana Vigyan with Hindi commentary by Aacharya Sidhinandan Mishra, Chaukhamba Surbharti Prakashan, Varanasi,1988.
3. Makhija, Inder K., et al. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2013, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3807997/.
4.Vaidya, P B, et al. "Response to Ayurvedic Therapy in the Treatment of Migraine without Aura." Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports., U.S. National Library of Medicine, Jan. 2010, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20532095.


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By Chris Denning
Hope is one thing that every person on Earth wants. I doubt there is anyone who's ever lived who didn't desire hope.
Hope for love.
Hope for their family.
Hope for their career.
Hope for the world.
Hope for their life.
Hope is something or someone to have confidence in/on. Hope is a solution to trust in. Hope is a source that sustains us.
Simply put, what we place our hope in will define our lives.
When we put our hope in things that don't last, like money, or people, or even aspirations, our lives are then defined by the temporary.
However, when we place our hope in the One who always endures, our lives are defined by the One who has the right to define life.
Not only this, but God never intended for his hope to be an ideal or a concept; Hope is meant to be fresh, living, and moving through us in our everyday lives. Jesus coming as a human was God reaching out with his hope in action. The Holy Spirit is God continually filling us with hope that never runs dry.
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Romans 15:13
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
God is the source of hope.
Jesus is hope come to us.
The Holy Spirit is hope within us.
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Nevada Falls – Yosemite National Park
Nevada Falls
Yosemite National Park, California
With the Mist Trail closed for recovery operations, we decided to continue on to Nevada Falls along the John Muir Trail, thoughts of the accident slowly dissipated with each step. Even without knowing the details yet, the accident really put things into perspective for us. We weren't exactly planning on doing anything crazy of stupid by any means, but it was just really eerie to know that by a few minutes, we missed someone dying a few hundred feet from where we currently were at the "attraction" (as the ranger put it) that we came to see.
Past Vernal Falls, the Muir Trail rose quickly in a series of switchbacks and since the pavement had ended, the amount of people had really thinned out for some enjoyable hiking, views of the valley behind us really opened up. Coming up over a lip in the trail, the 594-foot Nevada Falls was straight head with the immaculate granite domes of Liberty Cab and Mount Broderick rising 1,500 feet above to the North. This was Clark Point, now one of my all-time favorite spots I've ever stood.
The power of that water was incredibly apparent and even at a half mile, the roar was booming as the water falls the first 200 feet and then cascades along the slick granite the rest of the way to continue along the Merced River. As we sat sipping on a few beers, we could barely make out the bridge across the top of the falls and without any sense of how late in the day (relatively) it was already getting, we suddenly had a new goal.
The rush of Nevada Falls is one of the most incredible displays of power that I've ever seen. Standing below, the thunder was too overwhelming to even understand my own thoughts and even though I was being pelted with monsoon-like mist, I didn't want to move. It was a perfectly white violent cloud racing over a cliffside against a Brandeis blue sky. Standing on the very sturdy footbridge over the raging Merced River twenty feet back from the water blasting over the cliff still gave me the sense the bridge is just about to be ripped away from under my feet. And an extremely strong feeling of vertigo that I had never experienced before set in while staring straight down 600ft over the crooked safety fence. I'd been to Niagara Falls multiple times, which despite it's size, has rhythm and symmetry to it…. Nevada Falls was simply violent.
We went up to the well-known Tunnel View that overlooks the entire valley and along with my other closest 200 friends with camera gear, most of which was worth more than everything I own combined, I snapped away for the typical sunset shots across the valley. I was disappointed in most of the shots I took in that hour, but at the time, it definitely felt good looking around at the other photographers and noticing I was the only one who looked ragged and like they'd even gone hiking that day. They had the expensive photography gear and probably got better pictures, but I had the sense of actual accomplishment on the day.


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Something Real #1
Release: May 2018
Writer: Joey Turnage
Artist: Ian Miller
Letterers: Ian Miller
Colouring: Fredrik Mattsson
Publisher: Independent
Rating: 4 Soda Cans
Soda and Telepaths rates Comics out of a potential 6 pack of Soda Cans – the score indicates the value of each release in Sodas.
Something Real #1 paints a world of dark adolescent horror.
Creator and writer Joey Turnage scribes an era-less world where the stuff of nightmares is commonplace. Introducing the reader to an invasion meets poltergeist scene within the first few pages. The assumed protagonist, Allen, an overweight and pimply pre-teen, sets the tone of the first issue. From the undertone of his anxiety riddled stereotype through to the pacing of his abduction into the shadow dimension.
The first issue of Something Real deals with a town, a kid named Philly, his mom and the schoolyard bully. A simple premise if ever you've heard any. The story itself hangs no head in the noose of pre-established timelines. Something Real bears no ownership to a specific decade. There are no computers, no cell phones. Assume, if you will, the story begins pre-millennial generation.
Something Real #1 continues post Allen's abduction. With the introduction of the protagonist, Philly, we are introduced to the world of middle school. A world in where he is victimised and bullied daily to the point of criminally insane. We've all been bullied but not everyone's been stabbed. Spoilers. The gravity of insane is quantified only by the insecurities of Philly's mom. Insecurities that introduce her as continuing a post-mortem with her dead husband. Ghost sex is all the rage.
