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561-278-2008. From décor to menus, the oceanfront Latitudes is inspired by the sea. Boasting a spectacular view of the Atlantic, the restaurant offers an extensive selection of main courses that speaks to every taste, and includes six varieties of fish along with beef tenderloin, pappardelle Bolognese and seafood tacos. Moderate-expensive. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily; Sunday brunch. Reviewed 8-7-17. Square One – 2222 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, 561-923-9176. Two alums of Rapoport Restaurant Group have opened a sophisticated and straightforward eatery in the former Brewzzi, with satisfying steaks, seafood, pastas, pizzas and charcuterie. Moderateexpensive. Lunch, dinner. Reviewed 8-31-18.
Ditmas Kitchen Boca — 21077 Powerline Road, unincorporated Boca Raton, 561-826-8875. To paraphrase an old rye bread commercial, you don’t have to be Jewish – or keep kosher – to enjoy this restaurant that strictly adheres to Jewish dietary law and is closed from sunset Friday through sunset Saturday for the Sabbath. Creative spins on sushi, meat and vegetable dishes are tasty and a familystyle, bone-in rib steak was outstanding. Expensive. Lunch, dinner. Reviewed1-12-18.
Eathai — 1832 S. Federal Highway, Delray Beach, 561-270-3156. Chef-owner Sopanut Sopochana, who owned restaurants in New York before opening this strip mall eatery in 2016, puts a modern spin on traditional Thai cuisine in a fun and family-friendly setting. Try chicken French toast, spicy oxtail soup and grilled lamb with noodles, and finish with fresh-rolled ice cream. Moderate. Lunch, dinner. Reviewed 6-8-18. M&MThai Café — 891E. Palmetto Park Rd., Boca Raton, 561-826-7749. Chefowner May Natural brings the bold flavors of her native Thailand to this cozy and sometimes cramped spot near the beach, featuring light and healthy dishes with herbs she grows in her home garden. Papaya salad, soups and spicy pork salad are winners. Lunch, dinner. Moderate. Reviewed 3-10-17. Ramen Lab Eatery — 100 NE Second St., Boca Raton, 561-750-4448. The family run fast-casual gastropub near Mizner Park has a hip, comfortable vibe. Housemade ramen noodles swim in bowls of rich broths with a variety of add-ons and spice levels. Or choose donburi or poke bowls. True to its name, Ramen Lab Eatery likes to experiment with Japanese flavors. Inexpensive. Lunch, dinner. Reviewed 7-10-17.
Ouzo Bay Greek Kouzina — 201Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 561-757-0082. Sophisticated Greek restaurant entices diners with its display of international seafood, from Norwegian langoustines to Chilean sea bass and Japanese Hokkaido scallops. Or make a meal of Greek appetizers like dolmades, shrimp saganaki, tuna tartare and char-grilled octopus. Finish with baklava made in-house. Expensive. Lunch, dinner. Reviewed 7-14-17.
Le Sorelle Restaurant — 6020 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 561-235-5301. Three sisters — and various other family members — run this intimate Italian restaurant and wine bar. The menu features classic “sea” and “land” dishes, as well as pizzas, all in homey setting. Expensive. Lunch, dinner. Reviewed 2-27-17. Prezzo – 5560 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, 561-314-6840. This revival of a popular 1990s Italian restaurant from veteran restaurateur Burt Rapoport is spiffy, safe and comfortable, with crowdpleasing pastas, pizzas, seafood and meats along with throwbacks such as roasted garlic with freshbaked focaccia breadsticks and apple tart from a wood-burning oven. Moderate-expensive. Lunch, dinner. Reviewed 5-4-18. V&S Italian Deli – 2621N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 561-395-5206. Prepare to wait in line at this cramped sandwich shop run by brothers Vinny and Sal Falcone, New York transplants who opened in 1985. The counter crew is friendly and the craftsmanship of the subs are Write your own review or find a restaurant by city, price or cuisine at SunSentinel.com/dining. impressive. Inexpensive. Lunch. Reviewed10-11-17. trays in humble surroundings or carried out. The flavors are refined, vegetarian options abound and spice is ordered on a sliding one to 10 scale. The food travels remarkably well. Inexpensive. Lunch, dinner. Reviewed12-29-17. Marumi Sushi — 8271W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation, 954-318-4455. Experience an authentic slice of Japan this cozy, 10-year-old restaurant that is open late (until 1:30 a.m.) and is popular with chefs. Besides good raw fish, including specials flown in from Japan, the eatery offers items not often found on South Florida menus, such as natto (fermented soy beans), cold soba noodles and sea urchin with angel hair pasta. Moderate-expensive. Dinner. Reviewed1-19-18. Noodle House — 4461N. State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, 954-485-6079. Comforting Vietnamese phos, vermicelli plates and rice bowls served in a no-frills setting along Broward’s ethnic cheap eats corridor. Very good summer rolls and roasted quail appetizer. Lunch, dinner. Inexpensive. Reviewed 2-15-17.


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Sometimes Tim feels invisible at school-until one day, when Tim meets Sam. But Sam isn't just any new friend: he's a blue whale, and he can't find his way home! Returning Sam to the sea is hard work, but Tim is determined to help. After all, it's not every day you meet a new friend!
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CAROL STREAM — On the heels of a new tobacco control ordinance, village trustees also have voted to give the village president the power to impose fines on businesses found in violation of the ordinance.
The ordinance, which was passed two weeks ago, makes it illegal for businesses to sell cigarettes to minors.
Village attorney Stewart Diamond had said at a previous meeting that giving the village president the power to impose fines might be construed as giving judicial power to the president.
However, last week he said he had reviewed other village tobacco ordinances, including Woodridge`s, which is considered in the county to be a model ordinance, and found that these villages had adopted similar provisions. Diamond also said that many businesses would rather pay a fine than have their licenses suspended or revoked. ``The village president could use it where the owner of property would best be disciplined by a fine rather than going to court,`` he said.
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The mixer has a singly balanced configuration. The RF and LO signals are fed into the gate of each HEMT through the 0-p hybrid circuit. The 0-p hybrid circuit consists of a quarter-wavelength transmission line and a branch line hybrid circuit. The mixer using the 0-p hybrid circuit exhibits good isolation between the RF and LO ports even if the unit mixers have large reflection coefficients. Also, the mixer reduces AM noise from the LO in cooperation with an external IF 180- degree hybrid circuit. The mixer has a conversion gain of -4 dB at a 76-GHz LO frequency for an LO power of -1 dBm. The 76-GHz SPDT switch consists of two parallel- resonated 160-μm HEMTs. The transmission line connected to the drain and source terminals of the HEMT is employed as a resonant inductor in parallel with the fringing capacitance. The obtained insertion loss and isolation at 76.5 GHz were 3.4 dB and -17 dB, respectively. The 38/76-GHz doubler chip consists of two single-ended 80-μm HEMT frequency doublers and a branch line hybrid circuit. This circuit con- figuration leads to a low input return and high isolation between the two output ports. Figure 11 shows the measured frequency response of the doubler. The doubler has a conversion gain of -3.7 dB for a 38.25-GHz input signal power of 3 dBm. In the 38-GHz voltage controlled oscillator, we adopted the reverse channel HEMT configuration to generate sufficient negative resistance and reduce the size of the source feedback circuit. The oscillator uses the transmission line resonator terminated by a 160-μm Schottky-barrier diode as a varactor. The 38-GHz buffer amplifier provides impedance isolation between the oscillator and the external load. The chip has an output power of -0.7 dBm at 39.6 GHz. Figure 12 shows an SEM photo of the flipchip MMIC, indicating the amplifier chip on the evaluation board.
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At the June 12 BPSA Board meeting, two proposals to expand the Charged Up e-bike staff training program were approved for funding in 2018-19. BPSA in partnership with Straw Hat Pictures of Arvada CO will produce an extension of the original Charged Up program launched in March 2017, with the new videos focused on the three-class system and increased e-bike sales, acceptance and use.
The $10,000 funding comes half from the BPSA Education committee and half from the E-Bike committee. For the first time, BPSA will create Charged Up content for consumers, to be rolled out for free use on supplier, retailer and advocacy websites and related social media and other marketing platforms.
BPSA’s Board also voted to commit $10,000 to an e-bike training program in conjunction with NBDA and Barnett Bicycle Institute titled, Setting Up Your Shop for E-Bike Success. BBI general manager Jeff Donaldson explained the need: “There are some definite differences in assembling, testing and servicing e-bikes. We want to give shops some simple guidelines to make it easy to get started and be more successful with e-bikes.”

