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Preservation and Conservation
Information about preserving tangible and digital objects in libraries, museums, and elsewhere.
- Bibliographic database of the Conservation Information Network International index of articles on conservation and restoration of art objects and architecture.
- Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology Defines words related to book bindings and the tools and techniques for creating and repairing them. The print edition (Matt T. Roberts and Don Etherington, 1982) is available in the library.
- Collections Care Advice from the Library on Congress on the care and preservation of books, photos, videos, and other media.
- CoOL: Conservation Online A project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, CoOL is “a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.”
- IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation Section A section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) that is concerned with the preservation of all recorded knowledge in all types of libraries.
- Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) Click on the Resources link for a wealth of information sources, including downloadable pamphlets and a searchable database of suppliers.
- PADI: Preserving access to digital information A subject gateway to international digital preservation resources. PADI has not been updated since July 2010, when a copy of the site was archived in Australia’s national web archive, PANDORA.
- Preservation and Conservation Home page of the Preservation and Conservation units of the University of Illinois Library. Offers information about the library’s preservation and conservation programs, preservation FAQs, and a comprehensive Employee Emergency Procedures (EEP!) manual.
- PRONOM Technical Registry Provided by the UK National Archives, PRONOM is a resource for anyone requiring impartial and definitive information about the file formats, software products and other technical components required to support long-term access to electronic records and other digital objects of cultural, historical or business value.
- Recommended Format Specifications (Library of Congress) “Recommended Format Specifications are hierarchies of the physical and technical characteristics of creative formats, both analog and digital, which will best meet the needs of all concerned, maximizing the chances for survival and continued accessibility of creative content well into the future.”
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- Amazon.com Includes reviews from major reviewing sources like Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, as well as reviewers contributed by users of the site.
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- Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Published at the iSchool, the Bulletin features book reviews for public and school youth librarians.
- Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database[Licensed for UI] Database includes array of information on children’s books and more than 150,000 critical reviews of thousands of children’s books from 33 sources.
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- Metadata Blog From the Metadata Interest Group of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS).
- Technical Processing Online Tools Policies, procedures and tools used at the University of California, San Diego, Library. Some tools require login.

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Robin Hood and Dumbo
are released on May 7, to own separately or as a Special Edition Disney double-bill.
"But when Holt's children discover that Dumbo
can fly, entrepreneur V.A.
has been re-imagined as a live-action adventure by Tim Burton
As the curtains close on Dumbo
we barely know anything about the people and creatures we spent two hours with.
"We pre-judge ourselves before society can ever judge us and that's why society judging us sometimes hurts so much, because they seem to be in tandem with the judgement we've made already - when all of it is based on illusion." Feeling some kind of isolation is certainly a theme of Tim's other films, including Alice In Wonderland, Big Fish, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride, and it's what drew the veteran American filmmaker to Dumbo
Burton wanted "Dumbo
" to deliver something new while remaining faithful to its source.
' is considerably less quirky than most of his films, charming and heartfelt in ways that his other loose adaptations are not.
lacks the old-fashioned charm of the animated film and some of its heart-tugging emotion but as a spectacle filled with hastily sketched human protagonists, Burton's vision is bountiful.
Filmmaker Tim Burton revived the movie which stars Danny de Vito, Michael Keaton, Collin Farrell and the beautiful Eva Green, stunning in her role as a circus lady in a trapeze who rode the flying baby elephant, Dumbo
, as he glided around the circus tent to fly to his freedom in search of his mother.
MUCH of Dumbo
was filmed at Pinewood Studios just west of London - but the circus scenes were shot at the old RAF Cardington base in Bedfordshire.
is a live-action reimagining of Disney's classic 1941 animation directed by the prolificTim Burton.
Tim Burton's 'Dumbo
' all set to be a Disney classic
In Disney's "Dumbo
," DeVito plays Max Medici, the head of a travelling circus that discovers one of its young elephants can fly with its oversized ears.
Celebrities, together with their families, enjoyed a beautiful and whimsical night at the red carpet Philippine premiere of Disney's much-awaited live-action movie, Dumbo
. Held at the Uptown Mall Cinema in Bonifacio Global City, the special advance screening saw a roster of stars and personalities gather to watch the beloved elephant debut in local cinemas.

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Interesting read. I have been thinking of trying a build like this for awhile now. After reading this I believe I will. Thanks for putting this up 10BP! Going to order this book (for the templates) and the video.
The .50-caliber Rifle Construction Manual 2016-07-28
65 page PDF detailing the construction of a bolt action .50-caliber rifle


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Grease Monkey, founded in 1978, serves millions of car owners worldwide, each year, with its "less hassle, more hustle!" brand of customer experience. Grease Monkey is expecting to grow by over 150 units in 2022.
Grease Monkey has pioneered flexible franchising, a way for franchisees to customize their facilities and services for different markets and investment profiles. We also offer the most franchisee friendly franchise agreements in the industry.
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What’s more, since we’re the only major quick lube concept that’s not owned by an oil company, we are able to negotiate national vendor contracts at the best possible prices. It also means consumers can feel confident that we’re looking out for their vehicles, not just pushing a particular brand of oil.
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Grease Monkey technicians are trained as a team of professionals—a Certiﬁed Pit Crew—to provide excellent service to our customers and their vehicles. Modeled after a racing team pit crew, our Certiﬁed Pit Crew program inspires our crews to embrace and exemplify customer focus, professionalism, hustle, enthusiasm, and precision teamwork. Achieving the Certiﬁed Pit Crew status is a point of pride, requiring all employees in a center to undergo our custom training curriculum.
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Hey Divas! Okay, so I decided to take a break from making earrings for a second and decided to make a ring. This is what I came up with and since this is my first real pattern I decided to share it (so bear with me). :-)
I am a twenty something year old mother of five. I started Diva Stitches Crochet because I wanted to create a line of unique accessories that would turn any bland outfit into a creative ensemble. Taking care of four children and running a business are definitely challenging, but I'm doing what I love.

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What a long, strange journey Little Big Town have had to success in country music. The golden-throated foursome have seen plenty of highs and some devastating lows along the way, but one very special once-in-a-career song rides at the top of the most unforgettable Little Big Town moments.
Just like you, country music's biggest stars look forward to visiting with family, eating and maybe bickering across the table this Christmas. They carry on traditions that are heartfelt, funny, strange and flat-out unforgettable.
William Michael Morgan is enjoying a solitary moment in his new music video for "Missing," the second single from his Vinyl album. The traditional country singer stars alongside an old Ford and the California desert in this clip. Watch and enjoy a few behind-the-scenes photos from this Taste of Country exclusive.
Reba McEntire is unforgettable in so many more ways than most country singers. She sings, she acts, she gives you the straight truth and she even dances! Yep, Reeb's dance moves make this list of the most unforgettable Reba moments.
It started with a song for Tenille Arts, a Shania Twain song. She was singing "Man! I Feel Like a Woman" in her yard one day and eight years later she finds herself as one of country music's hottest newcomers.
Dolly Parton was honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award during the 50th annual CMA Awards, and before accepting her trophy, several women in the country genre paid tribute to the singer.
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It is important to be honest when we are looking at our own mind and afflictions. We also need to be careful in how we relate to the media.
Series: Cultural Diversity and Obstacles to Tolerance (BBCorner 2010)
A series of short Bodhisattva’s Breakfast Corner talks in response to a letter from a German student concerned about the growth of the Muslim community in Germany and the fear he often feels as a result.
When we see a fault in others we should turn the mirror on ourselves, and also remember the emptiness of inherent existence.
We should be careful when we want to judge others—especially based on religious views—and look closely at our own intolerance and prejudice.
Investigating how people become friends, enemies, and strangers; how the categories depend on our own perceptions and biases.
Remembering how we rely on other sentient beings for everything we know and everything we have and use helps us to loosen our biases.