Without spoiling the closure of this chapter, MVP for Something Real issue #1 is easily Allen. The pimply faced sore excuse for a middle schooler links the events and themes of the book. The awkward personality quirks are matched only by the appropriate pacing in each abduction scene. You will find more in common with the House movie franchise than you will other comic books. Something Real reads well and injects an aura of the kind of fun you experienced as a child. For longevity, I'd like to see a bit more humour thrown into the mix.
Issue #2 of Something Real will be running a campaign on Indiegogo to make the next instalment a reality. Head to Indiegogo from the 30th August to show your support.


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One of the advantages of buying a used smartphone is that there is so much choice out there. As the operating system that powers the overwhelming majority of the world's smartphones, most of those choices are going to run on Android.
With hundreds of models stretching back right to the earliest days of the smartphone, there is a used Android phone out there for every budget and every requirement. But having so much choice available can also make the decision-making process more tricky.
Here is a quick summary of the essential features to weigh up when shopping for a used Android smartphone to help make your decision.
Memory & RAM
As people nowadays tend to use their phones as personal storage devices for all of their photographs, music, games and even films, you want a model with sufficient capacity for your needs. In terms of memory, perhaps a more important feature than the internal storage capacity of the phone itself is whether is supports a microSD card. If it does, then you can expand the memory to whatever you require.
Like memory, RAM is measured in gigabytes (GB). RAM is a very particular measure of storage capacity, namely for the active apps on your phone. In practical terms, it tells you how quickly a device will run. Older phones, or very low-end new models, will start at 512MB, i.e. less than 1GB RAM. This is not sufficient for anything but the most basic apps and will result in sluggish performance. Use 1GB RAM as the minimum starting point.
Android version
Google regularly releases upgrades to its Android CPU, referring to them as 'flavours' and naming them after confectionery. The latest version, for example, the ninth full release, is called Android Popcorn. The most commonly used version, however, is still Android Marshmallow, the sixth edition released in 2015.
The way Android updates work is complex. Because Android is an open source platform available to individual manufacturers to use, Google does not have complete control of the ecosystem. Basically, it is up to manufacturers to make updates available to their customers, which does not always happen.
So if you come across a used phone running an older version of Android, it doesn't mean the phone is completely out of date. The main thing is to understand if the specifications of the phone are capable of running more up to date versions. If the version is really old, it might be because the phone cannot support newer versions. This also means that lots of apps will probably not run on the phone either. As a rule of thumb, very few devices run on Android Jellybean (version 3) anymore, so you should expect to see versions from Kitkat onwards when you inspect the phone.
Ensure it isn't stolen or fake
Sadly, even the legitimate used phone market suffers from a trickle of counterfeit or stolen handsets making their way for general sale. If you purchase from an established second hand trader, background checks which would identify the scams and rip-offs should have been carried out. If it is a private sale, you have to do the checks yourself.
Your main weapon here is the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number stamped onto every device that connects to a cellular network. Each IMEI number is unique and is used to match the device hardware to the SIM. If a phone has two SIM slots, it will have two IMEI numbers.
One of the main purposes of an IMEI number is to allow carriers to blacklist or block devices when they are reported stolen. However, although carriers are supposed to share information about blacklisted devices, the process for doing so internationally is not as efficient as it could be, so there is some trade in IMEI-blocked handsets between countries.
To check the a phone you are considering buying is legitimate, look for the following:
- Check the IMEI number is still visible on the external body of the phone. If it is not, it could be a sign that someone had changed the body to try to get round IMEI identification.
- Check it has an IMEI number at all. Many counterfeit Android phones do not. As well as looking on the body and inside the battery and SIM compartments, you can type *#06# into your Android keypad to reveal the IMEI number.
- Use this online IMEI checker to make sure the number matches the model of phone, and check its status.


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Barrette (バレッタ?) is the title track for Nogizaka46's 7th Single.
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- Title: Barrette (バレッタ?)
- Artist: Nogizaka46
- Single: Barrette
- Lyrics: Akimoto Yasushi
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- 1st Generation: Shiraishi Mai, Hashimoto Nanami, Matsumura Sayuri, Nishino Nanase, Ikuta Erika, Ikoma Rina, Sakurai Reika, Wakatsuki Yumi, Takayama Kazumi, Ito Marika, Eto Misa, Akimoto Manatsu, Fukagawa Mai, Saito Asuka, Nakamoto Himeka, Kawago Hina
- 2nd Generation: Hori Miona
- Barrette is an American English name for a hair-accessory which is mainly used for clasping or holding the hair in place.
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Rather than spending all of his cap room to get one bonafide top-six winger, Ken Holland opted to buy himself multiple scratch tickets for the 2019-20 season. It would have been nice to acquire a sure thing to inject into one of the top two lines, but I don't mind Holland's logic of staying away from adding yet another ugly contract on July 1.
Unless something dramatic changes between now and October, we have a pretty good idea of what the Oilers' roster is going to look like next season. Maybe we see a Milan Lucic for another bad contract swap, maybe we see the disgruntled Jesse Puljujarvi get his wish to be moved so he can have a fresh start, or maybe we see another bargain bin addition or two in free agency. But this is more than likely what we're looking at.