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Once referred to as “the staff of life,” wheat has become a controversial food. Although people have been consuming wheat in various forms for thousands of years, increasing numbers of health conscious individuals are turning their backs on what was once regarded as a satisfying, nourishing staple.
In some cases, avoiding wheat is essential for health. Those with celiac disease—a serious inflammatory condition caused by an abnormal immune response to gluten—should never eat wheat or any other gluten containing grains. But while only 1% of people have celiac disease, millions more have adopted a gluten free diet—in particular, shunning wheat.
I certainly don’t recommend eating refined, highly processed, non-organic wheat products. But modern strains of wheat are not the same as the wheat that was consumed thousands of years ago—or even 60 years ago. The wheat that was consumed for centuries—ancient varieties such as Kamut and Einkorn—are very different from the modern wheat that is now almost universally consumed.
Almost all of the wheat grown today is a strain developed in the early 1960’s. This modern, high-yield dwarf wheat is easier to harvest and has a much greater yield, making it cheaper to produce. The downside is that modern wheat is less nutritious than the ancient varieties—nutrient comparisons show lower concentrations of essential minerals (copper, iron, magnesium, selenium, and zinc).
Even more problematic is that modern wheat is higher in some gluten proteins that cause problems for celiac patients. Because older wheat varieties contain less of the most problematic gluten proteins, they offer a possible alternative for those with non-celiac gluten sensitivity. (I never suggest, however, that anyone with celiac disease eat any form of wheat or other gluten containing grains.)
Recently, there has been a great deal of research focusing on ancient wheat grain varieties. These heirloom grains are proving to be a rich source of health-promoting substances. Among the heirloom grain varieties, Kamut (Khorasan wheat) has emerged as one of the most important for several reasons: It’s a highly nutritious grain with a delicious, nutty flavor; and can easily be used as an alternative to conventional wheat in baking.
Some of the recent research on bread made from Kamut has shown that it:
- Promotes the growth of probiotic strains in the gastrointestinal tract.1
- Protects rats from oxidative stress to a greater extent than that afforded by whole-grain durum wheat.2 Other studies confirmed it possesses significant protection against oxidative stress.3,4,5
- Reduces metabolic risk factors, markers of both oxidative stress and inflammatory status.3,5
In one recent study, researchers examined the effects of a diet substituting organic Khorasan wheat for all other cereal grains on lipid, oxidative and inflammatory risk factors in patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) compared to a diet using products made from organic modern wheat.
In the randomized double-blinded crossover trial, the patients were assigned to consume products (bread, pasta, biscuits and crackers) made either from organic semi-whole Khorasan wheat or organic semi-whole wheat for eight weeks. Consumption of products made with Khorasan wheat improved total cholesterol (-6.8%), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (-8.1%) glucose (-8%) and insulin (-24.6%) from baseline levels, independently of age, sex, traditional risk factors, medication, and diet quality. Moreover, there was a significant reduction in reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipoperoxidation of circulating monocytes and lymphocytes, as well as in the levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha.
The researchers concluded that a diet with cereal products made from organic Khorasan wheat provides additional protection in patients with ACS. Circulating cardiovascular risk factors, including lipid parameters, and markers of both oxidative stress and inflammatory status were reduced, irrespective of the number and combination of medicinal therapies with proven efficacy in secondary prevention.”5
Our family enjoys Kamut for its rich, buttery flavor and the moistness it imparts to baked goods. I especially appreciate the additional health benefits that Kamut offers. For these reasons, Kamut has become a staple in our kitchen. (If you missed my recipe for homemade pizza—using freshly ground Kamut flour—please refer to last week’s post.)
- Marotti I, Bregola V, Aloisio I, Di Gioia D, Bosi S, Di Silvestro R et al. Prebiotic effect of soluble fibers from modern and old durum-type wheat varieties on Lactobacillus and Bifidobcaterium strains. J Sci Food Agric 2012; 92: 2133–2140.
- Benedetti S, Primiterra M, Tagliamonte MC, Carnevali A, Gianotti A, Bordoni A et al. Counteraction of oxidative damage in the rat liver by an ancient grain (Kamut brand khorasan wheat). Nutrition 2012; 28: 436–441.
- Sofi F., et al , Kamut and cardiovascular risk factors, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2013) 67, 190–195; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2012.206; published online 9 January 2013
- Santangelo C, Varı` R, Scazzocchio B, Di Benedetto R, Filesi C, Masella R. Polyphenols intracellular signalling and inflammation. Ann Ist Sup Sanita 2007; 43: 394–405.
- Whittaker A1, Sofi F2,3,4, Luisi ML5, Rafanelli E6, Fiorillo C7, Becatti M8, Abbate R9, Casini A10, Gensini GF11, Benedettelli S An organic khorasan wheat-based replacement diet improves risk profile of patients with acute coronary syndrome: a randomized crossover trial, Nutrients. 2015 May 11;7(5):3401-15. doi: 10.3390/nu7053401.