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Here We Go Again? Indoor Masking Recommended as COVID Variants Flourish
On July 19, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department issued guidance recommending folks wear masks while indoors, whether vaccinated or not.
This isn’t a surprise, given what has been happening with the Delta variant, which includes:
•Significant uptick in cases in Israel, the UK, Los Angeles, and now the Bay Area.
•Israel resumed mandated masking in June, even for the fully vaccinated, just days after they’d lifted restrictions and welcomed foreign tourists in.
•Los Angeles County recommended masking indoors two weeks ago, and Friday, issued a mandate on it.
• The Bay Area’s seven counties are also urging indoor masking as of Friday.
Here’s the guidance from Santa Barbara County, per the Public Health Department:
The County of Santa Barbara recommends masking indoors for everyone, as a precaution against increased circulation of COVID-19. As of July 16, Santa Barbara’s reported daily case rate is now 3.6 per 100,000 and rising. With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the county of Santa Barbara recommends that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoors in public places as an extra precautionary measure for those who are fully vaccinated, and to ensure easy verification that all unvaccinated people are masked in those settings.
As of July, the Delta variants comprised 50 percent of all specimens sequenced in California and continues to rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted that Delta variants are now responsible for 58 percent of new infections across the country.
Fully vaccinated people are well-protected from infections and serious illness due to known COVID-19 variants, including Delta, and vaccinating as many people as possible, as soon as possible, continues to be our best defense against severe COVID-19 infection, and the harm it can do to our region. Vaccines are safe, effective, free, and widely available to everyone 12 and older.
Out of an abundance of caution, people are recommended to wear masks indoors in settings like grocery or retail stores, theaters, and family entertainment centers, even if they are fully vaccinated, as an added layer of protection for unvaccinated residents. Businesses are urged to adopt universal masking requirements for customers entering indoor areas of their businesses to provide better protection to their employees and customers. Workplaces must comply with Cal/OSHA requirements and fully vaccinated employees are encouraged to wear masks indoors if their employer has not confirmed the vaccination status of those around them.
“It remains critically important that we continue to practice safety guidelines such as staying home if feeling ill, wear a mask in public indoor settings, avoid crowded events, and practice good hand hygiene,” said Dr. Henning Ansorg, Santa Barbara County Health Officer.
For masks to work properly, they need to completely cover your nose and mouth and fit snugly against the sides of your face and around your nose.
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department will revisit this recommendation in the coming weeks as it continues to monitor transmission rates, hospitalizations, deaths, and increasing vaccination rates throughout the region.
“We have a method of preventing severe illness and hospitalization from the COVID-19 Delta variant which we know is effective, and that is getting vaccinated,” said Dr. Van Do-Reynoso, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Director. “It remains critical for protection against infection, especially with circulating variants.”
People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. People with only one vaccine dose of Pfizer or Moderna are not fully protected. Completion of the vaccine series is necessary to provide full protection.
If you missed your second dose, please find a vaccination clinic near you.
A Closer Look at Los Angeles County
In Los Angeles, the situation is escalating to March levels of caseloads. Here’s a closer look at the county’s data:
•99.8% of COVID-19 deaths in L.A. County have been among unvaccinated people.
•Not a single fully vaccinated person has been hospitalized for COVID-19 at L.A. County’s massive public hospital system.
What Happened to the Fully Vaccinated?
We continue to see an uneven march forward out of the pandemic. Cases get to manageable levels, restrictions get lifted, then cases start ticking upwards, sometimes dramatically, and public health officials and governments react to best protect their people. Everyone is pioneering on this front. Many of you had the instinct to continue masking indoors and avoid large gatherings after restrictions were lifted June 15 in California — that was smart.
We’re always going to encourage you to put your health first, and sometimes that means ignoring social cues and avoiding situations that don’t fully support the protection of your health.
So, stay safe, and stay healthy!


I have bought a pretty cool little screen at PIMORONI and at last it makes possible to see detailed videos and images on a tiny device. So i decided to put it in a steam punk box. ‘Don’t know why but I am addicted to Steam punk style!
For this one I have used a PI3 and a PIMORONI HyperPixel 3.5″ Hi-Res Display along with softwares :
– Raspbian JESSIE
– KODI Krypton v7.3
– KERBEROS surveillance camera
– Pico2wave and SOX speech synthesis
I have assembled all this stuff and put it in a small wood box I have decorated with some metal pieces cutted with my Dremel.The Pi camera has been inserted behind an old camera lens so to simulate an old 19th century system. All this has been inserted on a pretty lamp base.
The external amplifier has been elaborated from used TV set amplifier circuit and put in an old cigars box with a cutted trumpet on top and the switch is a very old cigarette lighter part.
In order to obtain a better image from the PI screen I have put a magnifying glass in front of it. I like these old magnifiers because it makes me think to Jules Verne or Nadar. The golden age of steam and copper devices.
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Suppose, just suppose for one moment that instead of the internet being used to promote and distribute music it became sentient and made it’s own. I believe this single would be the first example of that as the song structure is too abstract for the human mind to conceive, and yet humankind are who birthed the internet. This remarkable illusion of a third space had it’s beginnings in the neurons and synapses of organic tissue. Perhaps this is why what Le Revelateur have done is so unnerving. Though it was composed by human hands you really get the feeling that a coldly logical consciousness was directing them. Once again I am reminded of occult processes such as automatic writing when I listen to this and I wonder if anyone was conscious while in the studio recording.
Or had the lights dimmed and perception shifted away from the waking world.
Reading through their press release I can see that they’ve come from a much more melodic, traditionalist background. There isn’t anything pretty or contemplative to be found on ‘Hyper’ but there is atmosphere oh my word this single has it by the hemisphere; bursts of digital debris flutter above and below us, lending a disorienting tone to the whole affair. Another facet to this maelstrom would be the absolute refusal on anyone’s part to let up on the tension, you can easily become claustrophobic during this release’s run time even if you have never been before. ‘Hyper’ has a way of pulling out a person’s deepest anxieties, across the span of these two pieces the boundaries between your mind and the insidious machinations of the machine become harder and harder to not only define but discern.
I can say without reservation that this new direction which Le Revelateur have taken is a daring one, boldly this pair choose to eschew all the trademarks of electronic music so many use as a safety net. These two have no need of one as they’re operating on a wavelength few of us would have the nerve to investigate; there is nothing nostalgic or retrograde in what I’m hearing here, only the darkness inherent within a land wrought out of wires and touchscreen symmetry. A brooding study in electronics all too happy to just stare you down relentlessly.