That brings us to this week's What Would You Do Wednesday question. How should the Oilers patch together their top-six forwards? Are there any scratch tickets here who can produce big winnings?
Where to put McDavid and Draisaitl
The first big question when it comes to putting an Oilers lineup together is the dynamic duo of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. When Draisaitl signed his eight-year deal worth $8.5 million after his excellent showing in the 2017 playoffs, it was expected he was going to be the secondary punch behind McDavid on the second line, being the Evgeni Malkin to McDavid as Sidney Crosby.
Draisaitl has drawn some criticism for his inability to carry his own line without McDavid. I would suggest that a lot of that comes down to him not having good winger options more so than Draisaitl being a poor second centre. Over the past two seasons, though, McDavid and Draisaitl have been so impossibly good together that it's been difficult to split the two up. The result has been Ryan Nugent-Hopkins dragging a lot of dead weight around on the second line behind him.
One thing that hasn't been tried much before is stacking a second line of Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins. While it would leave McDavid without a star complimentary player, it would make the top non-McDavid line as good as it can be, which is something the team has struggled with in the past.
Regardless, the Oilers have three true top-six forwards however you decide to organize them and they need to find three more players to fill the holes around them.
The Options
- Alex Chiasson managed to turn a PTO into a two-year contract thanks to a breakout 22-goal season. That said, while Chiasson scored a career-high last year, only six of them came after the new year. He showed chemistry with McDavid but might fit best in a bottom-six role.
- Zack Kassian was the opposite of Chiasson. He scored a career-high 15 goals last season but 13 of them came after the turn of the new year. Kassian found chemistry on the top line with McDavid and Draisaitl, giving the skilled pair a much-needed crash-the-net type forward. It's easy to forget but Kassian was once a high draft pick and he has the skill to hack it on a top line.
- Sam Gagner was acquired mid-season in a bad contract for bad contract swap, Gagner produced a modest five goals and 10 points in 25 games with the Oilers. He'll surely be a help on the power play, but might also be an option as a trigger-man in the top-six. He has skill and can produce offence, especially in a sheltered role.
- Joakim Nygard is the wild card heading into 2019-20. The undrafted free agent put up 21 goals in 51 games last year in the SHL, which ranked second in the league. Apparently he has amazing wheels which could make him a sensible fit alongside McDavid.
- Markus Granlund is listed as a centre, but he plays best on the wing. He had the best season of his career in 2016-17 playing the role of long lost brother on the Sedin line in Vancouver, scoring 19 goals in 69 games. He has pedigree putting up numbers playing with elite talent, so he could make a good trigger-man on a McDavid line.
- Jesse Puljujarvi has been a major topic of conversation all summer. He asked for a fresh start, Ken Holland said he would try to make something work but wouldn't force it. Word came out that the former fourth-overall pick would play in Europe if he had to, then Puljujarvi's agent backtracked on that statement. It's the middle of July and he's still an Oiler, so is a fully-healthy Puljujarvi an option in Edmonton's top-six? We all know he has the size, speed, and skill to keep up in that role, he just has to put it all together.
- What about a prospect like @Tyler Benson or @Kailer Yamamoto? I could see either player with the team at some point during the season, especially if injuries make call-ups necessary, but knowing Ken Holland, I doubt we see either prospect crack the roster out of camp. I have a feeling that Holland went the depth route in free agency to help ensure that he could overripen his prospects in the AHL rather than rushing them as we've seen in recent years.
What say you, Nation? Which scratch ticket do the Oilers have that's most likely to be a winner? Should McDavid and Draisaitl be split up? Is there enough here to make a decent top-six? Is there anything else I should be writing about in mid-July other than line combinations?
After having such a blast over the past two years, we absolutely knew that we were going to organize another golf tourney for the summer and, after a few months of planning, we're psyched to finally be able to launch our third annual golf tournament.
- When – August 29th, 2019 (Thursday). Tee off at 2 p.m.
- Where – Cougar Creek Golf Resort
- How much – $1000/team
- Teams – Groups of Four (4)
- How – Book your team here
As always, a portion of all proceeds from your ticket purchase will be donated directly to a local charity. This time we've partnered up with the Gregor Foundation to make sure that our kids are at their most handsome.


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Scriptapalooza, The Screenplay Competition
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Scriptapalooza, the annual screenplay writing competition, with its prize money of $10,000, is back.
Contests will have their individual entries read by more than 90 leading filmmakers, production companies and literary agencies. In addition, Scriptapalooza will offer its full support to the winner; finalists and semifinalists of the screenwriting challenge by promoting each work for one year after the winners' announcement.
Deadline Jan 5, 2012.