From Letterman and Julia to Leno and Emeril, late-night cooking segments have always been utter chaos.
Julia Child’s third ever Late Night With David Letterman appearance, on December 22, 1986, begins like any other television cooking demonstration. She arrives onstage, the playful host warmly greets her, and she announces she’s going to make some “very fine” hamburgers. However, when the hot plate refuses to heat up, Child decides to ad-lib her recipe into one for what she calls “beef tartare au gratin,” surprising Letterman by pulling out a blowtorch to melt the Gruyère cheese. Letterman is tickled (“What do you do, you cook this when the car breaks down on the highway somewhere?”), production plays a mooing-cow sound effect, and, grossed out after tasting it, he ultimately spits the raw ground beef into a napkin. The audience explodes.
“They [NBC] wanted a service show,” recalled Hal Gurnee, Letterman’s longtime director, to Newsweek in February of 1986, a few months before Child’s appearance. “They wanted Dave to do cooking demonstrations. And he resisted. He wanted to do a comedy.”
While Letterman knew that cooking demonstrations had always had their place on late-night comedy shows, the segments hadn’t exactly been comedic themselves until he started injecting his signature brand of sarcasm and sabotage.
Cooking demonstrations have been a reliable time-filler on talk and variety shows like The Colgate Comedy Hour since the late 1940s, as common as stand-up comedy sets or musical guests playing their latest hit. A guest comes onstage and cooks a dish as the well-dressed host gamely tries to follow along. The segments were—and still are—cheap to produce and great for helping fill airtime.
In an era long before celebrity chefs, most of these early cooking demonstrations were done by local yokels (like the “Cookin’ Cajun” Justin Wilson, an Ed Sullivan regular) or celebrities also known for their culinary chops. A 1975 episode of the Tonight Show finds sinister-voiced actor and noted gourmet Vincent Price teaching the self-proclaimed “kitchen klutz” Johnny Carson how to make a trout with aioli sauce. A year later, Price returned to cook salmon in a dishwasher (this was the ’70s, remember?), Carson merely acting as a bystander. These segments weren’t unfunny, per se—while cleaning the fish, Price cracked, “You been married as many times as I have, you learn to bone just about anything”—but they weren’t exactly compelling TV.
This changed with Letterman, who from the get-go aspired to send up all classic television propriety. He had gotten his start on a morning show in 1980, The David Letterman Show, where NBC adamantly instructed him to do cooking segments for an audience assumed to be housewives watching the 10 a.m. program at home. Both Gurnee and Letterman thought the entire concept of a cooking demonstration was ridiculous, and they intentionally resisted doing standard ones on the morning show, instead tapping an audience member to cook an omelet using a health food store’s freeze-dried “egg product” in one case, or asking pastry expert Meryle Evans to make an apple jumble using old-timey cooking utensils in another.
Once settled in at Late Night, the network forced him to do more typical segments. In one of the show’s earliest demos, Letterman hosted a casserole-cooking Liberace (“What do you do if you get Crisco on those rings?” Letterman asks the heavily accessorized pianist). He was even more cutting to the real chefs.
“[Dave] would ridicule the cooking,” Gurnee recalled in Inventing Late Night: Steve Allen and the Original Tonight Show, noting that Letterman got a big kick out of trying to introduce Velveeta processed cheese into every single dish, frazzling guests. “The ones who understood this…and could deal with Dave’s nonsense were the most effective guests.”
Enter Julia Child. Even if she was one of the first real television chefs, her early late-night appearances alongside Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, and Tom Snyder weren’t particularly revolutionary. On her first Letterman appearance in 1983 (by now Letterman was hosting Late Night), promoting PBS’s Dinner at Julia’s, she made a croque monsieur. Unlike the more network-appeasing hosts she’d dealt with in the past, Letterman began screwing around instantly, mocking the sealed pack of ham (“We have enough here to make a wallet”) and questioning whether she would actually eat the messy sandwich.
An 89-year-old George Burns made an unexpected appearance. A cockroach showed up on set. Still, Child nailed her gourmet omelet.
Child, however, instantly got Letterman’s schtick and masterfully played along; she swiped the bread detritus onto the studio floor, encouraged Letterman to flatten the sandwich by leaning on in it with his palm, and pulled out a six-pack of Budweiser. All things considered, though, the sandwich was prepared without a hitch. By the end, it was clear Letterman had realized he’d found a new comedic foil, as adept as Chris Elliott or Richard Simmons.
By Child’s next appearance, on October 17, 1985, Letterman had amped up the hijinks, hurling eggs at bandleader Paul Shaffer and into the audience. An 89-year-old George Burns made an unexpected appearance. A cockroach showed up on set. Still, Child nailed her gourmet omelet. By her 1986 appearance with the blowtorch, both Child and Letterman had perfected this new form—the anti–cooking demonstration, if you will—and it’s still one of the funniest segments in television history.
Like many late-night television tropes we now take for granted, Letterman (with help from Child) had broken the mold and created an entirely new and funnier way to tackle the televised cooking demonstration. Other hosts began to copy him, and the coinciding rise of the Food Network and a new wave of television-ready chefs readily provided the comedy fodder.
By the late 1990s, Letterman’s chief rival, Jay Leno, would bring the excitable Emeril Lagasse on as a frequent guest, and the jovial George Foreman—promoting his grill—likewise became a good foil. Letterman acolyte Conan O’Brien, meanwhile, would show his disdain for the entire concept of cooking demonstrations right from the beginning of his run, insinuating Mr. Food was on cocaine during the cookbook author’s 1997 appearance before totally ruining his shrimp mariachi by slopping cookies and whipped cream over the pseudo-Tex-Mex dish. Even a fictional talk show would lampoon this already well-worn trope when The Larry Sanders Show had Paul Prudhomme on as a guest in a 1992 episode.
In many ways, the cooking demonstration run amok has become the ultimate test of a host’s improv skills and irreverence. A sycophant like Jimmy Fallon is more likely to kiss Éric Ripert’s ass (“Look at that, what is going on, that’s insane!!!”) while he puts together an ice cream sandwich for college kids. Meanwhile, a quick wit like Conan will intentionally try to raise Gordon Ramsay’s ire while they make tortellini, cranking the pasta machine rapidly and causing the filling to explode out the back of his piping bag. I must admit, even as they’ve become totally trite, cooking demonstration fuck-ups still make me laugh.
In a 2011 segment with Éric Ripert, he rigged a Geiger counter so the chef’s sole appeared radioactive, wore the fillet as a tie, and then started throwing a very expensive knife at the studio floor over and over again.
Of course, not all chefs have been game throughout the years. In a 1996 appearance on Letterman, Daniel Boulud was legitimately pissed off by Letterman’s wisecracks, wrestled a bursting champagne bottle from him (it caused both of them to get soaked), and was completely aghast as the host threw raw clams into the audience. The clip has seemingly been scrubbed from the internet.
“David has always been impossible with chefs,” Boulud told Yahoo! in 2015, explaining that the host refused to rehearse any banter before they went on air, almost ensuring the segment would bomb. “That show was exactly how he liked it: to basically throw you under the bus, every time.”
Never one to not run a joke into the ground, Letterman would continue this schtick until the very end of his late-night career. In a 2011 segment with Éric Ripert, he rigged a Geiger counter so the chef’s sole appeared radioactive, wore the fillet as a tie, and then started throwing a very expensive knife at the studio floor over and over again (“Dave, those knives cost a fortune!” Ripert screamed).
Four years after Letterman retired from late-night television, the anti–cooking demonstration trope still lives on, perhaps with a slight tweak. Whereas Letterman realized it was often up to him to inject humor into the staid demonstrations, today’s chefs—some of whom, like Alison Roman and Nicole Rucker, have built their brand on social media—are way more comfortable with being entertainers. And ironically, as late-night hosts are getting less absurdist (and often less funny), it’s increasingly the chefs who are bringing the hijinks.
Take José Andrés’s April 2019 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The gregarious chef clearly knew the game and fully controlled the segment, intentionally ordering Fallon around so quickly that the hapless host had no way not to completely botch his tortilla española. It was exactly what Andrés wanted, and, even though we’ve seen it all before, it was admittedly a perfect five minutes of television.