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JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Digital wallet service owned by state-owned firms, LinkAja, has made an acquisition of P2P lending operator, PT iGrow Resources Indonesia with undisclosed amount, both announced yesterday. This acquisition its expecting will help iGrow in realizing their vision and mission to strengthen Indonesia’ agricultural sovereignty at the world level by providing access to capital for Indonesian farmers.
“Hopefully this will further strengthen iGrow as a pioneer and also the largest peer to peer lending platform in agriculture,” said director of of iGrow, Jim Oklahoma, said in an official statement.
iGrow businesses has been run for seven years since 2014, and has channeled funding of Rp318 billion (US$21.93 million) to more than 10,000 farmers in various regions in Indonesia. President director of LinkAja, Haryati Lawidjaja, believes that iGrow is the right partner because it has a similar vision and mission to improve welfare and support the lower middle segment, especially the productive groups.
Now, said Lawidjaja, the financial technology (FinTech) firm has 68 million registered users through the digital ecosystem and has more than one million local merchants, 370,000 merchants, 230 modes of transportation, more than 680 traditional markets, 44,000 digital donation partners, and more than 6,000 online marketplaces.
Recently, LinkAja had received series B funding more than $100 million from decacorn, GoJek and other investors. Earlier, ride-hailing startup giant, Grab, also joined in the Series B funding round. With the new capital, the provider now has a total commitment more than US$100 million.
Lawidjaja explained, after the transaction, the two companies aimed to strengthen the adoption of digital financial services and accelerate financial inclusion in Indonesia. As part of the partnership, the digital company will expand the payment method options for certain services on the GoJek application in Indonesia.
By combining the strengths of these two national companies, she claimed, will create a cashless payment experience for the various needs of users in complementary market segments. Currently, LinkAja platform is mostly focused on payments for retail purchases, public services and daily necessities with 80 percent of the users coming from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities in Indonesia.
While, GoPay served the retail and business sector in Indonesia, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises. In this fundraising Credit Suisse acted as exclusive placement agents.
LinkAja is a digital wallet under PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel) owned 25 percent, PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (IDX: BMRI) hold 19.71 percent, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (IDX: BBRI ) of 19.71 percent, PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (IDX: BBNI) of 19.71 percent, PT Bank Tabungan Negara Tbk (IDX: BBTN) of 7.12 percent, PT Pertamina of 7.12 percent, PT Asuransi Jiwasraya one percent, and PT Danareksa 0.63 percent.
In 2019, the shareholders has injected to the operator of the digital money, PT Fintek Karya Nusantara (Finarya), with a total value of Rp1.65 trillion ($113.79 million). Then, in the second phase worth of Rp186 billion.
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are one of the backbones of Indonesia’ economic. According to Statistics Indonesia data, the number of MSME players has reached 64 million with a growth of 2.02 percent annually. While, based on Financial Service Authority data total disbursement of new P2P lending financing increased by 26.5 percent compared to 2019.
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14K Gold Raro Triple Mixed Chain Chain Attachment
Elevate your personal style with the 'Raro' Chain Attachment, a statement piece that exudes sophistication. This 14K solid gold chain is handcrafted with precision to ensure a high-quality, luxurious finish that lasts. Versatile and stylish, it's designed to enhance your piercing experience, allowing for creative expression in various locations. The 'Raro' features an exquisite combination of three different types of 14K solid gold chains: the cutting ball, cavarti, and chantel, each meticulously graduating in style for an eye-catching blend. Attach it between different pieces of jewelry or drape it from the front to the back of a single piercing to craft your unique look. With our 'Raro' chain attachment, you can effortlessly introduce an element of glamour and elegance to your jewelry collection
To keep your jewelry looking bright and new, take a soft headed toothbrush with some mild soap and gently brush the front and back of the stones and metal. Rinse thoroughly with tepid water.
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Dark as night and deeply chocolate, these Glazed, Filled, Sugared, & Dipped chocolate cake doughnuts are bittersweet and coated in a milky sugar glaze.
Reprinted with permission by Stephen Collucci. Copyright © 2013. Published by Clarkson Potter. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
- Yield:makes about 1 dozen doughnuts
- Active time: 1 hour
- Total time:2 hours, including resting/cooling
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 3 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix 1 cup of the flour, the cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add the eggs and yolks and mix well. Add the buttermilk, vanilla, and oil, and mix until combined. Add the remaining 2 cups flour and mix until just barely combined.
Scrape the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper and put another sheet of parchment paper on top. Using a rolling pin, flatten and roll the dough until it’s 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick. Put the dough in the refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour, until it no longer clings when you try to lift it off the parchment paper.
Heat at least 2 inches of oil in a heavy-bottomed pot fitted with a deep-fry thermometer until the oil reaches 350°F. Prepare two baking sheets: one lined with paper towels, and the other dusted with flour.
Peel off the top sheet of parchment paper and flip the dough onto a floured work surface. Remove the second sheet of parchment paper and dust the dough with flour. Using a floured biscuit or doughnut cutter, cut the dough into 2 1/2- to 3-inch tubular rounds and put them on the flour-dusted baking sheet.
Fry the doughnuts in batches, taking care not to crowd the pot, until slightly red-brown all over, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Drain on the paper-towel-lined baking sheet.
Whisk the milk and powdered sugar together in a bowl. While the doughnuts are still warm, dip them one at a time in the glaze, flipping once so that the entire doughnut is coated in glaze. Put them on a wire rack to set.
Once dry, serve them immediately, or store at room temperature for up to 2 days.

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'Excellent garage floor coating, experience and work ethic are the keys to an amazing job, every time.' - Scotty P.
Winter Garden, FL (PRWEB) March 30, 2015
GoHooper.com launches new website for Legacy Industrial, the nation's foremost supplier of floor maintenance products, epoxy garage floor coatings, concrete repair kits, polishing supplies and decorative concrete products.
Legacy Industrial’s products are born from coating formulas field proven in the roughest industrial settings for the last 30 years. Their HD kits are Cyclo-Aliphatic with better tolerance to moisture, weathering and more impact resistant than other products on the market. Their coating formulations are designed for “easy rolling” - no squeegee needed! - making it easier for the DIY user. They offer the least expensive coating kits with the most coverage, best accessories and the finest results in the industry.
Their manufacturing and warehousing facilities are located in Pittsburgh, Nashville and Oklahoma City with their national headquarters and sales office located in Florida. Legacy Industrial distributes products through their on-line store, phone orders and through a growing team of stocking distributors. They are extremely proud that all of their products are designed, manufactured and packaged in the United States of America.
Legacy Industrial floors have been featured in episodes of Man-Caves, Renovation Realities and Design on a Dime!
GoHooper.com is a Nashville-based web design agency offering affordable concierge services including web development, graphic design, branding, social media, SEO, Internet marketing, video production and print & TV commercials to clients across the continent.


ACS Hillingdon victorious in international sports tournament
ACS Hillingdon International School played host for this year’s International School Sports Tournament (ISST), welcoming eight teams for a two-day soccer competition, and triumphing in first place overall.
The Hillingdon Hawks soccer team cruised to victory against schools from across the globe including Zurich International School, British School of the Netherlands and Cairo American College.
Iver Fields, ACS Hillingdon’s sports ground, provided the venue for the competition, which was played in a round-robin with the top two teams from each group progressing into the semi-finals.
Following four well-fought games, the Hillingdon Hawks beat TASIS, their tournament league rivals, in a 5-1 final victory, to finish the tournament on a high and secure their ISST Division One ranking for the 2017 competition.
Jett Russell, Athletic Director at ACS Hillingdon, commented:
“It has been an incredible run from the team and it’s fantastic that the boys are, for the second year in a row, the ISST soccer champions! I’m looking forward to the challenge of the ISST Division One tournament in Frankfurt already and know that the team will step up to the mark, as they did this year.”
Various other ACS Hillingdon sports teams were also successful in the ISSTs, hosted by other schools across Europe. The Cross-Country team secured the bronze medal in a tough tournament of ten other schools, including the hosts, Bonn International School.
The ACS Hillingdon Girls Volleyball team travelled to Athens to face seven competing teams, including schools from Munich, Israel, Vienna and Paris. After an extremely close match for third place, the ACS Hillingdon team finished just below bronze position in fourth place.
“These tournaments are a fantastic opportunity for talented sports teams from across Europe to experience the international world of sport. I’m proud of all of the teams’ efforts and hard work this year and am excited to see what we can achieve as they continue to develop as great sportsmen and women.”Published: November 29 2016