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Wait. I thought O-S-S spelled "Panacea"
Just found the Grid Computing blog by Nikita Ivanov (I'm not sure how I missed that before), and I stumbled on this old (but still topical) post about Open Source Software (he refers to it as "OS" in the quote). He's talking about an event he had just attended with CxOs of major corporations (like Wal*Mart):
OS was practically laughed at on this event... Explanation was pretty simple: any serious mid- to large-business would use OS product only if it would have IBM-style support for it. Period, end of story. In order to get IBM-style support you need to pay - and pay a lot, to the point where free licensing in many cases stops making economic sense. This is rather obvious and blunt explanation but the one that fits reality: companies pay > $100K for Linux installation/maintenance/support from major vendors such IBM, HP and Novell...I don't have anything huge to add to that--it's a view I've long espoused. Open Source Software has some great success stories, and some great technical successes. But it's not a panacea, and, on an enterprise scale, isn't as free as it sounds.
I've heard people here at SaaScon refer to SaaS and Open Source as if they are somehow inextricably linked, and it's a bit annoying. SaaS can be implemented on any OS on any platform--free or expensive, open source or not.
(More posts on SaaScon to come, including an exciting new pronunciaton of SaaS!)
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Worlds Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics
Date: September 14, 2019
Time: 7:00am - 3:00pm
Trans Canada Centre
1 Rivard St., Ile des Chenes, MB
The World's Largest Truck Convoy is held annually in September as a fundraiser for Special Olympics Manitoba. Various levels of Law enforcement, MTA members and Professional Truck Drivers come together and with athletes in the trucks, they take one tour of the perimeter highway. Funds raised this day go towards assisting athletes as they compete locally and throughout the world. This is a sight to see with 200 trucks in attendance the convoy is over 6 miles long!
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Part of me would like to live in one of these places. They have such a classic look. Part of me wonders why they keep all of their blinds closed. What's going on in there? Maybe it's best that I don't know.
Today is the tenth anniversary of my father's death. Rather than dwell on that, and get myself into a funk, I'm going to touch on other subjects of lesser import.
1) Vonage™ Commercials – I am sure that Vonage™ has a wonderful product and truly believes that their commercials tell a beguiling story. After all, the pitch people sem to be actual customers. My problem is in the people, and what they say. First we have the Mexican gentleman who proudly proclaims that he is a Mama's Boy, and then chuckles. I wanted to use the word giggles, but his voice is too deep to produce a giggle, so I will use chuckles. He probably expects that he will be left everything in the will. maybe that's why he plays up to mama.
The second person is the English woman who calls her Nana every other week. That's sweet, but I worry for her because she says that letters and text messages are thrown aside, yet the conversations stay in her heart. I hope the letters aren't thrown too far aside, because one day her memory will start to fail her. Perhaps she is illiterate.
2) Autocorrect – I hate a program that thinks it knows what I'm trying to communicate, and makes changes without consulting me. Recently a friend of mine posted a picture of a quokka, which is a marsupial in Australia. I commented that I thought it looked like a naked Ewok. Autocorrect, however, decided that I meant to say a naked Rail. OK, the letters are near each other on the keyboard, but really! A naked Rail?
I was going to add a number 3, but have decided to hold it for another day, when I don't have much else in mind. Have a good weekend.


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Nowadays when we do not have much time to spend it on downloading all favorite videos we want to have in our home video library, it is quite reasonable to use a browser downloader that saves time greatly. If you are still searching for the perfect app that will help you to get all videos from a website on your Mac, then you should definitely try one of the solutions mentioned below. We bet there will be something up to your liking.
The greatest option to download video from browser on Mac is to use Airy. Airy was created specifically to be the best app to download YouTube from browser. It can be used as a standalone program or integrated into a web browser for instant downloading. Airy works well with all the popular browsers including Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
Elmedia PRO is the best app to download YouTube from browser. It is able to download just about any video from any website on any web browser. The app also integrates perfectly with browsers for the best performance.
Here's what you'll see for the Safari video downloader Mac:
Here's the Chrome video downloader on Mac:
Here's the Firefox video downloader Mac:
Here's the Opera video downloader Mac:
Video Downloader Pro helps users to download the media they want from a range of websites. It is compatible with Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
Here's how to download videos using this extension:
Video Downloader Pro is a fantastic Firefox video downloader that allows for downloading images and videos from websites. The browser toolbar icon activates whenever it detects something that it is able to download. You can then click on the icon to see what you can download.
Video Download Helper can download several kinds of streaming videos including HTTP, F4F, and MP2T, making it a unique extension. Even if a website does use an unsupported kind of streaming technology, it is able to save video of the screen rather than the media directly.
Chrome Video Downloader is a plugin for Chrome that allows downloading videos and audio files from websites online. It works great on a wide variety of websites including Facebook, Blip, Metacafe, Vimeo, Veoh, Break, Dailymotion, and more. Unfortunately, the extension doesn't work with YouTube due to restrictions on the Google Chrome Store. Google refuses to host apps that allow for YouTube downloading, as this breaks the terms and services of YouTube (which is owned by Google).
Easy YouTube Video Downloader for Opera is the most popular YouTube downloader for Opera. It is able to download a range of video file types including 3GP, FLV, MP3, MP4, 720p HD, 1080p HD, Full HD, and 4K Ultra HD. One of the best features of the extension is being able to download high-quality 192kbps MP3 with a single click without ever having to leave YouTube.