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The yes vote won, if only by 15 votes, but it won - the people have spoken.
As I understand it, a referendum requires 50 per cent of the votes plus one. After that happened and the people (voters) had spoken, it was not for the District to question the outcome, so why are we spending any time dissecting it?
I will be so bold as to state that when something is being proposed, as it was in this case, those who oppose it will be sure to get out and vote against it. Those who are in favour of what is being proposed or ambivalent to it will often not bother to get out and vote because they are happy if the vote passes, or in some cases, when they can't make up their minds, they are fine with either outcome.
My point here is that I believe the people (voters) who wanted a no vote had their voices heard - there were 853 of them. The remaining 6,786 eligible voters (868 who took the time to vote yes) were either in favour of the referendum or ambivalent. None of these numbers increases the numbers of the no votes.
The opposition to the referendum, with the most vocal and visible voters, was largely personal not business. The carryover from previous battles lost has caused these people to want to win -at any expense.
It's time we put our differences aside and pour our collective energy into improving the future of our lovely community. Instead of fighting change and growth, let us work at managing it, because as we know, change is inevitable and no growth often means eventual demise.
Carolyn Minchin, Sechelt
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Kazakhstan’s population has increased to 18 million 767 thousand people by August 1, 2020, including 11 million 049 thousand city dwellers, amounting for 58.9% of the total population and 7 million 718 thousand rural dwellers (41.5%), the Statistics Committee reported.
The population has grown by 1.3% or 238.6 thousand people compared to August 1, 2019.
Considerable rises in population have been reported in the three major cities of the country: Almaty city (by 64.2 thousand people), Nur-Sultan city (by 52 thousand), and the city of Shymkent (by 30.6 thousand).
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Élizabeth Leriche has an eye for spotting the up-and-coming trends and influences that will soon be decorating our homes. Almost hypnotic and 100% made in France, the art of wood turning is certain to make your head spin! Maxime Perrolle, sculptor and wood-turner, talks about his craft.
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I very much agree with that. At church I often think of the Mother Goose ditty:
While the modern worship movement has revolutionized Christian music, lead worshippers realized that in their zeal to write cutting-edge church music they forgot the songs that were cutting that "edge" once upon a time. Add some creative contemporary arrangements and electricity to the originals and you have the composite that makes up the Ancient and Modern Hymns collection.
Make new friends but keep the old one is silver and the other gold.I miss the old hymns so much. I don't have much trouble with most of the newer worship songs (some ARE fluffy, but then again so are some of the old hymns), but I miss the old ones. I'd love to maintain a better balance. To me, it's a bit like having fun and cooing over the new babies in the family and ignoring the grandparents. There is room for them all and something to be learned and enjoyed from them all.
Anyway, I wanted to post the lyrics for Sing to the King. Click here to hear Passion Worship Band sing it.
Sing to the KingRead here an article that Billy Foote wrote about his reworking of this song.
Sing to the King who is coming to reign
Glory to Jesus, the Lamb that was slain
Life and salvation, His empire shall bring
Joy to the nations when Jesus is King!
So come, let us sing a song
A song declaring we belong
He is all we need
Lift up a heart of praise
Sing now with voices raised
Sing to the King!
For His returning, we watch and we pray
We will be ready the dawn of that day
We'll join in singing with all the redeemed
'Cause Satan is vanquished, and Jesus is King!
I find it interesting that many of the songs that I fall in love with seem to have been written long ago. I guess I'm a die-hard traditionalist!


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To Keep Clients, Keep Your Culture After A Merger Or Acquisition
Its human nature to resist change. Thats why in the eyes of some clients, your agency will never be the same after being acquired by or merging with another company. The way they see it, once that other company becomes part of the picture, those special qualities that first attracted them to your firm can vanishalong with their loyalty. When it comes to human emotions, perception can overpower reality.
Keeping clients is one of the toughest and most enduring challenges following an acquisition or merger. It requires a well-conceived strategy incorporating self-assessment, feedback and ongoing communication. Since becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Comerica six years ago, Professional Life Underwriters Services (PLUS) has continued to reach out to clients in an effort to reaffirm our independence and to highlight the advantages of our affiliation.
If your agency or brokerage firm intends to join forces with another company, the first step should be identifying your corporate culturethose special qualities and practices that have enabled you to build and retain customers. They could include access to superior products, courteous and professional service, and a whole lot more.
Your corporate culture may be difficult to define, so seek input from clients, affiliates and personnel at different levels of your company, either before or after the transaction. Before PLUSs acquisition became official, we conducted focus groups with our clients (independent agents and financial planners) that revealed what they most feared losing: interacting with the same key personnel, accessing the same carriers and receiving competitive commissions. After the acquisition, many members of PLUSs top management visited clients to gain additional insight and to reaffirm our commitment to them.
Once you pinpoint the qualities that have helped distinguish your firm from competitors, make sure you keep them. Work with senior management of the other company to incorporate them into the mission statement of the combined organization. Be sure all personnel understand these qualities and how to convey them to clients.
Effective communications. Too many agencies that have been acquired or merged believe the mere act of distributing letters, newsletters and corporate literature touting the advantages of the deal will ease clients fears. If only it were that easy.
Todays customers–whether insurance professionals, employers or individuals–are far too cynical and more savvy than given credit for. They read the business and trade press and recognize the uncertainty brought about by consolidation in the insurance industry. Thats why these mass mailings often come across as the same old company line that few clients buy into.
To break through clients fear and cynicism, you must present convincing argumentsthrough tactics such as letters, newsletters, seminars and face-to-face meetings–that your firm will not only keep its special qualities, but will deliver new advantages.

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Vampire romance takes a snarky turn in this humorous novel, coming soon to TV screens as a Lifetime Original Movie!
Pearl is a sixteen-year-old vampire…fond of blood, allergic to sunlight, and mostly evil…until the night a sparkly unicorn stabs her through the heart with his horn. Oops.
Her family thinks she was attacked by a vampire hunter (because, obviously, unicorns don’t exist), and they’re shocked she survived. They’re even more shocked when Pearl discovers she can now withstand the sun. But they quickly find a way to make use of her new talent. The Vampire King of New England has chosen Pearl’s family to host his feast. If Pearl enrolls in high school, she can make lots of human friends and lure them to the King’s feast—as the entrées.
The only problem? Pearl’s starting to feel the twinges of a conscience. How can she serve up her new friends—especially the cute guy who makes her fangs ache—to be slaughtered? Then again, she’s definitely dead if she lets down her family. What’s a sunlight-loving vamp to do?
Having her way with the conventions of the genre, Durst (Enchanted Ivy) crafts a fresh, modern, and humorous twist on the vampire novel. At 16, Pearl adores life as a vampire; everything humans have to offer, from their cars to their blood, is hers for the taking. Out prowling one night, Pearl is staked by a unicorn, discovering soon after that she has a reflection and can bask in the sunlight. Sensing opportunity, Pearl's family sends her to high school so she can line up students as the main course for an important party, but Pearl develops a conscience and caught between her friends, family, and that pesky, sparkly unicorn tries to find the least bloody way out. Durst's snappy dialogue and vivid prose are entertaining (in the cafeteria, "The noise was nearly deafening, as if several flocks of seagulls were fighting over a whale carcass. It also smelled not unlike a whale carcass"), and the straightforward plot moves at a good clip, scattering enough clues to heighten anticipation without spoiling the fun. Lively characters and a sweet romance are icing on the cake. Ages 14 up.
this is perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this book tells a great story, and has a little but of everything that a teen would want in a book!!!! i love it!!!!!!!! =)
I liked the plot to this book and most of the characters, but i didn't really like the main character. The whole book, I was just waiting for her to change and not be so....mean, but she still had this b*tchy additude throughout the book.

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UFC 166 takes place on Oct. 19 at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Dodson (14-6) is already well established in the Octagon. He won season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter at bantamweight and followed that up with back-to-back victories at flyweight, defeating Tim Elliot and Jussier Formiga.
The only black mark during his UFC tenure was a unanimous decision loss to flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC on Fox 6 in January. That was Dodson’s most recent bout, so he’ll be looking to the Montague fight to get back on the winning track.
Montague (13-2) is unknown to most UFC fans, but is one of the top 125-pounders in the world not yet fighting in the Octagon.
He enters the UFC on a four-fight winning streak, his last loss being to current UFC flyweight Ian McCall nearly two-and-a-half years ago. That loss was the only one in Montague’s last 11 bouts.