Cellular RNAs are heterogeneous with respect to their alternative processing and secondary structures, but the functional importance of this complexity is still poorly understood. A set of alternatively processed antisense non-coding transcripts, which are collectively called COOLAIR, are generated at the Arabidopsis floral-repressor locus FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC)1. Different isoforms of COOLAIR influence FLC transcriptional output in warm and cold conditions2-7. Here, to further investigate the function of COOLAIR, we developed an RNA structure-profiling method to determine the in vivo structure of single RNA molecules rather than the RNA population average. This revealed that individual isoforms of the COOLAIR transcript adopt multiple structures with different conformational dynamics. The major distally polyadenylated COOLAIR isoform in warm conditions adopts three predominant structural conformations, the proportions and conformations of which change after cold exposure. An alternatively spliced, strongly cold-upregulated distal COOLAIR isoform6 shows high structural diversity, in contrast to proximally polyadenylated COOLAIR. A hyper-variable COOLAIR structural element was identified that was complementary to the FLC transcription start site. Mutations altering the structure of this region changed FLC expression and flowering time, consistent with an important regulatory role of the COOLAIR structure in FLC transcription. Our work demonstrates that isoforms of non-coding RNA transcripts adopt multiple distinct and functionally relevant structural conformations, which change in abundance and shape in response to external conditions.


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When you can't decide between Italian and Mexican, this is the choice for you!
Top Review by loof
These are just delicious! So quick and easy to make, with the great flavor of basil and garlic. Even though these are meatless they are very filling. I just loved these "enchiladas" - thanks for posting the recipe!
- 1 (15 ounce) jar marinara sauce
- 3 large portabella mushroom caps
- 3 dried sun-dried tomatoes (not oil-packed)
- 1⁄4 cup shredded fresh basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- nonstick cooking spray
- 8 fat-free flour tortillas (6 inches each)
- sliced green onion (optional)
Directions See How It's Made
- Soak sun-dried tomatoes in hot water for 30 minutes; drain.
- Chop; set aside.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In small saucepan heat marinara sauce.
- Remove stem and scrape woody part from beneath mushroom caps.
- Chop mushrooms.
- In saute pan heat oil and garlic.
- Add mushrooms, basil, onion, and tomato and saute, cooking until tender, adding a little water if necessary to prevent sticking.
- When complete, drain any excess water.
- Allow mixture to cool slightly, then add 1/2 of the cheese and toss.
- Spray a 2-qt. baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and spread 2 tablespoons of marinara sauce across the bottom of the dish.
- Divide mixture evenly among tortillas and roll up, jelly-roll style, and place seam down in the dish.
- Pour remaining marinara sauce over all, and top with cheese.
- Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until cheese is melted and dish is heated through.
- Garnish with sliced green onion (optional).


With acoustic guitars and passionate vocals, singer/songwriter Christine Kinslow spins out tales of country charm while crafting melodies that breathe life into real situations. A versatile performer, Christine puts her
With acoustic guitars and passionate vocals, singer/songwriter Christine Kinslow spins out tales of country charm while crafting melodies that breathe life into real situations. A versatile performer, Christine puts her unique stamp on fan favorites, covering country and folk artists like Willie Nelson, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Alison Krauss, to contemporary artists like, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, Prince, Jewel and others, as well as her own singular compositions. Christine’s original songs are mesmerizing tales of simple people with human stories to tell. Her unassuming charm and easy nature invite you into her world like a welcome guest. Once you’ve entered Christine’s world you won’t want to leave. Check out her debut EP “Summer Changes Everything” now available on iTunes, CD Baby and Amazon.
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Historic Park City Main Street
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Mountain Town MusicWe present a bouillabaisse of music to stimulate the sense of groove for music lovers, life lovers & everybody in between. We believe in the power of music and are creating one community under a groove with every show that we program —whether it be at a rodeo ground in Peoa, Main Street in Coalville or in the mountains of Park City. In 2018, with our community partners, we programmed 379 shows, reached just over 350,000 people of all ages, provided workshops for over 1,000 Summit County students and gave back 3.3 million dollars to our community. The majority of our shows are free and we encourage dancing, singing and the joyful celebration of music. We program over 300 community concerts each year. We produce outreach programs in local schools and educational concerts at Deer Valley for students K-12. We promote email and on air broadcasting to promote ALL live music in Summit County. We provide web and grass roots-based networking platforms for musicians and live music entities. We partner with other non-profits to reach common, community-driven goals and objectives. Mountain Town Stages dba Mountain Town Music is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.435-901-7664 firstname.lastname@example.org