Downloading videos might not be the first thing someone thinks of with Safari browser. Even so, Safari is a great way to download videos, especially for people who don't feel like installing other browsers or plugins. All it takes is the Safari app itself and a little bit of knowledge. Simply follow these instructions:
It's extremely easy to download through Safari, not to mention free. All it takes is a few scrolls and a few clicks. Unfortunately, this option isn't available for Safari version 8.0 and higher.
Depending on what you want and need, you could try browser plugins or choose a software solution. These may come with financial costs, but they are more efficient and reliable in the long run.


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Lifts (ServiceFM problem type)
Here's what you can and can't submit under the 'Lifts' problem type in ARCHIBUS.
Lift entrapment
If a person is stuck in a lift, don't log a job online:
- During business hours, ring PF Assist: 3365 2222
- After hours, ring Security: 3365 3333.
This problem type includes:
- Lift not functioning
- Erratic performance or unusual noises
- Buttons stuck
- Light bulbs or indicators not functioning
- Doors not opening or closing
- Lift not aligned with floor.
Information required
When logging a service request, please provide the following information:
- If the lift is stuck: which level is it stuck at?
- The lift number, which is usually above the lift buttons.


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Google's top 10 search results MATTER!
So you'd like to improve your SEO Google (search engine optimization) ranking? In a 2013 study, Chitika found that 91.5% of traffic went to websites on page 1 of Google search results. Page 2 claimed 3.8% of the traffic while page 3 had only 1.1%. Pages 4-10 each got less than .4%.
In fact, the first website listed in the Google search results can expect on average to get 32.5% of overall search traffic. The results for the top 10 are as follows:
You always knew that ranking highly in Google matters; now you know how much it matters. For example, if you rank number 1 for a keyword with a monthly search volume of 1000 searches you can expect 325 visitors per month from Google search alone. On the other hand, if you rank 10th, you can expect organic search traffic of 24 visitors per month. #math
SEO Google ranking factors are broken down into 5 major categories:
- Content
- User Experience
- Technical
- Backlinks
- Social Signals
Over the next week few weeks I'll discuss each category in more detail. In this post, I cover Content.
What makes a website rank in the top 10 Google search results?
You'd think that it's just one of those mysterious life questions… Luckily we can thank the good folks over at Searchmetrics for crunching some numbers. For their 2015 study, the good Searchmetrics folks analyzed the top 30 search results based upon a set of 10,000 keywords.
By reverse engineering Google search results, the outcome is a list of ranking factors. This list is not complete. I've broken down some major components, starting with content.
SEO Google Ranking Factor: Relevant Terms
Relevant terms are words found on your post/page which are related to the primary keyword. Or, in other words, the number of relevant terms present in your text similar to the original search terms.
If somebody Googles "SEO," and my website shows up – how many words related to SEO appear on my page? These could be words like search engine optimization, search results, etc.
According to the data, the top 10 Google search results had a 53% proportion between keyword and relevant terms. Roughly the same amount of relevant terms were used as were the number of keywords.
Write about your topic naturally. By naturally writing about your topic, you will use relevant terms. Don't feel like you have to stuff your writing with your keywords.
SEO Google Ranking Factor: Word Count
According to Searchmetrics, the average page in the top 10 Google search results contained a word count of 1,285. On average, the top 30 pages had around 1,140 words.
Google wants the internet to be full of high-quality information. In quantifiable terms, this means about 1300 words.
Aim to write longer, more substantial blog posts. The data tells us the top 10 results are in the 1100-1300 word range. However, it's hard to produce that volume on a consistent basis. My recommendation is to aim for at least 500-600 words with a lengthy 1300 word piece every month or two.
RANDOM SEO Google Ranking Factor:
Flesch Readability Score
The Flesch Readability Score is a basic measure of how difficult something is to read. Websites in the top 10 Google search results have a Flesch score of 76.19. Sites in the top 30 have a score of 75.97. A readability score of 76.19 equates to a 7th grade reading level. Google has decided that on average, the web should be consumed at a 7th grade reading level. This of course, greatly depends on the subject matter. Therefore, academic sites will have a higher average reading level.
Keep your writing straightforward. Somewhere along the way we got the impression that using big words and long sentences made us sound smart. Google disagrees.
The copy score for this post is 75.7. So it's in the 7th grade range.
In summary…
Google serves as the Yoda of the world wide web, guiding us to create a web that is both informational and substantiated. A web whose information is backed up by sources and social proof. It makes perfect sense! In the early days, some of us remember searching for information on Lycos, and Infoseek, looking for our search terms. Then, one day Google came along and made the other search engines obsolete. Simply because Google gave us better search results. Google gave us what we were looking for.
As Google continues its mission to sort through Earth's largest information warehouse, it's important for us to learn what Google views as important. That way, we can do our part and contribute our own high quality content to the world. And, in doing so be discovered by people looking for answers to questions we happily provide.


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This is a short book that presents the dilemma veterans face after war.
This is a short book that presents the dilemma veterans face after war.
This is an invitation to all veterans to join at Crossroads on 8/21/18 at 6:30 pm in meeting room C. Our goal is to bring the veteran community together to be a force of action, a force for good, and to explore what God wants from us – our next set of orders. There are many veterans in our midst that are isolated and needing support. They may be unaware there are other veterans around to support them. This is open to all veterans. Snacks and drinks provided.