Below, you will find bus schedules for Newton and Boston (METCO) residents for each school. The schedule will tell you the following:
- The bus stops on the route
- The time the bus begins its route in the morning
- The time the bus arrives at the school in the morning
- The time the bus leaves the school in the afternoon
For the 2022-23 school year, please review your student's bus route. Stops and schedules have been updated.
Remember, the bus registration process will ask for your bus stop. Please identify your bus stop by clicking on your school name below and viewing the PDF document of the bus stops.
The stop will be printed on your bus pass, which you will download from Aspen and print or save to your student's smartphone.


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The end of January saw a hell of a line come to the Kazimier in Liverpool. Irish thrashers Visceral Attack opened the show to an impressive early crowd. The five piece from Fermanagh, with a sound not dissimilar to the headliners, started off the night in good style, with vocalist Chris McCabe throwing himself around the stage, the band obviously enjoying the show as much as the crowd. A decent response, they sounded tight and the only downside was that their set seemed to be over pretty quickly. They have a new 7” on the way and currently streaming at their website.
Up next was a slight change in pace (sort of) from Slough’s Divine Chaos. A band more in the vein of Slayer or Testament, they kept the thrash vibe going but with a much heavier sound than the openers. An impressive set, deserving of the decent reception they were getting from the growing crowd. A birthday dedication to late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hahnemann did nothing to dampen that good feeling. Having heard the name but wasn’t too familiar with the band before this show, I can highly recommend giving them a chance next time they venture near your neck of the woods.
The main support for this tour were SSS, and after a recent move to Prosthetic Records and a new album on the way, the chance to see them tear up a hometown venue was too good to miss. A 40-minute blast through their career to date and a chance to hear some new songs from their upcoming release with little or no respite. The first pits of the night really opened up as SSS blasted through their set. There is a lot of love round here for this band and it is obvious why. They have since been announced as support to Poison idea when they hit Manchester in August, on this form, that show could be one of the best of the year.
It is pretty much a sure fire sign of a good night when Gama Bomb appear anywhere on a bill, so after seeing them a few time at festivals and on various support slots, it was cool for me to finally catch them playing a headline show.
After three top sets they had a fair amount to live up to, but they kept up the high standards and put on a storming show. As good as any band may be, a good frontman always make a show that little bit more special, and Philly Byrne is one of the best around. Plenty of banter with the crowd and other band members, he was on form with his jokes as well as his performance. Barely missing a beat, his rapid delivery on top of their classic thrash sound, and songs about Robocop and Zombies among others, you can’t really go wrong with that.
With Gama Bomb, you always leave a show with a smile on your face. There is plenty of joking and messing about but they also manage to get through a hell of a lot of songs during a show. Also impressive was the way that as soon as the last song has finished Philly just steps offstage into the crowd and starts chatting and posing for pictures with everyone.
From my recent interview with them, this will probably be the only chance to see them in the UK this year, If you missed them, make sure you don’t make the same mistake next time round.


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The Government will amend Australia’s foreign investment framework to reduce the regulatory burden faced by foreign investors Unlisted land rich entities Foreign investors acquiring securities in unlisted Australian land-rich entities (i.e. entities that hold interests in Australian land with a value of greater than 50% of the value of the entity’s gross assets) will no … Continued
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The ATO has published Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2021/5 (“the PCG”) setting out its compliance approach in relation to the imported hybrid mismatch rules.
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Listen in as Pitcher Partners Sydney’s Alison Wood and special guest Jason O’Connell discuss essential planning for UK or Australian citizens with UK assets or links. The information presented in this webinar was accurate at the time of recording, 1 September 2021.
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Tonight’s federal budget delivers enough for businesses to keep them sailing along as the economy becomes more buoyant, but it lacks great vision for the direction of the country, instead locking in previous budget measures as business as usual. National Chairman of the Pitcher Partners National Association John Brazzale said tonight’s Budget has been built … Continued

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We are offering free NAMI Smarts for Advocacy trainings in January and February of 2023. The NAMI Smarts program provides participants with the knowledge and practice they need to share their story of mental health and recovery in a powerful, moving way to effect legislative change.
The training sessions will both be held virtually via Zoom. They will be led by Laurie Emerson, Executive Director of NAMI Vermont, and Margie Lemay, Office Manager of NAMI Vermont. Module 1 (Telling Your Story) on January 14, 2023, from 1:00–4:30 p.m. Modules 2 and 3 (Contacting and Meeting Your Policymaker) will take place on February 4, 2023, from 1–4:30 p.m. Separate registration is required for each day of training, and participants may attend one or both sessions.
Module 1 (Telling Your Story) will teach participants:
- Why mental health advocacy is so important
- How to tell a compelling personal story that is inspiring and makes an “ask” in 90 seconds
- How to write and share your own personal story in seven steps
Modules 2 and 3 (Contacting and Meeting Your Policymaker) will train participants on how to:
- Contact your policymaker
- Write an effective email
- Give an elevator pitch
- Make an impactful phone call
- Meet with your policymaker
- Orchestrate a successful meeting with an elected official
Our mission is to support, educate, and advocate so that all communities, families, and individuals affected by mental health challenges can build better lives. Stigma discourages individuals from getting help and is a key barrier to winning public support to improve our mental health system of care. This stigma will only be eradicated through consistent, effective outreach and public awareness that spotlights the recovery stories of individuals who have lived experience with mental illness. We believe that advocacy for a better system of mental health care is more effective when individuals living with mental illness, family members, and healthcare providers work together.
NAMI Vermont encourages providers, government agencies, and legislative representatives to listen to the voices of family members and peers when considering funding decisions related to services that support peers and families living with mental health conditions in Vermont. “Join other advocates as we prepare for the new legislative session to share our real-life mental health experiences with our elected officials,” said Laurie Emerson, Executive Director of NAMI Vermont. “We will highlight the best practices that have made a difference in the lives of individuals and families seeking help and give suggestions on how to improve the gaps in the system. The NAMI Smarts training will help you to share your story for our virtual Mental Health Advocacy Day on January 30, 2023, through the story-sharing event and through testimony with legislators. Our stories make a difference and have an impact on legislation.”