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Fiscal authorities concede that wastage, poor implementation and misuse have dogged both recurrent and development spending over the decades. Government’s plans to balance the budget next year and accelerate much needed structural economic reforms, depend on how well this elephant in the room is tackled, notes Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI
In his response to the 2022 Budget Speech this week, former Finance Minister, Thapelo Matsheka, took legislators down memory lane, recalling how the Budget Speech of 1997 spoke to the themes of tighter public finance management as a tool for more efficient development funding.
Copies of that particular budget speech do not readily appear online but a copy at the Parliamentary Library indicates that then Finance Minister, Festus Mogae, was more emphatic about the need for transformation than the sentence paraphrased by Matsheka.
“There has to be commitment to fiscal discipline,” Mogae said.
“Government ministries, local authorities and public enterprises have to live within their means.
“It is not enough to say that costs have gone up and therefore supplementaries are necessary.
“We all know that with our personal budgets, we each try and cut our coat according to our cloth.
“If costs increase substantially, a re-consideration of what we set out to do should be undertaken and the highest value realised with the resources at our disposal.”
At the time, Mogae projected a P763 million surplus for the 1997/98 budget and the economy expanded by 8.3 percent in that year.
By comparison, the 2021/22 financial year ending on March 31 is expected to suffer a P10.2 billion deficit, down from a P16.4 billion shortfall the previous year. Net growth over the two years has been zero and while COVID-19 is largely to blame for the rock bottom performance, analysts are agreed that the general economic performance has been below par for some years.
Government has carefully developed and detailed strategies and plans to lift the economy out of the fiscal slump and restructure it towards the high-income status hoped for under Vision 2036. An array of policies are targetted at greater industrialisation, more export-led growth, empowerment of citizen enterprises and SMEs, the growth of the middle class, improved outcomes from agriculture and the resultant food security as well as import substitution.
Digitisation of the economy and sustainable growth anchor these plans as can be seen in the budget for the rollout of ICT and the funds allocated towards the green energy transition.
The monkey on the back of these plans remains inefficient public expenditure, which at its essence means government and the taxpayers who support it are not receiving the best value they can for each thebe committed.
By the Finance Ministry’s own estimates as shared in the recent budget speech, poor development spending resulted in the country losing out on 37% more infrastructure than could have been achieved in 2017, had efficiencies been in line with the average across the world.
“There are many reasons for this efficiency gap, including poor project appraisal and selection, spending money on projects that generate low returns and not prioritising high return projects, as well as poor project management and implementation,” Finance Minister, Peggy Serame said.
While inefficient spending is most glaring in the development budget, the Auditor General’s reports each year have pointed out increasingly outrageous examples of wastage, abuse and corruption in the management of public finances.
In one example, between 2010 and 2019, a technical officer at Central District Council earned a salary overpayment of P643,000, thanks to double payments from his former department and his current one. By 2020 only P94,960 has been recovered.
In the same report, the Auditor General found that in Brussels, an employee recruited by the Embassy of Botswana was paid P171,463 in terminal benefits in July 2016 instead of P13,213. The employee stood her ground when the overpayment was demanded.
In each Auditor General report, hundreds of millions of Pula in arrears are written off by different government departments and ministries, while other funds meant for items such as food baskets go to waste as the supplies are left to rot in depots.
Another trigger of poor public finance spending manifests itself in the loopholes available for overpricing and illicit conduct in procurement. Associated with this is the trend of low quality supplies being delivered to government whether for consumables or capital projects, which often leads to prolonged contract disputes that add costs onto the original budget.
“We have seen business capacity constraints, unreliable supply, uncompetitive pricing, limited range of products and imports of similar goods to complement a running tender,” Ellen Galetshetse, principal commercial officer at the Economic Diversification Unit said previously.
“With imports of similar goods, you find someone with a tender to produce 1,000 tables only producing 200 then importing 800 similar ones and supplying them as if they produced them.
“This practice is widespread on the ground and we see it. We order from a manufacturer and they go around the corner and import.
“This will not grow your business or the industry.”
She added: “We have seen that even a bottle of water that costs P5, when it comes to government, it becomes higher,” she said.
“Why are you changing the price?
“Your goods should be competitively priced.”
However, it is in the major capital projects where the most immediate impact of spending inefficiencies is felt the most. While the fiscal years during Mogae’s tenure at the Finance Ministry could “afford” budget overruns and misspending, the string of deficits run under National Development Plan 11 and the erosion of the national savings due to COVID-19, have eliminated that room.
The budget deficits since the start of the 2021-2022 financial year have been financed by domestic and external borrowings, meaning each thebe poorly spent has an additional interest cost, over and above the opportunity cost caused by the blunder.
Serame has said measures are being taken to tighten spending both in the recurrent and the development budget. In terms of the development budget, a process is underway to strengthen project preparation, prioritisation, and value for money assessments. The new process entails implementation of a three-phase appraisal process which includes confirmation of concept, pre-feasibility study and full feasibility study.
“At each stage, only projects that meet the required selection criteria will proceed to the next stage, and hence weaker projects and those that are not ready for implementation will be weeded out.
“In addition, there will be more rigorous and detailed audits of development projects, to address waste and corruption,” she said.
The plans for the recurrent budget are not as clear cut. Rather, government intends to reduce the overall recurrent budget by rationalising the civil service, cutting back on certain allowances, streamlining parastatals and reducing the subventions granted to them. The revenue support grants for local authorities will also be reduced.
“Waste must be reduced, much more attention paid to achieving value for money, and accountability strengthened,” she said.
Analysts however believe that even with reduced overall spending on the civil service, greater accountability for each thebe spent and more adherence to service standards must be put into effect. The Public Finance Management Act provides for the surcharge of public officers who cause or permit misuse or loss of public funds, but thus far, government has appeared reluctant to take such measures.
“It is a question of enforcing the law,” Serame told Mmegi previously.
“The challenge is usually establishing evidence against individual officers to be surcharged, given the nature of the public service.”
The Public Accounts Committee, which sits annually to interrogate spending by the various public entities, has previously touched on the issue of stricter monitoring of those in charge of public monies. Nehemiah Modubule, the PAC chair between 2012 and 2015, told Mmegi previously that the committee at one point suggested that punitive measures be taken against accounting officers for the leakages in public revenues.
“These are government monies and developments are not taking place, while these monies are lying elsewhere,” he said.
“People are not being penalised, but if they were and made to account for those lapses, you would see effective management.
“The most severe punishment at the moment is that someone resigns. They lose their job, but we have lost our money.
“Without punishment, a culture develops and it becomes entrenched, making it difficult to get rid of.”
Such a move would be strenuously resisted by the public sector unions, who have previously accused politicians of being to blame for much of the misspending that takes place in public finances, particularly in the area of procurement.
Even the decisions to rationalise the public service are certain to meet with pushback from unions, particularly in a year when swords have already been drawn over wage negotiations.
Comments made by Mogae in his final State of the Nation Address in 1997 could be of assistance to his successors.
“I have not allowed political expediency and the pursuit of populism to cloud my judgment and service to the nation.
“For the road to political expediency and populism may be lined with cheering crowds; but in the end, we cannot escape the cold hard facts of our limitations as a developing country.
“As sure as the merry–maker must account for his excesses with a splitting hangover the morning after, an even harsher punishment awaits a nation that spends unwisely in pursuit of immediate gratification rather than sustainable development.”

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Six years earlier, Mr. Frances lost his mother, his sister and a cousin in a bombing at another Alexandria church that left him devastated. Now he prayed he hadn’t lost anyone else.
The blast interrupted a deal between the government and the rebels to evacuate people from four villages that have suffered prolonged sieges.
The result will take days to confirm, and the main opposition party said it would demand a recount of about 37 percent of ballot boxes, containing around 2.5 m
A courtroom in downtown Cairo erupted in cheers after the judge dropped all charges against Ms. Hijazi, her Egyptian husband and all six other defendants in what human rights groups called a weak case driven by defective evidence.
“Weird,” one of the Berlin tourists, Nadja Miller, 38, said. “It’s voyeuristic. At the same time it raises awareness that it exists and discussion abou
The reports said his offenses were the strike and the act of smuggling out of prison an essay that he wrote, which was published as an Op-Ed article on Sunday
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A restaurant chain inspired by the tradition of cooking meat on hot stones is planning to branch out across the region after its Blackburn branch launch.
The Firepit Restaurant & Cocktail Bar, a family business founded in Rossendale in 2014, has opened a restaurant in the Cathedral Square in Blackburn.
Managing director Andrew Novak now has his sights set on more locations across the North West to join the Rawtenstall, Southport, St Annes and Blackburn outlets.
Read more:Met Office weather verdict on reports of African plume heading to UK
Andrew said: “The Cathedral Quarter was an ideal location to open a restaurant in Blackburn. This area has been transformed following investment and when a suitable location became available, we acted quickly to grab it.
“The Blackburn restaurant has had great start to business since opening and we look forward to a busy summer.”
“I am now keen to secure additional locations across the region to expand the business, with my sights set on opening restaurants in Preston, Lancaster and Warrington.”
The method of cooking meat on hot stones was an inspiration after a family holiday abroad. It was then adapted as a novel way to offer meat dishes in the family’s original Rawtenstall restaurant.
The stones are heated to 350 degrees and served at the table with the seasoned and seared meat on them. Guests then finish off cooking the meat to their liking at the table. It became so popular that the family then started to expand the business.
The Firepit Restaurant & Cocktail Bar employs more than 100 people across its three established outlets and has created a further 30 jobs at its new Blackburn location. Its expansion plans will potentially provide an additional 100 jobs across the region.
Laura Bradley, from Harrison Drury’s commercial property team, who advised Andrew on the lease of its Blackburn premises said: “It is always a pleasure to work with inspiring and successful business owners that have a real vision for expansion and growth.
“Not only do Andrew’s family’s restaurants provide a unique eating experience, the successful restaurant chain supports employment in the local areas in which it operates. Andrew has great plans to open more outlets and we are ready to support him along the way.”
Andrew added: “Laura was extremely helpful in ensuring the lease agreement for the Blackburn restaurant was secured smoothly with a fast turnaround. We were then able to get the property refurbished and ready to open during the easing of lockdown.”
The Firepit Restaurant & Cocktail Bar in Blackburn currently seats 100 guests with the potential to host 120 guests when able to operate at full capacity. As well as offering the novelty of cooking meat over a hot stone, it has a broad menu which includes vegetarian options. Patrons can also enjoy live music and evening entertainment.
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It’s a proven fact that it is far more effective and humane to teach animals using the concept that if you reward good behaviour, it is more likely that that behaviour will be repeated. Similarly, if you ignore or redirect a behavior you don’t care for, it is more likely that incidences of that behaviour will decrease. Combining these concepts with the awareness that dogs are not wolves trying to dominate us to achieve 'top dog' status, and therefore do not need to be controlled using dominance-based punishment techniques, you have the recipe for positive training.
Positive training is based on 4 pillars: rewarding the behaviours you like and ignoring the behaviors you do not like; avoiding intimidation, fear or punishment; comprehension of the often misunderstood concept of dominance; and the commitment to understanding the canine experience from the dog's point of view.
My goal is to form happy owner-dog teams. Your dog can easily become a good citizen.
Towards that end I teach basic obedience (commands like sit; down; stay; come); walking on the leash without tugging; socialization and getting accustomed to different animals, objects and situations; public behaviour etc … I teach the little things that will make owner’s life easier such as riding in the car (remaining seated, not jumping out of the trunk right away when the door is opened…) and medical training (how to behave in the vet’s office; accustoming the dog to having mouth, ears, paws and private parts checked…). I can also help you single out specific needs, and help you improve your relationship with your dog.
For owners interested in the world of dog showing, I also give dog show training (gait and stack) for you and your pet! This is a field with which I am very familiar, owning a show dog myself.
I provide group and individual sessions. Please contact me to discuss your individual needs.