How often do you feel this way? #veterans #military It is really hard to connect with people that has not served. We are our brother's keeper! Find #help there is people that #care
Check out the app: No Warriors Left Behind. Now downloadeble on IPhones and Android.
Helping prevent suicide among veterans. Because ONE suicide among veterans is too many.
The free book is located under PTSD Facts
Image courtesy of Pixabay
Parenting is tough at any time of year, but when the holidays roll around, look out! It's that magical time of year when anxiety can kick in and take over – overthinking, overeating, overspending. Next thing you know you're just over it, all of it. But you know what? You can overcome it, and here's how.
Connect, connect, connect
You know those people in your life who make you feel good and you smile when you think about them? Spend time with those people during the holiday season. The positive people who lift you up help lower your stress levels and remind you of all of your best qualities. And if family members or friends offer to lend you a hand during the holidays, take it! Accepting help doesn't mean you are a lesser mom, it means you are smart enough to allow people who care about you to help out during the holiday season.
Talk with the kids
The American Psychological Association recommends that you talk with your kids about the holiday season. Take opportunities to tell your children about all the different ways to celebrate the holidays, like which traditions your family embraces and why. It's also time to share with them what other families might believe and how they celebrate, or why they don't celebrate. Some experts suggest starting a new tradition or ritual with the holiday season. It helps your family feel like one cohesive unit, which helps parents and kids develop better coping skills.
Enjoy self-care
Find some fun and relaxing ways to enjoy yourself this holiday season. Eat right, exercise, get your nails done, go to a movie. I know, your schedule is so tight you can't squeeze any of that in. But you need to make time, because it's good for you, and you deserve it. Start by taking time out of the tv schedule to go for a walk with the kids, it'll be good for all of you!
According to the HelpGuide, volunteering can be a boost to your mental health and help reduce your anxiety. The holiday season offers a wealth of volunteer opportunities. You can work at a soup kitchen or ring a bell outside a department store. It's a great opportunity to talk to your kids about helping others and actually demonstrating ways to do it, too. And hey, take the kids with you!
Be realistic
The holidays are an important time to check your perspective. Are you setting unrealistic expectations? You don't need to be all things to all people, and this doesn't need to be the "picture perfect" holiday. Those things that you don't get done before or during the holiday season will be waiting for you when the season is over. You can catch them up then. Don't have time or energy to clean the house? Hire a maid service! It'll free you up to get your shopping done, enjoy the kids while they are off from school, maybe even do some of that self-care stuff you don't believe you can squeeze in! You may be thinking it's too expensive, but according to HomeAdvisor the average price in Cincinnati is between $113 – $232, and takes about four hours. Totally worth it!
Change your beliefs
The holiday season won't last forever, and you have a great track record – you survived every holiday season before this one. Set goals you can manage, and when the little voices in your head say you can't do this, know that you can. If a day is getting away from you, roll with it! The experts at Psychology Today tell us we get into trouble as parents when we try to stick too hard to our normal routine during the holiday season. Let it go! Instead of thinking "out of control," think "child-like fun!"
Enjoy the joy!
Don't lose track of yourself and get stuck in a season of anxiety – keep this a season of joy. Flex your schedules, flex some rules, and do some things for yourself. You'll come through the season with flying colors!
FREE mobile application for suicide prevention.
This is the most important part of the app I think. In the moment of despair or desperation we are not going to remember to dial 800 274 8255 and press 1 on tap of it all. In those moment dialing a phone number is the furthers thing in our minds. With 3 taps we can be connected to a person. Tap on the red phone, tap on the phone number, and tap call we will be connected to a life person who happens to also be a veteran that will help us right away. I personally called them and they are very nice and knowledgeable. It is really refreshing to speak to another veteran in a time of need.
Like I mentioned before, the app is not only for veterans but all those that want to help prevent veteran suicide. Even if you don't have a veteran near you knowing about the app and how it can help is useful in case you encounter a veteran or a veteran in distress.
For an Android Device they should be redirected to:
For an iOS Device they should be redirected to:
FREE mobile application for suicide prevention.
I will be putting together a list of Veterans Own Business. I am going to do this to bring the veteran community together. With this initiative I intent to promote my brothers and sisters hard work and creativity. I would chose to do business with company or services owned by veterans. This way our community can come together and help on another
"I am my brothers keeper"
This one entry is Marine friend that owns a remodeling company in Cincinnati, Ohio. My hope is to include all veterans own businesses around the nation.
For an Android Device they should be redirected to:
For an iOS Device they should be redirected to:
Under this tab you will find a list of about 30 links that will connect you with organization that committed to help veterans specially to prevent suicide. Most of the organizations are national except the last one on the list that is local to Cincinnati, Ohio. On my next update I will include local organizations from other cities and state. The information is not only for veterans it is also for civilians and love once that want to help veterans. By getting familiar with the app a common person can help a veteran.
I can directly speak about three of the organizations.
1. Wounded Warrior Project, oh thou with some controversy few years back it is a very committed organization to the well being of the warriors. I have been to Soldier Ride a three-day program to enrich the lives of the veterans it is a more community builder event. Another event I have taken part in is Project Odyssey, this is a kind of 4 days retreat for PTSD warriors. Project Odyssey is a game changer and a life saving event.