ECCAS officials, population and dance groups thronged the Conference Centre yesterday, February 16, 2015.
If numbers were the only thing to count on against a common and dangerous group like Boko Haram, then the fight against the bestial group whose barbarism is beyond description would easily be won. In fact, the attendance of senior administrative and security officials from the member countries of Central Africa at yesterday’s extraordinary session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa on the Fight against Boko Haram terrorist group was massive.
Like the senior officials who accompanied the Heads of State and Government of the sub region to seek a common, concrete and immediate solution to the growing terrorism, the population and diverse dance groups also turned up en masse to contribute their quota, at least in song and dance. As diverse as the peoples were and their dance groups cutting across the cultural sphere of Cameroon, the enthusiasm was the same. Their presence in huge numbers may not necessarily have been to see the various Heads of State and Government and other leaders who answered present at the Yaounde historic summit, but more so to cheer them into coming up with lasting solutions to the growing Boko Haram incursions.
As the dance groups from North to South and East to West sang at the top of their voices and danced their best, the senior officials who filled the Conference Room of the Yaounde Conference Centre cheered speaker after speaker as they all explained why Boko Haram must be a fight of all for all. Reason why declarations like, “It’s a historic moment in the life of ECCAS. It’s neither to handle a natural disaster that can be easily handled nor a rebellious groups with identifiable grievances, but to combat a nebulous group that is out for barbarism of all sorts” by the Secretary General of ECCAS, Ahmad Allam-Mi, attracted a thunderous applause from the summit participants and observers. He said the fight against the guerilla warfare group demands collective and speedy action and in all coherence with other strategies that had already been undertaken. Which strategies, he like other speakers noted, must be uniform both in the political, diplomatic and humanitarian spheres.
The Presence of Cameroon’s First Lady, Chantal Biya, in the company of other women added colour to the event that needed ECCAS Heads of State and Government to imperatively mutualise their efforts to extinct the dangerous group. Also, the participation of political leaders in Cameroon demonstrated that although there may be differences in political ideologies, Boko Haram is a common enemy that must be combated. An appeal for a minute of silence in remembrance of soldiers and civilians who have perished in the war as well as galvanizing messages for those still fighting received a standing ovation from the audience.
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A new phenomenon is hitting megastores: Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible.
A bargaining culture once confined largely to car showrooms and jewelry stores is taking root in major stores like Best Buy, Circuit City and Home Depot, as well as mom-and-pop operations.
The change is not particularly overt, and most store policies on bargaining are informal. Some major retailers, however, are quietly telling their salespeople that negotiating is acceptable. “We want to work with the customer, and if that happens to mean negotiating a price, then we’re willing to look at that,” said Kathryn Gallagher, a spokeswoman for Home Depot.
In the last year, she said, the store has adopted an “entrepreneurial spirit” campaign to give salespeople and managers more latitude on prices in order to retain customers.
Priya Raghubir, a marketing professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, said that retailers willing to haggle were making a calculated gamble that acceding to lower prices means establishing customer loyalty. The retail mantra is “customer lifetime value,” meaning any single sale might not be that profitable, but an enduring relationship with a shopper would be.
There is just one problem with the theory, Ms. Raghubir said. It does not prove true over time.
Home Depot, among others, begs to differ. Ms. Gallagher, the company spokeswoman, said that by allowing salespeople and store managers to make some pricing decisions, the company was creating a friendly environment that feels more like a local store than a monolithic corporate superstore. (She declined to say how much leeway individual salespeople or managers have.)
Ms. Raghubir says that retailers are realizing that customers are going to keep pressing them on price, because whatever reticence customers had about bargaining has evaporated.
“In the past, when you tried to get yourself a deal and it was an embarrassing thing — the kind of thing you did if you couldn’t afford to pay,” she said. “Now it’s about being a smart shopper.”
Smart Shopping Means Three Things
- Buying only what you need
- Buying only what does not go on revolving credit
- Buying items on sale
I am not quite ready to put haggling over the price of a pair of jeans on the list. Besides, getting $20 off on a $100 pair of designer jeans is not “smart shopping”, not buying designer jeans at all is smart shopping.
Haggling on big ticket items, however, may be worth the hassle. I am willing to give it a try in a few months on a snow blower. Ours just went kaput. But I’m not buying a new one now (we had a major snow storm on Friday) that I cleared mostly by hand. Instead I will wait for Home Depot or Lowes to do a clearance sale in May or June then try my own hand at haggling.
The thing is, most do not really need the big ticket items they are buying, and many cannot afford them regardless of what discount is negotiated.
Nonetheless, the haggling taking place at Home Depot (HD), Lowes (LOW), Best Buy (BBY), and Circuit City(CC), shows you just how overbuilt retail is relative to demand. And even though the recession is just a few months old, this haggling is further proof of no pricing power on much of anything besides food and energy.
CPI As A Lagging Indicator
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In 7 out of the last 8 recessions, CPI peaked as the recession started or a few months later. Evidence continues to mount that the CPI (a lagging indicator) has peaked or will soon peak. Frugality, haggling, and deep discounts are evidence this time will not be different.
Both consumer attitudes towards spending, and now business attitudes towards shoppers have changed in a major way. Frugality and haggling are in, status symbols are out. Better deals are coming for those who haggle, and still better deals yet for those who wait.
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The Delhi government on Tuesday released the draft Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2018, for public comments. The development came in the wake of the government, on Monday, flagging off the second electric bus for trial in the Capital.
The policy, the government said in a statement, recognised that a “new approach” was required to kick-start Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption in Delhi and sought to put in place several measures that address the “key hurdles to EV adoption” and, simultaneously, target that 25% of all new vehicle registrations be electric by the year 2023.
“About 30% of particulate pollution in winter is caused by vehicles. Rapid adoption of zero-emission electric vehicles is therefore of great importance to Delhi. Recognising the need for a new approach to kick-start electric vehicle adoption, we have drafted a comprehensive Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy with an aim to make Delhi a leader in adoption of electric vehicles. We believe that going electric and breathing better are two sides of the same coin,” said Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot.
According to the statement, the Delhi government, through the policy, had planned to create a significant corpus of funds to incentivise every vehicle segment in addition to similar incentives being offered by the Government of India as part of the Scheme for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles.
For electric two-wheelers, for instance, the Delhi government would offer a subsidy up to ₹22,000 on purchase of e-two-wheelers to ensure their cost is less than or equal to petrol two-wheelers. For electric auto rickshaws, it would offer an open permit system for e-autos in Delhi and down payment subsidy up to ₹12,500 and 5% interest subvention for individual e-auto owners.
“Fully electric buses will be at least 50% of all new buses procured for the city fleet starting with the induction of 1,000 electric buses in 2019. Substantial incentives to private stage-carriage vehicles of all sizes to ensure electric vehicles make up at least 50% of the entire public transport system in Delhi by 2023,” the statement said.
Source: The Hindu


Patisserie Valerie wants a rebate for corporation tax it paid on profits that may not have existed
Patisserie Valerie wants a rebate for corporation tax it paid on profits that may not have existed.
The stricken café chain, which crashed into administration on Tuesday following an accounting scandal, paid £16m to HM Revenue and Customs over the past five years.
But it is in talks with the taxman to get the money back after discovering its profits had been overstated.
In talks: The stricken café chain paid £16m to HM Revenue and Customs over the past five years
A rebate would be welcome as it could make the chain more attractive to potential buyers.
David Scott, a restaurateur who sold his Druckers business to Patisserie Valerie more than a decade ago, is said to be interested in buying part of the business.
The company's parent Patisserie Holdings last year revealed it has almost £10m worth of debt on its books instead of £28m in cash shown before the alleged fraud was discovered.
HMRC declined to comment on Patisserie Valerie's pleas for a tax rebate but said companies can claim overpayment relief in some circumstances.
But the firm faces fresh embarrassment after its chief executive described the crisis as 'bittersweet', despite crashing into administration with the loss of nearly 1,000 jobs with a further 2,000 still at risk.
Steve Francis, who was hired in November to turn around the café chain, told The Grocer: 'It sounds bizarre but it's genuinely a positive development. I would rather have 2,000 fully-employed staff than 3,000 with no future. We are executing the plan but we can do it much more quickly now.' The 57-year-old replaced Paul May, who abruptly left the business in the wake of the scandal that has brought Patisserie Valerie to its knees.
But Francis was under fire last night as shareholder anger grew over the crisis. Investors are expected to be left with nothing from the ordeal.
Chairman Luke Johnson's £166m stake is also likely to be worthless, but the 56-year-old has made £40m from share sales, dividends and pay since Patisserie Holdings listed five years ago.
Chris Boxall, co-founder of Fundamental Asset Management, who invested in Patisserie Holdings on behalf of clients, said: 'Almost 1,000 people have lost their jobs, shareholders have lost hundreds of millions of pounds, I don't see how you could put a positive slant on this especially as nothing is certain at the moment. He [Francis] is an absolute moron. He's been selected by a chairman who is clearly of a similar groupthink.'
Labour MP Peter Kyle said the workforce, investors and customers have 'all been put through hell and a little recognition of what the company has put these people through would go a long way'.
Patisserie Valerie declined to comment.
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Social responsibility workshop for licensed premises staff
A workshop to help any staff working where alcohol is sold is planned for early next year.Legislation requires that anyone involved in the sale of alcohol - on or off-sales - has a social responsibility to all their customers. In response to requests for help understand what this means in practice, Moray Council's licensing team are holding a workshop at Moray College on February 5th.Anyone intere
Council in Scotland’s whisky heartland leads the way in tasting drams deal.
The council that has more distilleries than anywhere else in Scotland is the first to issue guidance on size of measures drunk on whisky tastings and distillery tours. Moray Council’s area includes the world renowned Speyside region, where 60 distilleries attract thousands of visitors every year.
Moray licensing applications can now be tracked online by anyone.
MORAY business owners and interested members of the public can now track licensing applications online.Launched this week on the council’s public access portal, the facility allows anyone to view details of all business licenses granted throughout Moray – effectively acting as a public register.Additionally, by visiting www.moray.gov.uk/lic-app users can view current information about applications