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SINGAPORE — Residents and long-term pass holders in Singapore who disregard travel advisories on going overseas will not be able to claim hospitalisation coverage if they are admitted for suspected COVID-19 after returning.
In a media release on Tuesday (7 April), the Life Insurance Association of Singapore said that with immediate effect, those who travelled abroad from 27 March onwards and are admitted for suspected COVID-19, with onset of symptoms within 14 days of returning to Singapore, will not be able to claim from their MediShield Life or Integrated Shield Plans (IPs) for treatments at public or private hospitals.
This measure is aimed at discouraging actions which run counter to the Singapore government’s containment and mitigation efforts against the coronavirus, said the association.
Similarly, foreigners who meet the same criteria will also not be able to claim from Medisave-approved non-IPs, as these are subject to the same requirements as IPs.
No claiming of miscellaneous benefits
The Ministry of Health announced on 24 March that those who disregard travel advisories to leave Singapore from 27 March and are admitted with symptoms of COVID-19 upon return will be charged at unsubsidised rates for their inpatient stay at public hospitals.
The Life Insurance Association of Singapore said that such individuals will also not be able claim for miscellaneous benefits such as daily hospital incentives, nor will they be able to claim under their IP’s emergency overseas hospital benefit if they are hospitalised overseas.
“For daily hospital incentive to be payable, the hospitalisation itself must be claimable. As individuals who have contravened a travel advisory will not be allowed to claim if they are hospitalised for suspected COVID-19, the Daily Hospital Incentive will also not be claimable,” the association said in its media release.
“Providing (emergency overseas hospital benefit) cover would run against the intent of discouraging individuals from violating travel advisories.”
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Summer HungerCorps Associates - Seattle Parks & Rec OAMR Unit
Seattle Parks and Rec OAMR Unit and United Way of King County are partnering together and seeking a team of full-time Summer HungerCorps Associates to end hunger in King County. This team will help families and youth access nutritious food during the summer months.
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Seattle Parks and Rec is a national leader and innovator in the services and programs we provide to our residents who enjoy our public spaces such as parks, community centers, specialty gardens, and swimming pools. Our mission is to provide welcoming and safe opportunities to play, learn, contemplate, and build community and promote responsible stewardship of the land. We promote healthy people, a healthy environment, and strong communities. We strive to deliver excellent customer service to each visitor and participant. SPR is also deeply committed to advancing the City of Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI)This link will take you away from uwkc.org by working to end institutional and structural racism.
Access to good food and supportive relationships shouldn’t end when school is out. In King County, 100,000 low-income children and teenagers rely on free or discounted meals during the school year, but only 1 in 5 of them access locally served free meals during the summer. Additionally, since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, local leaders estimate that hunger in our community has tripled. Low-income families and families of color have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and are experiencing hunger at unprecedented rates.
The Summer Food Service Program (Summer Meals) is a critical resource to ensure that children continue to have access to summer nutrition support. National studies show that summer meals programs increase food security, reduce susceptibility to chronic diseases, and mitigate summer learning loss for children from low-income families – but prior to the pandemic, less than 15% of low-income youth in King County accessed Summer Meals programs each year. This is due to preventable barriers – including too few sites, lack of awareness about the program, and a lack of activities and incentives to engage kids and teens.
This Summer HungerCorps Associate will be part of a passionate cohort of 100 total direct service AmeriCorps members working across King County in partnership with food banks and community-based organizations to connect families with the food they need. Here at Seattle Parks and Recreation you will join 16 other members in this work to support food security during the summer months in your local area. Our Summer Associates will target the barriers to Summer Meals through their service. They will work to implement creative solutions that increase access to the Free Summer Meals program by increasing the days, hours, and frequency of meal site operations, while also facilitating hands-on educational activities to engage youth. Additional duties include conducting grassroots community outreach to get the word out about available food resources, which is imperative in breaking down barriers. Responsibilities include:
- Provide excellent customer service to the public at summer meal sites.
- Responsible for the general cleanliness daily setup and breakdown of the site including proper signage.
- Responsible for weekly food ordering and adjustments of meal counts based on demand, serving meals following safety guidelines and federal program regulations, and ensuring that weekly calendar of events and menus are created and disseminated to the public.
- Perform other administrative tasks and recreational program related duties as assigned.
Your service will aid in protecting participation and access to the Summer Meals program and help ensure that our community is able to achieve a just and equitable economic recovery from the pandemic. As a part of this team, you will be supported with a robust orientation, ongoing training, and the tools and resources you need to be successful. Full training and certification provided.Additional Details:
Opportunity Start-End Dates: 6/20/2023 - 8/28/2023
Compensation: $1,027 bi-weekly
Transportation: ORCA Pass. Mileage comp. if required
- At least 18 years of age
- US citizen, US national, or lawful permanent residents, or persons legally residing in a state. Persons legally residing in a state include (but not limited to) those having the following legal residency classifications: refugee status, asylum or asylee status, temporary protected status, deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status. Unfortunately, F1 Visas are not sufficient.
- Available full-time (40 hours per week) from June 20, 2023 to August 28, 2023
- Must go through background checks
- High school diploma/GED
- Per United Way of King County policy, AmeriCorps members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the first day of service. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. If you are a selected candidate, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination. Please reach out to firstname.lastname@example.org link will take you away from uwkc.org if you need information on medical or religious accommodation.
- As part of the hiring process, all candidates will be asked to complete a screening survey. This survey will confirm eligibility and will ask a few started questions to learn a bit more about you. We will send you the link to the screening survey once we have your application, but you can also get a head start on it here: https://forms.gle/ouRsXxwH2ThSDd7ZAThis link will take you away from uwkc.org
Create an application on My AmeriCorps Portal or click here: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=40cbdfa2-7e40-4c34-a848-d9f9c7c13663&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US&jobId=455514
- No resume or cover letter is required.
- The application process moves quickly, please expect a response within 1-2 days.
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Benefits & Compensation
- Bi-weekly stipend of $1,027, pre-tax
- Completion bonus from United Way of King County in the amount of $1,000 after successful completion of your service term
- Eligible to receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award ($1,459.26), or a cash stipend ($345.80) after successful completion of your service term. By law, only AmeriCorps VISTA members who are either US Citizens, US Nationals, or Lawful Permanent Residents are eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Segal Education Award. All other members will receive an end of service cash stipend.
- Unlimited public transportation (ORCA) pass
- Mileage reimbursement for travel between service sites, if required by your site placement
- Receive a Food Handler’s Permit and other professional development trainings
- Become part of the AmeriCorps Network and part of a high-impact team
- Receive special consideration for United Way’s Full-Time AmeriCorps teams beginning Fall 2023


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10343 E Co Hwy 30A #108
Seacrest Beach, FL 32413
The Seacrest Sundries has become a staple of the community, where people go to eat some good southern cooking, pick up a few essentials, or just sit on the couch and drink coffee and chat with friends and family. The Beasley’s always extend a warm welcome to all. Come stop in and say hey!