2. Operation Home Front, this organization paid some of my bills directly after I lost my job.
3. Simper Fi Fund, this organization mailed a check to pay for the repairs of my car so I could go to school after I lost job
You need to have your DD214 or any other document to prove your service.
For an Android Device they should be redirected to:
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IoT Agenda
Internet of Things (IoT) in Manufacturing
We can see clearly now: The value of supply chain visibility- CalAmp 25 Mar 2019
IIoT adoption: What's on the horizon?- Deasil Cognitive 21 Mar 2019
You don't need to reinvent the wheel to achieve supply chain visibility. CalAmp's Michael Burdiek explains why connecting systems is key to success.
Figuring out ways to help companies digitize data that is being collected across the globe is a great first step in helping companies begin their industrial IoT journey. Learn more about IIoT ...


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February 21st, 2010 9:40 PM by Lehel S.
Keeping you updated on the market! For the week of
February 22, 2010
MARKET RECAPThere is something about the calendar flip from December 31 to January 1 that imbues a "clean slate and a new start" mentality. For some ingrained psychological reason, a new year tends to rejuvenate optimism, even though it only represents a completed lap around the sun.That said, we'll take optimism when we can get it. And no group is more primed for a shot of feel-good than homebuilders. More of them are starting to see the glass as half full, at least according to the NAHB housing market index, which rose two points to 17 this month after scraping bottom in December.Fortunately, the latest numbers support the growing optimism. Housing starts increased 2.8% in January compared to December, posting at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000 units. We'll acknowledge that the extension of the federal homebuyers' tax credit helped, but we'll also acknowledge continued low lending rates, renewed economic growth, and an improving employment outlook did their part.
Better pricing helped as well. Radar Logic's monthly Residential Property Index (RPX), a composite of 25 major US markets, increased 0.2% from November 17 to December 17, marking the first November-to-December increase since 2004. The increase might not sound like much, but it comes on top of a 1.5% increase from the October-to-November period.We shouldn't see any backsliding either. Looking farther afield, First American CoreLogic projects prices will increase 2.7% by year's end, and if distressed sales are excluded, will increase 3.5%.Meanwhile, mortgage rates continue to hold near record lows, at least according to surveys taken before the Federal Reserve announced it will raise the discount rate – the rate it lends to member banks – to 0.75%. Does this mean that mortgage rates will start rising? We can't say for sure, but we wouldn't discount it. .
Economic IndicatorRelease Date and TimeConsensus EstimateAnalysisS&P Case/Shiller Home Price Index(December)Tues, Feb. 23,9:00 am, etNone Important. Weak December sales could produce a temporary backslide in pricing gains. Consumer Confidence(February)Tues, Feb. 23,10:00 am, et56 IndexModerately Important. A firming job market is boosting confidence. Mortgage Applications Wed, Feb. 24,7:00 am, etNone Important. Purchases are expected to be a greater driver of activity. New Home Sales(January)Wed, Feb. 24,10:00 am, et360,000 (Annualized) Important. Record-low inventory should stimulate monthly increases. Durable Goods Orders(January)Thurs, Feb. 25,8:30 am, et1.5% (Increase) Important. Increasing orders suggest consumers are growing bullish on the economy. Gross Domestic Product(4th quarter 2009) Fri, Feb. 26,8:30 am, et5.5% (Annualized) Important. This second estimate buttresses the argument for a strong 2010. Existing Home Sales(January)Fri, Feb. 26,10:00 am, et5.5 Million (Annualized) Important. Sales should improve moderately after December's drop.
What's Up with the Discount Rate? Opinions are as diverse as the number of opinion makers: Some think the Federal Reserve's move on the discount rate will have little impact on long-term lending rates, some think it means we're headed toward higher rates, some think it portends an improving economy, and everyone else falls somewhere in between.The diversity of opinion is understandable. When banks borrow from the Fed, they are bringing new money into the system. By raising the discount rate, the Fed is limiting new money, so you could say it's a preemptive move against inflation. On the other hand, the Fed is still pledging to keep interest rates at exceptionally low levels, all the while focusing on removing excess liquidity.Then again, it might not be a preemptive move at all. Government officials are much more reactionary than they are anticipatory. There is a valid concern that by the time the Fed's comfortable boosting interest rates, too much money will have made its way into circulation, which means the Fed could find itself behind the curve, having to chase down inflation with onerous interest-rate increases.It's possible the Fed could be chasing already. Last week's news on prices was mixed: Producer prices rose much more than expected, while consumer prices fell slightly more than expected. As the economy improves, though, higher producer prices will eventually get pushed through to consumers. We think the economy is improving, so we think last week's discount rate increase is a prelude of things to come.In the meantime, take advantage of stable low home prices and low mortgage rates today. It might also be worthwhile to take advantage of refinancing opportunities, particularly for anyone holding an ARM that's within a percentage point of current fixed rates. Yes, there is a cost associated with forfeiting the savings a lower-rate ARM offers, but that cost might be offset by the security of not having to refinance in a rising interest-rate environment.