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(Note: This is a partial re-post of White Genocide of South Africa (linked below).
The battle-lines are being drawn in South Africa.
With 1 million Afrikaners now totally destitute and homeless, only because of the ANC regime’s deliberate barring this small minority access to any part of the job-sector and disowning their food-producing farms by a plethora of ANTI-white laws, the Afrikaners, the ‘White tribe of Africa’, are now battening down the hatches and preparing themselves for what they see as the final onslaught against their very survival rights on the African continent. They now have to fight back – there’s no longer any other choice: their backs are against the sea — and most Afrikaners, born and bred in southern Africa for many generations, have no other place to flee to, they say.
Job Discrimination and Denied Welfare Benefits Lead to Homeless Squatter Camps
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Go ahead and disconnect all of the ribbon connections along the top that you can get to. Don't worry about the underneath connections or the ribbon connections with the foam block, as these will be removed later.


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The Bushwacker Diamondback Bed Rail Caps are custom fit specifically for your truck and are engineered for a factory tight fit with close tolerances and smoothly finished edges. They are available with or without stakehole pocket cut-outs, so you will not lose out on any functionality. The rail caps are sold as a pair and the matching tailgate cap can be purchased separately. Installation is quick and easy with the 3M automotive tape and Bushwacker’s proprietary screw-clip system. Best of all, these bed rail caps are backed by a limited lifetime warranty and are made right here in the USA!
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The sale of an Awaroa beach to the public is now confirmed, with few pledges defaulting, according to the campaign's creator.
Blenheim real estate agent Glenn Dick said the sale was confirmed yesterday, after an online campaign successfully secured the property through a tender process for a final price of about $2.85m.
The government gave $350,000 to top up crowd-funding pledges towards the purchase of the stretch of beach land in Abel Tasman National Park.
Duane Major, who came up with the idea, said just a few of those who pledged had failed to come through, but a contingency of underwriters was on hand if needed.
"The sale and purchase agreement's all signed up so what we're doing right now is collecting up all the money, so the real significant thing is that the Givealittle pledges came in at 99.2 percent."
The government funding would come from the Nature Heritage Fund, which enabled land to be bought for the conservation estate. Conservation Minister Maggie Barry said earlier the seven hectare property would be held in a trust until it could be gazetted as part of the national park.
A Department of Conservation spokesperson told RNZ News today that a Nature Heritage Fund tender for the purchase of the Awaroa property was made in January 2006, but it was not accepted.
She said DOC could not release the tender amount while the process for the current sale and purchase of the Awaroa property was still being completed, but confirmed that the aim of securing the land was to gazette it as part of the Abel Tasman National Park.
Mr Major said around 300 pledgers defaulted, amounting to about $15,000 but people were still offering funds.
"We had contingencies - we backed ourselves and believed in it, and we had a quiet confidence. Even after knocking on doors we were certain in those first few days we'd come in high.
"We had some anonymous underwriters to cover it, but didn't need them," Mr Major said.
The next step was the legal transfer of ownership into the interim Awaroa Beach Property Trust, which would be disbanded once the land was gazetted, Mr Major said.
The legislative process would include a consultation period including iwi, local authority, concession holders and the public.
"People will all have a say in the process of putting it into the national park."
Mr Major said Department of Conservation deputy director general Mervyn English told him it could be three months before the process was finalised.
He said a handing over ceremony was planned, and his personal hope was that it would happen on Waitangi Day next year.
"The whole idea of the country gifting land in perpetuity for future generations ... has a great sentimental and poetic value to me but we might not need to wait that long."