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Dick G wrote a review Aug 2019
Greater London, United Kingdom204 contributions41 helpful votes
Do not miss this ancient monument that unlike many modern structures, is a testament to the original builders and can stand up to modern traffic flows.
Date of experience: August 2019
Berenice B wrote a review Jul 2019
106 contributions31 helpful votes
Beautiful setting for my daughter's graduation photos. Next to Rose Theatre were the ceremony was held & next to restaurants along the river.
Date of experience: July 2019
Chris B wrote a review Jun 2019
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom394 contributions146 helpful votes
Came upon this lovely bridge after heading back into the town centre. This bridge sits over the hogsmill river and trout can be seen swimming in the clear water.
Date of experience: June 2019
TriciaJR wrote a review May 2019
Michigan61 contributions40 helpful votes
If you are walking by the river, its worth walking down this alley way to Clattern Bridge. It will take you to the Coronation Stone where seven Kings were crowned and you can also get to Kingston Market which in days gone by held burnings and hangings, but today is a vibrant market place. Besides all the obvious swans and ducks etc. look closely into this small river that flows under the bridge, it often has lots of trout in it. Worth a walk.…
Date of experience: May 2019
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Jack M wrote a review Apr 2019
353 contributions111 helpful votes
Interesting local history of bridge over the river Hogsmill, as it runs into the Thames. Lots of swans and other river birds to see, including herons. Nice walks around the area.
Date of experience: April 2019

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Last month, The Fresh Academy project was launched in Vietnam. The project is organised by the Dutch partners HAS Hogeschool, Lentiz, Wageningen UR, Demokwekerij Westland and Kenlog and her Vietnamese partners Fresh Studio and the universities of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Lam Dong and Dong Thap.
Potential trainees from four different regions in Vietnam (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Lat en Dong Thap) attended the kick-off meeting of the Fresh Academy project.
The 'Fresh Academy' is a practical knowledge and trainee institute for the horticultural sector, in different locations of Vietnam. For that purpose instructors will be trained in a so called Training-of-Trainers (ToT) section. Next to that curricula, learning material and a business case will be developed for the Fresh Academy.
The development of skills in the field of outdoor crops or indoor crops, is an important part of the Fresh Academy project. After a short introduction of the different topics which will be treated at the ToT section, the trainees were given different assignments related to substrate, light, EC and pH and crop protection techniques.

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Pregnancy Weight Gain
Many women gain weight during pregnancy, don’t worry if you suddenly weigh more than you usually do. Learn about how it comes about and how much extra weight is considered ideal.
"Not too much and not too little" is the motto when it comes to weight gain during pregnancy. The ideal weight gain is based on how much you weighed at the beginning.
The rule of thumb: depending on your starting weight, you will probably weigh between 10 and 18 kilograms more by the end of your pregnancy (week 40). Weight gain under 7 kilograms is considered too little and may put the growth of unborn baby at risk.
Optimal weight gain and its importance for your child
Did you know that your weight gain during pregnancy affects your baby's weight at the time of birth? And this plays an important role in the long-term health of your child through to adulthood.
Optimal weight gain is not only important for you — it's also important for your baby.
The recommended average amount of weight gained during pregnancy is around 12 kilograms according to gynecologists Roughly half of this weight is attributed to the baby, amniotic fluid and the placenta. The rest is made up of lymphatic fluid, an increase in blood volume and breast tissue, as well as adipose tissue. Your doctor will weigh you at the beginning of your pregnancy and regularly check your weight until your baby is born. This information will be recorded in your maternity log. And they will talk to you if there are any noticeable changes.
How is my extra weight distributed?
Baby: approx. 3.50 kilograms
Uterus: approx. 1.00 kilograms
Placenta: approx. 0.75 kilograms
Amniotic fluid: approx. 1.30 kilograms
Breast tissue: approx. 0.60 kilograms
Blood volume: approx. 1.15 kilograms
Lymph: approx. 2.00 kilograms
Adipose tissue: approx. 1.70 kilograms
Total weight gain: approx. 12 kilograms
Don't worry about gaining weight
How much will I gain? Will I lose the weight after my pregnancy? Many women have concerns about gaining weight during pregnancy. But there's no need to worry — weight gain is entirely normal and is the simplest defining characteristic of your pregnancy. Your body is changing to meet the needs of your baby. Be proud of your curves!
Average weight gain during pregnancy
You will put on an increasing amount of weight as your pregnancy progresses.
Week 1 - 16: approx. 2 kilograms
Week 17 - 22: approx. 2 kilograms
Week 23 - 26: approx. 2 kilograms
Week 27 +: approx. 500 grams per week
This information is only intended as an orientation because the weight gain depends on your pre-pregnancy weight. So don’t worry if it is more or less than the given figures.
Being over or underweight in pregnancy
Being over or underweight during pregnancy may present a risk to you and your baby.
Risks associated with being overweight include increased blood pressure and "pregnancy diabetes" (gestation diabetes). This form of diabetes is usually temporary and can affect women within normal weight ranges. However, it occurs three times as frequently in women who are overweight. Pregnancy diabetes can have a negative impact on your pregnancy and the health of your baby. Being overweight during pregnancy can also increase the risk of your child being overweight or developing diabetes in the future.
Being underweight during pregnancy can also put you at risk of complications, such as premature birth, and can cause developmental disabilities in your baby. If you were underweight prior to pregnancy, it is important that you eat a balanced and nutritious diet during your pregnancy.
If you are over- or underweight during your pregnancy, please avoid self-imposed diets and other measures intended to return you to your "normal weight". Doing this could have serious consequences for your baby! Please talk to your doctor if you are over- or underweight. Here you can find out why a balanced and nutritious diet matters during pregnancy.
Keeping an eye on your weight
Be sure to weigh yourself once a week — It's best to do this in a consistent manner, e.g. always on the same weekday before breakfast. Don't worry if the scale continues to go up.
Your body mass index (BMI) is another good way to keep track of your weight. BMI is calculated using your starting weight and height (kg:cm) and there are free BMI calculators available online can help you define your BMI at the start of your pregnancy. If you are unsure about your weight or eating habits, please talk to your doctor.
What is the optimal weight gain for your BMI?
|BMI||Approximate Weight Gain During Pregnancy|
|Under 18.5||between 12 and 18 kg|
|Between 18.5 and 24.9||between 11 and 15kg|
|Between 25 and 29.9||between 6 and 11 kg|
|Over 30||between 5 and 9 kg|