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I have the following MySQL query:
SELECT l.user_id, u.ID, u.ULN, count(u.ULN) As ULN_count
FROM table_Learning l
LEFT JOIN table_users u
ON l.ULN = u.ULN
WHERE l.user_id is null
FROM Table_users
WHERE ULN = u.ULN
GROUP BY u.ULN
What I would expect from this query is that The value of the field
ULN_Count cannot be greater than 1.
However, the query does not achieve this as the filed has values greater than 1.
What am I doing wrong?
Your subselect in the
WHERE clause is making comparisons on the aggregate
COUNT(u.ULN) value, and therefore really belongs in a
HAVING clause. It should be significantly more performant there, because the subselect would be evaluated for every row returned by the outer query while the
HAVING filter will only be applied once for the entire aggregate query.
u.ID, u.ULN,
count(u.ULN) As ULN_count
table_Learning l
LEFT JOIN table_users u
ON l.ULN = u.ULN
WHERE l.user_id is null
GROUP BY u.ULN
-- The aggregate can be compared & filtered in HAVING
-- which is applied just once for the whole query
-- and you can use the alias for comparison
HAVING ULN_count < 2
Without seeing your sample data, it is possible that MySQL's default
GROUP BY behavior may cause you some grief. All columns in the
SELECT which are not part of an aggregate like
COUNT(),SUM(),MAX() should also be included in the
GROUP BY, in particular if you are joining multiple tables. In something other than a one-to-one relationship, MySQL may return indeterminate results for the ungrouped columns (
l.user_id in this context).


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If you are pining for something to make your skin crawl this is a book for you. I picked this up at The Strand in NYC on my last trip there in 2008. Why it got shuffled to the bottom of my "to read" pile I have no idea, but since it has been gloomy and windy I was in the mood for a tale noir. This didn't disappoint.
I remember picking it out of a basement bin at The Strand and being intrigued by the beautiful cover art which is a photo of lighted buildings at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exhibit in San Francisco. What is so great about the cover art besides the beauty of the scene is the way the title and author's name seem to be reflected also. Another thing that interested me was the author profile in the back. There I read that he is a screen writer. This book actually read a bit like a movie – chapters occurring simultaneously or seconds, minutes, or hours apart.
The city is busy rebuilding on the rubble of the great earthquake a decade before, and preparing for the world's fair. A famous mesmerist is struggling to keep his act going while spiraling into a drugged world of his own where he battles the onset of Alzheimer's. Detective Randall Blackburn deals with unethical dealings within the police department while teaming with his son to solve a murder which hasn't happened yet. A nondescript man, who is actually a demented killer, stalks victims (and Blackburn's fiance) in broad daylight. Many people see him yet he goes unnoticed. Blackburn's daughter keeps the plot hopping too with her efforts to be an individual in her own right as an independent woman in this stuffy 1915 upper crust society.
A lot of action, intrigue, and yes a lot of blood and guts. Actually quite well written and nice short 275 page afternoon read. My only complaint? Typos! Argh!


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City offices will be closed on Monday, October 14, 2019, in recognition of Columbus Day. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, October 15.
However, there will be solid waste collection as normal. As always, please set your totes out at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day. For more information about solid waste collection, contact Public Works at (941) 240-8050.


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George Osborne has said the UK must recapture the "pioneering spirit" of the industrial revolution if it is to secure firm long-term growth out of the fledgling recovery.
The Chancellor said it was crucial the mistakes of the recent past - with over-reliance on particular sectors and areas of the UK - were not repeated but there were lessons to be taken from the country's history.
He was touring digger builder JCB's factory in Staffordshire off the back of the company's £150m investment announcement to expand and create new jobs.
The firm wants to expand its UK operations, including the construction of two huge new plants, which will bring 2,500 new jobs to the Midlands by 2018.
Mr Osborne welcomed the firm's commitment, adding the creation of manufacturing jobs and growth across the country, not just in London, were key to the plan for a "responsible recovery" set out yesterday in his Autumn Statement.
He said manufacturing had halved as a share of the UK economy under the last government and it was crucial that Britain had "one of the most competitive tax systems in the world" to attract jobs and investment back into the country.
Under JCB's plans, jobs will be returning from France and Belgium, with Mr Osborne pointing to that example as proof the Government's strategy was working, together with recent announcements of new investment from China.
However, the Midlands region is also grappling with the news of nearly 1,000 job losses from energy firm npower with the Chancellor promising help for those employees at risk of redundancy.
He added the Government was also committed to investment in young people and apprenticeships to tackle youth unemployment, and on taking the "difficult decisions" building big new infrastructure projects like new roads, and the High Speed 2 north-south rail link (HS2).
"Hundreds of years ago our country was prepared to invest in railways and other big projects - our country needs that pioneering spirit again," he said.
Speaking after a tour of the firm's 175 acre site in Rocester in Staffordshire, he said: "It's great news (to see) 2,500 manufacturing and engineering jobs here at JCB - that's because the Government has been able to invest in infrastructure in this area and it's an example of how the economic plan is working.
Of course the job isn't done, but we've got to work through that plan to make sure we have a responsible recovery for all."
He added: "What you're seeing is jobs being created across the country, including jobs in manufacturing like here in the Midlands.''