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Finding a new vegetable chopper is easy, but chopper blades are hard to find. After two months of amazing performance, my chopper blades broke because of nuts chopping. I was wonder where to find a replacement for the blades, then i found there is nowhere on the internet the blades are available. So, In this blog, i will try to cover the possible solutions to this problem, and by the end of this blog, hope you can find it too.
Vegetable choppers are becoming more and more popular in India, as more people look for ways to simplify their kitchen tasks. One of the most common problems with vegetable choppers is that the blades eventually become dull and need to be replaced. In this article, we will look at where to find vegetable chopper blade replacements in India.
There are few ways you can try to find the chopper blades, Today I am going to mention some of them. However, I made a deep research on finding the blades online, there is no place where I find them online. So, most of the ways i am going to mention here are offline purchases.
The Importance of Vegetable Chopper Blades
Vegetable chopper blades are the most important part of the chopper as they are responsible for cutting and chopping the vegetables. A dull blade can result in uneven cuts and make the chopping process much more difficult. This can also result in waste as the vegetables are not cut correctly, and end up being thrown away.
Why Vegetable Chopper Blades Need to be Replaced
Vegetable chopper blades are made of high-quality steel, but like all steel blades, they will eventually become dull. This is usually a result of frequent use, exposure to moisture and exposure to food particles, which can cause the blades to become dull and damaged.
Factors to Consider When Replacing Vegetable Chopper Blades
When looking for a vegetable chopper blade replacement, there are several factors to consider. Firstly, it is important to choose a blade that is compatible with your chopper model. This will ensure that the blade fits correctly and performs optimally. Secondly, the quality of the blade is important as a high-quality blade will last longer and perform better. Finally, it is important to consider the price of the blade and make sure that it is within your budget.
Where to Find Vegetable Chopper Blade Replacements in India
There are several places to find vegetable chopper blade replacements in India.
One of the best places to find vegetable chopper blade replacements is online. There are several online stores in India that sell a wide range of chopper blades, and many of these stores offer free shipping and cash on delivery options. When shopping for blades online, be sure to read the product description carefully, and compare prices from different stores before making a purchase.
Home and Kitchen Stores
Another option is to visit a home and kitchen store in India. These stores often carry a wide range of kitchen tools and appliances, including vegetable chopper blades. When shopping for blades at a home and kitchen store, be sure to bring the model of your chopper with you so that the sales associate can help you find the correct blade.
Finally, kitchenware stores are also a good option for finding vegetable chopper blade replacements. These stores specialize in kitchen tools and appliances, and often carry a wide range of chopper blades. When shopping at a kitchenware store, be sure to ask the sales associate for help in finding the right blade for your chopper.
Fix it rather than buying a new blade
If the blade is not completely broken and can be fixed better to go for this option than finding a new one. As it is made of stainless steel, the repair guy can repair it easily. In your locality if you know any repair guy, you can show it to them, they can hopefully repair it without any issue.
Call the brand
If the blades are not possible to repair and totally not operational, You can call the company or brand or the seller of the vegetable chopper to get the information about the chopper blade. Most of the time those sellers have blades for sale, but you have to purchase them offline. Below I am mentioning some of the most popular vegetable chopper brand customer care numbers, you can reach out to them and ask for the blade.
Even if they say the blade is not available, you can ask them for providing it and inform you when available. This way you can have the original brand blades which will go for a long.
Also, if the number is not reachable, you can mail or contact through the official website.
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(044) 47415500Website: butterflyindia.com
Go for local kitchen stores
Your local kitchen stores can be a good resource to reach out to. As local stores in India has the “Jugad” of everything you need, reaching the local stores can be helpful to find out the blades. However, before visiting the store, you can call them by finding the local kitchen and appliances store near to you on google and confirm if it’s available or not.
If you have purchased the chopper from a local store, contact the seller and ask for the blades. You will surely get a solution.
Protect chopper blades
Although the chopper brand promised to be super powerful blades, if you cut hard objects like nuts dry fruits, and others, I found the blade does not run smoothly. Also, by mistake sometimes we put hard objects into the chopper that can make severe damage to the blade. During the time of chopping vegetables, I prefer to cut them into small pieces for chopping. It keeps the chopper blades safe and long-lasting.
However, there are few websites that offers to buy vegetable choppers replacement parts online
In conclusion, finding a vegetable chopper blade replacement in India is not difficult, and there are several options available. Whether you choose to shop online, at a home and kitchen store, or at a kitchenware store, be sure to consider the compatibility, quality and price of the blade before making a purchase. With the right blade, your vegetable chopper will be working like new in no time.
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This Standard has been prepared to support Human Factors Integration (HFI) into the engineering design process within the Australian Rail Industry.
This standard describes the requirements for organisations conducting or procuring engineering design activities, services or products to —
- incorporate Human Factors within their engineering design processes,
- ensure their products comply with the generic Human Factors requirements set out in this standard, and
- use the HFI process to identify the specific Human Factors requirements of the system or asset being designed, procured or modified.
The aim of the requirements specified in this document is to optimise overall system performance through the systematic consideration of human capabilities and limitations as inputs to an iterative design process.
Adequate integration of Human Factors in all phases of a system’s development lifecycle ensures its safety, performance and fitness for purpose.
For an operational system to deliver the expected benefits, it is essential that the human interactions with the system and system elements are well designed through the application of established HF principles, knowledge and methods. The process for achieving this is HFI.
The aim of the HFI process is to identify then mitigate and prevent Human Factors related risk and ensure that human-system interactions are optimised for system performance and safety. Incorporating HFI into the engineering design process also facilitates a high level of system acceptance amongst end users.
A supplier of engineered assets to the Australian rail industry is responsible for ensuring that the assets and systems they provide are safe to operate and maintain, and that all safety risks have either been eliminated or managed so far as is reasonably practicable (SFAIRP). Supporting evidence, demonstrating HFI in safety risk management activities, will provide an important contribution to an overall safety and operational assurance argument for most assets.
The benefits of considering HF in the design process are not limited to safety. Equally valuable benefits can be gained regarding the operation and maintenance of the system. These include but are not limited to —
- minimising errors,
- improving effectiveness,
- improved user comfort, and
- increased system acceptance.
To achieve these benefits, it is important to take HF into account early, starting with feasibility, solution optioneering, conceptualising, and throughout the full design process.


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Table of contents:
- How do you get nutrients when you can't eat?
- Does eating less and eating much is a form of malnutrition Why?
- What causes poor nutrition?
- How does not eating affect you?
- What is an unhealthy diet?
- Is coffee good for heart?
How do you get nutrients when you can't eat?
When you don't feel well, good nutrition is more important than ever....Try this:
- Stick to bland foods like crackers, toast, potatoes, noodles, and rice.
- Try eating very small meals, 6-8 a day.
- You may be able to tolerate foods that contain a lot of water, like frozen pops, Jell-O, and broth-based soups.
Does eating less and eating much is a form of malnutrition Why?
Undernutrition and overnutrition Malnutrition is caused by eating a diet in which nutrients are not enough or is too much such that it causes health problems. It is a category of diseases that includes undernutrition and overnutrition. Overnutrition can result in obesity and being overweight.
What causes poor nutrition?
What Causes Poor Nutrition? Poor eating habits include under- or over-eating, not having enough of the healthy foods we need each day, or consuming too many types of food and drink, which are low in fibre or high in fat, salt and/or sugar.
How does not eating affect you?
Skipping meals can also cause your metabolism to slow down, which can cause weight gain or make it harder to lose weight. “When you skip a meal or go a long time without eating, your body goes into survival mode,” says Robinson. “This causes your cells and body to crave food which causes you to eat a lot.
What is an unhealthy diet?
What is an unhealthy diet? Diets high in sugars, saturated and trans- fats, low fibre foods and high-sugar drinks contribute to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other health problems. High intake of fast food and processed foods increases these health risks.
Is coffee good for heart?
You're less likely to develop heart failure. Drinking one to two cups of coffee a day may help ward off heart failure, when a weakened heart has difficulty pumping enough blood to the body.
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Earlier this week the floodgates to mobile virtual reality (VR) opened as Samsung revealed its Gear VR head-mounted display (HMD), compatible with its new Galaxy Note 4 smartphone. A raft of developers have since come forward to confirm support for the device, including many that were already working with Oculus VR’s Oculus Rift HMD to some degree. Some are even porting beloved mobile classics to the new platform. This begs the question; what other mobile titles could come to VR?
There’s certainly no shortage of apps and videogames available for iOS, Windows Phone and the Galaxy Note 4’s Android to platform. Below are just a handful of titles that could make for an interesting conversion.
Space combat has proved a popular genre for VR technology thus far, with the likes of EVE: Valkyrie and Elite: Dangerous proving to be some of the more high profile titles in development. There’s no reason that mobile VR should miss out on this craze, and Fish Lab’s Galaxy on Fire 2 is the perfect outlet for it. If the developer could create an immersive cockpit VR experience for this title’s intense brand of dogfights, it could have something truly special.
By now, 2D titles have been proven to be more than compatible with VR. With that in mind, we see no reason why the hugely popular Plants vs Zombies wouldn’t fit in VR. Not only could the title be expanded using VR technology but it seems like an ideal fit for the hands-free control schemes that have recently emerged in other titles such as Nebulous and Vanguard V. We’re always looking for an excuse to play more Plants vs Zombies and VR could be a great reason.
If there’s a genre that’s currently proving to be truly innovative with VR it’s the puzzle genre. Titles such as Ethereon are starting to give an idea of how these titles could be transformed by a HMD, and what better a franchise to realise that potential than The Room? Fireproof Games’ popular puzzle series is bursting with innovations and a new entry with VR HMDs could prove to be the best rendition yet. The developer is even working on Gear VR with Omega Agent, so let’s hope this comes true in the near future.
Looking at more recent mobile sensations, it’s certainly interesting to think of how Flappy Bird might fit with VR. In fact the title’s long list of imitators following its removal from mobile stores even included Oculus Rift compatible takes. Using a first-person perspective to dodge obstacles could certainly prove entertaining.
These are just a handful of ideas that spring to mind now that Samsung has made mobile VR a major player within the industry. No doubt some of these ideas will come true in the future, but what else could we see? VRFocus will be here to cover each and every development and videogame for Gear VR, reporting back with all the latest.
‘Make it a (virtual) Reality’ is VRFocus’ weekly feature that takes the videogames we already know and love and looks at how virtual reality (VR) could enhance them. From retro classics to modern blockbusters, we examine the pros and cons of bringing a franchise to VR headsets.