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In the seminal case of Korea Asset Management v Daewoo Singapore Pte Ltd (in liquidation)  1 SLR(R) 671 (“Korea Asset Management”), the Honourable Judicial Commissioner V K Rajah (as he then was) (“JC Rajah”) laid down a non-exhaustive list of factors to be considered in an application under Sections 299(2) or 262(3) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50 1994 Rev Ed) (“CA”) (pari materia to Sections 170(2) and 133(1) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (No. 40 of 2018) (“IRDA”)) for leave to commence or continue an action or proceedings against a company in liquidation. In such applications, decisions at various levels of the Singapore courts have cited and employed the factors in Korea Asset Management with a seemingly common reluctance to broaden or revise the factors. Following the recent developments in Australia, has the time come for our Singapore courts to revisit this position?
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Many people develop hammertoe because they wear shoes that are too tight. Shoes with narrow toe boxes squeeze the toes together, forcing some to bend. This causes the toe muscles to contract. If the toes are forced into this cramped position too often, the muscles may permanently tighten, preventing the toes from extending. Chronic hammertoe can also cause the long bones that connect the toes to the foot, called metatarsals, to move out of position. The misaligned metatarsal bones may pinch a nerve running between them, which can cause a type of nerve irritation called a neuroma.
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TEREX AT WORK WITH BOUYGUES T.P.
ON TANGIERS MED PORT PROJECT PHASE II, MOROCCO
Tangiers, Morocco, November 29th, 2011 – A Terex® AC 40 Optimax all terrain crane and a specially adapted Terex® TFC 45 reach stacker have recently been delivered to Bouygues T.P., by Terex Cranes distributor Vemat, based in Casablanca, Morocco, for the Bouygues (France), Bymaro (Morocco), Saipem (Italy), and Somagec (Morocco) Consortium. The equipment is being used in the Phase II construction of Morocco’s Tangiers Med port development project, commissioned by the Tangiers Mediterranean Special Agency (TMSA).
Described as one of the largest infrastructure projects ever to be undertaken in Morocco, the future deep-water port and associated free trade zone is located 35 kilometers east of Tangiers on the Mediterranean coast. This is a strategic intersection where major north-south and east-west shipping lanes meet in the Gibraltar Strait, just 14 kilometers across from the Spanish Port of Algeciras.
Aiming to become the Mediterranean region’s key port and hub for container shipments to and from America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Tangiers Med Phases I and II will ultimately comprise five terminals for container vessels, passenger ships and oil tankers, including three logistics, commercial and industrial free zones.
Delivered to Bouygues in June, the Terex AC 40 Optimax is the first of a series of units purchased by customers in Morocco since the new, 40-tonne capacity class crane was launched in January. Both the Terex AC 40 Optimax, and a specially adapted Terex TFC 45 reach stacker, equipped with a rotating hook instead of the standard spreader, are being used to assist in the construction of a massive, two-kilometer long, 37-meter high sea wall that will protect the port and docks from the open sea.
Bouygues was awarded the contract to build this crucial element of the port’s structure on the basis of an economical and environmentally-friendly solution using 7,500 cast-concrete Accropode™* units and forty reinforced, sand-filled “caissons”. The structure will enable the port’s overall area to increase by approximately 18-hectares.
Built over a quarried stone embankment, the caissons are sunk 20 meters deep to form the center of the sea wall. The Accropode™ units are placed on the sea-facing side of the barrier, in shallower waters, as protection against breaking waves and the subsequent effects of erosion. This alternative offers significantly lower environmental impact, and will enable the construction to be completed more rapidly by reducing the quantities of material required to build the huge barrier from 21 to seven million tonnes.
A challenging deadline and the hot, dusty working conditions of the Tangiers Med jobsite put the Terex AC 40 Optimax to the test. Combining the advantages of robust versatility and reduced maintenance costs with simple, cost-effective operation, this new crane model is the outcome of a project that began in early 2010. “Specially optimized and positioned at a suitable price for their market, our North African customers have been quick in recognizing how the AC 40 Optimax can benefit the productivity and profitability of their business,” says Domenico Paduano, Managing Director, Vemat.
As Mr. Anas, Equipment Purchases Manager, Bouygues, explains, “Our Terex AC 40 Optimax is the perfect all-rounder.” From work in the stone quarry, loading and unloading tonnes of gravel and sand for concrete-making, to assisting in the erection of other cranes or moving equipment around the jobsite, the new crane model has proved to be extremely reliable and productive in heavy general handling duties. “Its simple, one-man operation is another advantage,” says Anas. “Our operators find it to maneuver easily and perform virtually any task rapidly. Purchased new rather than used, its straightforward design will deliver the reliable results we need in the long-term.”
The Terex TFC 45 is busy at work on another of the jobsite’s locations where its rugged reliability and productivity is well-suited to the task at hand: Cast in concrete on-site, then transported to another area where they are stored and left to dry, the Accropode™ units are produced at the rate of 30 a day. Made in sizes ranging from four to 16 cubic meters, the heaviest units weigh up to 40 tonnes. Once they have dried, the TFC 45 is used to lift and carry the blocks to trucks, then transport them to the sea- front where they are placed into their final position by a larger crane.
Built to lift and transport heavy loads rapidly, the Terex TFC 45 reach stacker purchased by Bouygues for the Tangiers Med jobsite is specially adapted to work with a rotating hook attachment to stock, carry and load Accropodes™, which form the final protective barrier of the port’s sea wall. “Equipped with its rotating hook attachment, our TFC 45 stacker combines the heavy lifting performance and precision of a crane, even on rough ground, with the carrying speeds we need,” says Anas. “Since it first started operating in July, the machine has been working virtually non-stop. We are fully satisfied with the performance and efficient rate at which our TFC 45 has been handling its constant heavy workload. This is exactly what we need here in Tangiers to complete the job within a rapidly approaching 2012 deadline.”
Once the Terex TFC 45 has fulfilled its role constructing the port, it will be able to be converted on-site by Vemat’s technicians to take on a new function using a spreader in one of Tangiers Med’s new container port terminals.
* Accropode™: patented by SOGREAH for the protection of port sea walls and coastal structures.
About the Terex® AC 40 Optimax all terrain crane
The Terex AC 40 Optimax is designed for simplicity and cost-effective performance. As easy to maintain as it is to use by a single crane operator, the proven robust design of this highly versatile, 40-tonne capacity class, 2-axle all terrain crane combines high-lifting capacity and maneuverability. Offering a maximum lifting capacity of 35 tonnes at 3-meter radius, its synchronized telescopic boom – available with three or four sections (fourth section with chain - can be extended rapidly to provide a maximum reach of up to 23.4 meters (77 feet) and 30.4 meters (100 feet) respectively. Two, driven and steered axles with planetary hub reduction, and 4 x 4 control from both cabs ensure easy one man operation and high maneuverability. Powered by a 205 KW (279 HP) engine, the boom can be telescoped to its maximum length rapidly. An ergonomic operator cab equipped with Load Moment Indicator, digital LCD display and tinted windows provides excellent operational comfort and safety. Air-conditioning is optional.
About the Terex® TFC 45 reach stacker
Reputed for its rugged reliability and efficiency in challenging port terminal environments, the Terex TFC 45 is one of the company’s most popular, time-proven models. Offering maximum lifting capacities up to 45-tonnes - 1st row (50 US tons), 27-tonnes – 2nd row (30 US tons) and 13-tonnes – 3rd row (14 US tons) for full, bulk and high-cube containers up to 5-high on the first row, the TFC 45 and is available in standard "spreader" and “special attachment” versions tailored to a wide range of applications.
Terex Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer of a broad range of equipment that is focused on delivering reliable, customer-driven solutions for many applications, including the construction, infrastructure, quarrying, mining, shipping, transportation, refining, energy, utility and manufacturing industries. Terex reports in five business segments: Aerial Work Platforms; Construction; Cranes; Material Handling & Port Solutions; and Materials Processing. Terex offers financial products and services to assist in the acquisition of equipment through Terex Financial Services. More information can be found at www.terex.com.
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